Correspondence, 1927

File — Box: 17, Folder: 9-10

Identifier: IV

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Letters between Douglass and Ratliff sharing ideas and hopes for the development of the oil business and Uinta Basin generally.

7 March--Letter reveals the seriousness of Douglass's financial situation. The position with the University of Utah was terminated because of lack of funds and Douglass was without an income.

26 March--Douglass to Mrs. Luther Burbank, Santa Rosa, California, asking permission to quote from Burbank's writings in an article he was preparing on cactus fossils.

May-December--Correspondence related to the Uinta Basin Industrial Convention held August 3, 4, 5, at Vernal, Utah. Douglass was asked to help with the exhibits which, it was hoped, would create interest in the Uinta Basin. Douglass was also asked to address the General Assembly. His topic was to be "Hidden Wonders of the Uinta Basin."

During part of 1927 Douglass traveled to Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico to check out oil wells and properties. Douglass remained constant in his belief that the Uinta Basin held great resources, especially oil.

Dates

1927

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

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