The collection consists of materials kept by William Hurst and provides an in-depth look at his career in the Forest Service, where he worked in the Wasatch National Forest and Ashley National Forest before serving as the regional forester for the Southwestern Region.

Correspondence, general files, and subject files. The correspondence is primarily of a political nature, regarding state and federal legislation pertaining to the wool growing industry. The general files are the noncurrent working papers of the Association. The subject files deal with the various interests of the group; i.e. predator control, grazing, etc.