Most of the correspondence is, however, arranged by date and includes communications from a great variety of persons on a great variety of subjects. Exceptions to this arrangement include correspondence contained in the research part of the collection. Those letters dealing with one specific subject at length have been filed with that subject, i.e. Mountain Meadows Massacre, Butch Cassidy, Porter Rockwell, and so forth. Also contained in the Kelly Collection are manuscripts by Kelly and others. His book manuscripts and raw materials are followed by articles and book reviews.
Material prepared by other authors comes next, followed by anonymous manuscripts.
Research notes comprise the last portion of the Kelly papers. This section includes much biographical information on trappers, traders, and pioneers, particularly those still living in the 1930's who were available for Kelly and his friends to talk to. Miscellaneous indices, notes, and newspaper transcripts complete the collection. Charles Kelly Papers, 1918-1971, Utah State Historical Society. Restrictions on Use The Charles Kelly Papers are the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah.