R. Douglas Hurt, PhD, is professor of history at Purdue University.

• PrefaceEvaluating and Interpreting Primary DocumentsHistorical IntroductionChronologyChapter 1 The StormsIntroduction1. An Unusual Texas Duststorm, March 24–25, 19332. Report of the Wind Erosion Survey in the Region of the Oklahoma Panhandle and Adjacent Territory, 19333. Dust Storms, November 1933 to May 19344. Dust Storms, 19355. Duststorms in the Southwestern Plains Area, 19356. Duststorms of February and March 1936 in the United States7. Duststorms of January–April 1937 in the United States8. Duststorms of May–December 1937 in the United StatesChapter 2 CausesIntroduction9. Memorandum about Wheat Planting, Drought, and Dust Storms, 193310. Wind Erosion Endangering Colorado Vegetation, 193411. Drought Survival of Native Grass Species in the Central and Southern Plains, 193512. Multiple Causes of the Dust Bowl, 193513. Dust Storm Causes in the Southwestern Plains, 193614. Weather and Drought Conditions and a Call for Government Assistance to Fight Wind Erosion, 193615. Natural and Economic Factors Which Affect Rural Rehabilitation of the North Plains of Texas (as typified by Dallam County, Texas), July 193616. Emergency Wind-Erosion Control, 193717. Crops Against the Wind on the Southern Great Plains, 193918. Land Facts on the Southern Plains, 193919. Climate and Settlement in the Great Plains, 1942Chapter 3 Life in the Dust BowlIntroduction20. Telegram to Congressman Marvin Jones Requesting Federal Assistance for the Livestock and People in Guymon and Texas County, Oklahoma, and Surrounding Area, 193321. Memorandum from the Southern Great Plains Field Station, Woodward, Oklahoma, Reporting Desperate Farmers Planting Wheat and Contributing to Dust Storms, 193322. Black Blizzard, 193523. Conditions in Western Kansas, Typical of the Dust Bowl, March 193524. Soil-Erosion Program, Hearings before a Subcommittee of the Committee on the Public Lands, March 193525. Kansas State Board of Health Report about the Effect of Dust Storms on Health, 193526. Dust Storms through the Years, 193527. Humor in the Dust Bowl, 193528. Farming Hazards in the Drought Area of Dallam and Hale Counties, Texas, and Curry County, New Mexico, 193529. Relief and Rehabilitation Problems in the Winter Wheat and Cotton Areas of the Southern Great Plains, 193530. Drought Refugee and Labor Migration to California, 193531. Soil Conservation Reconnaissance Survey of the Southern Great Plains and Wind-Erosion Area, 193632. Natural and Economic Factors Which Affect Rural Rehabilitation of the North Plains of Texas (as typified by Dallam County Texas), July 193633. Refugee Migration to California, 193734. The Economic Plight of Farm Families in the Dust Bowl, 193835. Economic Distress in the Dust Bowl, 193836. Migrants and Resettlement in the Pacific Coast States, 193837. Governor Alfred M. Landon of Kansas Reflects on the Dust Bowl, 1978Chapter 4 Conservation and RestorationIntroduction38. Report of Wind Erosion Survey in the Region of the Oklahoma Panhandle and Adjacent Territory, 193339. Memorandum to the Secretary of Agriculture Regarding a Plan for Control of Wind Erosion in the Region of Southwestern Kansas, Western Oklahoma, and Northwestern Texas in Connection with Agricultural Relief, August 22, 193340. Wind Erosion in the Great Plains, 193541. Utilization of Crop Residues to Reduce Wind Erosion, 193542. Natural and Economic Factors Which Affect Rural Rehabilitation of the North Plains of Texas (as typified by Dallam County, Texas), July 193643. Soil Drifting Laws in Kansas and Texas and Three Proposals for Remedial Legislation, 193644. The Future of the Great Plains: Report of the Great Plains Committee, 193645. Wind-Blown Dust and Soil Erosion, Kansas Senate Bill No. 507, 193746. AAA Announces Emergency Wind Erosion Control Program for "Dust Bowl" Area, 193747. A Soil Conservation Program for Kansas, 193848. A Long View of the Wind-Erosion Problem, 193849. Farming Hazards in the Drought Area of Colorado, Texas, and New Mexico, 193850. Grass Culture and Range Improvement in the Central and Southern Great Plains, 193951. Sand-Dune Reclamation in the Southern Great Plains, 193952. Crops against the Wind on the Southern Great Plains Lessons Learned, 193953. Our Soil Can Be Saved, 1940Chapter 5 Land Utilization ProjectsIntroduction54. New Mexico Submarginal Land Purchase Project Proposal A-4, January 10, 193555. Southern Otero County Land Use Adjustment Project Offer Letter, February 193556. Proposed Regulations for the Administration of the Grazing Lands under Control of the Mills Land Project LA-NM 5, Spring 193557. Controversy over the Mills County Land Utilization Project, October 193558. News Release about the Southeastern Colorado Land Utilization Project, ca. 193659. Land Acquisition Plan Morton County Land Utilization and Land Conservation Project, April 193860. Opposition to the Morton County, Kansas, Land Utilization Project, January 6, 193961. Support for the Morton County Land Utilization Program, January 13, 193962. Restraint Urged for Continuing the Morton County, Kansas, Land Utilization Program, February 6, 1939Chapter 6 The Prairie States Forestry ProjectIntroduction63. Report of the Chief of the Forest Service, 193464. Possibilities of Shelterbelt Planting in the Plains Region, 193565. Report of the Chief of the Forest Service, 193566. The Plains Shelterbelt Project in Kansas, 193567. Report of the Chief of the Forest Service, 193668. Report of the Chief of the Forest Service, 193769. Forestry for the Great Plains, September 15, 193770. Progress Report of the Work of the Forest Service in Kansas, July 1, 1937, to June 30, 193871. Progress Report of the Work of the Forest Service in Kansas, July 1, 1938, to December 31, 193872. Report of the Chief of the Forest Service, 193973. Summary Report of the Prairie States Forestry Project, December 15, 1939Selected BibliographyIndex

