Buford Sanders Wilder soil conservation slides, 1932, 1948-1951

Summary

Creator:
Wilder, Buford Sanders, 1903-1973
Date:
1932, 1948-1951
Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box and 1 oversize folder)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Buford Sanders Wilder soil conservation slides, ms 3841, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of 92 color slides of soil conservation sites in Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas. Also included is Buford Sanders Wilder's diploma from the University of Georgia.

Biographical / historical:

Buford Sanders Wilder graduated from the University of Georgia in 1932 with a B.S. in agriculture. He served as a district soil conservationist in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands during the late 1940s and returned to the States in 1951. He was married to Anne Inez Wilder and they settled in Waynesboro, Ga.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Buford Sanders Wilder soil conservation slides, ms 3841, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.