J. Cecil Alter papers, 1896-1959.

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J. Cecil Alter papers, 1896-1959.

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Correspondence, travel logs, correspondence and articles and manuscript for "James Bridger: Trapper, Frontiersman, Scout and Guide," 1925, and materials related to his career in the weather service.

2 lin. ft. (4 boxes)

Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6710579

Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society

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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...

Bridger, Jim, 1804-1881

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