UUS_3p1s5.xml Guide to the President John A. Widtsoe Papers 1892-1924 Widtsoe, (John Andreas) President papers 1892-1924 Finding aid updated by Abbie Chesley and Kelly Rovegno Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008 Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives ©2008, 2023, 2025
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-06-30. 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. 2023 Finding aid inventory reorganized and condensed, front matter context added 2025 Accession added Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives President John A. Widtsoe Papers Widtsoe, John Andreas, 1872-1952 UUS_3.1/5 41.5 linear feet 90 boxes 1892-1924 John A. Widtsoe was the fifth president of the Utah Agricultural College, now known as Utah State University from 1907 to 1916. This collection documents his time as President and includes papers concerning his administrative duties and other notable activities like his involvement in the dry-farming congress. Material in English

A native of Daloe, Norway, John Andreas Widtsoe immigrated to the United States with his mother and younger brother Osbourne after converting to Mormonism. They arrived in Logan, Utah in November 1883. In 1889, Widtsoe entered the Brigham Young College, under the tutelage of BYC President Joseph M. Tanner. Tanner later served as President of the UAC from 1894 to 1899. Tanner helped effectuate Widstoe's attendance at Harvard University, where he graduated in 1894. After graduation, Widtsoe returned to Logan to head Chemistry work for Agricultural Experiment Station. In 1898, he enrolled at the University of Goettingen, Germany, and was awarded a Ph.D in 1899. Also in 1898, Widtsoe married Leah Eudora Dunford, whom he had first met while in Cambridge, England five years earlier. In 1900, the couple returned to Logan, where Widtsoe became Director of the Experiment Station.

Following the resignation of his mentor Joseph M. Tanner from the UAC presidency, a minority of the college's Board of Trustees championed Widtsoe as his successor. The board divided over Widtsoe's candidacy, with the majority supporting William J. Kerr. Widstoe continued directing the Experiment Station through 1905, when a disagreement with Kerr resulted in his dismissal. For the next two years, Widtsoe directed his energy to establishing an agricultural program at Brigham Young University in Provo. In 1907, he returned to Logan as the newly elected President of the UAC.

Widtsoe assumed the presidency amidst controversy, as the Board of Trustees again divided on his candidacy. This time, however, the Board supported his candidacy, and rather elected to dismiss President Kerr. Widtsoe also began his tenure as president following a legislative mandate that had restricted the College's curriculum. After 1907, the College was mandated to concentrate on agriculture, mechanical arts and domestic science, and was prohibited from offering courses in engineering, law, medicine or pedagogy, a curriculum that the State Legislature viewed as more appropriately being offered at the University of Utah.

Widtsoe served as College President through 1915, when he was selected to become the President of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

This collection includes Widtsoe's correspondence that occurred while he served as the President of the Utah Agricultural College that document his presidential and administrative duties some of which includes student affairs, employment, commencement and communication with other universities and schools. His involvement in the Agricultural Experiment station, communication to local and federal government agencies, and his discussions concerning railroads in the western United States are also featured in this collection. Also included, are papers concerning Widtsoe's interest in Dry Farming and Irrigation, notably his participation in the international Dry-farming Congress and the publication and drafts of his book on Dry Farming.

This collection is arranged into five Series and several sub series.

I. University Departments, operations, and correspondence: includes the sub-series Alumni, Applications and Staff Appointments, Board of Educations and Superintendent of Public Instruction, Board of Trustees, Construction, Buildings, and Grounds, Business Relations, Student Affairs and Student Employment, Commencement and Baccalaureate, University Departments, Extension, Agricultural Experiment Stations, Faculty, Letters, Inquiries to the President, and Assorted Correspondence by Topic or date

II. Dry Farming and Irrigation

III. Special Conferences and Institutes

IV. University Marketing and Recruitment: includes the sub-series Newspapers, Advertisements, and Brochures, ACU Publications and other Publishers, and Schools and College Recruitment

V. External Organizations: includes the sub-series Railroads, Government Agencies and Organizations, Other Universities and Colleges, and Religious Groups

VI. Personal files

Access to some files is restricted. Not available through interlibrary loan.

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the John A. Widtsoe Papers must be obtained from the University Archivist and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Initial Citation:3.1/5; John A. Widtsoe Papers; University Archives Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:3.1/5, USUSC.

Originally filed in the President's Office and later accessioned into University Archives

Processed in 2008, reprocessed in 2023.

