Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
Great Salt Lake Wetlands History Project
Merrill-Cazier Library
UUS_Folk Coll 63
.69 gigabytes
8 interviews
.25 linear feet
1 box
2005-2018, bulk 2017-2018
The Great Salt Lake Wetlands History Project is a joint effort of Utah State University (USU), Weber State University, Westminster College, and the University of Utah. The project's aim was to gather oral histories, photographs of material culture and wetlands culture, and records to document the fascinating history of the Great Salt Lake wetlands (GSLW) and the people who work and play along its shores and marshes as well as to enhance the existing GSLW collections at the four institutions. During Utah State University's collecting day at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge on May 6, 2017, USU Special Collections & Archives, folklore curator interviewed community scholars about their experiences on the Great Salt Lake. The collection includes eight interviews, images, and associated release forms.
Material in English
The Great Salt Lake Wetlands History Project is a joint effort of Utah State University (USU), Weber State University, Westminster College, and the University of Utah. The project's aim was to gather oral histories, photographs of material culture and wetlands culture, and records to document the fascinating history of the Great Salt Lake wetlands (GSLW) and the people who work and play along its shores and marshes as well as to enhance the existing GSLW collections at the four institutions.
During Utah State University's collecting day at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (BRMBR) on May 6, 2017, USU Special Collections & Archives, along with the Merrill-Cazier Library Cataloging and Metadata Services unit, conducted interviews with and took photographs of longtime residents and those involved with duck clubs, duck hunting, market hunting, and efforts at the refuge. The BRMBR is located at the northern reaches of the wetlands near Brigham City, Utah. In March 2018, fieldwork was done with the Utah Airboat Association Duck and Goose nesting day event. This community comprises skilled hunters and expert guides. The project received Utah State University Institutional Review Board approval (8533).
A companion collection of digitized materials and images from the collecting day, including portraits of the interviewees and stills of waterway material culture, like duck decoys, is forthcoming.
Eight oral histories (transcript and audio) and 12 images.
This collection is arranged by interview.
Digital Collection found at The Great Salt Lake Wetlands History Project, 2017-2018
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Great Salt Lake Wetlands History Project must be obtained from the Curator of the Fife Folklore Archives and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Initial Citation: UUS_Folk Coll 63; Great Salt Lake Wetlands History Project; Fife Folklore Archives, Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_Folk Coll 63, USUSCA.
The collection was created on 6 May 2017 and 3 March 2018 from fieldwork by Randy Williams.
Processed in August of 2018. Physical materials added in 2024.
Release forms are kept in Folk Coll 63: Collection File.
Colleges and Universities
Environmental Activism
Environmental Conditions
Fisheries and Wildlife
Folklore and Folklife
Sports and Recreation
Utah
Oral Histories
Photographs
Sound Recordings
Reese Beeton Inverview Materials
2017
Interview audio for Reese M. Beeton
Item 1
2017 May 6
Interview transcript for Reese M. Beeton
Item 2
2017 May 6
Mark Christensen Interview Materials
2017
Interview audio for Mark B. Christensen
Item 3
2017 May 6
Interview transcript for Mark B. Christensen
Item 4
2017 May 6
Craig Dangerfield Interivew Materials
2017-2018
Interview audio for Craig Dangerfield
Item 5
2017 May 6
Interview transcript for Craig Dangerfield
Item 6
2017 May 6
Image of Craig Dangerfield (left), Matt Brown (center), and Larry Dea in Craig's custom-built airboat
Item 7
2018 March 3
Image of Craig Dangerfield (standing) and Larry Dea in Craig's airboat
Item 8
2018 March 3
Image of Craig Dangerfield and friends in front of his custom-built airboat
Item 9
2018 March 3
Image of Craig Dangerfield's airboat on trailer
Item 10
2018 March 3
Image of Craig Dangerfield's Lycoming airplane propeller on his custom-built airboat
Item 11
2018 March 3
Image of Flint McCord (left) and in Glenn Bronson airboat looking for duck and goose nesting platform
Item 12
2018 March 3
Image of Flint McCord (blue jacket) and Matt Brown helping maneuver Craig Dangerfield's airboat onto his boat trailer
Item 13
2018 March 3
Image of Kerry McCloud and Matt Brown adding new nesting material to duck and goose platforms at Farmington Bay Wetlands
Item 14
2018 March 3
Image of Kerry McCloud standing on the cage of his airboat
Item 15
2018 March 3
Image of Glenn Bronson (left) and Flint McCord in Glenn's airboat in the cattails and looking for duck and goose nesting platform
Item 16
2018 March 3
Image of Matt Brown adding new nesting material to duck and goose platforms at Farmington Bay Wetlands
Item 17
2018 March 3
Fred Davis Interview Materials
2017
Interview audio for Fred Davis
Item 18
2017 June 29
Interview transcript for Fred Davis
Item 19
2017 June 29
Image of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davis in front of their home in Tremonton, Utah
Item 20
2017 June30
The Chesapeake Story by Alice F. Davis
Ronald Kunzler Interview Materials
2017
Interview audio for Ron Kunzler
Item 21
2017 May 6
Interview transcript for Ron Kunzler
Item 22
2017 May 6
John D. 'Jack' Ray Interview Materials
2017
Interview audio for John D. 'Jack' Ray
Item 23
2017 May 6
Interview transcript for John D. 'Jack' Ray
Item 24
2017 May 6
Hal Reeder Interview Materials
2017
Interview audio for Hal Reeder
Item 25
2017 May 6
Interview transcript for Hal Reeder
Item 26
2017 May 6
Migrations Newsletter Fall/Winter 2
2005-2006
Gordon Shafer Interview Materials
Interview audio for Gordon R. Shafer
Item 27
2017 May 6
Interview transcript for Gordon R. Shafer
Item 28
2017 May 6
Physical materials
SCA Postcard featuring the Great Salt Lake Wetlands History Project
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The Chesapeake Story by Alice F. Davis
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Migrations newsletters
Fall/Winter 2005-2006
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