Lisa Godfrey thesis papers
Scope and Contents
These papers consist of notes, photos, drafts and research gathered in preparation for Lisa Godfrey's thesis, "Mining the Colorado Plateau: The Story of Calamity Mesa 1910-1970." The thesis is an examination of a mining community in southwestern Colorado, and it was prepared as part of an application to designate the area as a national historic site. Copies of the thesis are available on microform, both in Special Collections and Archives and in the USU library's microform area.
The first four boxes contain research files and drafts of the thesis. Boxes 6 and 7 are interviews on cassette tapes. The last box holds tapes, notepads and slides of Colorado.
Dates
- Creation: 1910-1991
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Restrictions
Open to public research.
Copyright
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Lisa Godfrey thesis papers must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.
Extent
7 boxes (2.75 linear feet)
Abstract
This collection contains the notes, photos, drafts, and research gathered in preparation for former USU student Lisa Godfrey's MA thesis, "Mining the Colorado Plateau: The Story of Calamity Mesa 1910-1970." The thesis is an examination of a mining community in southwestern Colorado and was prepared as part of an application to designate the area as a national historic site.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These papers were donated to Special Collections and Archives following the completion of Lisa Godfrey's USU MA thesis in history in 1991 by Dr. Ross Peterson, who was the major advisor for this project. Partial funding for this project came from the Bureau of Land Management. Research support also came from the Museum of Western Colorado, located in Grand Junction. As a result of this support, both the BLM office in Denver and the museum in Grand Junction also have copies of Ms. Godfrey's interviews and transcripts of them. Their holdings, however, do not necessarily exactly duplicate what is housed in this collection.
Processing Information
Collection Processed by: Stephen C. Sturgeon, April 2003.
- Title
- Guide to the Lisa Godfrey thesis papers 1910-1991
- Author
- Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives.
- Date
- ©2008
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide is in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
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)
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