American Society of Range Management, Utah Section : records
Scope and Contents
Records of the ASRM Utah Section, the Brigham Young University Chapter, and the Utah State University Chapter. Includes membership lists, minutes, activities, newsletters from other sections, and financial material.
Dates
- Creation: 1949-1985
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Restrictions
Open to public research.
Copyright
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Historical Note
The Utah Section of the American Society of Range Management (ASRM) was originated at a meeting of ASRM members in Salt Lake City May 7, 1949. A petition was sent to the national office, signed by all in attendance, requesting a section be organized in Utah. On the 20th of June the same year, notification of approval was received by the elected chairman, Harold J. Burback, and the Utah Section of the American Society of Range Management was born.
In 1957 a student chapter was instituted at Utah State University. Records are unsure of the date of activation, but April of 1957 is the accepted date. The second student chapter was organized at BYU in 1964-65 with Jordan Pederson as the first president.
Since the beginning, tours of rangeland have been a part of the section activities. Almost all of Utah has been covered n the past years, with parts of other states. Also, a scholarship was established in the late 50's, and later other awards for excellence in the field of management came into being.
From the original 22 members of the organization, the enrollment rose and peaked in 1975 with 273 members.
The section is still (of date) alive and active in Utah.
Extent
26 linear ft. (13 boxes)
Abstract
Records of the ASRM Utah Section, the Brigham Young University Chapter, and the Utah State University Chapter. Includes membership lists, minutes, activities, newsletters from other sections, and financial material.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The provenance of the first 12 boxes is unknown; however the first four folders of the Addendum files of box 13 were donated by Art Smith in 1988. The last five folders were donated by Mike Ralphs in 2010.
- Title
- Guide to the American Society of Range Management, Utah Section : records 1949-1985
- Author
- Finding aid created by the Special Collections Department at Utah State University
- Date
- ©2008
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide is in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Revision Statements
- May 25, 2008.: Template information was updated to reflect Utah Manuscript Association best practices.
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
- June 20, 2013.: The provenance of the first 12 boxes is unknown; however the first four folders of the Addendum files of box 13 were donated by Art Smith in 1988. The last four folders were donated by Mike Ralphs in 2010.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
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