Merrill J. Mattes Collection of Alaskan Photographs
Scope and Contents
This collection includes color and b/w photographs and slides of Alaska taken by Merrill J. Mattes. The photographs and slides are identified. Some of the color photographic prints and slides have faded.
Dates
- 1967-1968
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Copyright
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.
Biographical / Historical
Merrill J. Mattes (1910-1996), was a noted trails scholar and award-winning historian with the National Park Service. Mattes may be best known for his works, The Great Platte River Road and Platte River Road Narratives.
Extent
5 photo box(es)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Merrill J. Mattes, 1989.
- Alaska -- History -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Color prints (photographs) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Color slides. Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Denali National Park and Preserve (Alaska) -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (Alaska) -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (Alaska) -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- National parks and reserves -- Alaska -- Pictorial works. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photograph albums Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared from MARC data.
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository
