W.P.A. history of grazing collection 1680-1941

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W.P.A. history of grazing collection 1680-1941

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Correspondence and historical articles (drafts and completed) accumulated during the creation of the "Utah Chapter" of the Work Projects Administration's (WPA) History of grazing, in cooperation with the Grazing Service of the Department of the Interior. Project was intended as a historical companion volume to serial set #10005, "The western range," and included seventeen state histories focusing on western grazing, from the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 to 1941. Also includes correspondence concerning, and drafts of, the compiled work, edited by George F. Willison.

17 boxes; 7 linear ft.

eng,

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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United States. Work Projects Administration (Utah)

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Willison, George F. (George Findlay), 1896-1972

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United States. Grazing Service

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Writers' Program (Utah)

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During the Great Depression the government created a series of programs to put writers and artists back to work. The Workers' Progress Administration was one such program, which focused mostly on regional writings and art styles. One WPA project here in Utah was to gather more information about the Mormon pioneers. (This project was later continued by the Utah Writers' Project.) Much of the material gathered by this project eventually was transferred to the Utah State Historical Society and the ...