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USU--History (President's Office) USU--Graduation USU--Finance USU--Enrollment--Statistics USU--Diversity USU--Development USU--Councils and committees USU--Commencement USU--Business affairs USU--Budgets USU--Awards and honors USU--Athletics (Intercollegiate) USU--Alumni I. University Departments, operations, and correspondence Alumni 1894-1916 Alumni 1908-1916 1 1 Alumni Association 1894-1915 1 2 Alumni banquet and commencement 1908-1909 1 3 Applications and Staff Appointments 1903-1919 Irrigation and Drainage 1908-1910 2 1 Irrigation and Drainage 1980-1910 2 2 Irrigation and Drainage 1908-1910 2 3 Irrigation and Drainage 1980-1910 2 4 Application for professor of Horticulture 1910 2 5 Application for Irrigation Engineer 1908-1910 2 6 Applications 1906-1909 2 7 Applications 1910-1912 2 8 Applications 1907-1909 2 9 Applications 1906-1909 2a 1 Applications 1904-1909 2a 2 Teaching Agencies 1906-1915 2a 3 Teaching Agencies 1906-1915 2a 4 Employment Inquires 1907-1916 2a 5 Employment Inquires 1907-1916 2a 5a Administration offices 1915 3 01 Agronomy 1907-1916 3 02 Agriculture 1907-1916 3 03 Soils and Physical Geology 1910-1911 3 04 Agricultural Economics 1912-1915 3 05 Animal Husbandry 1908-1916 3 06 Art 1907-1909 3 07 Biological Sciences 1910-1912 3 08 Biological Sciences 1911-1917 3 09 Physical Education 1907-1913 3 10 Botany 1908-1914 3 11 Carpentry 1907-1909 3 12 Cemistry 1907-1916 3 13 Commerce Department 1907-1916 3 14 Dairy Husbandry 1906-1912 3 15 Domestic Science 1907-1914 3 16 Domestic Arts 1907-1915 3 17 Economics 198-1913 4 1 Engineering 1908-1916 4 2 English 1903-1915 4 3 Experiment Station 1909 4 4 Extension service 1914-1915 4 5 Food and dietetics 1913-1914 4 6 Blacksmithing 1907-1913 4 7 Geology 1907-1912 4 8 History 1907-1912 4 9 Horseshoeing 1911 4 10 Horticulture 1907-1915 4 11 Irrigation and drainage 1907-1915 4 12 Languages 1907-1915 4 13 Library 1909-1912 4 14 Industrial Art 1913 4 15 Math 1908-1915 4 16 Mechanical Arts 1909-1913 4 17 Biology and Zoology 1908 4 18 Music 1909-1916 4 19 Physics 1908-1909 4 20 Political Science 1904-1909 4 21 Poultry 1907-1914 4 22 Publicity department 1913-1914 4 23 Stenograph 1912-1915 4 24 Teaching agencies 1909-1916 4 25 Assorted departments 1907-1919 4 26 Job Bureau 1914-1916 4 27 School of Commerce 1910-1911 5 1 Placement Center 1913-1915 5 2 Home Economics and Extension 1913-1914 5 3 Regitrars Office 1914 5 4 Chemistry 1910-1911 5 5 Agricultural Engineering and Draftsman 1910-1911 5 6 Horticulture 1909-1911 5 7 Veterinary Science 1910 5 8 Languages 1910-1911 5 9 Mathmatics 1909-1911 5 10 Animal Husbandry 1910-1911 5 11 Mechanical Arts 1908-1910 5 12 Art 1910-1911 5 13 English and Speech 1910-1912 5 14 History 1910-1912 5 15 Domestic Science 1907-1911 5 16 Cedar City Business and Roy F. Homer 1913-1914 5 17 Cedar City Business 1914-1916 5 18 Board of Education and Superintendent of public instruction 1910-1916 Board of Education 1910-1916 6 1 State Department of Public Instruction 1914-1915 6 2 Superintendent of Public Instruction 1912-1915 6 3 Board of Trustees 1907-1916 Registrars 1909-1913 7 1 John T. Caine and Registrar 1907-1909 7 2 Registrars Report 1909-1911 7 3 Registrars Report 1909-1911 7 3a Registrars Report 1907-1909 7 4 Budget 1910-1913 7 5 Budget 1911-1914 7 6 Budget Equipment and Supplies 1911 7 7 Budget Estimates for Intructional Departments 1907-1908 7 8 Correspondence 1911-1914 7 9 Experiment Station 1907-1915 8 1 Biennial Report 1912 8 2 Correspondence to the Board 1909-1916 8 3 Board Minutes 1911-1915 8 4 Board Meetings 1908-1912 8 5 Typescript Bulletin, XIV, 4, Biennial Report 1912 8 6 Board Minutes 1911 8 7 By laws of Board 1903-1905 8 8 Secretary Bexbell and Coburn 1907-1909 8 9 Correspondence with Secretary John L. Coburn 1907-1909 8 10 Correspondence between the Secretary and The Preisdent John Widstoe 1910-1912 9 1 President of the Board Lorenzo N. Stohl 1910-1912 9 2 President of the Board Lorenzo N. Stohl 1909 9 2a Secretary Papers 1909-1911 9 3 Report to the President of the Board of Trustees 1907 9 4 Board of Trustees meeting Minutes and Correspondence 1907-1909 9 5 John Dern 1912-1913 9 6 John Dern 1913-1915 9 6a John Dern 1910-1912 9 6b Angus T. Wright 1913 9 7 Angus T. Wright 1911-1912 9 7a Susa Young Gates 1908-1915 9 8 Correspondence to Susa Young Gates concerning A. C. U. 1909 9 8a John C. Sharp 1912-1915 9 9 John C. Sharp 1909-1912 9 9a John C. Sharp and assorted correspondence 1907-1909 9 9b Lorenze N. Stohl 1914-1915 9 10 Lorenze N. Stohl 1910-1912 9 10a Joseph Quinney correspondence with President Widstoe 1910-1914 9 11 J. W. N. Whitecotton 1913 9 12 J. W. N. Whitecotton 1910-1911 9 12a John Q. Adams 1913 9 13 John Q. Adams 1910-1911 9 13a Hazel Love Dunford 1913 9 14 Elizabeth C. McCune 1913 9 15 Elizabeth C. McCune 1910-1911 9 15a George T. O'Dell 1913-1916 9 16 Thomas Smart 1911-1913 9 17 Thomas Smart 1909-1911 9 17a J. A. Hyde 1911 9 18 Charles S. Tingey 1911 9 19 J. M. Peterson 1911 9 20 Thomas Mathouihab 1909-1912 10 1 Thomas Mathouihab 1909-1912 10 1a John L. Coburn 1912-1915 10 2 John L. Coburn 1909-1912 10 2a Construction, Buildings, and Grounds 1907-1916 Auditorium Tower 1912 11 1 Night Watchman 1908-1916 11 2

