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Agriculture and Natural Resources

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclabroad

Found in 734 Collections and/or Records:

Jack Watson journals

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7997
Scope and Contents Contains accounts of Jack Watson's shepherding in Tooele County, biographical information (like date of birth, parents' names, wives' and children's names), and ledgers for his financial accounts. Includes his written reflections on life events, such as the death of his daughter Phyllis, and daily interactions. Contains financial ledgers for individuals, including P. P. Anderson, Andrew Larsen, Ed Madsen, and others and sheets tracking their purchases and his own (buying goods like leather...
Dates: 1886-1943
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Jack Watson journals

James Weis collection

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197225539342]
Identifier: MSS 3756
Scope and Contents

Contains a collection of 16mm film reels concerning wildlife resources.

Dates: 1980-1982
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James Weis collection

My father, John Shaw Welch

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230337682]
Identifier: MSS 2734
Scope and Contents

This brief biography describes the life of John Shaw Welch. It emphasizes his roles as principal of the Maori Agricultural College and as Idaho Commissioner of Agriculture. The biography was written by his son, John Stanley Welch.

Dates: 2003
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / My father, John Shaw Welch

West Field Irrigation Company account book

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230343235]
Identifier: MSS 217
Scope and Contents note

Handwritten account book outlining the various financial transactions of the West Field Irrigation Company between 1898 and 1905 in Southern Utah.

Dates: 1898-1905
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / West Field Irrigation Company account book

West Mountain Mining District records

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230349851]
Identifier: MSS 4098
Abstract

Legal notices, a claim, an affidavit, and a lease, all from the records of the Utah West Mountain Mining District, 1879-1884.

Dates: 1879-1884
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / West Mountain Mining District records

John Andreas Widtsoe collection

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230336460]
Identifier: MSS 53
Abstract

The collection contains typewritten reports on surveys relating to land use planning, erosion, surveys, and irrigation in the West United States. Many of these reports include maps of the areas under discussion. These materials were compiled by John A. Widtsoe in 1925.

Dates: 1925
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / John Andreas Widtsoe collection

Milford Wilkinson letter and map

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230342633]
Identifier: MSS 810
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of a printed map and a handwritten and signed letter (7 pages). The map also displays an "Outline of the Delamar Mining District" of Nevada which is a brief history of mining in the area. Wilkinson's letter is not dated but was addressed to John M. Townley of Las Vegas, Nevada. Wilkinson writes about the Jumbo Claim of the Delamar Mining Company located south of Pioche, Nevada. He tells about the use of cyanide and mercury in processing ore.

Dates: approximately 1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Milford Wilkinson letter and map

Willard Hale Gardner legislative papers on agriculture, 1966-1985

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6225 Series 1
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of Representative Willard Hale Gardner as he served on the Utah State Legislature from 1973-1984. Because Representative Gardner was a part of the Senate Committee System, the collection’s series itself is mainly divided by the Senate Committee Systems. Series 1 through 17 are derived from the United States House of Representatives Committee Systems. Series 17 is for the correspondence that Representative Gardner received. Series 18 is Human Services, a...
Dates: 1966-1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6225, Willard Hale Gardner legislative papers

Willard Hale Gardner legislative papers on energy, commerce and natural resources, 1966-1985

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6225 Series 6
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: This collection contains the papers of Representative Willard Hale Gardner as he served on the Utah State Legislature from 1973-1984. Because Representative Gardner was a part of the Senate Committee System, the collection’s series itself is mainly divided by the Senate Committee Systems. Series 1 through 17 are derived from the United States House of Representatives Committee Systems. Series 17 is for the correspondence that Representative Gardner received. Series 18 is Human Services, a...
Dates: Other: 1966-1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6225, Willard Hale Gardner legislative papers

Maroni R. Williams mining claim

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230333913]
Identifier: MSS 1160
Scope and Contents

Handwritten mining claim dated June 10, 1870. Williams claims a mine located in Bingham Canyon of the West Mountain Mining District of Salt Lake County, Utah.

Dates: 1870
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Maroni R. Williams mining claim

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