Frank Clark; Old Ephraim; Cache National Forest; Sheepherding; Cache Valley
Letter from Frank Clark to Forest Service, November 16, 1923 describing Frank Clark's sheep casualties and losses for the summer of 1923. Letter also mentions other range problems such as overgrazing and "pocket squirrels." Clark also mentions killing a bear on August 28, 1923, which is most likely a reference to Old Ephraim.
Clark, Frank (author)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Utah Agriculture Experiment Station Directors files (USU 18:17, Box 3, Folder 10a)
Utah State University Libraries
Digital Initiatives Unit, Merrill-Cazier Library
Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives (email: SCWeb@usu.edu)
Malad, Idaho
"Old Ephraim is Back: USU Displays Grizzly" May 17, 1978
Old Ephraim; Frank Clark; Old Ephraim skull; Utah State University; Logan, Utah
A Deseret News article concerning the Smithsonian loaning the Old Ephraim skull to Utah State University, June 17, 1973. The article also discusses the story of Old Ephraim.
Wakley, Ralph (author)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Old Ephraim File (General Book Collection 979.2524 Ep39, Box 1, Folder B, Item 4)
Deseret News
Old Ephraim photo from Deseret News Article, May 17, 1978
Old Ephraim; Grizzly Bear; Deseret News
A photograph of a taxidermy bear for Deseret News article "Old Ephraim is Back: USU Displays Grizzly," May 17, 1978.
Unknown
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library. Special Collections & Archives, Old Ephraim File (General Book Collection 979.2524 Ep39, Box 1, Folder B, Item 5)
Old Ephraim parody of "Ye Elders of Israel"
Old Ephraim; parodies; Latter-day Saint; Mormon hymns, Cache Valley; Nephi J. Bott
Old Ephraim folk song, August 15, 1966. The song is a parody of "Ye Elder's Of Israel," a traditional hymn from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This song was sung at the dedication of Old Ephraim's monument on September 21, 1966.
Bott, Nephi J. (author)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Old Ephraim File (General Book Collection 979.2524 Ep38, Box 1, Folder C, Item C-1)
Logan, Utah
Herald Journal; Old Ephraim monument; Frank Clark; Cache Valley
Herald Journal article concerning the dedication of the Old Ephraim monument, September 23, 1968.
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Old Ephraim File (General Book Collection 979.2524 Ep38, Box 1, Folder C, Item C-2 through C-3)
Herald Journal
"Fred Summers Tells it This Way: Remember Old Ephraim"
Old Ephraim; Frank Clark; Frank Summers; sheepherding; Cache Valley
Article covering Fred Summers version of the Old Ephraim legend. Fred Summers was a sheepherder who heard the story from Frank Clark.
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Old Ephraim File (General Book Collection 979.2524 Ep38, Box 1, Folder F, Items F-7 through F-9)
Standard Examiner's "The Legend of Old Ephraim"
Old Ephraim; Frank Clark; Barre Gilbert; Newell Crookston; Mae Crookston Wennergren; Cache Valley
Standard Examiner article covering the story of Old Ephraim, October 13, 1996. Discusses grizzly bear expert Barre Gilbert's examination of the skull and Newell Crookston's version of the legend.
Cairns, Becky (author)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Old Ephraim File (General Book Collection 979.2524 Ep38, Box 1, Folder F, Items F-10 through F-16)
Standard Examiner
Western Folklore Conference "Old Ephraim" Article
Old Ephraim; Austin E. Fife; Frank Clark; folklore; Cache Valley
Chapter about the legend of Old Ephraim from "The Western Folklore Conference: Selected Papers (Monograph Series)" collected by Austin E. Fife.
Young, Frank M.; Beyers, Coralie (authors)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Old Ephraim File (General Book Collection 979.2524 Ep38, Box 1, Folder F, Items F-44 through F-56)
Nature Magazine's "A Wasatch Grizzly", March 1928
Old Ephraim; sheepherding; Frank Clark; Cache Valley
Nature Magazine article by Dallas Lore Sharp telling the story of Old Ephraim, March 1928. This article is mentioned in George R. Hill's telling of Old Ephraim. This is possibly the earliest written account of the tale.
Sharp, Dallas Lore (author)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Old Ephraim File (General Book Collection 979.2524 Ep38, Box 1, Folder F, Items F-141 through F-144)
Nature Magazine
"Utah's Old Ephraim," from Man Meets Grizzly
Old Ephraim; grizzly bears tales; folklore; Frank Clark; Cache Valley, Utah
The story of Old Ephraim compiled in "Man Meets Grizzly: Encounters in the Wild From Lewis and Clark to Modern Times", 1980.
