Utah Historical Quarterly, Volume 55, Number 2, 1987

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Charles Kelly. USHS collections.

Charles Kelly's Glen Canyon Ventures and Adventures BY GARY TOPPING

WAS B O R N WITH A CHIP ON HIS SHOULDER. Quick to take offense, slow to forgive, arrogant, self-righteous, Charles Kelly (1889-1971) was a walking a r g u m e n t , a fight waiting for a place to h a p p e n . His photo-

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Dr. Topping is curator of manuscripts in the Utah State Historical Society Library.


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