Jack Croft papers
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, letters to the editor, informational pamphlets, and newspaper clippings concerning an attemempt to stop a proposed 691-unit housing development around the golf course at the Sherwood Hills Resort in Wellsville Canyon.
Dates
- 1970-1979
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Jack Croft papers must be obtained from the Special Collections manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections department head.
Biographical Note
Jack Croft was the founder of The Sportsman in Logan, Utah, a former dean at Utah State University, and a conservation activist.
Extent
.25 linear feet (3 folders in single box)
Abstract
The collection contains correspondence and newspaper articles related to the proposed housing development at Sherwood Hills near Wellsville, Utah.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to USU Special Collections and Archives in 1998 by Russell Fjeldsted.
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Jack Croft papers 1970-1979
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Andrew Izatt
- Date
- 2012
- 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 aid encoded in English .
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
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)
scweb@usu.edu