Papers, 1934-1974.

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Papers, 1934-1974.

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Collection contains materials relating to Davison's career with the Soil Conservation Service and in wildlife conservation, including articles written by Davison on wildlife and conservation (1934-1969); correspondence, research materials, photographs, newspaper clippings and the manuscripts to "Bobwhites on the Rise," "Homemade Fishing" and "Attracting Birds" (1948-1974); miscellaneous materials relating to his service in Burma (1952-1953) and Vietnam (1963-1970); miscellaneous reports to the Soil Conservation Service (1948-1960); biographical information (1936-1974); speeches on wildlife conservation; over 700 seed samples from the U.S.; and bibliographic and research cards on bird nesting and eating habits.

7.82 cubic ft. (17 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7272065

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Davison, Verne E. (Verne Elbert), 1904-

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Verne Elbert Davison (1904- ) served as a conservationist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service from 1934-1969. He was regional wildlife biologist for the Dakotas, Montana and Wyoming from 1934-1937, the southeastern U.S. from 1937-1964 and the northwestern U.S. from 1964-1969. Davison was a fisheries research scientist in Burma (now Myanmar) in 1952 and in Vietnam in 1969 for the U.S. Foreign Service. He also wrote extensively on wildlife conservation including the b...

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...