Documents of the Dust Bowl is a good resource for those seeking to understand more about the Dust Bowl and is a way for readers to gain convenient access to a large selection of primary sources, presented by a historian who has ably studied the subject for much of his career.

R. Douglas Hurt, PhD, is professor of history at Purdue University.

• PrefaceEvaluating and Interpreting Primary DocumentsHistorical IntroductionChronologyChapter 1 The StormsIntroduction1. An Unusual Texas Duststorm, March 24–25, 19332. Report of the Wind Erosion Survey in the Region of the Oklahoma Panhandle and Adjacent Territory, 19333. Dust Storms, November 1933 to May 19344. Dust Storms, 19355. Duststorms in the Southwestern Plains Area, 19356. Duststorms of February and March 1936 in the United States7. Duststorms of January–April 1937 in the United States8. Duststorms of May–December 1937 in the United StatesChapter 2 CausesIntroduction9. Memorandum about Wheat Planting, Drought, and Dust Storms, 193310. Wind Erosion Endangering Colorado Vegetation, 193411. Drought Survival of Native Grass Species in the Central and Southern Plains, 193512. Multiple Causes of the Dust Bowl, 193513. Dust Storm Causes in the Southwestern Plains, 193614. Weather and Drought Conditions and a Call for Government Assistance to Fight Wind Erosion, 193615. Natural and Economic Factors Which Affect Rural Rehabilitation of the North Plains of Texas (as typified by Dallam County, Texas), July 193616. Emergency Wind-Erosion Control, 193717. Crops Against the Wind on the Southern Great Plains, 193918. Land Facts on the Southern Plains, 193919. Climate and Settlement in the Great Plains, 1942Chapter 3 Life in the Dust BowlIntroduction20. Telegram to Congressman Marvin Jones Requesting Federal Assistance for the Livestock and People in Guymon and Texas County, Oklahoma, and Surrounding Area, 193321. Memorandum from the Southern Great Plains Field Station, Woodward, Oklahoma, Reporting Desperate Farmers Planting Wheat and Contributing to Dust Storms, 193322. Black Blizzard, 193523. Conditions in Western Kansas, Typical of the Dust Bowl, March 193524. Soil-Erosion Program, Hearings before a Subcommittee of the Committee on the Public Lands, March 193525. Kansas State Board of Health Report about the Effect of Dust Storms on Health, 193526. Dust Storms through the Years, 193527. Humor in the Dust Bowl, 193528. Farming Hazards in the Drought Area of Dallam and Hale Counties, Texas, and Curry County, New Mexico, 193529. Relief and Rehabilitation Problems in the Winter Wheat and Cotton Areas of the Southern Great Plains, 193530. Drought Refugee and Labor Migration to California, 193531. Soil Conservation Reconnaissance Survey of the Southern Great Plains and Wind-Erosion Area, 193632. Natural and Economic Factors Which Affect Rural Rehabilitation of the North Plains of Texas (as typified by Dallam County Texas), July 193633. Refugee Migration to California, 193734. The Economic Plight of Farm Families in the Dust Bowl, 193835. Economic Distress in the Dust Bowl, 193836. Migrants and Resettlement in the Pacific Coast States, 193837. Governor Alfred M. Landon of Kansas Reflects on the Dust Bowl, 1978Chapter 4 Conservation and RestorationIntroduction38. Report of Wind Erosion Survey in the Region of the Oklahoma Panhandle and Adjacent Territory, 193339. Memorandum to the Secretary of Agriculture Regarding a Plan for Control of Wind Erosion in the Region of Southwestern Kansas, Western Oklahoma, and Northwestern Texas in Connection with Agricultural Relief, August 22, 193340. Wind Erosion in the Great Plains, 193541. Utilization of Crop Residues to Reduce Wind Erosion, 193542. Natural and Economic Factors Which Affect Rural Rehabilitation of the North Plains of Texas (as typified by Dallam County, Texas), July 193643. Soil Drifting Laws in Kansas and Texas and Three Proposals for Remedial Legislation, 193644. The Future of the Great Plains: Report of the Great Plains Committee, 193645. Wind-Blown Dust and Soil Erosion, Kansas Senate Bill No. 507, 193746. AAA Announces Emergency Wind Erosion Control Program for "Dust Bowl" Area, 193747. A Soil Conservation Program for Kansas, 193848. A Long View of the Wind-Erosion Problem, 193849. Farming Hazards in the Drought Area of Colorado, Texas, and New Mexico, 193850. Grass Culture and Range Improvement in the Central and Southern Great Plains, 193951. Sand-Dune Reclamation in the Southern Great Plains, 193952. Crops against the Wind on the Southern Great Plains Lessons Learned, 193953. Our Soil Can Be Saved, 1940Chapter 5 Land Utilization ProjectsIntroduction54. New Mexico Submarginal Land Purchase Project Proposal A-4, January 10, 193555. Southern Otero County Land Use Adjustment Project Offer Letter, February 193556. Proposed Regulations for the Administration of the Grazing Lands under Control of the Mills Land Project LA-NM 5, Spring 193557. Controversy over the Mills County Land Utilization Project, October 193558. News Release about the Southeastern Colorado Land Utilization Project, ca. 193659. Land Acquisition Plan Morton County Land Utilization and Land Conservation Project, April 193860. Opposition to the Morton County, Kansas, Land Utilization Project, January 6, 193961. Support for the Morton County Land Utilization Program, January 13, 193962. Restraint Urged for Continuing the Morton County, Kansas, Land Utilization Program, February 6, 1939Chapter 6 The Prairie States Forestry ProjectIntroduction63. Report of the Chief of the Forest Service, 193464. Possibilities of Shelterbelt Planting in the Plains Region, 193565. Report of the Chief of the Forest Service, 193566. The Plains Shelterbelt Project in Kansas, 193567. Report of the Chief of the Forest Service, 193668. Report of the Chief of the Forest Service, 193769. Forestry for the Great Plains, September 15, 193770. Progress Report of the Work of the Forest Service in Kansas, July 1, 1937, to June 30, 193871. Progress Report of the Work of the Forest Service in Kansas, July 1, 1938, to December 31, 193872. Report of the Chief of the Forest Service, 193973. Summary Report of the Prairie States Forestry Project, December 15, 1939Selected BibliographyIndex

