Diary, 1947

File — Box: 38, Folder: 4

Identifier: VI

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Woodbury continued his cataloging of the birds of Utah and began several other research projects. Some of his new projects included making charts of vegetation belts in the Wasatch Mountains, and conducting studies regarding the protection of the desert tortoise. He also wrote a manuscript regarding animal ecology. He and his wife, Grace, participated in activities with the Utah Audubon Society, and Woodbury recorded having gone to several meetings. Woodbury is invited by the Utah Centennial Society to give a lecture on Utah fauna. He also continued his visits to the soldiers at Camp Williams. Woodbury noted that even though the war is over, most consumer goods are still scarce. He commented on the Marshall plan for Western Europe, and recognized the growing differences between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Dates

1947

Conditions Governing Access

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