J. Cecil Alter papers, 1948-1957.

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J. Cecil Alter papers, 1948-1957.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/367904706

This collection primarily contains the correspondence between J. Cecil Alter and Arthur W. Duncan, from 1948-1957. Included also is a preface written by J. Cecil Alter for Francis F. Victor's 'River of the West.'

1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)

Harold B. Lee Library

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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...