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Ranch Family Documentation Project photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_P0467

Scope and Contents

This photograph collection consists of 480 digital copies of images collected through the course of the Ranch Family Documentation Project from 2009 to 2011. The images were either scanned from originals or loaned by the ranch families interviewed or taken with a digital camera. Paper copies and a CD are located in a box in the photograph collections. Most of the images are from family ranches in Elko County, Nevada or Park Valley, Utah and consist of ranching scenes, family members, horses and cattle, branding, ranching buildings, landscape views, celebrations, and the city of Elko.

Dates

  • 1878-2009

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 Ranch Family Documentation Project photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Extent

1 box (.25 linear feet; 360.22 megabytes)

Abstract

This photograph collection consists of digital copies of images collected through the course of the Ranch Family Documentation Project from 2009 to 2011. The images were either scanned from originals or loaned by the ranch families interviewed or taken with a digital camera. Paper copies and a CD are located in a box.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These images were either: scanned from original photographs or taken with a digital camera during several trips in Utah, Idaho, and Nevada to conduct oral history interviews.

Related Materials

Transcripts from oral history interviews for the Ranch Family Documentation Project can be found in folklore collection 49.

Processing Information

Processed in December of 2012

Title
Guide to the Ranch Family Documentation Project photograph collection, 1878-2009
Author
Finding aid/Register created by Daniel Davis
Date
©2012
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

Revision Statements

  • 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.

Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)