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Willis Dial Thesis Materials, 1940-1959
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Dial, Willis Aaron
- Title
- Willis Dial Thesis Materials
- Dates
- 1940-1959 (inclusive)19401959
- Quantity
- 1 Box, (0.5 Linear Feet)
- Collection Number
- UUS_COLL MSS 367
- Summary
- This collection consists of research materials for Dial's thesis, "A Study of the Early Industrial Development in Cache Valley."
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Willis A. Dial settled in Logan with his wife and family after having served an LDS mission in Germany. He attended Utah State Agricultural College and graduated with a Master of Science in Education in 1951 before beginning a career as a woodshop teacher at Logan Junior High School.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists of research materials for Dial's thesis, "A Study of the Early Industrial Development in Cache Valley." It includes notes, outlines, transcripts of primary sources, newspaper clippings, typescripts form Daughters of Utah Pioneers files, and correspondence about the thesis and graduate program. There are also drafts of Dial's thesis, as well as two other papers that he wrote, "The Indian and His Influence in the Early Settlement of Cache Valley" and "Chronological Survey of Actvities within Cache Valley to 1884."
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Willis Dial Thesis materials must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Willis Dial Thesis Materials USU_COLL MSS 367, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_COLL MSS 367, USUSCA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Willis Dial Thesis materials, 1940-1959Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Notes and transcriptions from primary sources |
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| 1 | 2 | Transcriptions from primary sources |
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| 1 | 3 | Transcriptions from primary sources |
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| 1 | 4 | Newspaper Clippings on Cache Valley Industries |
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| 1 | 5 | Newspaper Clippings on Cache Valley Industries |
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| 1 | 6 | Transcripts from DUP files |
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| 1 | 7 | Miscellaneous papers |
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| 1 | 8 | Correspondence:Thesis and Graduate Program |
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| 1 | 9 | Thesis Outline |
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| 1 | 10 | The Indian problems in Cache Valley |
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| 1 | 11 | The Indian and his influence in the settlement of Cache Valley |
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| 1 | 12 | Notes |
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| 1 | 13 | Draft of thesis and chronological survey |
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| 1 | 14 | Thesis draft copies |
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| 1 | 15 | A Study of the Early Industrial Development of Cache Valley rough draft |
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| 1 | 16 | References, notes, and guidelines for thesis |
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Academic writing.
- Indians of North America--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History--Sources.
- Industries--Research--Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)
- Industries--Research--Utah.
- Mines and mineral resources--Research--Utah--Cache County.
Corporate Names
- Utah State Agricultural College--Graduate work.
Geographical Names
- Cache County (Utah)--History--Sources
- Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--Economic conditions--Research.
- Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History--Chronology.
- Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History--Sources.
- Franklin County (Idaho)--History--Sources.
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Finding aid/Register created by Melissa Allen and Clint Pumphrey
2012
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