J. Cecil Alter papers 1948-1957

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J. Cecil Alter papers 1948-1957

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Correspondence between J. Cecil Alter and Arthur W. Duncan, 1948-1957.

1 folder; (0.1 linear ft.)

eng,

L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Alter, J. Cecil, 1879-1964

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Alter was born near Rensselaer, Indiana on March 31, 1879. He attended Valparaiso University, Northern Indiana Teachers' Institute, and Purdue University. After taking a correspondence course from Columbia University, Alter started working for the U. S. Weather Service. He moved to Salt Lake City in 1927 to work for the Salt Lake Weather Bureau. Besides a distinguished career with the Weather Bureau, he was a noted Utah historian. He wrote James Bridger (1925); Through the Heart of the Scenic We...