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Desert ecology

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture chair records, 1945-1974

 Series
Identifier: UA 960 Series 1
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1945-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 960, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture records

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture chair records, 1957-1980

 Series
Identifier: UA 960 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains information on the operation of the University farm in Spanish Fork, Utah; research on nitrogen-fixation in sagebrush; material on the Desert Biome project, various projects for Iran and a project for the Tennessee Valley Authority; as well as miscellaneous research files and data.

Dates: 1957-1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 960, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture records

Raymond B. Farnsworth papers on Department of Agronomy and Horticulture research data, 1968-1973

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 960 Series 2 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents note

Contains research data.

Dates: 1968-1973
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 960, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture records / Department of Agronomy and Horticulture chair records

Raymond B. Farnsworth papers on Desert Biome, 1972-1975

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 960 Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Contains articles, analysis, correspondence and data of various agronomy studies based about the desert biome.

Dates: 1972-1975
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 960, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture records / Department of Agronomy and Horticulture chair records

Raymond B. Farnsworth papers on Iran projects, 1958-1960

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 960 Series 2 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Contains articles, analysis and data of various agronomy and sustainment studies about Iran.

Dates: 1958-1960
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 960, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture records / Department of Agronomy and Horticulture chair records

Raymond B. Farnsworth papers on nitrogen-fixation in sagebrush nodules, 1967-1974

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 960 Series 2 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents note

Contains articles, analysis and data of various agronomy and sustainment studies about nitrogen-fixation in sagebrush.

Dates: 1967-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 960, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture records / Department of Agronomy and Horticulture chair records

Raymond B. Farnsworth papers on Spanish Fork farm, 1957-1980

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 960 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents note

Contains articles, analysis and data of various agronomy studies based in Spanish Fork Farm.

Dates: 1957-1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 960, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture records / Department of Agronomy and Horticulture chair records

Raymond B. Farnsworth papers on Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) project, 1973-1978

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 960 Series 2 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Contains reports, correspondence, contracts, etc. about the Tennessee Valley Authority(TVA) project.

Dates: 1973-1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 960, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture records / Department of Agronomy and Horticulture chair records

Walter Pace Cottam oversize prints, approximately 1920-1940

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 15 Series 23
Scope and Contents

Materials include 21 photographs taken by Walter P. Cottam between approximately 1920 and 1940 throughout Utah. Images include photographs taken in southern Utah, campsites, forests, farms, and people in nature.

Dates: approximately 1920-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS P 15, Walter Pace Cottam photographs

Walter Pace Cottam photographs of Bryce Canyon, approximately 1920-1940

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8; Series 9; Series 10; Series 11; Series 12; Series 13; Series 14; Series 15; Series 16 [Barcode: 31197233639753], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS P 15 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Materials include 5 photographs taken by Walter P. Cottam between approximately 1920 and 1940 of Bryce Canyon, Utah. One image has been hand colored.

Dates: approximately 1920-1940
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS P 15, Walter Pace Cottam photographs

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