The Papers of Alison Comish Thorne 1925-2003

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The Papers of Alison Comish Thorne 1925-2003

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This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Alison Comish Thorne pertainin to her time as a USU professor and equal rights advocate.

14 boxes; 7 linear ft

eng,

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

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SNAC Resource ID: 6624116

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 ...

Thorne, Alison Comish

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Alison Comish Thorne (1914-2005) was born in Chicago, Illinois. She received her Ph.D. in 1938 from Iowa State University in Consumption Economics and later taught at Utah State University. Thorne was active in the Equal Rights Campaign and feminism, and was instrumental in founding USU's Women and Gender Studies program. From the description of Alison Comish Thorne papers, 1925-2003. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 71313433 Beginning in the mid-1970s, citizen g...