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Frederick Hoffman Wood papers, 1950s-1960s
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Wood, Frederick Hoffman
- Title
- Frederick Hoffman Wood papers
- Dates
- 1950s-1960s (inclusive)19501969
- Quantity
- 1 box, (0.25 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 1603
- Summary
- The Frederick Hoffman Wood papers (1950s-1960s) consist of a diary and loose diary pages, correspondence, clippings, brochures, and other materials that document his participation in the 1955-1956 Eggert-Hatch Expedition. The expedition was a river trip down the Green and Colorado Rivers with the purpose of making a complete film record of the river canyons before the great dams at Flaming Gorge and Glen Canyon were built.
- 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
Frederick H. Wood (b. 1904) was the owner of the Open Book bookshops in Bridgeport and Fairfield, Conneticutt. In 1952, he took his family on a one-month car trip to visit relatives in California. It was on this trip that Fred Wood began his love affair with the American West. He read everything he could regarding the history of western settlement. When he saw an ad in the Saturday Review of Literature seeking participants in a river expedition to film the Colorado River, Wood replied, was accepted, and became a member of the crew during the two-month, 1,000 mile journey. The first leg was from Green River, Wyoming to Lees Ferry, Arizona, where the low stage of the water made the leaders decide to postpone the Grand Canyon segment of the voyage until the next year. In 1956, Fred Wood was back for the last part of the trip, through the Grand Canyon. After that, he never returned to the American West, but built a library of books about the region. He sold his bookshops in the 1970s, and died in 1986.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Frederick Hoffman Wood papers (1950s-1960s) consist of a diary and loose diary pages, correspondence, clippings, brochures, and other materials that document his participation in the 1955-1956 Eggert-Hatch Expedition. The expedition was a river trip down the Green and Colorado Rivers with the purpose of making a complete film record of the river canyons before the great dams at Flaming Gorge and Glen Canyon were built.
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
Acquisition Information
Donated by Ann Wood Smith in 2002.
Processing Note
Processed by Roy Webb in 2002.
Separated Materials
Photographs and audio-visual materials were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P1037 and A0692).
Related Materials
Forms part of the Utah River Running Archive.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Diary | 1955 June 20-1955 June 25 |
| 1 | 2 | Diary | 1955 June 22-1955 July 6 |
| 1 | 3 | Diary | 1955 June 28-1955 July 12 |
| 1 | 4 | Correspondence, Family
Letters to wife "Essie" [Esther] and daughter Ann.
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1955 |
| 1 | 5 | Correspondence, Don Hatch | 1969 |
| 1 | 6 | Correspondence, Charles Eggert
This correspondence seems to be from Eggert but could be from someone else.
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| 1 | 7 | News Clippings
Included is the page from the in which the original advertisement from Charles Eggert appeared.
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1955 |
| 1 | 8 | Brochures and Fliers
Fliers for the premier of Eggert's film; for Cid Sumner's book; and for Charles Eggert's later film.
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| 1 | 9 | Cartoon
Hand-drawn, depicting someone falling from a boat.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Wood, Frederick Hoffman--Archives
Geographical Names
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
- Green River (Wyo.-Utah)
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Pamphlets
Finding aid prepared by Roy Webb
2002 (last modified: 2019)
