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W.P.A. history of grazing collection, 1680-1941
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Willison, George F. (George Findlay), 1896-1972
- Title
- W.P.A. history of grazing collection
- Dates
- 1680-1941 (inclusive)16801941
- Quantity
- 17 boxes, (7 linear ft. )
- Collection Number
- UUS_COLL MSS 008
- Summary
- Correspondence and historical articles (drafts and completed) accumulated during the creation of the "Utah Chapter" of the Work Projects Administration's (WPA) History of grazing, in cooperation with the Grazing Service of the Department of the Interior. Project was intended as a historical companion volume to serial set #10005, "The western range," and included seventeen state histories focusing on western grazing, from the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 to 1941. Also includes correspondence concerning, and drafts of, the compiled work, edited by George F. Willison.
- 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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Restrictions
Open to public research.
- Languages
- English.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The files of the WPA History of Grazing were accessioned by the Special Collections Department in February 1967 and October 1974 when a second portion, including virtually all of Chapter III,"The Westward Movement," was discovered in files otherwise devoted to Agricultural Experiment Station papers accessioned by University Archives.
Final processing has followed the pattern which we can assume to have been the Willison arrangement in December 1941. Individual state and general project materials have been filed separately. The different sections of the manuscript drafts are filed in the order that they were listed in the proposed outline as established in the circular of June 6, 1940. Though Willison had proposed to develop fourteen chapters for the final book, since the states submitted their individual histories based on the June 6, 1940 outline, he was compelled to put together the first drafts on a seven-chapter outline.*
The original order, numbering system, and section headings as outlined by the June 6, 1940 circular have been processed in the transfer from original folders. The collection is complete as it was transferred to the University with the exception of photographs from Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Texas, Washington, Okla-homa, Oregon, and Nevada which have been transferred from the Manuscript Collection to the Department's general photograph filewhere they comprise numbers A-0430 to A-0532.
*A close reading of the chapter contents show that the expansion from seven to fourteen chapters was to be accomplished largely by subdivision of Chapter IV, "Boom Days on the Western Range, 1866-1886." All of the states, but especially Texas, submitted a major portion of their texts on this twenty-year period. The Texas history was to be almost exclusively used for Chapter IV, "The Mustang, Longhorn, and Merino," and Chapter VIII, "The Long Trail."
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
CopyrightIt is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Permission to publish material from the W.P.A. history of grazing collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
W.P.A. history of grazing collection, 1680-1941 (COLL MSS 008). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Department.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arrangement: Chronological within state.
Acquisition Information
Produced by W.P.A. Federal Writer's Project, given to Utah Agricultural Experiment Station in 1941; transfered to USU Special Collections and Archives in 1967.
Related Materials
Colorado and Washington grazing interview transcripts (COLL MSS 016)
Utah grazing notes (COLL MSS 009)
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Arizona: Correspondence | undated |
