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Kent Frost papers, 1909-2010

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Frost, Kent, 1917-2013
Title
Kent Frost papers
Dates
1909-2010 (inclusive)
Quantity
37.25 linear feet, (91 boxes and 9 oversize boxes)
Collection Number
ACCN 1687
Summary
The Kent Frost papers (1909-2010) contain the journals, correspondence, financial records, family history papers and creative writing of Kent Frost, owner of Kent Frost Canyonland Jeep Tours.
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
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Historical Note

Kent Smith Frost was born in Monticello, Utah on January 17, 1917 to Seraphine Smith and Clarence Alfred Frost. Frost grew up exploring Southern Utah, and began working as a boatman for Normal Nevills in the late 1930s. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, he served a mission to the Midwestern states. Frost served in the United States Navy on the USS Otus during WWII. He returned to San Juan County, Utah after his service. Frost was married to Violette Dixon from 1943-1946, and in 1948 he married Fern Binns.

Frost founded Kent Frost Jeep Tours in 1949 and began taking tourists on guided explorations of southern Utah. Later, he and Fern operated Kent Frost Canyonlands Tours. Kent and Fern Frost lobbied for the creation of Canyonlands National Park. Frost wrote numerous articles for Desert Magazine, Arizona Highways, and other publications. In 1971 he published My Canyonlands: I Had the Freedom of It, a personal account of his youth exploring southern Utah. Frost was recognized for his contributions to river running by numerous organizations: in 1985, he was a charter inductee to the Utah Travel Council's Hall of Fame and in 2004 received the David Brower Award from the Glen Canyon Institute.

Kent Frost died on May 16, 2013.

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Content Description

The Kent Frost papers (1909-2010) contain the journals, correspondence, financial records, family history papers, and short stories of Kent Frost, who owned Kent Frost Canyonland Tours from 1954-1973. The tours were guided jeep tours through southern Utah. Also of note are the notebook relating to the time Kent spent as a river runner with Norman Nevills in the 1930-1940s.

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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.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by Kent Frost from 1998-2010.

Donated by Marian Krogman in 2009.

Processing Note

Processed by Roy Webb and Mark Jensen in 1998.

Donated by Marian Krogman in 2009.

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Related Materials

This collection forms part of the River Running Archive, which is part of the S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archive.

Separated Materials

See also the Kent Frost photograph collection (P1286) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Rivers--West (U.S.)--Recreational use

Personal Names

  • Krogmann, Marian
  • Weisheit, Susette

Corporate Names

  • Kent Frost Canyonland Jeep Tours (Utah)

Geographical Names

  • Canyonlands National Park (Utah)

Form or Genre Terms

  • Notebooks
  • Notes
  • Typescripts

Finding aid written by Roy Webb and Mark Jensen.
1998 (last modified: 2023)

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