Mr. Bart Argyle discusses his current occupation of raising sheep and cattle. He talks about growing up ranching, and his family history in the area, as well as with ranching. Interviewed by Randy Williams on January 10, 2012 at the Argyle home in...
A History of Timber Resource Use in the Development of Cache Valley, Utah by Douglas M. Bird. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan,...
Timber--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Sawmills--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho); Cache County (Utah)--History; Franklin County (Idaho)--History;
History of Water Resources Development in the Bear River Basin of Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming by R. Scott Wrenn. M.S. thesis by R. Scott Wrenn, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in History, Utah...
Water resources development--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho); Water-supply--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho)--Management; Water quality management--Bear River Watershed (Utah-Idaho);
Nature's Second Course: Water Culture in the Mormon Communities of Cache Valley, Utah, 1860-1916 by Kathryn T. Morse. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History, Utah State University,...
Canals--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History; Canals--Utah--History; Water rights--Utah--Cache County--History; Water resources development--Utah--History; Mormons--Utah--Social life and customs; Logan River (Utah)--Water rights;
History of the Cache National Forest / prepared by Supervisor's Office, Dec. 1940. This history has been prepared by the forest officers of the Cache National Forest for hte purpose of building up a train of events and conditions leading to the...
Cache National Forest (Utah and Idaho)--History; Forest reserves--Utah--History;
A History of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest / submitted to the Wasatch-Cache National Forest, September 25, 1980 ; by Charles S. Peterson, Linda E. Speth, Utah State University. The history of the forest falls into two major periods. The...
Cache National Forest (Utah and Idaho); Wasatch National Forest (Utah and Wyo.); Forest reserves--Utah--HIstory; Forest reserves--United States--History;
Logan and Richmond Irrigation Company minutes, 1878-1893. Holograph. Contains by-laws and financial records. By-laws of the Logan and Northern Irrigation Company in envelope.
Irrigation -- Utah -- Cache County -- History; Irrigation -- Utah -- Logan River -- History; Logan and Richmond Irrigation Company
West Cache Irrigation Company minute books: 1905 to 1913. Handwritten. Founded in 1898, the West Cache Irrigation Company built a large irrigation canal system starting at Riverdale, Idaho and ending in northwest Cache Valley in northern Utah.
West Cache Irrigation Company (Utah)--Records and correspondence; Irrigation canals and flumes--Cache Valley--History;
The West Cache Irrigation Company minute books from 1898 to 1905. Also includes Articles of incorporation and bylaws. Some pages are blank (p. 6-14, 24-26, 51, 59-79, 97, 106, 125). Handwritten. Founded in 1898, the West Cache Irrigation Company...
West Cache Irrigation Company (Utah)--Records and correspondence; Irrigation canals and flumes--Cache Valley--History;
This is Box 5 of a 6-box collection of diaries written over the course of 56 years (1895-1951) by a farmer in Petersboro, Utah. Box 5 covers the period 1941-1946 and is organized into 7 folders:
Folder 1: Vol. 27, 1941 (bound vol. 5.5 x 8.25...
Peterson family--History--Diaries; Peterson, Oliver Larsen, 1879-1955--Diaries; Farmers--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Diaries; Agriculture--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History; Agricultural machinery--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History;...
Contains materials dealing with the Ellison family's trip to Australia from 1951 to 1952 so that Lincoln could perform his ecological research. Primarily includes the diary of Lincoln Ellison's containing his field notes, personal observations, and...
Betty Bear, and her daughter Paula Bear Wright, speak about their experiences ranching in Elko County. They also talk about their acquisition of Capriola’s store, saddle making, leather working and other details. Interviewed by Randy Williams and...
Norman Warren gives his family history, including his family ties and working experience on the Ogilvie Ranches in Lee and Lamoille, Nevada. He talks about his career working around the world in the mining industry. Interviewed by Cliff Gardner on...
Gardner, Cliff--Interviews; Ranching, Ranchers; World War, 1939-1945--Veterans; Genealogy; Hunting; Cattle ranching; Miners; Kennecott Corporation; Mineral industries; Mine management; Mines and mineral resources;
Mr. Maupin talks about his background working on ranches, including a career of being a ranch manager and a cow boss. He also talks about his post-ranching occupations of bronc saddle building and being a brand inspector. [Mr. Maupin received the...
Sam and Tawni Blanthorn talk about their experiences together, running a ranch as husband and wife. They also talk about past personal, individual ranching experiences. Interviewed by Elaine Thatcher and Lisa Duskin-Goede on November 8, 2010 in the...
Kelly and Heather Warr discuss their ranching life, as well as their supplemental business endeavors. Heather talks about her e-commerce business ventures, as well as being a rural ranching wife. Interviewed by Elaine Thatcher and Lisa Duskin-Goede...