Night watchman seems to be a job postion

 Main Building 1911-1916 11 3 Main Building 1911-1916 11 3a Repairs on Main Building 1910-1911 11 4 Power plant 1911-1913 11 5 Equipment 1909-1913 11 6 Insurance 1908-1912 11 7 R.O. Larsen, Superintendent of Buildings 1909-1912 11 8 Charles Blatt, Superintendent of Plants and Grounds 1907-1912 11 9 Heating Plant 1911 11 10 Inventory of President's Office 1911-1912 11 11 Jones' "Stokers" 1910-1911 11 12 Janitors 1907-1909 11 13 Heat Regulators 1908-1909 11 14 Green House 1908-1916 11 15 Architects 1909-1916 12 1 Domestic Science 1908-1911 12 2 Remodelling 1909 12 3 Chemistry Building 1913-1915 12 4 Correspondence concerning construction materials 1909-1915 12 5 Bids for Construction 1909-1912 12 6 Gustav Stickley 1909 12 7

correspondence concerning constructing five buildings on campus

 Gymnasium Construction 1910-1914 12 8 Budget for Greenhouse Construction 1907-1916 12 9 Tennis Courts 1913 12 10 Women's Building Remodel 1908-1909 12 11 Power Plant 1907-1909 12 12 Buisness Relations 1907-1916 Assorted Correspondence 1907 13 1 Assorted Correspondence 1908 13 2 Assorted Correspondence 1909 13 3 Assorted Correspondence 1910 13 4 Assorted Correspondence 1911 14 1 Assorted Correspondence 1911 14 2 Assorted Correspondence 1911 14 2a Assorted Correspondence 1913 14 3 Assorted Correspondence 1914 14 4 Assorted Correspondence 1915 14 5 Assorted Correspondence 1916 14 6 Student Affairs and Student Employment 1907-1915 Student Health 1911 15 1 Student Committees and Entertainment 1907-1908 15 2 Assorted Correspondence and list of graduates 1908-1909 15 3 Commitee on debating 1913 15 4 U.A.C meeting minutes 1912 15 5

includes information about the Intercollegiate Athletics

 Student Body Organization 1908-1913 15 6

includes the commitee Constitution, Budget, and Correspondence

 Applications for Loans 1911-1913 15 7 Dormitory Petition 1907-1916 15 8 Athletics and Recreation 1911-1916 15 9 Science Club memos 1907-1916 15 10 Correspondence concerning the lighting of the "A" on Old Main Tower 1910-1912 15 11 Drama Club 1907-1913 15 12 Buzzer and Student Life 1907-1912 15 13 Graduate Employment 1907-1913 15 14 Applications for Domestic Science 1908-1914 16 1 Dry Farming Congress 1913-1915 16 2 Dormitories 1907-1908 16 3 Student Rating for Graduation 1911-1913 16 4 Student Employment 1910-1915 16 5 Work Promised Students 1912-1913 16 6 Student Body Council 1912-1913 16 7 International Students and Correspondence with Mirza Ali Kuli Khan 1909-1916 16 8 University Recognition and Awards 1910-1914 16 9 Assorted Correspondence by year 1915 16 10 Assorted Correspondence by year 1915 16 10a Assorted Correspondence by year 1916 16 11 Assorted Correspondence by year 1907-1910 17 1 Assorted Correspondence by year 1911 17 2 Assorted Correspondence by year 1913 17 3 Assorted Correspondence by year 1912 17 3a Assorted Correspondence by year 1913 17 4 Assorted Correspondence by year 1913 17 4a Assorted Correspondence by year 1914 17 5 Assorted Correspondence by year 1914 17 5a Assorted Correspondence by year 1914 17 5b Committee on Student Employment 1911 18 1 Committee on Student Employment 1911 18 1a Committee on Student Employment 1912 18 2 Committee on Student Employment 1913 18 3 Committee on Student Employment 1914 18 4 Committee on Student Employment 1914 18 4a Committee on Student Employment 1915 18 5 Commencement and Baccalaureate 1907-1916 Commencement 1907-1916 23 1a Commencement 1907-1916 23 1b Commencement 1907-1916 23 1c University Departments 1907-1916 Art 1907-1914 26 1 Home Economics 1909-1913 26 2 School of Commerce 1907-1913 26 3 Mathematics 1908-1913 26 4 Accounting 1910-1912 26 5 Landscape Architecture 1910-1911 26 6 Civil Engineering 1907-1913 26 7 Physics 1910-1912 26 8 Physiology and Bacteriology 1907-1912 26 9 Zoology and Entomology 1908-1913 26 10 Poultry 1907-1909 26 11 Veterinary Science 1907-1913 26 12 Languages 1908-1912 26 13 English 1907-1912 26 14 Music 1908-1913 26 15 Botany 1908-1912 27 1 Geology 1908-1913 27 2 Agronomy 1909-1911 27 3 Mechanical Arts 1909-1916 27 4 Domestic Science 1907-1912 27 5 Horticulture 1908-1912 27 6 Chemistry 1907-1915 27 7 Resignations 1907-1915 27 8 Alumni Association 1910 28 1 Faculty 1910 28 2 Rules of the Faculty 1910 28 3 Frank L. West, School of General Science 1907-1913 28 4 Experiment Station 1908-1909 28 5 Supplies and Equipment 1908-1911 28 6 Funk and Wagnall's 1908-1909 28 7 Departmental Budget 1912 28 8 LeGrande Humpherys 1915-1916 28 9 Dr. George R. Hill 1915-1916 28 10 John T. Caine 1912-1914 28 11 Franklin S. Harris 1915-1916 28 12 Board Report 1907-1908 28 13 Maintenance 1908-1909 28 14 Extension Service 1912-1913 28 15 Fine Arts 1907-1909 28 16 Physical Education undated 28 17 Animal Husbandry 1909-1916 28 18 Animal Husbandry 1909-1916 28 18a Military Ball 1912 28a 1 Military Science and Tactics 1910-1912 28a 2 Department of War 1915-1916 28a 3 Military Science Assorted Correspondence 1907-1916 28a 4 Military Science Assorted Correspondence 1907-1916 28a 4a Registrar Reports 1910-1911 28a 5 Registrar 1908-1916 28a 6 Registrar 1908-1916 28b 1 Library 1909-1912 28b 2 Library 1912-1913 28b 3 Library 1907-1913 28b 4 Ray B. West Athletics Committee 1910-1912 28b 5 Athletics 1907-1911 28b 6 Athletics 1907-1911 28b 6a Athletics 1912-1913 28b 7 Athletics 1915-1916 28b 8 Athletics 1914 28b 9 Extension 1907-1916 Jordan District 1913-1915 29 1 Granite District 1909-1915 29 2 Farmer's Institute 1910-1911 29 3 Registration and Courses 1912-1915 29 4 Registration and Courses 1912-1915 29 4a Registration 1913-1914 29 4b Farmer's Day 1911 29 5

