Chesapeake Duck Club records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains records relating to the Chesapeake Duck Club and, more generally, the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge that document the history of the club and enumerate the environmental conditions of the Utah wetlands from 1950 to the mid 1970s. Organizational and financial records include meeting minutes that indicate the steps the club took to manage this portion of the wetlands as well as correspondence that shows members’ positive experiences with the club. This collection also includes some ecological studies on Chesapeake wetlands. Together, they provide a rich account of the recreation and environmental issues on the northern wetlands of the Great Salt Lake.
Dates
- Creation: 1904-1974
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 Chesapeake Duck Club records must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Historical Note
The Chesapeake Duck Club began in 1903 as a private, recreational hunting club. The club was located in the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Box Elder County, Utah and though they focused on duck and waterfowl hunting, they also sponsored pheasant hunting. The club also provided club members with amenities such as lodging and food as well as hunting amenities including duck blinds. Along with others like the nearby Duckville Hunting Club, the Chesapeake Duck Club promoted environmental policies that protected waterfowl and the marshland in which they lived. Such activities included monitoring and controlling invasive species populations, maintaining marsh water levels, and planting vegetation that supported waterfowl populations. The club remained in operation as of 2019.
Extent
2 boxes (1 linear foot)
Abstract
This collection contains financial records, membership records, correspondence, and meeting minutes from the Chesapeake Duck Club of Box Elder County, Utah.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by document type.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was tranferred to USU Special Collections and Archives from the Utah Division of State History in 2018.
Processing Information
Processed in May of 2019
- Title
- Guide to the Chesapeake Duck Club records 1903-1974
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Alyson Griggs and Clint Pumphrey
- 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 in Latin script.
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
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