Warr, Kelly--Interviews; Warr, Heather--Interviews; Ranching; Ranchers; Electronic commerce; Ranch spouses--Supplementary employment; Livestock brands; Animal marking; Cattle ranching; Pasture, Right of; Country life; Reality television programs;...
Mrs. Dalley talks about her life growing up on a ranch in Nevada. She speaks about the different duties and chores they all had to contribute, life with 12 siblings, housing the teacher for the area and more details of ranch life in the early...
Transcription of the diary of Albert F. Potter, former associate chief of the U.S. Forest Service, describing his activities to survey possible forest reserves in Utah, (beginning with the Cache County area), and noting the conditions of Utah...
Potter, Albert F. (Albert Franklin), 1859-1944; Cache National Forest (Utah and Idaho)--History; Forest reserves--Utah--History; Grazing--Utah--History; Forests and forestry--Utah--History;
Marianne talks about her childhood, growing up in the Depression in various places around the country, and then spending most of her childhood on a ranch with her grandparents. She talks about going to college in Reno, teaching school in Carlin,...
Glaser, Marianne--Interviews; University of Nevada, Reno; Depressions—1929; Ranching;
Marge Prunty talks about growing up on a ranch, marrying a rancher, establishing their own ranch, and raising their family on a ranch. She also talks about the other methods of supplemental income, including: teaching school, renting rodeo stock,...
Prunty, Marjory Bieroth--Interviews; Prunty, Gary--Interviews; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies; Range management; Ranchers; Range management; Stacks (Hay, grain, etc.); Beef cattle--Cow-calf system; Cattle ranching; Hunting guides;...
Mr. Pete Holmgren speaks about being a rancher, growing up on a ranch, and raising his own family on his ranch. He touches on how ranching has changed from his boyhood, and now watching his grandchildren grow-up on the ranch. He talks a little...
Holmgren, Pete--Interviews; Holmgren, Linda--Interviews; Cattle ranching; Pasture, Right of; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies; Ranch managers; Beef cattle--Cow-calf system; Haying equipment; Range management;
Mr. Mike Meek talks a little bit about growing up as one of eight kids on a small ranch. He discusses how he made a career as a rancher, ranching for a corporate ranch. He explains his various roles throughout his career in corporate ranching....
Meek, Mike; Ranching; Cattle ranching; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies; Pasture, Right of; Pasture animals; Feedlots; Beef cattle--Cow-calf system; Agricultural education;
Mr. and Mrs. Howard share their experience over the last several decades ranching in north eastern Nevada. They discuss pioneering new ranching land, Mr. Howard’s innovative allotment rotation for range health, raising a family and other life...
Howard, Samuel Kent--Interviews; Howard, Jennie Jeneca McElprang--Interviews; Range management; Cattle ranching; Range management; Airplanes—Equipment and supplies; Horses—Breeding; Cattle stealing; Cattle herding; Cattle—Feeding and...
Brothers, Jay and Blaine Tanner, speak about growing up on a ranch in Grouse Creek, Utah; buying their grandfather’s ranch property, and ranching together, with their brother Brent, as adults. Interviewed by Randy Williams on November 8, 2010 at...
Mrs. Tanner talks about moving to Grouse Creek as an outsider (when she married), about being a ranching wife, life in such a rural area and the families business ventures, including a dude ranch. Interviewed by Randy Williams on November 8, 2010...
Country life; Ranching; Cattle ranching; Dude ranches; Teaching; Gymkhanas (Horsemanship); Rural schools; Education, Rural; Saddlery; Leatherwork; Rural families; Rodeo; 4-H Youth Development Program (U.S.); Future Farmers of America;
Biennial report of the Utah State Agricultural College Power Plant, 1942-43 to 1943-44, includes cover letter with short history of the power plant, 1911-1944. Also includes Biennial report of the Utah Engineering Experiment Station for 1943-44.
Electric power-plants--Utah--Logan River; Hydroelectric power plants--Utah-- Logan River;
Ira T. Wines talks about growing up in a ranching family, in Elko County Nevada, learning by watching his father (and other cowboys) and by doing. He talks about managing the Ellison’s Spanish Ranch and the yearly work cycle. Ira talks about his...
Mr. Wallace Schulthess discusses how his family came to be in the Woodruff area. He talks a lot about his father’s childhood and growing up as an orphan, and how he turned hard work into what their family now has. Interviewed by Bob Parson on...
Schulthess, Wallace--Interviews; Orphans; Cattle ranching; Ranchings; Ranchers; Range management; Ranch Managers; Beef cattle--Cow-calf system; Pasture, Right of; Pasture animals; Pastures—Irrigation; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies;...