Young, F.M.; Beyers, Coralie (Authors)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Old Ephraim File (General Book Collection 979.2524 Ep38, Box 1, Folder F, Items F-81 through F-89)
Houghton Mifflin Company
Folk songs; Cache Valley; Old Ephraim; Frank Clark; Utah
A folk song of the legend of Old Ephraim.
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, USU Student Folklore Genre collections (Folk 8a, Group 5, Box 11, Folder 1, Item FS 10.1.1.3.1)
Cache Valley, Utah
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, USU Student Folklore Genre collections (Folk 8a, Group 5,Box 11, Folder 1, Item FS 10.1.1.3.2)
Statue of Old Ephraim at American Savings, Logan
Old Ephraim; Cache Valley
A photograph of a statue of Old Ephraim in front of American Savings in Logan, 1986.
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, USU Student Fieldwork Collection (Folk Coll 8 USU, Box 35, #86-031, Item 18)
Old Ephraim; Frank Clark; Cache Valley
A brochure from American Savings explaining the Legend of Old Ephraim.
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, USU Student Fieldwork Collection (Folk Coll 8 USU, Box 35, #86-031, Item 21)
"Sheepman Regrets Killing of Old Grizzly 'Ephraim'"
A Deseret News article explaining how Frank Clark regretted killing Old Ephraim, September 29, 1959. Frank Clark tells the story of Old Ephraim nearly 40 years after he shot him.
Nielson, Chris (author)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Cache National Forest papers (MSS 491, Box 2, Folder 19)
"Old Ephraim the Last Bear Lake Grizzly"
Old Ephraim; Frank Clark; Bear Lake; Cache National Forest
An article from Bear Lake Magazine describing the story of Old Ephraim, September 15, 1979.
Bear Lake Magazine
Bear Lake, Utah
"Old Ephraim Monument" from A Legacy of Monuments
Old Ephraim monument; folk songs; Newell J. Crookston; Nephi J. Bott
An excerpt from "A Legacy of Monuments" written by Nephi J. Bott, 1973. This excerpt describes the history of the Old Ephraim monument and the folk song associated with it.
"The Cache Grazing Resources" from "Know Your Forest News Stories", ca. 1927.
Cache National Forest; Bear River Range; Forest Service; Grazing; Preston, Idaho; Ralph B. Roberts
"The Cache Grazing Resources," the third article in the series "Know Your Forest News Stories," 1927. This copy is from "History of Cache National Forest, Volume 2" compiled by Ralph B. Roberts, District Forest Ranger in 1968. This excerpt describes the range conditions of the Bear River Range during the early 20th century.
Roberts, Ralph B. (author)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Cache National Forest papers (MSS 491, Box 7, Folder 3)
Cache Valley, Utah and Idaho
"General Range Conditions" in Cache Valley National Forest, November 12, 1910
Cache National Forest; Bear River Range; Forest Service; Grazing; Preston, Idaho; Ralph B. Roberts; Range conditions
"General Range Conditions" Annual Grazing Report for Cache National Forest, November 12, 1910. Excerpt from "History of Cache National Forest, Volume 2" compiled by Ralph B. Roberts, District Forest Ranger.
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Cache National Forest papers (MSS 491, Box 7, Folder 3, Vol. 2, pgs 105-120)
Overgrazed land in Blacksmith Fork Canyon 1 of 3
Bear River Mountains, Utah; overgrazed land; Cache Valley; range management
A photograph of overgrazed land in Blacksmith Fork Canyon, April 19, 1938.
Smith, Arthur (photographer)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Arthur Smith Range Management photograph collection (USU_P0021, Box 1, Photograph 1:8:9)
Blacksmith Fork Canyon, Utah
Overgrazed land in Blacksmith Fork Canyon 2 of 3
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Arthur Smith Range Management photograph collection (USU_P0021, Box 1, Photograph 1:8:10)
Overgrazed land in Blacksmith Fork Canyon 3 of 3
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Arthur Smith range management photograph collection (USU_P0021, Box 1, Photograph 1:8:11)
Sheep grazing in spruce and fir environment, Cache National Forest 1 of 2
Bear River Mountains; Cache National Forest; Sheep; Grazing
A photograph of sheep grazing in spruce and fire environment in Cache National Forest, ca. 1938.
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Arthur Smith range management photograph collection (USU_P0021, Box 1, Photograph 1:8:14)
Bear River Mountains, Utah and Idaho
Sheep grazing in spruce and fir environment, Cache National Forest 2 of 2
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Arthur Smith range management photograph collection (USU_P0021, Box 1, Photograph 1:8:15)
Bear River Mountains, Idaho; Franklin Basin; sheepherding; Cache National Forest;
A photograph of sheep grazing in Franklin Basin, 1939.