Ogden Chataugua Association

 L.M. Winsor 1911-1913 29 6 Farmer's "Round Up" 1911-1912 29 7 Farmer's "Round Up" 1911-1912 29 7a Farm Management Divison 1912-1913 29 8 Lewis H. Merrill 1913-1914 30 1 Lewis H. Merrill 1911-1912 30 1a Lewis H. Merrill 1911-1912 30 1b Assorted Correspondence 1907 30 2 Assorted Correspondence 1908 30 3 E. G. Peterson 1913 30 4 E. G. Peterson 1914 30 5 E. G. Peterson 1914 31 1 E. G. Peterson 1915 31 2 E. G. Peterson 1915 31 2a E. G. Peterson 1916 31 3 Assorted Correspondence 1908 32 1 Assorted Correspondence 1909 32 2 Assorted Correspondence 1910 32 3 Assorted Correspondence 1911 32 4 Assorted Correspondence 1912 32 5 Assorted Correspondence 1913 32 6 Assorted Correspondence 1913 32 7 Assorted Correspondence 1914 32 8 Assorted Correspondence 1915 32 9 Agricultural Experiment Stations 1907-1916 Irrigation and Drainage 1908-1909 33 1 Bacteriology 1912-1913 33 2 Southern Utah 1908 33 3 M.S. Bulletin 1910-1913 33 4 Stations and Institutes 1907-1909 33 5 Stations and Institutes 1907-1909 33 5a United States Department of Agriculture 1909-1912 33 6 Assorted Correspondence 1907-1909 33 7 W. W. McLaughlin 1907-1909 33 8 John T. Cain III 1907-1909 33 9 E. D. Ball 1907-1912 33 10 Assorted Correspondence 1907-1916 33 11 Assorted Correspondence 1912-1916 33 12 Correspondence Concerning Irrigation Publication 1911-1912 33 13 Experiment Station Outline of Work 1909-1911 33 14 Department needs and Office files 1910-1911 33 15 Joseph T. Atkin 1907-1909 34 1 Cattle Inventory 1908-1909 34 2 Fertilizers 1909 34 3 Veterinary Science 1907-1909 34 4 Assorted Correspondence 1907 34 5 Assorted Correspondence 1908 34 6 Assorted Correspondence 1909 34 7 Assorted Correspondence 1910 34 8 Assorted Correspondence 1911 34 9 Assorted Correspondence 1912 34 10 Assorted Correspondence 1913 34 11 Assorted Correspondence 1914 34 12 Assorted Correspondence 1915 34 13 Salary and Budgets 1907-1912 35 1 Office Files 1912-1914 35 2 The movement of soil moisture by Willard Gardner and John A. Widtsoe 1921 March 3 35 3 Faculty 1907-1921 Daily Programs 1912 36 1 Daily Programs 1910-1911 36 2 Daily Programs 1912 36 3 Daily Programs 1911 36 4 Daily Programs 1913 36 5 Daily Programs 1913 36 6 Time Cards undated 36 7 Time Cards undated 36 8 Department Reports 1911-1912 36 9 Data Repots 1907-1908 36 10 General Information 1908-1921 36 11 Letters 1907-1916 Letters of Introduction 1908-1916 37 1 Letters of Absence 1909-1912 37 2 Civil Service 1913 37 3 Letters of Recommendation 1907-1913 37 4 Letters of Recommendation 1911-1912 37 5 Letters of Recommendation 1911-1912 37 6 Letters of Recommendation 1913 37 7 Letters of Recommendation 1914 38 1 Letters of Recommendation 1915-1916 38 2 Invitations off campus 1914-1915 38 3 Invitations 1912-1916 38 4 Letters of Thanks 1910-1916 38 5 Inquires to the President 1907-1916 Correspondence related to admission and University course catalog 1908 66 1

Materials were orginally filed under #302, includes assorted Correspondence

 Correspondence related to admission and University course catalog 1908 66 1a

Materials were orginally filed under #302, includes assorted Correspondence

 Correspondence related to admission and University course catalog 1909 66 2

Materials were orginally filed under #302, includes assorted Correspondence

 Correspondence related to admission and University course catalog 1909 66 2a

Materials were orginally filed under #302, includes assorted Correspondence

 Correspondence related to admission and University course catalog 1909 66 2b

Materials were orginally filed under #302, includes assorted Correspondence

 Correspondence related to admission and University course catalog 1909 66 3

Materials were orginally filed under #302, includes assorted correspondence, see box 67 folder 1

 Correspondence related to admission and University course catalog 1909 67 1

Materials were orginally filed under #302, includes assorted Correspondence

 Correspondence related to admission and University course catalog 1909 67 2

Materials were orginally filed under #302, includes assorted Correspondence

 Correspondence related to admission and University course catalog 1909 67 2a

Materials were orginally filed under #302, includes assorted Correspondence

 Correspondence related to admission and University course catalog 1909 67 2b

Materials were orginally filed under #302, includes assorted Correspondence

 Correspondence related to admission and University course catalog 1910 67 3

Materials were orginally filed under #302, includes assorted Correspondence

 Correspondence related to admission and University course catalog 1910 67 3a

Materials were orginally filed under #302, includes assorted correspondence, see box 68 folder 1 and 1a

 Correspondence related to admission and University course catalog 1910 68 1

Materials were orginally filed under #302, includes assorted Correspondence

 Correspondence related to admission and University course catalog 1910 68 1a

Materials were orginally filed under #302, includes assorted Correspondence

 Assorted Correspondence 1907 68 2 Assorted Correspondence 1907 68 2a Assorted Correspondence 1909 68 3 Correspondence related to admission and University course catalog 1911 69 1

Materials were orginally filed under #302, includes assorted Correspondence

 Correspondence related to admission and University course catalog 1911 69 1a

Materials were orginally filed under #302, includes assorted Correspondence

 Correspondence related to admission and University course catalog 1911 69 2

Materials were orginally filed under #302, includes assorted Correspondence

 Correspondence related to admission and University course catalog 1911 69 2a

Materials were orginally filed under #302, includes assorted Correspondence

 Assorted Correspondence 1916 69 3 Assorted Correspondence 1910 70 1 Assorted Correspondence 1910 70 1a Assorted Correspondence 1910 70 1b Assorted Correspondence 1912 70 2 Assorted Correspondence 1912 70 2a Assorted Correspondence 1912 70 2b Assorted Correspondence 1913 71 1 Assorted Correspondence 1913 71 1a Assorted Correspondence 1913 71 1b Assorted Correspondence 1913 71 1c Assorted Correspondence 1908 71 2 Assorted Correspondence 1914 72 1 Assorted Correspondence 1914 72 1a Assorted Correspondence 1914 72 1b Assorted Correspondence 1914 72 1c Assorted Correspondence 1912 72 2 Assorted Correspondence 1912 72 2a Assorted Correspondence 1912 72 2b Assorted Correspondence 1911 72a 1 Assorted Correspondence 1915 72a 2 Assorted Correspondence 1915 72a 2a Assorted Correspondence 1915 72a 2b Assorted Correspondence 1915 72a 2c Request for Widtsoe's book on dry farming 1912 73 1 Request for catalog 1912-1913 73 2 Winter Advertising 1908-1914 73 3 Work Promised 1911 73 4 Employment 1907-1909 73 5 Employment 1907-1909 73 5a Employment 1907-1909 73 5b Employment 1910-1912 73 6 Employment 1910-1912 73 6a Assorted materials and Correspondence by topic or date 1892-1924 Assorted Correspondence 1910-1913 74 1 Assorted Correspondence 1910-1913 74 1a Assorted Correspondence 1910-1913 74 1b Assorted Correspondence 1910-1916 74 2 Assorted Correspondence 1910-1916 74 2a Rocky Mountain Farming Financial Papers 1906-1907 75 1 Summer School and Summer Session Correspondence and Financial Papers 1914-1915 75 2 Agricultural College of Utah Extension Division Correspondence with Relief Societies 1912-1914 75 3

Relief Society is a LDS organization

 Hazel L. Dunford 1915 75 4

Hazel is the first "Woman's Advisor" for the UAC adminstration

 Recruitment 1913-1915 75 5 Club Membership list 1913 75 6 Budget Correspondence 1913-1915 75 7 J. P. May 1914 75 8 Correspondence concerning the sale of livestock 1914 75 9 Correspondence concerning publication of an Elementary Agricultural 1912 75 10 Agricultural college of Utah Registrar's reports and correspondence 1914-1915 75 11 College regulation Council records 1892 75 12 Correspondence with Robert Miller 1914 75 13 Summer School 1908-1913 76 1 Lists of Catalog held for Picture book 1914 76 2 Lists of Catalog held for Picture book 1914 76 2a Agricultural Homestead Act and Related Matters 1907-1913 76 3 Agricultural Homestead Act and Related Matters 1907-1913 76 3a Agricultural Homestead Act and Related Matters 1907-1913 76 3b Assorted Correspondence 1907-1916 77 1 Assorted Correspondence 1907-1916 77 1a Assorted Correspondence 1910 77 2 The Ortel Press Columbia vs. US materials 1912 77 3 Assorted postcards and mail 1908-1915 77 4 Assorted postcards and mail 1908-1915 77 4a Recruitment 1912-1914 78 1 Resignations 1912-1915 78 2 Rhodes Scholarship Trust 1908-1909 78 3 Star Valley 1914-1915 78 4 Stock Exchange 1908-1911 78 5 Summer School 1909-1914 78 6 Watterson R. Rothacker 1911 78 7 World War I 1915-1916 78 8 UEA 1909-1915 78 9 Utah State Educational Code Commision 1915 78 10 Utah State Fair 1910-1915 78 11 Utah Schools Committee on Credit 1915 78 12 Assorted Correspondence 1913-1914 78 13 Assorted Correspondence 1911-1912 78 14 Assorted Correspondence 1907-1910 78 15 Assorted Correspondence 1915-1916 78 16 Assorted Correspondence 1917 78 17 Assorted Correspondence 1921-1924 78 18 John L. Coburn 1913-1915 79 1

