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ACCN 1562
John Andreas Widtsoe papers
1858-1950
Widtsoe, John Andreas, 1872-1952
1.25 linear feet
The John Andreas Widtsoe papers (1858-1950) contain various articles and professional papers written by Widtsoe. John A. Widtsoe was President of the University of Utah from 1916-1921 and later became an apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Collection materials are in
English.
Biographical Sketch
John Andreas Widtsoe (1872-1952) was born in Norway to John A. and Anna C. Gaarden Widtsoe. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1881 when his widowed mother joined. In 1883 the small Widtsoe family moved to Utah where John A. Widtsoe later attended Brigham Young College in Logan. He eventually went to Harvard for his Master's and obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Goettingen in Germany. Upon returning to Utah he worked in various agricultural experiments before becoming a professor of agriculture at Brigham Young University in Provo. After two years of teaching, he was appointed President of the Utah State Agricultural College (now Utah State University) and later the President of the University of Utah. At the end of his tenure as President of the University of Utah, he was called to be an apostle for the LDS Church, a position which he filled until his death. Throughout his life he was a prolific writer. His book,
Dry Farming, A System of Agriculture for Countries Under Low Rainfall was published in 1911. His many articles encouraged members of the LDS Church to understand the doctrines taught and have an active faith.
The John Andreas Widtsoe papers (1858-1950) contain numerous articles by Widtsoe as well as professional papers. Among these is his dissertation for the University of Goettingen. Most articles concern agriculture or religion.
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Gift of George Durham in 1995 and 1996.
Processed by Stan Larson and Debra Penman in 1997.
Portrait photograph transferred to the Multimedia Section of the Manuscripts Division (P0707).
Widtsoe, John Andreas,1872-1952--Archives
Widtsoe, John Andreas,1872-1952--Photographs
Home and Family
Notebooks
Dissertations
Clippings
Articles
Speeches
Reports
Personal papers and Professional Research
1
1
Personal papers
1922
1
2
Postcards from around the World
1916
1
3
A Journal of John A. Widtsoe
1922
1
4
Posthumously Received Honors
1
5
News Clippings
1924-1938
1
6-11
California Inter-Mountain Weekly News
1936-1937
1
12-14
Chemistry Lab Notebooks
1892-1893
1
15
Chemistry Lecture Notebook
1
16
Course Work at University of Göttingen
1898-1899
1
17
Ph.D. Dissertation
1899
1
18
University Religious Conference Documents
1935-1936
Published Material
2
1
Illustrated Times
1858
2
2-3
The Graphic
1871-1877
3
1
John Widtsoe, "Smaasangbog," Norwegian Song Book
1867
3
2
Magne, Children's Stories about Prohibition
1904
3
3
Reports
1921-1922
3
4
"Don't Waste Water"
3
5
"Education for Necessary Pursuits"
1950
3
6
"Conditions on the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District"
1925
3
7
"Faith under the Atomic Bomb"
1946
3
8
"University Operation during the War and After"
1917
3
9
"Irrigation Development in the West"
1927
3
10
"Mormonism"
3
11
"The Movement of Soil Moisture"
1921
3
12
"Relation between Irrigation Water and Crop Quantity"
1915
3
13
"The School and the People"
1915
3
14
"Seven Claims of the Book of Mormon"