Papers, 1930-1970.

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Papers, 1930-1970.

Collection contains correspondence (1960-1970); articles (1955-1962), reports (1937-1968), and speeches by Abbott on soil conservation, erosion and the management of rangelands; miscellaneous maps of the United States (1937-1967); newspaper clippings (1962-1969); and photographs of soil conservation districts in Kansas (1930-1968).

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Abbott, F. DeWitt.

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F. DeWitt Abbott served with the United States Soil Conservation Service as a soil conservationist in Salina, Kansas. From the description of Papers, 1930-1970. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 28121520 ...

United States. Soil Conservation Service

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Reports were prepared by various engineers with the Soil Conservation Service. From the description of Reports of a land management survey, Navajo Indian Reservation, 1930-1938. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 31277347 Formed in 1935, the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) was an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Its function was to promote and lead efforts to protect against soil and watershed degradation as part of a broader concern fo...