Stephen Gary Erickson photograph collection, 1970-2006
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Erickson, Stephen Gary
- Title
- Stephen Gary Erickson photograph collection
- Dates
- 1970-2006 (inclusive)19702006
- Quantity
- .25 linear feet, (1 archives box)
- Collection Number
- P1050
- Summary
- The Stephen Gary Erickson photograph collection contain materials documenting Erickson's activities in opposition to the manufacture, testing, and storage of weapons of mass destruction in Utah and the Intermountain West.
- 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
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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
Biographical Note
Stephen Gary Erickson (1953-) is a community activist for peace and justice. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1977 with a B.A. in English and Anthropology. Upon graduation, Erickson was extensively involved in the anti-nuclear movement during the height of the Cold War and Arms Race in the 1980s.
Content Description
The Stephen Gary Erickson photograph collection contain materials documenting Erickson's activities in opposition to the manufacture, testing, and storage of weapons of mass destruction in Utah and the Intermountain West.
Use of the Collection
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 Information
Arrangement
By folder and subject.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Stephen Gary Erickson in 2002 and 2016.
Processing Note
Processed by Photo Archives staff.
Separated Materials
See also the Manuscripts Division in Special Collections (ACCN 1961).
Related Materials
Forms part of the Downwinders of Utah Archives
Forms part of the Utah Science, Engineering, and Medical Archives.
Detailed Description of the Collection
- Description: Bear River Project
- 1: Overlook
- 2-4: Pelicans
- 5: Reeds at the water's edge
Dates: 2006-MayContainer: Box 1, Folder 1 - Description: MX Protest
- 1: "Don't tread on me" flag at a rally.
- 2: Rally, photo by Tom Smart of the Deseret News
Dates: 1979-1982Container: Box 1, Folder 2 - Description: Nevada Nuclear Test and animals on an island
- 1-4: negatives only, animals probably on the Galapagos Islands, circa 1990s
- 5: Man at a microphone with various texts surrounding him, circa 1970s.
- 6: Baneberry, underground nuclear test in Nevada, December 18, 1970
Dates: 1970-1990sContainer: Box 1, Folder 3 - Description: Tekoi Test Range
1-24: The Tekoi Test Site, or Tekoi Test Range, is a former Cold War-era facility located on the Skull Valley Indian Reservation in Utah, operated by Hercules Aerospace (later Alliant Techsystems) starting in 1976. It was used to test and calibrate solid-fuel rocket motors for nuclear warheads.
Dates: 1976Container: Box 1, Folder 4 - Description: Boeing-Goodyear-Paccar
- 1-2: Boeing-Goodyear-Paccar hard mobile launcher
Dates: circa 1980sContainer: Box 1, Folder 5
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Nuclear weapons testing victims
- Nuclear weapons--West (U.S.)--Testing
- Radioactive fallout--Health aspects--West (U.S.)
- Weapons of mass destruction--Utah--History--Sources
- Weapons of mass destruction--West (U.S.)--History--Sources
Personal Names
- Erickson, Stephen Gary--Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs
