Correspondence, 1925-1964

File — Box: 46

Identifier: VII

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The Angus Munn Woodbury papers (1899-1967) consist of diaries, professional and personal correspondence, manuscripts and publications, research files, teaching materials, and field notes produced by Woodbury; a professor of zoology at the University of Utah, a naturalist, historian, ecologist, and administrator. Woodbury also worked with the U. S. Forest Service in Central Utah. Although the bulk of the collection centers on Woodbury's professional life, personal items include biographical and genealogical documents, correspondence, financial documents, and memorabilia.

Perhaps the most informative materials in the collection are Woodbury's diaries and notebooks. They cover Woodbury's years in the Forest Service, in Zion National Park and at the University of Utah. During his years with the Forest Service, Woodbury was required to keep a daily log of his activities and a record of his work hours. There are over thirty Forest Service diaries, each written in a small hardbound book filled with yellow graph paper. All are stamped U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. The entries in the diaries are brief, non-descriptive, and record only Woodbury's official activities; still, the diaries are an extremely valuable record of the interaction of the Forest Service and local residents.Of the remaining diaries, two concern Zion National Park and one deals with Woodbury's tenure at the University of Utah in 1943-1944. Three incomplete diaries record Woodbury's work as an agricultural inspector and census enumerator from 1923-1926. The notebooks contain field notes and addresses. Two of these apparently are not Woodbury's. Woodbury's personal diaries, dating 1919-1964, are also included.

Woodbury's manuscripts and publications, including the handwritten drafts of his thesis and dissertation, are also present. There are many essays on Zion National Park and a large manuscript entitled "History of Zion Canyon." Several drafts of Woodbury's textbook, General Ecology, are included, as well as manuscripts for other books. Class notes, lecture notes, and teaching materials round out the documents related to Woodbury's academic career.

Finally, there are Woodbury's project and research notes. Research projects spanning the years 1934-1964 are represented in the collection. Included are his studies on the Joshua tree, the Great Salt Lake Desert, reptiles, and on the mountain lion. These files contain research notes, manuscripts, published works, clippings, and correspondence. In addition, there are documents and data related to Dugway Proving Ground, the Pacific Islands, Glen Canyon, Flaming Gorge, and Rainbow Bridge National Monument. Woodbury's notes and manuscripts on religion and science are also present.

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Dates

1925-1964

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.