Diary, 1945

File — Box: 38, Folder: 3

Identifier: VI

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Several of Woodbury's research projects mentioned in the 1944 diary continue. His cataloging of Utah bird populations proceeded with documentation on the birds of Navajo country. Woodbury's research on the Grantsville snake dens also continued. In other academic pursuits, Woodbury developed a correspondence course for the study of eugenics. Taking a brief reprieve from zoological research, Woodbury wrote a manuscript discussing the L.D.S. concept of the United Order. Woodbury wrote of participation in several political activities during 1945. He advocated the creation of a Department of Conservation in testimony before State Senate hearings. He also participated in a campaign to preserve the State legislature's support of the University of Utah. Significant events of 1945 are recorded by Woodbury. He wrote of the allied victory in Europe, the atomic bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, and the eventual surrender of the Japanese. Woodbury described his impressions about the first use of atomic weapons.

Dates

1945

Conditions Governing Access

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