Mr. Lynn Palmer discusses how his father and mother worked to be able to earn and maintain a ranch, and how in his adult life, he was able to work and also help his father maintain the family ranch. He talks about being able to take the family...
Palmer, Lynn--Interviews; Ranch Managers; Cattle ranching; Ranching; Bus drivers; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies; Pasture, Right of; Pasture animals; Livestock brands; Animal marking; Beef cattle--Cow-calf system; LDS Church (Church of...
Mr. Brent Rose talks about his history and ancestry in ranching and his family ranch. He talks about growing up in Park Valley, community events in Park Valley, his various leadership roles and positions within his local community, as well as the...
Mr. Jay Wilde talks about his life living and working on and with the land, and with cattle. He discusses his views on land management, including aforestation, intensive grazing (Allan Savory method). He talks about his cooperation with the Forest...
Wilde, Jay--Interviews; Cattle ranching; Ranchings, Pasture, Right of; Pasture animals; Range management; Grazing; Rivers--Effect of grazing on; Rangelands; Riparian areas--Management; Ecosystem management; Riparian ecology; United States. Forest...
This interview is included in the American Folklore Society Oral History Project held at the Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.*** Oral history interview with Américo Paredes conducted by...
Folklorists--United States--Interviews; Mexican Americans--Texas--Interviews; Texas--Social life and customs;
Cliff Gardner speaks to George and Ruth Parman (via telephone) about their lives ranching in northeastern Nevada. They talk a little about how their families came to be in the area, experiences raising their own family on a ranch, and different...
Marjorie Goodwin interview, conducted by Yuki Arita. Included in the Oral Histories: Scholars of Feminism collection compiled by the AFS Women's Section Oral History Project. This interview is available at the Minds@UW respository at the...
Mr. Blair Francis talks about his family genealogy and history in the Morgan and Rich counties of Utah. He also talks about the history of ranching in the area, as well as his own involvement in ranching throughout his lifetime. Interviewed by...
Francis, Blair--Interviews; Francis, Blair--Genealogy; Ranching; Pasture, Rights of; Cattle rancing; Hay--Harvesting--equipment and supplies;
Mr. Pete Cornia talks about his family history, and his experience growing up on a ranch, and then operating a ranch as an adult. He discusses his views on ranching, education, farming, as well as various other topics. Interviewed by Bob Parson on...
Cornia, Pete--Interviews; Cattle ranching; Haying equipment; Hay—Harvesting—Equipment and supplies; Farm equipment; Pasture, Right of; Beef cattle—Cow-calf system;
Janet Langlois interview, conducted by Michelle Wenzel. Included in the Oral Histories: Scholars of Feminism collection compiled by the AFS Women's Section Oral History Project. This interview is available at the Minds@UW respository at the...
Folklorists--United States--Interviews; Columbia University; Feminism;
Program of the last meeting of the Last Squad Club in Helper, Utah, March 1, 1986. Please see item titled "Photograph of the Last Squadron Club final meeting, March 1, 1986" in this collection for a photograph of the event.
Lee, J. Bracken (Joseph Bracken), 1899-1996; Clubs; Meetings; World War, 1914-1918--Veterans;
4,922 photos, negatives, and slides capturing the extensive research done on other living museums from across North America as well as historical photos of Cache Valley. There are also numerous images of the Jensen Farm featuring staff and students...
Agriculture and Natural Resources; Agriculture; Agriculture -- Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho) -- History -- Photographs.; Historic farms -- Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho) -- Photographs.; Historic farms -- Utah -- Wellsville -- Photographs.;...
Mr. Glenn talks about his childhood and experiences growing up on a ranch in northern Utah and southern Idaho. He talks about his career as a farrier and horse trainer as an adult. Interviewed by Randy Williams on March 5, 2010 at the Glenn Home in...
Mr. Johnson talks about growing up in the Bear Lake area, and growing up on a ranch. He talks about issues with dividing the ranch among the family, as well as issues the family face with their property and state acquisition. Mr. Johnson talks...
Johnson, Scott Nebeker--Interviews; Ranching; Ranch managers; Cattle ranching; Dairy farming; Eggs—Production; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies; Farm equipment; Pastures—Irrigation; Pasture, Right of; Right of property;
Mr. Kent Johnson talks about growing up on a ranch on Bear Lake. He discusses how the family ranch was divided, raising his own family on a ranch, and his current ranching operation. Interviewed by Bob Parson on December 8, 2011 in Rich County,...
