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Bones in the Boathouse Collection1915-2010

NAU.MS.318

Historical note

In 1976, bones were found in Emory Kolb’s boat house. Many suspected that the bones were those of Glen Hyde, who with Bessie Hyde in 1928, went missing during their honeymoon trip down the Colorado River. After the bones were discovered, much lore and speculation followed, but during the 1990s -- the bones were positively identified as those of a man who committed suicide in the Canyon in 1933. His identity remain a mystery, as does the fate of Glen and Bessie Hyde.

Scope and Content

Photocopies of records and correspondence from the Coconino County Sherrif's Department; Grand Canyon National Park; Arizona State Museum; Arizona Department of Public Safety; Federal Bureau of Investigation; as well as many other institutions and organizations. Collection also contains newspaper clippings and photographs of the bones.

Restrictions

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for Northern Arizona University, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Bones in the Boathouse Collection, NAU.MS.318, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Northern Arizona University. Cline Library. Flagstaff, Arizona.

Acquisition Information

Collection generated by Brad Dimock during his research for the book "Sunk without a Sound: The Tragic Colorado River Honeymoon of Glen and Bessie Hyde."

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