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Agriculture

 Subject
Subject Source: Cclanarrow

Found in 185 Collections and/or Records:

Peter F. Freece and Margaret Freece diaries and correspondence

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 430
Scope and Contents

Handwritten diaries and correspondence. Freece's diaries cover the years from 1915 to 1924 and describe farming experiences and daily activities. Also included are writings on Mormon history, descriptions of visions and dreams, and some miscellaneous items. Also included is a diary for the year 1909 and other personal papers of Freece's daughter, Margaret, who was a physician in Salina.

Dates: 1909-1949

Fruits of their Labors records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 6044
Abstract

Collection includes field work materials, including oral histories, photographs, and supporting materials, gathered by Fruits of their Labors field school participants between July and August, 2004. Materials focus on the development, management, and decline of orchards in Utah Valley, Utah.

Dates: 2004-2005

George Willard Harmon ephemera, 1932-1989

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2407 Series 2

Padraza Manuel Gomez letter to Manuel Ferreros

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288411]
Identifier: Vault MSS 267
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter in Spanish, dated September 15, 1845, and addressed to Manuel Ferreros. Gomez Padraza acknowledges a gift from Ferreros of a quantity of dairy products.

Dates: 1845 September 15

John Brackett Gowen autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230311943]
Identifier: MSS SC 1482
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typewritten autobiography by John Brackett Gowan. Gowan talks of his many moves throughout his life, religious affiliations in Ogden, Utah, family life, illnesses, and hardships in life.

Dates: 1890

Grab a root and growl

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230236462]
Identifier: MSS SC 230
Scope and Contents

Typewritten autobiographical narrative concerning Bagley's early life in Springville, Utah, during the 1920's and 1930's with special emphasis on his father's beekeeping practices. Also includes a photocopy of a photograph of the author as a young man.

Dates: approximately 1970-1974

Jedediah M. Grant letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321025]
Identifier: MSS SC 2229
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter addressed to Asa Calkin, 16 Dec. 1853. Grant requests a report be sent to him concerning the premiums paid out to encourage the growing of flax in Utah.

Dates: 1853

Biography of John Williams Grant

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230338144]
Identifier: MSS 2800
Scope and Contents Photocopy of a microfilmed copy of a typewritten biography. John Williams Grant was born in Millcreek, Utah, in 1865. Most of the account was taken from Grant's own writings. He herded sheep in Colorado and became involved in a range war between sheep herders and cattlemen. John was shot at several times and was nearly killed. He sold his sheep when he returned to Utah. He later herded sheep once again in southern and central Utah. He lived in American Fork, Utah. John was a member...
Dates: 1958

Isaac Green account book

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230343268]
Identifier: MSS 220
Scope and Contents

Handwritten account book. Green records his financial transactions relating to his farms in Windsor, Plymouth, and Cornish, Vermont. Also included are items on the finances of a sawmill in Reading, Vermont.

Dates: 1822-1825