Charles D. Snow photograph collection, 1990-2000
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Snow, Charles Donald, 1926-2018
- Title
- Charles D. Snow photograph collection
- Dates
- 1990-2000 (inclusive)19902000
- Quantity
- 7 items, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- P1610
- Summary
- Charles Donald “Don” Snow (1926-2018) was a geologist and author. In the early 20th century, Snow's family lived near the Utah quarry where Earl Douglass discovered dinosaur bones in 1909. This collection contains color photographs from the 1990s of the former family ranch and black-and-white copy prints of photographs of Neal and Snow family members.
- Repository
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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
Charles Donald “Don” Snow (1926-2018) was born on April 15, 1926, in Jensen, Utah, to Olive Arletta Neal and Albert Milo Snow. Snow was raised in Jensen, located near Dinosaur National Monument. According to the obituary of his maternal grandmother, Eliza Virginia Veatch Neal, paleontologist Earl Douglass of the Carnegie Museum stayed at the Conrad Frank ranch owned by the Neals during his 1909 excavations. Douglass’s discovery of dinosaur bones in what would be known as the Carnegie Quarry led President Woodrow Wilson to designate the area as a national monument in 1915. According to newspaper reports, members of the Neal and Snow families assisted Douglass in his work and may have been present at some of his discoveries.
Don Snow served in World War II in the United States Navy, serving on the U.S.S. Metcalf (DD-595). After his discharge from the Navy, Snow attended the University of Utah, studying first business administration and then geology. In 1948, he married Bonnie Belle Goodman. After graduating in 1952, Snow began working as a geologist, first for the Bureau of Land Management and then for various uranium projects in Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, and the west coast. After Bonnie Snow died in 2009, Don began pursuing writing, publishing Chasing Gas Hills Yellowcake, an account of the Gas Hills uranium boom. Don Snow died on August 18, 2018.
Content Description
The Charles D. Snow photograph collection consists of 1 box containing 3 color photographs of the Neal family ranch and the Dinosaur National Monument area taken in the 1990s. The collection also contains 4 black-and-white copy prints of older family photographs, originals taken in the 1960s but prints created later, likely in the 1990 or 2000s. The images were donated in conjunction with an audio recording of the Neal and Snow family recollections of Dinosaur National Monument.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Charles D. Snow photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Charles D. Snow photograph collection, P1610, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Following Citations: P1610.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Neal Ranch and Dinosaur National MonumentContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Frank NealContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Corporate Names
- United States. National Park Service. Dinosaur National Monument
Family Names
- Neal Family
- Snow Family
Form or Genre Terms
- color prints (photographs)
- copy prints