Documents of the Dust Bowl is a good resource for those seeking to understand more about the Dust Bowl and is a way for readers to gain convenient access to a large selection of primary sources, presented by a historian who has ably studied the subject for much of his career.

R. Douglas Hurt, PhD, is professor of history at Purdue University.

• PrefaceEvaluating and Interpreting Primary DocumentsHistorical IntroductionChronologyChapter 1 The StormsIntroduction1. An Unusual Texas Duststorm, March 24–25, 19332. Report of the Wind Erosion Survey in the Region of the Oklahoma Panhandle and Adjacent Territory, 19333. Dust Storms, November 1933 to May 19344. Dust Storms, 19355. Duststorms in the Southwestern Plains Area, 19356. Duststorms of February and March 1936 in the United States7. Duststorms of January–April 1937 in the United States8. Duststorms of May–December 1937 in the United StatesChapter 2 CausesIntroduction9. Memorandum about Wheat Planting, Drought, and Dust Storms, 193310. Wind Erosion Endangering Colorado Vegetation, 193411. Drought Survival of Native Grass Species in the Central and Southern Plains, 193512. Multiple Causes of the Dust Bowl, 193513. Dust Storm Causes in the Southwestern Plains, 193614. Weather and Drought Conditions and a Call for Government Assistance to Fight Wind Erosion, 193615. Natural and Economic Factors Which Affect Rural Rehabilitation of the North Plains of Texas (as typified by Dallam County, Texas), July 193616. Emergency Wind-Erosion Control, 193717. Crops Against the Wind on the Southern Great Plains, 193918. Land Facts on the Southern Plains, 193919. Climate and Settlement in the Great Plains, 1942Chapter 3 Life in the Dust BowlIntroduction20. Telegram to Congressman Marvin Jones Requesting Federal Assistance for the Livestock and People in Guymon and Texas County, Oklahoma, and Surrounding Area, 193321. Memorandum from the Southern Great Plains Field Station, Woodward, Oklahoma, Reporting Desperate Farmers Planting Wheat and Contributing to Dust Storms, 193322. Black Blizzard, 193523. Conditions in Western Kansas, Typical of the Dust Bowl, March 193524. Soil-Erosion Program, Hearings before a Subcommittee of the Committee on the Public Lands, March 193525. Kansas State Board of Health Report about the Effect of Dust Storms on Health, 193526. Dust Storms through the Years, 193527. Humor in the Dust Bowl, 193528. Farming Hazards in the Drought Area of Dallam and Hale Counties, Texas, and Curry County, New Mexico, 193529. Relief and Rehabilitation Problems in the Winter Wheat and Cotton Areas of the Southern Great Plains, 193530. Drought Refugee and Labor Migration to California, 193531. Soil Conservation Reconnaissance Survey of the Southern Great Plains and Wind-Erosion Area, 193632. Natural and Economic Factors Which Affect Rural Rehabilitation of the North Plains of Texas (as typified by Dallam County Texas), July 193633. Refugee Migration to California, 193734. The Economic Plight of Farm Families in the Dust Bowl, 193835. Economic Distress in the Dust Bowl, 193836. Migrants and Resettlement in the Pacific Coast States, 193837. Governor Alfred M. Landon of Kansas Reflects on the Dust Bowl, 1978Chapter 4 Conservation and RestorationIntroduction38. Report