Martin J. Anderson collection, 1809-1995.

Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935

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Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, artist, topographer, explorer and author, was born September 13, 1853 in McConnelsville, Ohio. After graduating from high school in Buffalo, New York, Dellenbaugh's interest in painting and boating led his uncle Almon Harris Thompson to introduce him to John Wesley Powell. Thompson was Powell's brother-in-law and served as second-in-command and chief topographer of Powell's second expedition down the Colorado River in 1871-1873. Powell appointed the seventeen year o...

Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942

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Renowned photographer of Western landscapes, employed by the United States Geological Survey and commercial enterprises to document wilderness areas and Native American cultures. From the description of Colorado Views [picture], ca. 1870-1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 46460710 Official photographer for the U.S. Geological Survey of the Territories conducted by Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden. From the description of Papers, 1851-1878. (Duke University Library). ...

Anderson, Martin J.

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Marty Anderson was an amateur historian of Colorado River history. Born in 1943, Anderson's interest in the Colorado began upon meeting river-runner and Grand Canyon historian, Otis "Dock" Marston in 1971. Marston acted as a historian-guide on a commercial Grand Canyon boat trip in which Anderson participated. Thus began a lengthy association, mostly via mail and telephone, between the two men. Anderson's letters reveal a growing awareness of himself as a historian and writer. His painstaking ef...

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...

Thompson, A. H. (Almon Harris), 1839-1906

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Almon Harris Thompson (1837-1906) was the chief assistant to John Wesley Powell on the second Colorado River expedition begun in 1871. From the description of A. H. Thompson diaries, 1871-1874. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517339 From the guide to the A. H. Thompson diaries, 1871-1874, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Almon Harris Thompson (1837-1906) was the chief assistant to John Wesley Powell on the second Co...

Hyde, Glenn

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Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902

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Wallace Earle Stegner is an author. From the guide to the Papers, 1868-1879, relating to John Wesley Powell and the Colorado River, 1868-1879, (American Philosophical Society) John Wesley Powell was a geologist, ethnologist, and director of the United States Geological Survey; he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1889. From the guide to the John Wesley Powell correspondence, 1869-1879, of the Powell Survey, 1869-1879, (American Philosophical So...

Hyde, Bessie

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