John L. Coburn was the secretary to President Widtsoe

 John L. Coburn 1913-1915 79 1a John L. Coburn 1913-1915 79 1b John L. Coburn 1913-1915 79 1c John L. Coburn 1907-1916 79 2 John L. Coburn 1907-1916 79 2a John L. Coburn 1907-1916 79 2b John L. Coburn 1907-1916 79 2c Inventory of President's Office 1910 79 3 Secretary's Reports 1910-1911 79 4 Alumni 1912 80 1 Auxillary Organizations 1907-1916 80 2 Cafeteria 1909-1911 80 3 Carnegie Foundation 1908-1909 80 4 Commerce 1909-1912 80 5 Consolidation 1907-1916 80 6 Creamery 1912-1913 80 7 County Fairs and Livestock Judging 1911 80 8 Health City and State 1909-1910 80 9 Inquires to President 1912-1915 80 10 Invitations 1907-1913 80 11 J. B. Fairbanks 1907-1916 80 12 J. L. Horne 1914 80 13 L. H. Bailey 1912-1914 80 14 Letters of Thanks 1908-1913 80 15 Logan City 1907-1916 80 16 National Cooper Bank 1911-1913 80 17 NEA 1910-1913 80 18

Probably refers to National Educational Association

 Political Parties 1911-1915 80 19 Assorted Correspondence 1907 81 1 Assorted Correspondence 1908 81 2 Winter Advertising 1912-1914 81 3 Norwegian Memorial Fund 1913-1914 81 4 J. B. Fairbanks 1910-1912 81 5 John Fletcher 1909-1912 81 6 Van Wagner and Carrington Widtsoe 1913-1916 81 7 University Work Published 1911-1913 81 8 Willard Laugton 1912 81 9 Reuben Hill 1912 81 10 Secretary and President Correspondence 1911-1915 81 11 Urgent Correspondence 1911-1912 81 12 Assorted Correspondence 1915 81 13 Night School 1908-1916 81 14 Assorted Correspondence 1916 81 15 College Inventory 1907-1916 82 1 College Inventory 1907-1916 82 1a Assorted Correspondence 1909 82 2 Assorted Correspondence 1911 82 3 Assorted Correspondence 1911 82 3a Assorted Correspondence 1911 82 3b Assorted Correspondence 1912 82 4 Assorted Correspondence 1911 82 5 Assorted Correspondence 1911 82 5a Assorted Correspondence 1911 82 5b Assorted Correspondence 1911 82 5c Personal presidential correspondence 1912-1914 83 II. Dry Farming and Irrigation 1908-1916 John Widstoe book on Dry Farming notes and assorted correspondence 1909-1916 19 1 John Widstoe book on Dry Farming notes and assorted correspondence 1909-1916 19 1a John Widstoe book on Dry Farming notes and assorted correspondence 1909-1916 19 1b Speeches and Addresses 1915 19 2

