Diary, 1944

File — Box: 38, Folder: 2

Identifier: VI

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This diary gives an account of Woodbury's activities as a professor at the University of Utah. It mentions several projects to catalog animal species in Utah. Woodbury wrote of field trips to a snake den in Grantsville as the basis for his research on snake populations in Utah. He also recorded his work on a catalog of bird species in Utah, and an ecology textbook. Along with these projects, Woodbury commented on his research regarding the biotic communities of the Wasatch Mountains. Further, as a form of community service, Woodbury periodically gave lectures to convalescent soldiers housed at Camp Williams. Woodbury wrote extensively about his family, especially the academic achievements of his children. He frequently discussed the social activities in which he and his wife participated. Woodbury also described the atmosphere of the United States during the Second World War. Rationing, perceptions of the War, and the allied invasion of Normandy are all mentioned in the diary.

Dates

1944

Conditions Governing Access

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