Norm Nevills River Running photograph collection.
Scope and Contents
The Norm Nevills photograph collection consists of 15 images that chronicle river running trips of well-known whitewater river runner, Norm Nevills. Also included are images of the 1952 Mexican Hat expedition. Individuals identified in the collection include Otis “Doc” Marston, Norm Nevills and his wife Doris, Dr. Elzada Clover, Lois Jotter, Don Harris, Randall Henderson, and Al Millate.
Dates
- Creation: 1938-1952
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Norm Nevills River Running photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Biographical Note
Nevills was born to William E. and Mae Davies Nevills on April 9, 1908. He attended the College of the Pacific in Stockton, California. He married Doris Drown in 1933. They had two daughters, Joan and Sandra. He began professional guiding in 1936 on the San Juan and Colorado Rivers, and he founded Nevills Expeditions in 1938. Also in 1938 he gained fame where he guided two female botanists (including Dr. Elzada Clover) from the University of Michigan. He was frequently depicted in the press as “the World’s No. 1 Fast-Water Man.” He learned to fly and purchased an airplane in 1946. In 1949 he and his wife Doris died in a plane crash.
Extent
1 box (.25 linear feet)
Abstract
The Norm Nevills photograph collection consists of 15 images that chronicle river running trips of well-known whitewater river runner, Norm Nevills. Also included are images of the 1952 Mexican Hat expedition. Individuals identified in the collection include Otis “Doc” Marston, Norm Nevills and his wife Doris, Dr. Elzada Clover, Lois Jotter, Don Harris, Randall Henderson, and Al Millate.
Custodial History
Unknown.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Back of Beyond Books in 2017.
Processing Information
Processed in January of 2019
- Title
- Guide to the Norm Nevills River Running photograph collection, 1938-1952
- Author
- Finding aid/register created by Daniel Davis and Katie Ash
- Date
- ©2019
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu