UUS_P0468.xml Guide to the Vanez T. Wilson photograph collection1900-1975 Wilson, (Vanez T.) Finding aid/Register created by Andrew Izatt Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
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©2011 Encoded in oXygen XML editor by Andrew Izatt, 2011 August 23. Finding aid encoded in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition). 2009 Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines. Overview of the Collection UUS_P0468 Vanez T. Wilson photograph collection 1900-1975 Wilson, Vanez T. Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Photograph Collection
Merrill-Cazier Library Utah State University 3000 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-3000 Phone: 435 797-8248 Fax: 435 797-2880 Email: scweb@usu.edu
2 boxes 1.5 feet The Vanez T. Wilson Photograph Collection consists of two scrapbooks and a few loose photographs. Scrapbook I consists mainly of family photos of what appears to be the Budge family. Included are some Wilson family photos of vacations and gatherings as well as a photo of Vanez with actor Wallace Beery. Also in box 1 are group photos of conferences which Mr. Wilson attended as well as a few miscellaneous photos of Mr. Wilson and his work at the Refuge. Scrapbook II primarily consists of newspaper articles which pertain to the Refuge and/or Mr. Wilson. There are also membership cards of the various organizations to which Mr. Wilson belonged. Towards the back are more images of Mr. Wilson and others at work at the Refuge. Material in English

Processed in August of 2011

Donated by Dr. Vanez Wilson in 2011

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Initial Citation: USU_P0468; Vanez T. Wilson Photograph Collection; Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_P0468, USUSCA.

 Biographical Note

Vanez Theurer Wilson was born September 13, 1895 in Logan, Utah. From 1918-1919 Wilson served in the Army and fought in World War I. He received a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Utah State Agricultural College in 1920, majoring in irrigation. On July 14, 1921, he married Margaret Ann Budge in the Logan LDS temple. Together they had five children, four of which survived to adulthood.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree, Mr. Wilson was employed in the private sector for a number of years. In 1927 he began his career with the Department of the Interior, helping to survey and establish what was to become the Bear River Bird Refuge just outside of Brigham City, Utah. He was appointed to be the Refuge Manager on April 1, 1937, a position which he held until his retirement on August 5, 1965.

Mr. Wilson was an active member of his community. He held many leadership positions in the Rotary Club (where he was president for a number of years), the American Legion, the Boy Scouts of America, the Chamber of Commerce, as well as his local LDS congregation where he served in a number of ecclesiastical positions.

The Vanez T. Wilson Photograph Collection consists mainly of two scrapbooks. Scrapbook I consists of family photos of what appears to be the Budge family (the family of Mr. Wilson’s wife) and images from WWI, Utah State University, and Logan Canyon. Included are some Wilson family photos of a vacation to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and gatherings as well as a photo of Vanez with actor Wallace Beery. Also in box 1 are group photos of conferences which Mr. Wilson attended as well as a few miscellaneous photos of Mr. Wilson and his work at the Refuge.

The bulk of Scrapbook II consists of newspaper articles which pertain to the Refuge and/or Mr. Wilson. There are also membership cards of the various organizations to which Mr. Wilson belonged. Towards the back are more images of Mr. Wilson and others at work at the Refuge.

See also the Vanez T. Wilson Papers (MSS 363).

 Fisheries and Wildlife Water and Water Rights Public Works Home and Family Sports and Recreation Images Scrapbooks Wilson, Vanez T., 1895-1977 -- Photographs Wilson, Vanez T., 1895-1977 -- Family -- Photographs Wilson, Vanez T., 1895-1977 -- Societies, etc. -- Collectibles Wilson, Vanez T., 1895-1977 -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs Wilson, Vanez T., 1895-1977 -- Collectibles Wilson, Margaret Ann Budge -- Photographs Wilson, Margaret Ann Budge -- Family -- Photographs. Beery, Wallace Fitzgerald, 1885-1949 -- Photographs Wilson, Margaret Ann Budge -- Photographs Budge family -- Photographs Wilson Family -- Photographs Budge family -- Photographs Utah State University -- Photographs Family vacations -- Yellowstone National Park -- Photographs Family vacations -- Wyoming -- Grand Teton National Park -- Photographs Soldiers -- Photographs Professional associations -- Congresses -- Photographs Ducks -- Utah -- Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge -- Photographs Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah) -- Photographs Logan Canyon (Utah) -- Photographs Scrapbooks Membership cards 1 Scrapbook I undated 1 1-01 A portrait of Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) (wife of Vanez T. Wilson) undated 1 1-02 An unidentified woman with an unidentified child; could possibly be Margaret Ann Budge Wilson; child could possibly be their oldest daughter, Margaret Ann Wilson(?) undated 1 1-03 Two unidentified women on horses; one could possibly be Margaret Ann Budge Wilson undated 1 1-04 to 1-06 Unidentified woman in dress undated 1 1-07 A portrait of Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) undated 1 1-08 A young woman sitting on a donkey; Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) undated 1 1-09 A small photo of a woman; Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) undated 1 1-10 A portrait of a young woman; Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) undated 1 1-11 An unidentified group of people on a sleigh in front of Deseret Mills undated 1 1-12 A young woman in front of a garden undated 1 1-13 to 1-14 A woman holding a child; Margaret S. Budge(?) - mother-in-law of Vanez T. Wilson; child could possibly be Margaret Ann Wilson(?) undated 1 1-15 A woman with a group of children; Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) undated 1 1-16 A young man and woman by stairs; Mack S. Budge (brother-in-law of Vanez T. Wilson)(?) undated 1 1-17 A young woman in a coat undated 1 1-18 A young man in a sailor uniform; Mack S. Budge(?) undated 1 1-19 A group of both men and young men in front of a table; Mack S. Budge(?) in middle undated 1 1-20 A portrait of a woman; Margaret S. Budge(?) undated 1 1-21 A young woman; Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) undated 1 1-22 A woman in front of a porch; Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) undated 1 1-23 Two young boys undated 1 1-24 A young girl in a dress undated 1 1-25 Three young children undated 1 1-26 Three women undated 1 1-27 A young man and a woman undated 1 1-28 A man and woman on a chair undated 1 1-29 Two women posing undated 1 1-30 A woman and a man watching a woman stand on one leg undated 1 1-31 A group of people posing, in a play? undated 1 1-32 Oliver H. Budge and his sons undated 1 1-33 Oliver H. Budge and his sons in their younger years undated 1 1-34 Two men in hats undated 1 1-35 Two men in hats; Mack S. Budge(?) on right undated 1 1-36 Mack S. Smith(?) wearing hat and sunglasses undated 1 1-37 Oliver H. Budge and Margaret S. Smith on a front lawn undated 1 1-38 A group of men reading Student Life newspaper undated 1 1-39 Oliver H. Budge (front, 2nd from left) and Margaret S. Budge (on right of Mr. Budge) with a group of men undated 1 1-40 Oliver H. Budge (front row, third from right) and Margaret S. Budge with a group of men undated 1 1-41 Oliver H. Budge (front row, third from right) with a group of men undated 1 1-42 Two men in suits; Omar S. Budge(?), right undated 1 1-43 Oliver H. Budge and his family in front of a Christmas tree; Berlin(?) undated 1 1-44 A group of men with a group of children undated 1 1-45 Margaret S. Budge posing with her family(?) undated 1 1-46 Mack S. Budge(?), left, and an unidentified man write and work at a typewriter undated 1 1-47 Mack S. Budge(?) stands in front of a tomb undated 1 1-48 A group of adults participating in a wedding(?) undated 1 1-49 A group of adults camping in Logan Canyon? undated 1 1-50 Robert S. Budge(?) in the forest undated 1 1-51 Mack S. Budge(?), far left, and two other unidentified men in front of an LDS meeting place in Germany; Berlin (?) undated 1 1-52 Two boys on a couch reading magazines undated 1 1-53 Margaret S. Budge(?) in front of a window undated 1 1-54 Two unidentified men in coats and hats undated 1 1-55 A bulletin board with the pictures of Oliver H. Budge and his wife and three of his children undated 1 1-56 People playing on a beach, Bear Lake(?) undated 1 1-57 Vanez T. Wilson, right, and unidentified man posing in uniform undated 1 1-58 A group of young men; Vanez T. Wilson(?) on front row on far left