Colorado River travel research, ca. 1894, 1952-1972 (bulk 1952-1972 ).

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Colorado River travel research, ca. 1894, 1952-1972 (bulk 1952-1972 ).

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Summary: Research and correspondence concerning travel on the Colorado River. Included are copies of narratives by Charles Mann, "Colorado Adventure," undated; by George Clark, "In An Open Sailboat," 1893; by George Flannel, "Ships Journal - Cruise of the Examiner in the Gulf of California, from Yuma, Arizona to Guaymas, Mexico," 1894; by Barry Goldwater, a diary/log of a trip on the Colorado, 1970; and an unidentified log, dated 1960. Correspondence is mostly with the Arizona Historical Society and includes transcribed newspaper articles about mining, the Grand Canyon, and the Colorado River.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7558685

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Marston, Otis R.

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Biographical note: Amateur historian and Colorado River runner. From the description of Colorado River travel research, ca. 1894, 1952-1972 (bulk 1952-1972 ). (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 457814147 Otis "Dock" Marston was a noted river-runner and historian of river lore. A key participant in the opening of Grand Canyon to motorized navigation and an organizer of the 1960 jet boat run up through the canyon, he was also a leadin...