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Chesapeake Duck Club records, 1904-1974
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Chesapeake Duck Club.
- Title
- Chesapeake Duck Club records
- Dates
- 1904-1974 (inclusive)19041974
- Quantity
- 2 boxes, (1 linear foot)
- Collection Number
- UUS_COLL MSS 546
- Summary
- This collection contains financial records, membership records, correspondence, and meeting minutes from the Chesapeake Duck Club of Box Elder County, Utah.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Chesapeake Duck Club began in 1903 as a private, recreational hunting club. The club was located in the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Box Elder County, Utah and though they focused on duck and waterfowl hunting, they also sponsored pheasant hunting. The club also provided club members with amenities such as lodging and food as well as hunting amenities including duck blinds. Along with others like the nearby Duckville Hunting Club, the Chesapeake Duck Club promoted environmental policies that protected waterfowl and the marshland in which they lived. Such activities included monitoring and controlling invasive species populations, maintaining marsh water levels, and planting vegetation that supported waterfowl populations. The club remained in operation as of 2019.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains records relating to the Chesapeake Duck Club and, more generally, the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge that document the history of the club and enumerate the environmental conditions of the Utah wetlands from 1950 to the mid 1970s. Organizational and financial records include meeting minutes that indicate the steps the club took to manage this portion of the wetlands as well as correspondence that shows members’ positive experiences with the club. This collection also includes some ecological studies on Chesapeake wetlands. Together, they provide a rich account of the recreation and environmental issues on the northern wetlands of the Great Salt Lake.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Chesapeake Duck Club records must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Chesapeake Duck Club records USU_COLL MSS 546, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_COLL MSS 546, USUSCA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by document type.
Processing Note
Processed in May of 2019
Acquisition Information
This collection was tranferred to USU Special Collections and Archives from the Utah Division of State History in 2018.
Related Materials
Duckville Hunting Club records, COLL MSS 543
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge photographs, P0020
Bear River Club histories, COLL MSS 427
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Articles of Incorporation | 1903-1958 |
| 1 | 2 | Bylaws | 1907-1973 |
| 1 | 3-7 | Correspondence | 1965-1974 |
| 1 | 8-13 | Financial records; receipts and disbursements, statemetnts, recommended budgets, insurance, pension plans | 1930-1974 |
| 1 | 14 | Membership roster; list of stockholders, committees | 1941-1974 |
| 1 | 15 | Minutes of Board of Directors and Annual Meetings; reports, receipts | 1903 December - 1907 July |
| 2 | 1 | Minutes of Board of Directors and Annual Meetings; Articles of incorporation (1907), By-Laws (1907), statement of reciepts (Mar 1907- Feb 1922), agreements (1909), financial reports, statements of income and expenses, annual reports (1920-1924) | 1903 December - 1907 July |
| 2 | 2 | Minutes of Board of Directors and Annual Meetings | 1922-1957 |
| 2 | 3 | Minutes of Stockholders and Special Meetings | 1935 March - 1958 March |
| 2 | 4-6 | Minutes of Annual and Special Meetings | 1967-1974 |
| 2 | 7 | Reports; annual (1926-1928, 1945), October Report to the Marsh Committee (1960s), report to landowners, water users, duck hunters, and other interested persons on the demand of the U.S. government for the payment of Federal excise taxes on hunting and fishing clubs (1964) | 1926-1964 |
| 2 | 8-9 | Shooting records | 1929, 1949-1950 |
| 2 | 10 | Miscellaneous materials; Chesapeake Duck Club, Plaintiff vs. Milt Barber, Defendant, In the District Court of Box Elder County, State of Utah (1960s), Utah Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit Project Digest (undated), newspaper clippings (1963-1964) | 1960-1969 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah)
- Duck shooting--Utah
- Wetlands conservation--Utah
- Wetlands management--Utah
Finding aid/Register created by Alyson Griggs and Clint Pumphrey
2019
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