undated 1 1-59 A young woman in a white dress with note written "Will Meet You In France. It's me." undated 1 1-60 A portrait of Vanez T. Wilson undated 1 1-61 Actor Wallace Beery (middle) sitting between Vanez T. Wilson (right) and Margaret S. Budge as well as an unidentified man and woman undated 1 1-62 to 1-63 A group of people in front of a cabin in Jackson, Wyoming(?) undated 1 1-64 Vanez T. Wilson as a young man in his WWI army uniform undated 1 1-65 Vanez T. Wilson (right) and an unidentified young man posing in front of a building undated 1 1-66 People on the back of a train undated 1 1-67 Vanez T. Wilson (?) in middle of group of other young men undated 1 1-68 A group of soldiers sitting outside of a wooden building undated 1 1-69 A group of soldiers eating at a table; Vanez Wilson is on left side, fifth from front(?); inscribed on photo is K.P. Bring-On-The-Eats undated 1 1-70 Vanez T. Wilson (right) and another unidentified soldier in their uniforms undated 1 1-71 A group of men around their table ready to eat; Vanez T. Wilson is on right, third from front(?) undated 1 1-72 Two unidentified people looking off the back of a train car undated 1 1-73 A group of soldiers eating; Vanez Wilson is on far right, third from front; Inscribed on photo is "Last Supper, Ft. Logan, Some-life" undated 1 1-74 Vanez T. Wilson(?) on a horse undated 1 1-75 Vanez T. Wilson(?) outside undated 1 1-76 Vanez T. Wilson(?) as a young soldier on a horse undated 1 1-77 An unidentified building undated 1 1-78 Soldiers relaxing undated 1 1-79 A group of soldiers on horses undated 1 1-80 The United States Capitol undated 1 1-81 A group of soldiers on their horses undated 1 1-82 Vanez T. Wilson on his horses undated 1 1-83 Vanez T. Wilson standing on a field undated 1 1-84 The United States Capitol building from another angle undated 1 1-85 Vanez T. Wilson posing on a horse undated 1 1-86 Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?), right, with an unidentified woman in Logan Canyon(?) undated 1 1-87 Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) with Vanez T. Wilson undated 1 1-88 Vanez T. Wilson, far left, with Margaret Ann Budge Wilson with a group of unidentified people undated 1 1-89 Two unidentified women in a field undated 1 1-90 An unidentified group of people in a field undated 1 1-91 Vanez T. Wilson, third from right, with a basketball team undated 1 1-92 Vanez T. Wilson, front row, far right, with a basketball team undated 1 1-93 to 1-95 Vanez T. Wilson posing with friends on the "A" on the USAC campus undated 1 1-96 Vanez T. Wilson(?) posing with a car undated 1 1-97 Vanez T. Wilson, middle posing with friends by a fence undated 1 1-98 Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) wearing a hat undated 1 1-99 An unidentified group of young women near Old Main undated 1 1-100 Two unidentified women posing in the snow undated 1 1-101 Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) in front of Old Main undated 1 1-102 An unidentified group of people posing in a car undated 1 1-103 An unidentified group of men at Ricks Springs undated 1 1-104 An unidentified group of men on a bridge undated 1 1-105 An unidentified group of people sitting on a car undated 1 1-106 Two unidentified men at Ricks Springs undated 1 1-107 A group of people camping undated 1 1-108 A group of people sitting on a horse-drawn buggy undated 1 1-109 An unidentified man standing outside of a car undated 1 1-110 Two unidentified men standing on a bridge undated 1 1-111 Three unidentified men standing outside of a car 1917 1 1-112 Two unidentified men with guns posing on a stump undated 1 1-113 A group of the "Crimson Girls" from Brigham Young College undated 1 1-114 Vanez T. Wilson posing in front of a brick wall undated 1 1-115 An unidentified women standing on a wall undated 1 1-116 An unidentified group of men sitting on a bridge undated 1 1-117 An unidentified of people outside of a house undated 1 1-118 Vanez T. Wilson and Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) on a bridge with the Logan LDS temple in background undated 1 1-119 Vanez T. Wilson(?), right, with an unidentified man on a bridge undated 1 1-120 An unidentified man in a hat undated 1 1-121 A boy running undated 1 1-122 Vanez T. Wilson and Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) undated 1 1-123 A group of men with guitars; Vanez T. Wilson(?) is on far right undated 1 1-124 A group of women posing on the ground undated 1 1-125 Vanez T. Wilson and Margaret Ann Budge Wilson posing together undated 1 1-126 An unidentified woman in a hat undated 1 1-127 A group of young men on a hill undated 1 1-128 A group of young people in what appears to be a play undated 1 1-129 A group of people camping undated 1 1-130 A man (presumably Vanez T. Wilson) posing with his fishing pole in Logan Canyon (?) undated 1 1-131 Logan Canyon undated 1 1-132 Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) with a dog undated 1 1-133 Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) with her children in a tree by a lake undated 1 1-134 Vanez T. Wilson with Margaret Ann Budge Wilson with their car undated 