1 | 2 | Arizona: Non-project material | undated |
1 | 3 | Arizona: History of grazing (part 1) | undated |
1 | 4 | Arizona: History of grazing (part 2) | undated |
1 | 5 | Arizona and the Southwest: Maps of cattle trails | undated |
1 | 6 | California: Correspondence and non-state15 items material | undated |
1 | 7 | California: Maps, grazing and Section IV,3 items "Advent of Railroads" | undated |
1 | 8 | California (Northern): Master Bibliography typescript and 1st carbon | undated |
1 | 9 | Colorado: Correspondence | undated |
1 | 10 | Colorado: Non-project material | undated |
1 | 11 | Idaho: Correspondence | undated |
1 | 12 | Idaho: Non-project materials | undated |
1 | 13 | Kansas: Correspondence | undated |
1 | 14 | Kansas: Grazing Chapters: Cattle trails, Flint Hills, Territorial, and Post War Era | undated |
1 | 15 | Montana: Correspondence and non-state materials | undated |
1 | 16 | Montana: Trail Maps | undated |
1 | 17 | Montana: Special Range Report | undated |
2 | 1 | Nebraska: Correspondence and Cattle brand data | undated |
2 | 2 | Nevada: Correspondence | undated |
2 | 3 | Nevada: Non-project material | undated |
2 | 4 | New Mexico: Correspondence | undated |
2 | 5 | New Mexico: Non-project materials | undated |
2 | 6 | North Dakota: Correspondence | undated |
2 | 7 | North Dakota: History of grazing, Section IV (original) | undated |
2 | 8 | North Dakota: History of grazing, Section IV (lst carbon) | undated |
2 | 9 | North Dakota: History of grazing, Section 5 & 6 (original) | undated |
2 | 10 | North Dakota: History of grazing, Section 5 & 6 (carbon) | undated |
2 | 11 | North Dakota: History of grazing, Sections VII, VIII, Summary | undated |
2 | 12 | Oklahoma: Correspondence | undated |
2 | 13 | Oregon: Correspondence | undated |
2 | 14 | Oregon: Non-state materials | undated |
3 | 1 | Oregon: History of grazing, Sections I to III | undated |
3 | 2 | Oregon:History of grazing, Section IV | undated |
3 | 3 | Oregon:History of grazing, Section V | undated |
3 | 4 | Oregon:History of grazing, Section VI | undated |
3 | 5 | South Dakota: Correspondence | undated |
3 | 6 | Texas: Correspondence | undated |
3 | 7 | Texas: Non-state material | undated |
3 | 8 | Texas: History of grazing: Growing Crisis on the Range, pp. 5-27 pp. 268-375 | 1886-1917 |
3 | 9 | Texas: History of grazing:The New Era pp. 1-119 | undated |
3 | 10 | Texas: Abstract of laws relating to grazing, 66 pp | 1831-1939 |
3 | 11 | Texas: Cattle brands | undated |
3 | 12 | Texas: History of grazing, partial chapters III, IV | undated |
4 | 1 | Utah: Correspondence | undated |
4 | 2 | Utah: Highlights on grazing history of Forest Services Intermountain Region | undated |
4 | 3 | Utah: Non-project materials | undated |
4 | 4 | Utah: History of grazing, Section I (2 copies, original) | undated |
4 | 5 | Utah: History of grazing, Section I (carbon) | undated |
4 | 6 | Utah: History of grazing, Section II (original) | undated |
4 | 7 | Utah: History of grazing, Section II (carbon) | undated |
4 | 8 | Utah: History of grazing, Section III (original) pp. 1-93 | undated |
4 | 9 | Utah: History of grazing, Section IV (carbon) in complete, pp. 1-93 | undated |
4 | 10 | Utah: History of grazing, Section III (incomplete carbon) pp. 1-93 | undated |
4 | 11 | Utah: History of grazing, Section IV (carbon) 153 pp | undated |
4 | 12 | Utah: History of grazing, Section IV (original, carbon, imcomplete) | undated |
4 | 13 | Utah: History of grazing, Section V (carbon) pp. 1-75 | undated |
4 | 14 | Utah: History of grazing, Section VI (carbon) pp. 1-187 | undated |
4 | 15 | Utah: History of grazing, Section VII (carbon) | undated |
5 | 1 | Washington: Correspondence | undated |
5 | 2 | Washington: History of grazing, partial final chapter and bibliography | undated |
5 | 3 | Wyoming: Correspondence | undated |
5 | 4 | Wyoming: Non-state materials | undated |
5 | 5 | Wyoming: "The Wyoming Frontier" published by employees of Region 10, Grazing Service | undated |
