Frederick Hoffman Wood papers, 1950s-1960s

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Wood, Frederick Hoffman
Title
Frederick Hoffman Wood papers
Dates
1950s-1960s (inclusive)
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
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

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.
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.
1 7 News Clippings
Included is the page from the in which the original advertisement from Charles Eggert appeared.
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.
1 9 Cartoon
Hand-drawn, depicting someone falling from a boat.

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