1 1-135 Margaret Ann Budge Wilson with her children showing trout that they have caught undated 1 1-136 to 1-138 Various photos of Jenny Lake(?) undated 1 1-139 Tower Falls in Yellowstone undated 1 1-140 Yellowstone Canyon undated 1 1-141 Margaret Ann Budge Wilson with her children undated 1 1-142 to 1-143 Yellowstone Canyon from other angles undated 1 1-144 A bear on a road undated 1 1-145 Two of the Wilson children sit atop a car(?) undated 1 1-146 Old Faithful undated 1 1-147 A bear cub sitting on the side of the road undated 1 1-148 A geyser erupting; Old Faithful(?) undated 1 1-149 Vanez T. Wilson with his daughter by a lake undated 1 1-150 Cars pass by a bear on the side of the road undated 1 1-151 An unidentified men in a boat undated 1 1-152 Vanez T. Wilson and another man in the "Mud Queen" 1929 Summer 1 1-153 Two unidentified men in a Mud Queen at mouth of Bear River undated 1 1-154 1929 December 16 Men working on River Control structure No. 3 undated 1 1-155 The construction of spillbox at Sta, 452.00 "D" 1929 December 17 1 1-156 Cabins, presumably, at the Bear River Migratory Birds Refuge 1929 December 17 1 1-157 A barrel of fuel being taken from a boat by a dragline, while constructing dike across north bay in Unit 1 Spring 1930 1 1-158 North bay of Unit 1 near Sta. 500.00 looking north along dike April 1930 1 1-159 Vanez T. Wilson, right with unidentified men after hunting ducks undated 1 1-160 A portrait of Mack S. Budge undated 1 1-161 A portrait of Margaret S. Budge, right, Robert S. Budge, and President Oliver H. Budge for their mission undated 1 1-162 A portrait of Omar S. Budge undated 1 1-163 Mack S. Budge, Robert S. Budge(?), and Omar S. Budge posing in front of a building undated 1 1-164 Margaret S. Budge and an unidentified woman in beside a Christmas tree; photo is labeled Berlin 1933 Three unidentified men standing outside of a car 1933 1 1-165 The Budge family undated 1 1-166 An outside party; Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) is on front left and Vanez T. Wilson is on left, third from front undated 1 1-167 A party; Vanez T. Wilson is on front, right and Margaret Ann Budge Wilson sits opposite undated 1 Conference photos undated 1 1 1-2-01 Refuge Manager's Conference held in Albuquerque, NM; Mr. Wilson is on second row, third from right 1952 February 25-29 1 1 1-2-02 Mr. Wilson is on top row, third from right 1954 April 19 1 1 1-2-03 Mr. Wilson is on far right, eight from front (includes a seating chart) 1956 February 6 1 1 1-2-04 Mr. Wilson is standing at back of room on far right(?) (includes a seating chart) 1958 March 10-14 1 1 1-2-05 Refuge Manager's Conference held in Albequerque, NM; Mr. Wilson on table at far left, seventh from front with his head turned towards the back table(?) 1960 February 8-12 1 1 1-2-06 Mr. Wilson is on second row, sixth from left (includes seating chart) 1962 January 15-19 1 1 1-2-07 Mr. Wilson is on second row, third from left 1964 December 4 1 Miscellaneous Photos undated 1 1-3-01 Wilson releasing ducks at the Bear River Migratory Birds Refuge undated 1 1-3-02 Wilson (right) and unidentified man regulating the water levels at th Bear River Migratory Birds Refuge 1946 September 1 1-3-03 Wilson (second from left) and 3 other unidentified men presumably honoring him on his retirement undated 1 1-3-04 to 1-3-09 Various birds found at the Bear River Migratory Birds Refuge undated 1 1-3-10 to 1-03-11 Two postcards featuring birds from the Bear River Migratory Birds Refuge undated 1 1-3-12 Vanez Wilson (second from right) and 4 other unidentified men from the BLM at the Bear River Bird Refuge 1960 May 1 1-3-13 An unidentified man hands Mr. Wilson (right) his final paycheck undated 2 Scrapbook II undated 2 2-01-01 Mr. Wilson at his desk between two stuffed ducks undated 2 2-01-02 Geese at the Bear River Migratory Birds Refuge walking on a bridge. undated 2 2-01-03 Mr. Wilson pointing at a map of the United States and Canada. undated 2 2-01-04 Mr. Wilson releasing ducks back into the bird refuge. undated 2 2-01-05 Mr. Wilson (left) and an unidentified man administer medicine to duck. undated 2 2-01-06 Mr. Wilson (left) and an unidentified man giving an injection to a duck. undated 2 2-01-07 Mr. Wilson (far left) with a group of men in a laboratory. undated 2 2-01-08 Mr. Wilson (far left) oversees the work of two men treating sick ducks. undated 2 2-01-09 An unidentified man looks through a microscope. undated 2 2-01-10 Mr. Wilson (left) holds a duck while it is administered an injection by an unidentified man. undated 2 2-01-11 An unidentified man administers an injection into a duck. undated 2 4-12 An unidentified man removes a band off of a duck's leg. undated 2 2-01-13 An unidentified man removes a band off of a duck's leg. undated 2 2-01-14 Ducks sit in a holding pen. undated 2 2-01-15 A group of ducks huddle together. undated 2 2-01-16 An unidentified man releases a duck into the water. undated 2 2-01-17 Three men (unidentified) on a boat collect ducks from the water. undated 2 2-01-18 Three men (unidentified) collect ducks. undated 2 2-01-19 Several ducks lie dead from botullism. undated