5 | 6 | History of grazing circular (2 copies) | undated |
5 | 7 | The Taylor Grazing Act in operation | undated |
5 | 8 | The Federal Range Code | undated |
5 | 9 | National Forests and Field Offices of U. S. Forest Service | undated |
5 | 10 | Range Research in the United States | undated |
5 | 11 | History of grazing: Bibliographical material and notes | undated |
5 | 12 | History of Grazing: Correspondence | undated |
5 | 13 | History of grazing: Correspondence, suggested outlines, etc | undated |
5 | 14 | History of grazing: Miscellany | undated |
6 | 1 | History of grazing: Bibliographies, National | undated |
6 | 2 | History of grazing: Bibliographies, State | undated |
6 | 3 | Division of grazing: Emergency snow clearing, District 7 and 8 | undated |
6 | 4 | History of grazing: General information | undated |
6 | 5 | The Range Today: A 1-2 Extent and type of range | undated |
6 | 6 | The Range Today: A 1-2 Extent and type of range (cont.) | undated |
6 | 7 | The Range Today: A 1-2 Extent and type of range (cont.) | undated |
6 | 8 | The Range Today: A 1-2 Extent and type of range (cont.) | undated |
6 | 9 | The Range Today: A 3 Economic importance | undated |
6 | 10 | The Range Today: B. Summary view of present practices, historical developments | undated |
6 | 11 | The Range Today: B. 2(c) Crisis on the Range about 1932 | undated |
7 | 1 | II Early Background A. 1 Wildlife | undated |
7 | 2 | II Early Background A. 2 Indians, Use of Range, etc | undated |
7 | 3 | II Early Background A. 3 Natural Stability of the Range | undated |
7 | 4 | II The Range in Colonial Times, The Mustang (pt. 1) | undated |
7 | 5 | II The Range in Colonial Times, The Mustang (pt. 2) | undated |
7 | 6 | II B. The Range in Colonial Times, Old Spanish Southwest: Exploration, trails, etc | undated |
7 | 7 | II B. The Range in Colonial Times, Old Spanish Southwest, Early Settlement (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona) | undated |
7 | 8 | II B. The Range in Colonial Times, Old Spanish Southwest: Missions (Texas, New Mexico etc.) | undated |
7 | 9 | II B. The Range in Colonial Times, Old Spanish Southwest: Ranchos (California) | undated |
7 | 10 | II B. The Range in Colonial Times, Old Spanish Southwest: Vaquero, etc | undated |
7 | 11 | II B. The Range in Colonial times, Old Spanish Southwest: Dominant Personalities | undated |
7 | 12 | II B. The Range in Colonial Times. Old Spanish Southwest: Anglo-American Ranchers | undated |
8 | 1 | II B. The Range in Colonial Times, Old Spanish Southwest (lst Draft) | undated |
8 | 2 | II B. The Range in Colonial Times, Old Spanish Southwest (2nd Draft) | undated |
8 | 3 | II B. The Range in Colonial Times, Old Spanish Southwest (3rd Draft) | undated |
8 | 4 | II C. Indian Territory, Through the Civil War | undated |
8 | 5 | II C. Indian Territory, After the Civil War | undated |
9 | 1 | III Westward Movement, A. Early Exploration | undated |
9 | 2 | III Westward Movement, B. Early Trails | undated |
9 | 3 | III Westward Movement, C. First herds, ranches, markets, etc | undated |
9 | 4 | III Westward Movement, D. Conflict with Indians, etc | undated |
9 | 5 | III Westward Movement, E. Effects of Civil War | undated |
9 | 6 | IV Boom Days, A. L. Accumulation of stock | undated |
9 | 7 | IV Boom Days, A. 2. Growth of market in expanding industrial cities, etc | undated |
9 | 8 | IV Boom Days, A. 3. Advent of Railroads | undated |
9 | 9 | IV Boom Days, B. 1-2. Size and practices of large ranches (pt. 1) | undated |
10 | 1 | IV Boom Days, B. 1-2. Size and practices of large ranches (pt. 2) | undated |
10 | 2 | IV Bovm Days, B. 1-2. Size and practices of the average smaller ranch (pt. 1) | undated |
10 | 3 | IV Boom Days, B. 1-2. Size and practices of the average smaller ranch (pt. 2) | undated |
10 | 4 | IV Boom Days, B. 3-4. Ownership and profits of boom-day ranches | undated |
10 | 5 | IV Boom Days, C. 1. Organization and operation of ranches | undated |