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Arthur Smith Range Management photograph collection (USU_P0021, Box 1, Photograph 1:19:01)
Franklin Basin, Idaho
Bear River Mountains, Idaho; Franklin Basin; Sheepherding; Cache National Forest;
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Arthur Smith Range Management photograph collection (USU_P0021, Box 1, Photograph 1:19:02)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Arthur Smith range management photograph collection (USU_P0021, Box 1, Photograph 1:19:03)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Arthur Smith Range Management photograph collection (USU_P0021, Box 1, Photograph 1:19:04)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Arthur Smith Range Management photograph collection (USU_P0021, Box 1, Photograph 1:19:05)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Arthur Smith Range Management photograph collection (USU_P0021, Box 1, Photograph 1:19:06)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Arthur Smith Range Management photograph collection (USU_P0021, Box 1, Photograph 1:19:06a)
Theodore Roosevelt; Old Ephraim; Grizzly bear hunting
“Close Quarters with Old Ephraim,” an illustration from "Theodore Roosevelt’s Hunting Trips of a Ranchman," 1885.
Frost, A. B. (artist)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Book Collection 16, R-67.
Newspaper clippings and articles about Old Ephraim, 1953
Old Ephraim; Old Ephraim legends; Grizzly bear; Cache National Forest, Utah; Idaho
Contains newspaper articles about Old Ephraim: "Around Flickering Campfires: A Story;" "[Old] Ephraim was [a] character and a gentleman: the last of the Wasatch grizzlies was the most legendary of all;" "Here's the story of Old Ephraim by the man who bagged him;" "The passing of Old Ephraim" by Ranger H. I. Rice; "Old Ephraim" by Coralie McCarty Beyers; and "The Story of Old Ephraim" by Newell Crookston.
Clark, Frank (author); Rice, H.I. (author); Crookston, Newell (author); Beyers, Coralie McCarty (author);
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Leonard J. Arrington papers (USU LJAHA MSS 01, Series 7, Box 48, Folder 9)
"True Bear Story as told by Frank Clark, Malad, Idaho," Undated
Old Ephraim; Frank Clark; Logan Canyon; Folklore
"True Bear Story as told by Frank Clark, Malad, Idaho," undated. Typed.
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, General Book collection (979.2524 Ep38, Folder A, Item A11-A13)
"Story of Old Ephraim's Death" by Frank Clark, November 21, 1952
"Story of Old Ephraim's death by Frank Clark," November 21, 1952. Typewritten.
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Old Ephraim file, General Book collection (979.2524 Ep38, Folder A, Item A6-A7)
Old Ephraim story found in Chips magazine of the Utah State Foresters, 1953
Old Ephraim; Frank Clark; Logan Canyon; Folklore; Cache National Forest; Student newspapers; Grizzly Bear
Old Ephraim story from Chips magazine of the Utah State Foresters, Volume XIII, No. 19, March 3, 1953.
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, General Book collection (979.2524 C547, Item 1-3)
Magnavox heading paper with Old Ephraim, Undated
Old Ephraim; Grizzly bear; Logan Canyon; Frank Clark; Folklore
Keith Jorgensen's Magnavox Home Entertainment Center heading with story of Old Ephraim typed, between 1960 and 1979.
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, J. Arbon Christensen radio transcripts (MSS 231, Box 3, Folder 28, Item 885)
Magnavox Home Entertainment Center
"Old Ephraim -- #2" by J. Arbon Christensen, Undated
Old Ephraim; Grizzly bear; Cache National Forest; Logan Canyon; Frank Clark; Folklore; Radio transcripts
Transcript of Old Ephraim -- #2 by J. Arbon Christensen, between 1960 and 1979.
Christensen, J. Arbon (speaker)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, J. Arbon Christensen radio transcripts (MSS 231, Box 2, Folder 11, Item 392)
"Old Ephraim, the Last Grizzly Bear in Logan Canyon," by Nora Dunne Slauson, 1917
Old Ephraim; Grizzly bear; Cache National Forest; Logan Canyon; Frank Clark; Folklore
Story of Old Ephraim written by Nora Dunne Slauson, Undated.
Slauson, Nora Dunne (author)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, The Jensen Historical Farm Research Collection (MSS 236, Box 7, Folder 29, Page 4)
KVNU program copy of Old Ephraim radio transcript, 1975
Old Ephraim; Grizzly bear; Cache National Forest; Logan Canyon; Frank Clark; Legends; Radio transcripts
KVNU program copy of the Old Ephraim account, September 30, 1975. Transcript is typed with handwritten edits.
