William Preston Thomas papers 1914-1975

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William Preston Thomas papers 1914-1975

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Writings, speeches, correspondence, lecture notes, travel information, statistics, graphs, and charts from William Preston Thomas' tenure at Utah State Agricultural College and as first County Extension Agent; mainly dating from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Notable are materials from the Cache Valley Tomato Growers Association and the Farr West Dairy Marketing Association; the annual reports of the Weber County Farm Bureau; correspondence regarding the Western Economics Research Council; and materials on water resource development in the state and region.

22 boxes; 11 linear feet

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Utah State University. Merrill-Cazier Library. Special Collections and ArchivesUniversity Archives

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Utah State University. Merrill-Cazier Library. Special Collections and ArchivesUniversity Archives

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Utah State University

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Beginning in the 1950s USU contracted with the Iranian government under the Shah to develop agricultural projects designed to boost efficiency in agriculture and introduce modern technologies. From the description of University Participation in Iran. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 122606934 Utah State University changed from Utah State Agricultural College in 1957. From the description of USU homecoming photograph collection, 1950-1971. (Utah State ...

Thomas, W. Preston (William Preston), 1887-1962

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Agriculture professor at Utah State Agricultural College (now Utah State University), head of the Agricultural Economics Department at U.S.A.C., and first County Extension Agent. From the description of William Preston Thomas papers, 1914-1975 (bulk 1930-1959) (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 310363532 William Preston Thomas was born on 8 April 1887 in Plain City, Utah to James Madison and Mary Geddes Thomas. In 1915 he married Lucile Hayball, with w...