Material related to John Widstoe's book on Dry Farming

 Soil Care and Preparation 1911-1912 19 3

Material related to John Widstoe's book on Dry Farming

 Agriculture 1909-1913 19 4

Material related to John Widstoe's book on Dry Farming

 John Widstoe's Book on Irrigation 1912-1914 19 5 Institutes and Conference 1910-1912 19 6 Dry Farming Congress 1908 20 1 Dry Farming Congress 1909 20 2 Dry Farming Congress 1910 20 3 Dry Farming Congress 1911 20 4 Dry Farming Congress 1912 20 5 Dry Farming Congress 1912 20 5a Dry Farming Congress 1913 20 6 Dry Farming Congress 1913 20 6a International Dry Farming Women's Congress 1912 21 1 International Dry Farming Congress 1912 21 2 International Dry Farming Congress Board of Governors 1912 21 3 Renaming of the Dry Farming Movement 1912 21 4 International Dry Farming Congress Exhibits 1912 21 5 Assorted Correspondence related to the International Dry Farming Congress 1912 21 6 Assorted Correspondence related to the International Dry Farming Congress 1912 21 6a International Dry Farming Congress Committees 1911-1912 21 7 International Dry Farming Congress Finances 1912 21 8 International Dry Farming Congress Mass Meeting 1914-1916 21 9 Campaign 1912 21 10 Art and Photographs 1915 21 11 History of Experiment Station 21 12 University of Missouri 1914-1916 21 13 American Farmer's School and Dry Farming 1910-1911 21 14 III. Special Conferences and Institutes 1903-1916 International Dry Farming Congress 1910-1915 24 1 Farmer's Congress 1910-1913 24 2 Convention Conference 1906 24 3 Conservation Commission 1907-1914 24 4 Utah - California Exposition 1914-1915 24 5 Utah Teacher Association 1906 24 6 Eugenics Correspondence 1911-1916 24 7 Eugenics Correspondence 1911-1916 24 7a National Child Labor Committee 1913-1915 25 1 Assorted Correspondence 1905-1916 25 2 National Education Association 1908-1914 25 3 Alaska - Yukon - Pacific Exposition 1909 25 4 Commission on country life 1908 25 5 Conferences on International Arbitration 1909 25 6 National Irrigation Conference 1903-1909 25 7 Expositions 1903-1905 25 8 Agricultural and Experimental Union 1907-1914 25 9 Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations 1909 25 10 IV. University Marketing and Recruitment Newspapers, Advertisements, and Brochures 1907-1916 Assorted Correspondence 1909-1916 39 1 Utah Education Review 1910-1912 39 2 Deseret News 1913-1916 39 3 Deseret Farmer 1907-1912 39 4 Utah Farmer 1913-1916 39 5 Assorted Newspapers 1907-1913 39 6 Assorted Newspapers 1907-1913 39 6a Invitations, Announcements, and Public Service Publications 1910-1914 39 7 Publicity Department 1914-1915 40 1 Newspaper Ads and Articles 1907-1915 40 2 Newspaper Ads and Articles 1907-1915 40 2a School Advertisement 1908-1914 40 3 Summer Advertising 1908-1914 40 4 Summer Advertising 1908-1914 40 4a Advertisement 1909-1914 41 1 Advertisement 1910-1911 41 2 Advertisement 1911 41 3 Advertisement 1912 41 4 Advertisement 1912 41 5 Advertisements and dance cards 1909-1913 42 1 Newspapers, Advertisements, and Brochures 1909-1914 42 2 Newspapers, Advertisements, and Brochures undated 42 3 Newspapers, Advertisements, and Brochures 1911-1913 42 4 Newspapers, Advertisements, and Brochures 1910-1915 42 5 Quarter Size Pamphlets undated 43 1 Pamphlets undated 43 2 Newspapers, Advertisements, and Brochures 1908-1912 43 3 Newspapers, Advertisements, and Brochures 1909-1914 43 4 Newspapers, Advertisements, and Brochures 1909-1916 43 5 Postcards undated 44 1 Newspapers, Advertisements, and Brochures 1910-1915 44 2 ACU Publications and other Publishers 1907-1916 Draft for Farmer's Roundup 1912 45 1 Bulletin Mock-ups 1907-1909 45 2 Experiment Station 1913-1916 45 3 Printers and Engravings 1907-1909 45 4 Printers and Engravings 1907-1909 45 4a Printers and Engravings 1907-1909 45 4b Assorted Correspondence 1907-1910 45 5 Assorted Correspondence 1907-1910 45 5a Assorted Correspondence 1907-1910 45 5b Assorted Correspondence 1911 45 6 Catalogue Receipts 1908-1909 45 7 Assorted Correspondence 1912 46 1 Assorted Correspondence 1913 46 2 Assorted Correspondence 1914-1915 46 3 Assorted Correspondence 1914-1915 46 4 Publishers 1907 47 1 Publishers 1908 47 2 Publishers 1909 47 3 Publishers 1910 47 4 Publishers 1911 47 5 Publishers 1911 47 5a Publishers 1912 47a 1 Publishers 1912 47a 1a Publishers 1913 47a 2 Publishers 1913 47a 2a Publishers 1914-1916 47a 3 Schools and College Recruitment 1907-1916 Schools 1908 48 1 Schools 1909 48 2 Schools 1910 48 3 Schools 1911 48 4 Schools 1912 48 5 Schools 1913 48 6 Schools 1914 48 7 Schools 1915 48 8 Schools 1916 48 9 Private Parochial Schools 1909-1912 48 10 Church Schools 1907-1909 49 1 Salt Lake City Schools 1907-1909 49 2 Salt Lake county Schools 1908-1909 49 3 Logan City Schools 1907-1911 49 4 Summit County Schools 1908-1909 49 5 Sevier County Schools 1908-1909 49 6 Sanpete County Schools 1907-1909 49 7 Piute County Schools 1908-1909 49 8 Morgan County Schools 1908-1909 49 9 Millard County Schools 1908-1909 49 10 Juab County Schools 1908-1909 49 11 Iron County Schools 1909 49 12 Grand County Schools 1908-1909 49 13 Garfield County Schools 1908-1911 49 14 Emery County Schools 1908-1909 49 15 Beaver County Schools 1908 49 16 Cache county Schools 1908-1909 49 17 Box Elder County Schools 1907-1909 49 18 Public and Private Schools 1908-1909 49 19 Carbon County Schools 1909 49 20 Davis County Schools 1908-1915 49 21 Tooele County Schools 1908-1909 49 22 Uintah County Schools 1908 49 23 Utah County Schools 1907-1909 49 24 Wasatch County Schools 1908-1909 49 25 Washington County Schools 1908-1909 49 26 Wayne County Schools 1908-1909 49 27 Weber County Schools 1908-1909 49 28 Ogden City Schools and Sacred Heart Academy 1907-1909 49 29 Fellowships and Financial Aid 1910-1911 49 30 Recruitment 1910-1915 49 31 Intermountain Press Clipping Bureau 1907-1916 49 32 High School Graduates 1914 49 33 Drafts and Cutouts 1907-1908 50 1 Campaigns 1909 50 2 Advertising 1907-1909 50 3 Advertising 1907-1909 50 3a Advertising 1907-1909 50 3b Personal Visits 1907-1908 50 4 Personal Visits 1907-1908 50 4a Correspondence concering Agriculture in Secondary Schools 1910-1911 50 5 Utah Teacher's Association 1907-1908 50 6 V. External Organizations Religious Groups 1907-1916 Jewish Organizations 1912-1915 22 1 Baptist Organizations 1909-1915 22 2 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1907-1916 22 3 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1907-1916 22 3a Railroads 1907-1916 Salt Lake Route 1913-1914 51 1 Ogden, Logan & Idaho Railway Co. 1916 51 2

Also Known as O.L. & I. RY. CO.

