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Colorado Plateau River Guides Association records, 1927-2006
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Colorado Plateau River Guides
- Title
- Colorado Plateau River Guides Association records
- Dates
- 1927-2006 (inclusive)19272006
- Quantity
- 5.5 linear feet, (11 boxes)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2333
- Summary
- Colorado Plateau River Guides (CPRG) is an organization of professional river guides that work and recreate on the rivers of the Colorado Plateau. Established in 1993, the organization conducts river education seminars, participates in river protection issues, and produces a journal called The Confluence. The collection contains a variety of membership materials including membership forms, dues, surveys, and ballots. One will also find articles and research papers writen for the CPRG journal, The Confluence , as well as artwork, and correspondence.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Colorado Plateau River Guides (CPRG) is an organization of professional river guides that work and recreate on the rivers of the Colorado Plateau. Established in 1993, the organization conducts river education seminars, participates in river protection issues, and produces a journal called The Confluence.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains a variety of membership materials including membership forms, dues, surveys, and ballots. One will also find articles and research papers writen for the CPRG journal, The Confluence, as well as artwork, and correspondence. There are many river education program and various outdoor adventure papers. The collection contains correspondence to and from the former director, Mr John Weisheit, as well as correspondence with various governmental agencies such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Department of the Interior. Furthermore, there are legal documents and affidavits that represent the CPRG involvement in environmental advocacy.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged by format.
Acquisition Information
Donated by John Weisheit, former Executive Director.
Processing Note
Processed by Kevin Priest in 2015.
Separated Materials
Photographs were transferred to Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Related Materials
See also the John Weisheit papers located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Forms part of the River Running Archives (S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archives)
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
I: Membership and organization records, 1993-2003Return to Top
Membership forms, dues, ballots, bylaws, and correspondence
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Membership |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Membership forms |
1993-1994 |
| 1 | 2 | Membership forms |
1995-1998 |
| 1 | 3 | Membership forms and records |
1996-1997 |
| 1 | 4 | Membership forms |
1997 |
| 1 | 5 | Membership forms |
1998 |
| 1 | 6 | Membership forms |
1999-2000 |
Membership forms and reservations |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 1 | Membership forms |
1995-2003 |
| 2 | 2 | Membership forms |
2001-2003 |
| 2 | 3 | Membership forms and reservations |
2003 |
| 2 | 4 | Membership forms |
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| 2 | 5 | Member and donation lists |
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| 2 | 6 | Registration forms and organizational documents |
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Correspondence and membership
Correspondence, membership forms, minutes, ballots, surveys, bylaws
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 1 | Correspondence |
2000-2004 |
| 3 | 2 | Correspondence with Five Quail Books |
1994 |
| 3 | 3 | Correspondence with the Department of the Interior |
2002 |
| 3 | 4 | Correspondence (miscellaneous) |
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| 3 | 5 | Blank forms and letterhead |
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| 3 | 6 | Membership |
1995-1997 |
| 3 | 7 | Membership |
1996-1997 |
| 3 | 8 | Minutes and bylaws |
1993-2002 |
| 3 | 9 | Minutes |
2000 |
| 3 | 10 | Ballots and surveys |
1998 |
| 3 | 11 | Ballots |
1998 |
Organization records
Membership and records, notes, invoices, documents of incorporation
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 1 | CPRG notes and member lists |
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| 4 | 2 | Membership forms and dues |
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| 4 | 3 | Membership dues |
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| 4 | 4 | Miscellaneous CPRG documents and notes |
1995-2001 |
| 4 | 5 | Invoices |
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| 4 | 6 | EBSCO subscription services iInvoices |
1997-2004 |
| 4 | 7 | Insurance records |
2002-2004 |
| 4 | 8 | Various invoices |
1998-2002 |
| 4 | 9 | Miscellaneous notes and business cards |
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| 4 | 10 | IRS incorporation documents and CPRG structure papers |
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II: Program papers, journals, writing, 1991-2006Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Program papers and Susette Weisheit papers |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 1 | Susette Weisheit papers |
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| 5 | 2 | Resignation letters |
2003 |
| 5 | 3 | Funeral of David D. May |
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| 5 | 4 | Myers-Briggs personality types papers |
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| 5 | 5 | PO Box fees and receipts |
1998-2006 |
| 5 | 6 | Moab City General Plan draft |
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| 5 | 7 | CPRG stickers |
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| 5 | 8 | Westwater Canyon documents |
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| 5 | 9 | Friends of Westwater |
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| 5 | 10 | Westwater Project email correspondence |
