Overview of the Collection
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Repository Name:
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Washington State University Libraries
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Holland and Terrell Libraries
Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA
(509) 335-6691
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/masc.htm
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Collection Number:
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Archives 193
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Title:
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Agriculture College: Columbia Basin Project Records
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Dates:
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1941-1968 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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40 folders
4 linear feet
2 containers
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Summary:
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Includes general correspondence, records on meetings, reports and committee activities; also records of investigations and general survey, etc.
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Historical Note
The Columbia Basin Project was a vast effort of the United States government, authorized by the Rivers and Harbors Act in 1935 and reauthorized by the Columbia Basin Project Act 1943. The Project aimed at transforming a vast area of dry, unproductive and thinly populated land in to a well-watered, highly productive and compactly populated region. The available materials show that the project started in 1941 with a series of investigations, estimates and research work that lasted into 1948. The participating agencies were: the Bureau of Reclamation, the State College of Washington, and the Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
It was not until the mid-1950s that large-scale settlement in the area began. In step with the development of the Basin area, irrigation and conservation projects were involved.
The records of WSU participation cover the period from 1941 to 1968.
Arrangement
The records are arranged in nine series held in two separate boxes. Box 1 contains Series One to Five; Box 2 contains Series Six to Nine.
Series One contains records on committee activities, arranged alphabetically. Series Two is general correspondence, arranged chronologically. Series Three contains records on meetings, reports and speeches, in alphabetical order. Series Four is general survey, alphabetically arranged. Series Five is entitled Land Purchase and Repayment, alphabetically arranged. Series Six contains reports in aphabetical order. Series Seven is comprised of investigations, arranged according to the years and issue numbers. Series Eight consists of general studies in alphabetical order. Series Nine contains miscellaneous items.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information Records of the Washington State University College of Agriculture's involvement in the Columbia Basin Project were transferred to the Washington State University Libraries in 1974 (Accession Number UA84-34).
Processing Note The papers were arranged and described by Ling Jinqi in September, 1987.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access The Collection is open for research use.
Subjects
| Columbia Basin Groundwater Management Area--Research |
| Columbia Basin Project (U.S.)--History--Archives |
| Washington State University. College of Agriculture. Columbia Basin Project--Archives (creator) |
| Washington State University. College of Agriculture. Columbia Basin Project--Records and correspondence |
| Agricultural development projects--Washington (State)--Research--Archives |
| Irrigation projects--Washington (State)--Research--Archives |
Detailed Description of the Collection
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1:
Committees, Columbia Basin:
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Container(s)
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Description
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Advisory Committee on the alloction of construction charges -- Dept. of Interior , 1946-1954
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Bureau of Reclamation - WSU Joint Committee , 1950-1952
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Settlers' assistance , 1952
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Settler assistance committee , 1946-1958
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Settler assistance committee , 1953-1963
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Tree Fruit Committee , 1956-1958
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2:
General Correspondence
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Container(s)
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Description
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1946-1956
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1952-1956
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1957-1959
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1966
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1958
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Meetings, Reports and Speeches
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Container(s)
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Description
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Reports, and minutes of meetings , 1951-1953
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Speeches presented before the Columbia Basin Interagency Committtee , 1950
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Summary Report , 1953
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4:
General Survey
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Container(s)
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Description
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Columbia Basin--An Assessment , 1950-1958
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Columbia Basin--Farmers Handbook, [1952?]
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Research, investigation and extension work , 1948-1958
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State lands in Columbia Basin , 1966-1968
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5:
Land Purchase and Repayment
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Container(s)
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Description
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Land purchase for experimental work (WSU) , 1954-1960
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Repayment problem , 1961
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Repayment contracts , 1960-1961
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Reports
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Container(s)
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Description
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Columbia Basin Project: Development Farm Reports
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Vol. I Moses Lake Development Farm , 1946-1948
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Vol. II Pasco Development Farm , 1947-1949
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Vol. III Winchester Development Farm , 1947-1949
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Vol. IV Moses Lake, Pasco, and Winchester Development Farms, 1950, Moses Lake Farm, 1949
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Vol. V Burke Development Farm , 1950
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Vol. VI Moses Lake, Pasco, Winchester and Burke Development Farms , 1951-1952
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Vol. VII Moses Lake, Winchester, Burke and Othello Development Farms , 1953-1954
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Columbia River Basin Area: Agricultural Program Reports , 1953
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Investigations, Columbia Basin : Joint Investigations
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Container(s)
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Description
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I. Character and Scopes
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II. Farm Experience Studies , 1941-1942
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Problems 2, 4 and 5 , 1945
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Problems 6, 7, 8 and 10 , 1945-1947
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Problems 13, 14, 17, 19, 21 and 23, 1945
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Problems 24, 25 and 26 , 1945
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8:
General Studies
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Container(s)
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Description
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Columbia Basin: General Studies , 1948-1956
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Columbia Basin : Prospect for Development , 1943-1948
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Columbia Basin Reclamation Project, Quincy District Appraisals , 1950
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9:
Miscellaneous Items
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Container(s)
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Description
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Columbia Basin Irrigation Project , 1948-1958
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Columbia Basin Interagency Committee, Minutes of Meetings , 1951-1952
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