Raymond B. Farnsworth and W. Derby Laws files, 1945-1978.

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Raymond B. Farnsworth and W. Derby Laws files, 1945-1978.

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This collection is divided into two series: I.W. Derby Laws files and II. Raymond B. Farnsworth files. The W. Derby Laws files contain class notes, research files, publications produced by Laws, and student prepared research projects. The Raymond B. Farnsworth files contain information on the operation of the University farm in Spanish Fork, Utah; research on nitrogen-fixation in sagebrush; material on the Desert Biome project, various projects for Iran and a project for the Tennessee Valley Authority; as well as miscellaneous research files and data.

10 boxes (5 lin. ft.)

Harold B. Lee Library

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