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, J. Arbon Christensen radio transcripts (MSS 231, Box 2, Folder 30, Item 587)
KVNU
"The Story of Old Ephraim" by Fred Summers, May 1977
The first-hand account of the Story of Old Ephraim by Fred Summers, May 24, 1977. Typed.
Summers, Fred (author)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, J. Arbon Christensen radio transcripts (MSS 231, Box 2, Folder 27, Item 878)
Farming and Hunting Stories from the Jensen Living Historical Farm, 1991
Old Ephraim; Grizzly Bear; Logan Canyon; Cache Valley; Frank Clark; Legends
Farming and Hunting: Stories from the Jensen Living Historical Farm. Compiled in 1991. Contains: "Encounters with Grizzlies;" The Great Varmint Hunt;" "Old Ephraim-the last grizzly bear in Logan Canyon" by Nora Dunne Slauson; 1917 "Fishing in Wellsville" prepared by Sean Pitts; and "Hunting in 1917" prepared by Sean Pitts.
Simmonds, A.J. (author)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, The Jensen Historical Farm Research Collection (MSS 236, Box 7, Folder 29)
"The Story of Old Ephraim" by Ryan Orson
Grizzly Bear hunting; Grizzly bear; Logan Canyon; Old Ephraim; Frank Clark; Legends; Cache National Forest; Ryan Orson
Story of the death of Old Ephraim, a famous grizzly bear in Logan Canyon, and Frank Clark, the man who killed him, as recorded on phonograph record by Reed Bullen at KVNU Radio; ca. 1950
Orson, Ryan (speaker)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, General Book collection (979.2524 Ep38, Folder G)
"The Story of Old Ephraim" by George R. Hill
Old Ephraim; Frank Clark; Grizzly bear hunting; Cache National Forest; Boy Scouts of America; George R. Hill
Story of the death of Old Ephraim, a famous grizzly bear in Logan Canyon, and Frank Clark, the man who killed him, as told by George R. Hill to his grandchildren on Thanksgiving evening 1954.
Hill, George R. (speaker)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, General Book collection (979.2524 Ep38, Folder D)
"The Story of Old Ephraim" by Newell J. Crookston
Old Ephraim; Frank Clark; Grizzly bear; Cache National Forest; Newell J. Crookston
Story of the death of Old Ephraim, a famous grizzly bear in Logan Canyon, and Frank Clark, the man who killed him, as told by Newell Crookston to a group of Boy Scouts in 1966.
Crookston, Newell J. (speaker)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, General Book collection (979.2524 Ep38, Folder E)
"Old Ephraim: Finding the Truth in Folklore" newspaper article written by Ron Stewart and other writings, 1985
Old Ephraim; Grizzly bear; Frank Clark; Folklore; Utah State University
Folder contains: "Old Ephraim: Finding the Truth in Folklore" newspaper article written by Ron Stewart, handwritten notes and research about Old Ephraim, Old Ephraim draft and newspaper mock-up, "Old Ephraim: The Great Grizzly of the Cache National Forest" by Newell and Ethel Crookston, "True Bear Story as told by Frank Clark, Malad, Idaho," and Old Ephraim pamphlet with drawings.
Stewart, Ron (author); Crookston, Ethel (author)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Nelson B. Wadsworth papers (MSS 458, Box 19, Folder Old Ephraim)
Letter from Owen De Spain to Frank Clark, February 12, 1953
Old Ephraim; Frank Clark; Owen M. DeSpain; Grizzly bear hunting; Cache National Forest
Letter from Owen De Spain, Forest Ranger, to Frank Clark, February 12, 1953 about the rumors and stories around Clark's experience with Old Ephraim and requesting permission to publish Clark's account of the experience in the Logan Paper.
DeSpain, Owain; (writer)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, General Book Collection (979.2524 Ep38, Folder A, Item A-4)
Old Ephraim's grave in Logan Canyon, 1923
Old Ephraim; Grizzly bear; Frank Clark; Logan Canyon; Logan Boy Scouts
Black and white photograph of Old Ephraim's grave in Logan Canyon, 1923.
Boys Scouts of America, Troop 5 (photographer)
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Logan Boy Scout Troop 5 photograph album (P0364, Box 1, Sheet 15-002)
Logan Canyon, Utah (Long Hollow)
Old Ephraim's grave in Logan Canyon with boy scouts in background, 1923
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Logan Boy Scout Troop 5 photograph album (P0364, Box 1, Sheet 15-003)
Snow at Old Ephraim's grave, Logan Canyon, 1923
Black and white photograph of snow at Old Ephraim's grave site, Logan Canyon, 1923.
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Logan Boy Scout Troop 5 photograph album (P0364, Box 1, Sheet 15-004)