10 | 6 | IV Boom Days, C. 2. Round-ups | undated |
10 | 7 | IV Boom Days, C. 2(e). Brands | undated |
10 | 8 | IV Boom Days, C. 3. Rustlers | undated |
11 | 1 | Boom Days, D. 1. Organization of Great Cattle Drives | undated |
11 | 2 | Boom Days, D. 3(a). Early trails to Baxter Springs, etc. (part 1) | undated |
11 | 3 | Boom Days, D. 3(a). Early trails to Baxter Springs, etc. (part 2) | undated |
11 | 4 | Boom Days, D. 3(b). Abilene Trail | undated |
11 | 5 | Boom Days, D. 3(c). Chisholm Trail | undated |
11 | 6 | Boom Days, D. 3(d). Dodge City Trail | undated |
11 | 7 | Boom Days, D. 3(e). Goodnight Trail | undated |
11 | 8 | Boom Days, D. 3(g). Trails to Northern Plains (part 1) | undated |
11 | 9 | Boom Days, D. 3(g). Trails to Northern Plains (part 2) | undated |
11 | 10 | Boom Days, D. 3(h). Trails in Pacific Northwest | undated |
11 | 11 | Boom Days, D. 3(i). Trails in Pacific Southwest | undated |
11 | 12 | Boom Days, D. Texas Fever, Quarantine | undated |
12 | 1 | Boom Days, D. 4(a). Cow towns - Abilene | undated |
12 | 2 | Boom Days, D. 4(b). Cow towns - Dodge City | undated |
12 | 3 | Boom Days, D. 4(c). Cow towms - General | undated |
12 | 4 | Boom Days, E. 1. The Cowboy - origins, nationality, etc. (part 1) | undated |
12 | 5 | Boom Days, E. 1. The Cowboy - origins, nationality, etc. (part 2) | undated |
12 | 6 | Boom Days, E. l. The Cowboy - origins, nationality, etc. (part 3) | undated |
12 | 7 | Boom Days, E. 3. Cowboy's Accoutrements, shooting irons, etc | undated |
12 | 8 | Boom Days, E. 4. Cowboy Lingo | undated |
12 | 9 | Boom Days, E. 5. Cowboy songs and stories | undated |
12 | 10 | Boom Days, E. 6. "Moonshine" about the cowboy | undated |
12 | 11 | Boom Days, F. Personalities - Miscellaneous (part 1) | undated |
12 | 12 | Boom Days, F. Personalities - Miscellaneous (part 2) | undated |
13 | 1 | IV Boom Days, F. Personalities - Iliff | undated |
13 | 2 | IV Boom Days, F. Personalities - King | undated |
13 | 3 | IV Boom Days, F. Personalities - Miller and Lux | undated |
13 | 4 | IV Boom Days, F. Personalities - Chisum | undated |
13 | 5 | V Crisis on the Range, A. Fall in prices after 1885 | undated |
13 | 6 | V Crisis on the Range, A. Losses from weather (part 1) | undated |
13 | 7 | V Crisis on the Range, A. Losses from weather (part 2) | undated |
13 | 8 | V Crisis on the Range, A. Losses from weather (part 3) | undated |
13 | 9 | V Crisis on the Range, A. Barbed wire (part 1) | undated |
13 | 10 | V Crisis on the Range, B. Barbed wire (part 2) | undated |
13 | 11 | V Crisis on the Range, C. Introduction of sheep (part 1) | undated |
13 | 12 | V Crisis on the Range, C. Introduction of sheep (part 2) | undated |
13 | 13 | V Crisis on the Range, C. Introduction of sheep (part 3) | undated |
13 | 14 | V Crisis on the Range, C. Introduction of sheep (part 4) | undated |
14 | 1 | V Crisis on the Range, C. 3. Sheep grazing practices (part l) | undated |
14 | 2 | V Crisis on the Range, C. 3. Sheep grazing practices (part 2) | undated |
14 | 3 | V Crisis on the Range, C. 3. Sheep grazing practices (part 3) | undated |
14 | 4 | V Crisis on the Range, C. 4. Pioneer Sheepman | undated |
14 | 5 | V Crisis on the Range, C. 5. The Sheepherder | undated |
14 | 6 | V Crisis on the Range, D. Homesteaders (part 1) | undated |
14 | 7 | V Crisis on the Range, D. Homesteaders (part 2) | undated |
14 | 8 | V Crisis on the Range, D. 1. Effect in state as of federal land policies | undated |
14 | 9 | V Crisis on the Range, D. 2. State laws affecting farmers, homesteaders, ranchers, etc | undated |
14 | 10 | V Crisis on the Range, D. 3. Progressive reduction of open range | undated |
14 | 11 | V Crisis on the Range, E. 1. Open Range vs. Big Pasture (part 1) | undated |
14 | 12 | V Crisis on the Range, E. 1. Open Range vs. Big Pasture (part 2) | undated |
14 | 13 | V Crisis on the Range, E. 2. Cowmen vs. Nesters | undated |
14 | 14 | V Crisis on the Range, E. 3. Cowmen vs. Sheepmen | undated |
