Scope and Contents Woodbury spent most of the summer at the Ranger Station in the forest, returning to Oak City to do office work. He surveyed the line for the Fillmore Watershed fence and examined the range in order to plan for its better utilization. He continued his meetings with the stockmen and had several conflicts over trespassing stock. For entries during September see Bx 2, Bk 23. In October Woodbury began preparation of the annual grazing report and on October 17 visited the Ogden office to discuss...

Scope and Contents Woodbury continued the boundary survey until November 30 when he was notified of his transfer to Marysvale. For December entries see Bk 3. At his new post, Woodbury is once again faced with considerable opposition from stockmen and he worked to organize another stock association. He also spent much time on the range gathering trespassing stock and preparing trespass cases. 14 January. "This morning, Herbert and I looked up the special bull rules for the forest, and were planning...

Scope and Contents The diary entries for December 1917 concern Woodbury's move to the Marysvale district. He was unable to find a suitable home and office in Marysvale so he rented one in Richfield. He spent most of his time getting acquainted with the range and the local residents. One of his first duties was to investigate the case of a man living within the forest boundary. During March and April Woodbury continued his meetings with the stock association and investigated the special use permits for local...

Scope and Contents May was the opening of grazing season and Woodbury worked with the new herder to count cattle, to move stock on to the lower range and to remove unpermitted herds. Woodbury also continued his repairs on the Belknap Ranger Station which had fallen into disrepair. For June and July entries see Bk 5. During July Woodbury had been promoted to an administrative position at the Richfield office. On August 3 he left the Belknap Ranger Station and relocated in Richfield. Ranger Bowers took over the...

Scope and Contents Woodbury remained at the Belknap Ranger Station during June and July occupied with routine duties including repairs at the station, office work and the sale of timber. He also continued his attemps to enforce sanitary conditions in the mining camps and stocked several streams with fish. On June 30 John Raphael offered Woodbury an administrative job in Richfield. Although there is no further mention of the job Woodbury did relocate to Richfield at the end of July. His work at the office in...

Scope and Contents Woodbury continued his routine work in the Richfield office, which included interviewing new rangers, preparing reports and the budget, and working on special cases. He also delt with problems concerning Forest Service property. In April, the Forest Service moved into the new Federal Building in Richfield. Woodbury helped with the move by planning for the utilization of space, packing and taking inventories. Throughout May, Woodbury worked in the field to construct a telephone line to the...

Scope and Contents Routine office duties continued interrupted by several excusions into the field to survey boundaries, estimate timber and investigate land exchanges. Work on the telephone line continued. 24 July. "Received a telegram from Ogden for someone to help in fighting fire in Idaho. I was the only one available..." 25 July. Upon arriving, in Salt Lake City, enroute to the forest fire, Woodbury...

Scope and Contents This diary contains two separate sets of entries. The first records Woodbury's final days with the Forest Service. His work from May to November was much the same as that done since he began his position in the Richfield office. He did, however, help with the construction of the Mill Creek road. Woodbury resigned from the Forest Service on November 1 in order to return to St. George and work his father's farm. The second group of entries, dating from 1924, concern Woodbury's work as...

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This notebook contains daily entries from January 1 to February 17. During this time Woodbury was apparently working in a dairy. He picked up and delivered milk, butter and cream. He describes the process for manufacturing butter. The entries are very brief but legibly written in pencil. Following the diary entries are lists of pests and weeds and their location in the area near St. George and Cedar City. These lists apparently date from the time Woodbury was agricultural Inspector.

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Woodbury has written on the first page of this notebook, "Temporary work as enumerator for the special 1925 agricultural census directed by the Forest Service, with Wm Mace Forest Supervisor in Cedar City in charge." Each entry simply lists the names of people contacted by Woodbury during the day. There is no explanation of what his work involved.

Scope and Contents Woodbury became an inspector for the Utah State Department of Agriculture. He travelled throughout the area near St. George and Cedar City inspecting crops and cattle, serving weed and pest control notices. He often met with the mayor and councils of cities to enlist their aid in a weed eradication program. He also inspected weights of food sold commercially and on several occasions helped the state prohibition officer on liquor raids. ...

Scope and Contents This diary is a paperback notebook. The entries are very brief (one or two lines) and appear at irregular intervals. The handwriting is legible in pencil or ink. During the period covered in the diary Dr. Woodbury was Park Naturalist at Zion National Park. Each summer Woodbury lived in the park, at first in a tent and later in a cabin. He spent his days "Botanizing"--collecting specimens of the local flora and fauna and preparing them for display. He also collected relics from the pioneer...

Scope and Contents The entries in this diary for the year 1931 concern Woodbury's work in Berkeley, California. He apparently worked for the Forest Service while he studied for his Ph.D. degree. Most of his work for the Forest Service involved writing reports on Zion Canyon, processing photographs, arranging for temporary rangers to work in Zion and preparing specimens. Woodbury attended commencement exercises on May 13. Woodbury then left California and returned to Utah where he managed the naturalist...

Scope and Contents During this period Woodbury was a professor of Zoology at the University of Utah. This diary gives a picture of life in Salt Lake at the height of the war. Woodbury spent his time teaching writing, attending lectures and meetings. Occasionally, almost casually, he mentions the war and its affect on the University and surrounding community. 5 March. "11:00 Attended convocation in Kingsbury Hall for students leaving for war. Grim business." ...

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This notebook is only partially filled. It is apparently notes kept by one of Dr. Woodbury's daughters during a class field trip to Zion National Park."

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The name S. D. Durrant appears on the cover of the notebook. Durrant was one of Woodbury's fellow naturalists at Zion National Park. Only a portion of the book is filled with lists of species and descriptions of sightings.

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Survey notes prepared by Woodbury about 1907. Also included are several roughly drawn maps, mathematical computations and lists of expenses for suveying trips. All entries are in pencil.

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The first page contains Woodbury's handwritten notes on how to tell time by the Big Dipper and how to tell direction by using a watch. The remaining pages contain the names and addresses of various individuals and institutions. These are not alphabetically arranged but some are grouped under titles such as entomology, vertebrates paleontaolgy, molluska and herpetology.

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Dr. Woodbury's field notes from May 26-29, 1931 and July 6 to August 16, 1933. The notes record his observation of various plants, birds, and insects.

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Miscellaneous notes apparently by Dr. Woodbury, including some field notes, names, addresses and "scotch stories."