of Wind Erosion Survey in the Region of the Oklahoma Panhandle and Adjacent Territory, 193339. Memorandum to the Secretary of Agriculture Regarding a Plan for Control of Wind Erosion in the Region of Southwestern Kansas, Western Oklahoma, and Northwestern Texas in Connection with Agricultural Relief, August 22, 193340. Wind Erosion in the Great Plains, 193541. Utilization of Crop Residues to Reduce Wind Erosion, 193542. Natural and Economic Factors Which Affect Rural Rehabilitation of the North Plains of Texas (as typified by Dallam County, Texas), July 193643. Soil Drifting Laws in Kansas and Texas and Three Proposals for Remedial Legislation, 193644. The Future of the Great Plains: Report of the Great Plains Committee, 193645. Wind-Blown Dust and Soil Erosion, Kansas Senate Bill No. 507, 193746. AAA Announces Emergency Wind Erosion Control Program for "Dust Bowl" Area, 193747. A Soil Conservation Program for Kansas, 193848. A Long View of the Wind-Erosion Problem, 193849. Farming Hazards in the Drought Area of Colorado, Texas, and New Mexico, 193850. Grass Culture and Range Improvement in the Central and Southern Great Plains, 193951. Sand-Dune Reclamation in the Southern Great Plains, 193952. Crops against the Wind on the Southern Great Plains Lessons Learned, 193953. Our Soil Can Be Saved, 1940Chapter 5 Land Utilization ProjectsIntroduction54. New Mexico Submarginal Land Purchase Project Proposal A-4, January 10, 193555. Southern Otero County Land Use Adjustment Project Offer Letter, February 193556. Proposed Regulations for the Administration of the Grazing Lands under Control of the Mills Land Project LA-NM 5, Spring 193557. Controversy over the Mills County Land Utilization Project, October 193558. News Release about the Southeastern Colorado Land Utilization Project, ca. 193659. Land Acquisition Plan Morton County Land Utilization and Land Conservation Project, April 193860. Opposition to the Morton County, Kansas, Land Utilization Project, January 6, 193961. Support for the Morton County Land Utilization Program, January 13, 193962. Restraint Urged for Continuing the Morton County, Kansas, Land Utilization Program, February 6, 1939Chapter 6 The Prairie States Forestry ProjectIntroduction63. Report of the Chief of the Forest Service, 193464. Possibilities of Shelterbelt Planting in the Plains Region, 193565. Report of the Chief of the Forest Service, 193566. The Plains Shelterbelt Project in Kansas, 193567. Report of the Chief of the Forest Service, 193668. Report of the Chief of the Forest Service, 193769. Forestry for the Great Plains, September 15, 193770. Progress Report of the Work of the Forest Service in Kansas, July 1, 1937, to June 30, 193871. Progress Report of the Work of the Forest Service in Kansas, July 1, 1938, to December 31, 193872. Report of the Chief of the Forest Service, 193973. Summary Report of the Prairie States Forestry Project, December 15, 1939Selected BibliographyIndex

Documents of the Dust Bowl is a good resource for those seeking to understand more about the Dust Bowl and is a way for readers to gain convenient access to a large selection of primary sources, presented by a historian who has ably studied the subject for much of his career.