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| 5 | 11 | Utah Guides and Outfitters |
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| 5 | 12 | Utah Guides and Outfitters bylaws and phone book |
1990-2003 |
| 5 | 13 | Life on the Rocks river education seminar |
1999 |
| 5 | 14 | Maps
Canada's Northwest Territory; Four Corners States tectonic map
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The Confluence, Canyon Legacy, Articles |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 1 | The Confluence Journal |
1994 |
| 6 | 2 | The Confluence Journal |
1995-1996 |
| 6 | 3 | The Confluence Journal |
1997-1999 |
| 6 | 4 | Georgie White article for The Confluence Journal |
1994 |
| 6 | 5 | Poetry |
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| 6 | 6 | Articles by Tim Thomas |
1994 |
| 6 | 7 | Articles (miscellaneous) |
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| 6 | 8 | Drawings and sketches |
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| 6 | 9 | Photocopied canyon images and comic |
1997 |
| 6 | 10 | Printed photographs |
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| 6 | 11 | Canyon Legacy |
1999 |
| 6 | 12 | Canyon Legacy |
1997-2000 |
Writing
News clippings, diary of Clyde Eddy, research papers, correspondence
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 7 | 1 | Upper Salt River vandalism news clippings |
1993 |
| 7 | 2 | News |
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| 7 | 3 | Clyde Eddy diary |
1927 |
| 7 | 4 | Research papers |
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| 7 | 5 | Various writing |
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| 7 | 6 | Archive and library papers |
1997-2002 |
| 7 | 7 | John Weisheit correspondence |
1993-2000 |
| 7 | 8 | John Weisheit correspondence |
2001-2003 |
| 7 | 9 | John Weisheit correspondence |
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Program and Educational papers |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 8 | 1 | River Rescue |
1993 |
| 8 | 2 | Nuclear power concerns documents |
1993-1995 |
| 8 | 3 | Wilderness Utah forms and documents |
1995 |
| 8 | 4 | Desert Waters Rendezvous |
1998 |
| 8 | 5 | Life on the Rocks records |
1999 |
| 8 | 6 | Potash toilet maintenance forms |
2000 |
| 8 | 7 | River Education seminar |
2001 |
| 8 | 8 | CPRG Uinta Basin Seminar and Herm Hoops records |
2001-2002 |
| 8 | 9 | River Guide Seminar records |
2001-2004 |
| 8 | 10 | River Education seminar |
2000 |
| 8 | 11 | River Education seminar |
2002 |
| 8 | 12 | Green River State Park membership |
2003 |
| 8 | 13 | Gold Bar River Education Seminar |
2004 |
| 8 | 14 | River Guide training Moab |
2005 |
| 8 | 15 | The River Trust papers |
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| 8 | 16 | Educational papers |
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| 8 | 17 | Educational materials |
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| 8 | 18 | Geology Education materials |
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| 8 | 19 | The Eggert-Hatch River Expeditition |
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Program papers |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 9 | 1 | Camping permits |
2001-2002 |
| 9 | 2 | Camping reservation invoices |
2001 |
| 9 | 3 | Trip waiver and release forms |
2002 |
| 9 | 4 | Interpretive trips and interpretive information |
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| 9 | 5 | Various program papers |
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| 9 | 6 | Splore Accessible Outdoor Adventures
Splore is a Utah based outdoor recreation company that specializes in accessible trips for persons with disabilities
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| 9 | 7 | Guides Defending Constitutional Rights |
1997 |
| 9 | 8 | Outdoor programs |
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| 9 | 9 | Environmental Advocacy correspondence |
1995-2005 |
| 9 | 10 | Tag a Long Expeditions |
1999 |
Advocacy and Legal Documents |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 10 | 1 | Glen Canyon Action Network Restoration Celebration and Rendezvous |
2000 |
| 10 | 2 | Proposed Recommendations of the Grand Canyon Transport Visibility Commission |
1996 |
| 10 | 3 | Utah Raptor Dinosaur Learning Center fesability study |
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| 10 | 4 | Monticello Historic Calendar |
1996-1997 |
| 10 | 5 | Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund papers |
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| 10 | 6 | Federal Register Department of the Interior |
2000 |
| 10 | 7 | Colorado Pleateau Forum Partnership source book |
1995 |
| 10 | 8 | Northern Arizona University Institute for Native American studies conference |
1998 |
| 10 | 9 | Nuclear Regulatory Commission for Atomic Safety |
2001 |
| 10 | 10 | Low Flow Test San Juan River environmental assessment |
2001 |
| 10 | 11 | Affidavits
From Utah State Archives
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| 10 | 12 | House Bill 2386
Terms and conditions for use of federal lands by outfitters
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2001 |
III: Oversize materialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Box | |
| 11 | CPRG tee shirts |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Outdoor education--West (U.S.)--Sources
- River tourism--West (U.S.)--Societies, etc.--Records and correspondence
- Tour guides (Persons)--West (U.S.)--Societies, etc.--Records and correspondence
Corporate Names
- Colorado Plateau River Guides--Archives
Geographical Names
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Description and travel
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--Recreational use--Sources
Form or Genre Terms
- Ballots
- Business correspondence
- By-laws
- Charters and articles of incorporation
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Diaries
- Maps
- Membership lists
- Minutes (Records)
- Records (Documents)
- Surveys (Documents)
Finding aid created by Kevin Priest.
2015 (last modified: 2019)
