Department of Agronomy and Horticulture chair records, 1945-1974

Series

Identifier: UA 960 Series 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Contains class notes, research files, publications produced by Laws, and student prepared research projects.

Dates

Creation: 1945-1974

Creator

Brigham Young University. Department of Agronomy and Horticulture (creator, Organization)
Laws, Wilford Derby, 1911-1986, 1911-1986 (contributor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Restricted. Closed for 35 years from the date of creation of the records, and thereafter open to the public in accordance with the University Archives Policy.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Raymond B. Farnsworth and W. Derby Laws Department of Agronomy and Horticulture records must be obtained from the Permissions & Licensing Office of the University & the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical History

W. Derby Laws was a professor of Agronomy at Brigham Young University from 1960 until 1976. He served as chairman of the Department of Agronomy from 1965-66. He taught soil chemistry and soil physics.