Johnson, Kent--Interviews; Bear Lake (Utah and Idaho); Ranching; Cattle ranching; Beef cattle--Cow-calf system; Pasture, Right of; Cattle--Equipment and supplies; Pastures—Irrigation; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies; Ranch managers;
Annual report of the Extension Work, Agicultural Agent, Weber County, State of Utah, 1940, by A.L. Christiansen, Agricultural Extension Agent and Max E. Conrad, Assistant Agricultural Extension Agent. From November 16, 1939 to November 15, 1940....
Lincoln Ellison's journal and field notes written while spending the Fall and Winter of 1932 working for the Forest Service at Missoula, Montana. It includes sketches, graphs, observations, news clippings, and descriptions of his daily activities...
A brief biography of Lincoln Ellison written by his daughter Liane with emphasis placed on his seven years as the director of the Great Basin Branch Experiment Station, a Forest Service Service research facility in the Wasatch Mountains above...
Ellison, Lincoln, 1908- ; Great Basin Branch Experiment Station (Utah)--History; Wilderness areas; United States. Forest Service; Forest experiment stations--Utah; Ecologists--Biography; Ellison, Lincoln, 1908---Bibliography;
General files arranged into record series: correspondence, committee files, reports, consulting, Water Conservancy Districts files, and alphabetical subject files.; Historical Note; Outgoing correspondence from the Director's Office; Chronological...
Agriculture and Natural Resources; Water and Water Rights
Papers of the fifth President of Utah State University, John Andreas Widtsoe. Includes correspondence, reports, memoranda, etc.; Topical.; Biographical Note; Alumni; Alumni Correspondence; Alumni Association; Alumni Banquet and Commencement;...
Education; Colleges and Universities; Dry Farming -- Utah; USU -- Faculty and staff.; USU -- Policies and procedures.; USU -- Administration.; USU -- Strategic planning.; USU -- Goals and objectives.; USU -- Town and gown.; USU -- Tuition.; USU --...
Story of the death of Old Ephraim, a famous grizzly bear in Logan Canyon, and Frank Clark, the man who killed him, as told by George R. Hill to his grandchildren on Thanksgiving evening 1954.
Old Ephraim (Bear) -- Legends; Clark, Frank, 1879-1960; Grizzly bear hunting -- Utah -- Logan Canyon -- Folklore; Grizzly bear -- Cache National Forest (Utah and Idaho) -- History -- 20th century; Grizzly bear -- Utah -- Logan Canyon -- History --...
Mr. Haviland talks about his profession as a horse trainer – how he began, how he’s changed his business over the years, and how he currently runs his business. He also talks about his philosophy on ranching, range management, horse management....
Haviland, Shane--Interviews; Range management; Ranching; Horses—Training; Horse trainers; Dairy cattle; Cows--Milking; Rodeos; Horses—Breeding; Horses--Equipment and supplies;
Sharon talks about her family history in ranching and her adult and married life as a ranching wife. She talks about managing a ranch with her husband, raising their family on a ranch and the differences in raising beef and buffalo. Interviewed by...
Miller, Sharon--Interviews; Cattle ranching; Range management; Ranching; Ranchers; Bison farming; Hay--Harvesting--Equipment and supplies; Pasture, Right of; Pasture animals; Cattle--Predators of--Control;
The papers of the Logan Island Defense Committee represent an attempt by a grassroots organization in Logan, Utah, to stop the building of a hydro-electric dam (currently known as First Dam) on the Logan River, at the mouth of Logan Canyon. This...
Papers concerning College Power Plant : Power, Application to appropriate water, State of Utah Feb. 14, 1919--Application to appropriate water: State Engineer's endorsements, Feb. 19, 1919--Application of Utah Agricultural College to appropriate...
West Cache Irrigation Company minute books: 1961 to 1976. Typescript with some printed items laid in. Founded in 1898, the West Cache Irrigation Company built a large irrigation canal system starting at Riverdale, Idaho and ending in northwest...
West Cache Irrigation Company (Utah)--Records and correspondence; Irrigation canals and flumes--Cache Valley--History;
Watermaster's report, District no. 5, state of Idaho, Bear River for 1944.
Irrigation districts--Idaho--Statistics; Irrigation water--Idaho--Statistics; Irrigation water--Bear River (Utah-Idaho)--Statistics; Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Streamflow--Bear River (Utah-Idaho); Bear Lake (Utah and Idaho);
Le Coucou. Rondo / Claude Daquin, edited and fingured by Louis Oesterle. From Third series (Oeuvres choiseies (a collection of favorite compositions for the pianoforte edited and fingured by eminent masters).
Annual report of extension work, Home Demonstration Agent, Davis County, 1928. Annual reports narrate the Home Demonstration extension work carried out in Davis County,including figures on the number of demonstrations held, fairs at which displays...
Home economics extension work--Publications--Utah--Davis County;