15 | 1 | V Crisis on the Range, F. Overgrazing (part 1) | undated |
15 | 2 | V Crisis on the Range, F. Overgrazing (part 2) | undated |
15 | 3 | V Crisis on the Range, G. World War Boom | undated |
15 | 4 | VI Toward Conservation, A. Introduction of blooded stock (part 1) | undated |
15 | 5 | VI Toward Conservation, A. Introduction of blooded stock (part 2) | undated |
15 | 6 | VI Toward Conservation, A. Introduction of blooded stock (part 3) | undated |
15 | 7 | VI Toward Conservation, B. Changes in handling stock -- feeding (part 1) | undated |
15 | 8 | VI Toward Conservation, B. Changes in handling stock -- feeding (part 2) | undated |
15 | 9 | VI Toward Conservation, B. Changes in handling stock -- breeding (part 1) | undated |
15 | 10 | VI Toward Conservation, B. Changes in handling stock -- breeding (part 2) | undated |
15 | 11 | VI Toward Conservation, B. Changes in handling stock -- transportation to market | undated |
15 | 12 | VI Toward Conservation, B. Changes in handling stock -- local packing center, etc | undated |
16 | 1 | VI Toward Conservation, C. The Modern Range (part l) | undated |
16 | 2 | VI Toward Conservation, C. The Modern Range (part 2) | undated |
16 | 3 | VI Toward Conservation, C. The Modern Range - 1. Size of herds | undated |
16 | 4 | VI Toward Conservation, C. The Modern Range - 2. Typical rancher, cowhand, etc | undated |
16 | 5 | VI Toward Conservation, D. Stockmen's Associations (part 1) | undated |
16 | 6 | VI Toward Conservation, D. Stockmen's Associations (part 2) | undated |
16 | 7 | VI Toward Conservation, D. Stockmen's Associations (part 3) | undated |
16 | 8 | VI Toward Conservation, D. Stockmen's Assoications (part 4) | undated |
16 | 9 | VI Toward Conservation, E. l(a). Forestry Service (part l) | undated |
16 | 10 | VI Toward Conservation, E. l(a). Forestry Service (part 2) | undated |
16 | 11 | VI Toward Conservation, E. l(a). Forestry Service (part 3) | undated |
16 | 12 | VI Toward Conservation, E. l(b). Indian Service | undated |
16 | 13 | VI Toward Conservation, E. l(c). National Parks | undated |
16 | 14 | VI Toward Conservation, E. l(d). Reclamation (part l) | undated |
16 | 15 | VI Toward Conservation, E. l(d). Reclamation (part 2) | undated |
17 | 1 | VI Toward Conservation, E. 2(a). State livestock | undated |
17 | 2 | VI Toward Conservation, E. 2(b). State livestock laws | undated |
17 | 3 | VI Toward Conservation, E. 3. Crusaders for conservation | undated |
17 | 4 | VII The New Era on the Range: Grazing Service statement on range conditions | 1939 |
17 | 5 | VII The New Era on the Range: Chapter outline | undated |
17 | 6 | VII The New Era on the Range: Grazing Service statement - Final draft | undated |
17 | 7 | VII The New Era on the Range: a) Taylor Grazing Act (part 1) | undated |
17 | 8 | VII The New Era on the Range: a) Taylor Grazing Act (part 2) | undated |
17 | 9 | VII The New Era on the Range: b) Grazing Service | undated |
17 | 10 | VII The New Era on the Range: c) Operation of the Grazing Act | undated |
17 | 11 | VII The New Era on the Range: d) Public reaction to Grazing Act | undated |
17 | 12 | VII The New Era on the Range: e) Federal and state land use programs | undated |
17 | 13 | VII The New Era on the Range - Completed chapter | undated |
17 | 14 | VII The New Era on the Range - Completed chapter | undated |
17 | 15 | VII The New Era on the Range - Completed chapter | undated |
17 | 16 | VII The New Era on the Range - Conclusion | undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Cattle trade--West (U.S.)--History.
- Grazing--West (U.S.)--History.
- Public lands--West (U.S.)--History.
- Range management--West (U.S.)--History.
- Rangelands--West (U.S.)--History.
- Sheep industry--West (U.S.)--History.
- Western range.
Corporate Names
- United States. Grazing Service. (contributor)
- United States. Work Projects Administration (Utah) (contributor)
- Writers' Program (Utah) (contributor)