 Oregon Short Line Railroad Company 1915-1916 51 3

Also known as O.S.L.R.R

 Oregon Short Line Railroad Company 1907-1913 51 4

Also known as O.S.L.R.R

 Oregon Short Line Railroad Company 1907-1913 51 4a

Also known as O.S.L.R.R

 Denver and Rio Grande Railroad 1907-1914 51 5 San Pedro, L.A. and Salt Lake Railroad 1907-1915 51 6 Travel Passes 1913-1914 51 7 Assorted Correspondence 1907-1910 52 1 Assorted Correspondence 1911-1913 52 2 Assorted Correspondence 1914 52 3 Assorted Correspondence 1915-1916 52 4 Government Agencies and Organizations 1907-1916 U.S. Post Office 1914-1915 53 1 Department of the Interior 1907-1916 53 2 Department of Commerce and Labor 1909-1915 53 3 House of Representatives 1911-1914 53 4 Commissioner of Indian Affairs 1909-1915 53 5 U.S. Geological Survey 1907-1914 53 6 Weather Bureau 1909-1914 53 7 Bills 1912 53 8 U.S. Department of Agriculture 1910-1912 53 9 U.S. Department of Education 1908-1916 53 10 U.S. Department of Education 1908-1916 53 10a Assorted Correspondence 1908-1915 53 11 State Officials and House of Representatives 1912-1913 54 1 Legislature 1907-1915 54 2 Legislature 1907-1915 54 2a Legislature 1907-1915 54 2b State Board of Examiners 1909-1915 54 3 Secretary of State 1907-1912 54 4 Governor William Spry 1908-1916 54 5 Governor William Spry 1908-1916 54 5a Governor William Spry 1908-1916 54 5b Governor William Spry 1908-1916 54 5c Utah State Conservation Commission 1909-1911 55 1 State Food and Dairy Commission 1909-1911 55 2 State Board of Land Commissioners 1908-1912 55 3 State Horticultural Commission 1907-1912 55 4 L. M. Winsor 1912 55 5 Caleb Tarmer, State Engineer 1907-1908 55 6 State Auditor 1907-1912 55 7 State Bureau of Immigration, Labor, and Statistics 1911 55 8 State Veterinarian 1909-1911 55 9 Representative Joseph Howell 1907-1912 55 10 Governor John C. Cutler 1907-1909 55 11 Assorted Correspondence 1907-1912 55 12 Assorted Correspondence 1913-1916 55a 1 Assorted Correspondence 1913-1916 55a 1a Senator George Southerland 1909-1913 56 1 Senator Reed Smoot 1907-1915 56 2 Utah Teacher's Association 1909-1911 56 3 Utah State Fair 1907-1909 56 4 State Board of Education 1907-1909 56 5 State Board of Education 1910-1912 56 6 State Board of Education 1910-1912 56 6a State Board of Education 1910-1912 56 6b State Board of Education 1910-1912 56 6c State Board of Education 1910-1912 56 6d State Board of Education 1913-1916 56 7 United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1907 57 1 United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1907 57 1a United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1908 57 2 United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1908 57 2a United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1909 57 3 United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1909 57 3a United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1910-1911 57 4 United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1912 57 5 United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1912 57 5a United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1913 58 1 United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1913 58 1a United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1913 58 1b United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1913 58 1c United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1913 58 1d United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1914 58 2 United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1914 58 2a United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1914 58 2b

see box 58a Folder 1 and 1a for addtional Correspondence

 United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1914 58a 1 United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1914 58a 1a United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1916 58a 2 United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1915 59 1 United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1915 59 1a United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1915 59 1b United State Department of Agriculture Assorted Correspondence 1915 59 1c Forest Service 1907-1913 59 2 Forest Service 1907-1913 59 2a Forest Service 1907-1913 59 2b Forest Service 1907-1913 59 2c Forest Service 1907-1913 59 2d Forest Service 1907-1913 59 2e A 1908-1913 60 1 A 1908-1913 60 1a B 1913-1915 60 2 C-D 1909-1914 60 3 E 1908-1915 60 4 F 1911-1915 60 5 G-H 1909-1915 60 6 I-K 1908-1915 60 7 M 1909-1915 60 8 N-O 1908-1913 61 1 P-R 1910-1915 61 2 S-T 1909-1915 61 3 U-Z 1908-1916 61 4 Correspondence from groups and organizations in Logan, Utah 1908-1915 61 5 J.A. Hyde 1910-1913 61 6 Assorted Correspondence 1907-1916 61 7 Other Universities and Colleges 1907-1916 Kansas State Agricultural College 1912-1913 62 1 Utah State Normal School 1907-1909 62 2 Other Experiment Stations 1909-1912 62 3 Invitations to Commencements 1911 62 4 Invitations to Commencements 1911 62 4a University of Utah 1907-1916 62 5 University of Utah 1907-1916 62 5a University of Utah 1907-1916 62 5b University of Utah 1907-1916 62 5c University of Utah 1907-1916 62 5d Assorted Correspondence 1908 63 1 Assorted Correspondence 1909 63 2 Assorted Correspondence 1909 63 2a Assorted Correspondence 1910 63 3 Assorted Correspondence 1911 63 4 Assorted Correspondence 1912 63 5 Assorted Correspondence 1912 64 1 Assorted Correspondence 1913 64 2 Assorted Correspondence 1913 64 2a Assorted Correspondence 1914 64 3 Assorted Correspondence 1914 64 3a Assorted Correspondence 1915 64 4 Assorted Correspondence 1916 64 5 Agreements with Carbon and Emery Counties 1913 65 1 Agreement with University of Utah 1913 65 2 Agreement with United States Department of Agriculture regarding professor George Thomas 1915 65 3 Evans Morris Whitney Minning Securities Brokers 1916 65 4 Assorted Correspondence 1907 65 5 VI. Personal Papers Widstoe's PhD dissertation titled Ueber Das Traganth - Gummi und Die Methylpentosane 1899 84 1

Text is in German. Submitted to Georg-August-Universität zu Göttingen

 George H. Durham II and Alan K. Parrish correspondence and interview transcript 1999 July - September 84 2

Concerns Parrish's biography of Widstoe.

 Draft of John A. Widtsoe : a biography by Alan K. Parrish 2000-2003 84 3-5 Unpublished Writings of John A. Widstoe

Published Copies located at Merrill Cazier Library

Vol 1. Theology Around 1892-1961 84 6 Vol 2. Education Around 1892-1961 84 7 Vol 3. Agriculture Around 1892-1961 84 8 Vol 4. Miscellaneous Around 1892-1961 84 9