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 61
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Title:
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Agronomy and Soils Department Records
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Dates:
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1940-1973 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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approximate 8425 items
9.5 linear feet
10 containers
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Summary:
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Includes correspondence, memoranda, minutes and proceedings of professional meetings, reports, newsletters, student and faculty information and research information, financial statements, vouchers, and reports on program progress.
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Historical Note
Agriculture has always been part of the college's curriculum; in the earliest days, all of its disciplines were taught in one department (the Department Of Agriculture). By 1918 these agricultural disciplines including farm crops, soils, etc., had expanded enough to warrant the formation of separate departments. The Department of Farm Crops and Soils were consolidated into a Department Of Agronomy in February 1928. This name was changed in November 1969 to Department of Agronomy and Soils. The present department offers a number of degrees, including B.S. in Agronomy, B.S. in Soils, M.S. in Agronomy, M.S. in Soils, and Doctor of Philosophy.
Arrangement
The records of the Department of Agronomy and Soils are arranged in three series: Subject File, 1940-1972; Tennessee Valley Authority Files, 1951-1972; and Correspondence Files, 1965-1971. Series one file contains records dating from 1940 through 1972, however, the bulk of the material deals with the period after 1963. This first series is arranged alphabetically by subject. The file consists of correspondence, memoranda, minutes and proceedings of professional meetings, reports, newsletters, student and faculty information and research information. Major headings in the subject file include such topics as: Agronomy & Men (publication of the Agronomy Club), Extension Administration, annual reports of county Extension Agents, Outlying Testing Program of the Washington experimental stations, Pacific Northwest Fertilizer Conference, Pacific Northwest Crop Improvement Association, Pacific Northwest Plant Food Association, teaching and course content in the department, Washington State Crop Improvement Association, USDA correspondence, and wheat research.
Series two, Tennessee Valley Authority files, date from 1951 to 1972 and consist of correspondence, financial statements, vouchers, and reports on program progress. Through an agreement with Washington State University, the TVA sold fertilizer to Washington state farmers. These records document this agreement, the shipment of the fertilizer, and the farmers who participated in the program. The file has been arranged chronologically to be consistent with its original order.
Series three, the correspondence file, contains items dating from 1965 to 1971; these records have been arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically within each year. The file consists of correspondence to and from various agencies, including county extension agents, professional organizations, private industry, governmental departments, and individuals.
Principal correspondents are: B. Rodney Bertramson (former department chairman and Director of Resident Instruction), Harry A. Cosgriffe, Irving Dow (Extension Specialist), James C. Engibous (chairman of the department), C.B. Harston, A.G. Law (professor Of Agronomy), L.L. Madsen (Dean, College of Agriculture), C. Dawson Moodie (professor of Agronomy), Kenneth Morrison (Extension Specialist), J.S. Robins (Director of Research, College of Agriculture), Leland Streit, and R.M. Turner.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information The records of the Department of Agronomy and Soils were transferred to the University Archives, Washington State University in June 1976 and March 1979 (UA 78- 16) according to the approved records schedules.
Processing Note The records were processed by Michael Sampson from December 1980 to March 1981.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access The Collection is open for research use.
Subjects
| Washington State University. Dept. of Agronomy and Soils--Archives (creator) |
| Washington State University. Dept. of Agronomy and Soils--Records and correspondence |
| Agricultural extension work--Washington (State)--Archives |
| Agronomy--Washington (State)--Research--Archives |
| Soils--Analysis--Washington (State)--Research |
| Other Creators : |
| State College of Washington. Department of Farm Crops and Soils. |
| State College of Washington. Dept. of Agronomy. |
| Tennessee Valley Authority--Archives |
Detailed Description of the Collection
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1:
Subject File , 1940-1972
Series one file contains records dating from 1940 through 1972, however, the bulk of the material deals with the period after 1963. This first series is arranged alphabetically by subject. The file consists of correspondence, memoranda, minutes and proceedings of professional meetings, reports, newsletters, student and faculty information and research information. Major headings in the subject file include such topics as: Agronomy & Men (publication of the Agronomy Club), Extension Administration, annual reports of county Extension Agents, Outlying Testing Program of the Washington experimental stations, Pacific Northwest Fertilizer Conference, Pacific Northwest Crop Improvement Association, Pacific Northwest Plant Food Association, teaching and course content in the department, Washington State Crop Improvement Association, USDA correspondence, and wheat research.
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Container(s)
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Description
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Affirmative Action Plan , 1972
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1 item
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Agricultural Chemicals , 1969-1972
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16 items
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Agricultural Commodity Commissions Meeting , 1966
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7 items
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Agricultural Economics , 1970
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4 items
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Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service , 1969
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2 items
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Agriculture, College of , 1965-1966, 1970
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28 items
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Agronomy Advisory Board , 1957, 1961, 1963-1965
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35 items
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Agronomy Base-Setting Meeting , 1972
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1 item
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Agronomy Club , 1966-1967
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13 items
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Agronomy & Men , 1965-1966, 1968-1970
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101 items
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Alpha Zeta , 1965
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1 item
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Alumni Rosters (and miscellaneous material) , 1968-1970
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14 items
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American Society of Agronomy , 1963
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49 items
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American Society of Agronomy Correspondence , 1971-1972
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6 items
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Assistantships and Fellowships (requests) , 1963-1964
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7 items
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Barley , 1964, 1968, 1972
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7 items
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Blain, John--Ford Motor Farm Efficiency Award , 1966
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10 items
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Bureau of Reclamation Meeting , 17 March 1965
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32 items
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Careers in Agronomy , 1964-1966
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65 items
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Castor Bean Production Potential , 1965
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1 item
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Certified Seed Growers , 1963, 1964, 1969
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3 items
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Columbia Plateau Conservation Council , 1965
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46 items
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Columbia Plateau Resources Council , 1965
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30 items
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Computing Center , 1969-1972
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8 items
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Controlled Environment Facilities , 1966-1971
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6 items
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County Agent's Letters, Re: Annual Reports , 1964-1967
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154 items
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Course Outlines for Agronomy and soils , 1968-1970
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37 items
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Crop Judging Team , 1940, 1951-1972
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248 items
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Dry Pea and Lentil commission , 1966, 1972
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36 items
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Dryland Research Review conference , Feb. 15-16, 1966
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14 items
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Dryland Research--Lind Experiment Station , 1965, 1967
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21 items
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Educational Policies Committee , 1969
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3 items
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Enrollment Statistics , 1970-1972
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8 items
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Environmental Science , 1970-1971
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7 items
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EROS , 1969
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22 items
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Extension Administration , 1964-1970
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188 items
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Extension--Agronomy Research Program , 1964
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10 items
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Extension--50th Anniversary conference , 1964
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5 items
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Extension--Agronomy Personnel Annual Reports , 1964
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9 items
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Extension--Annual Reports for Specialists , 1964-1965
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11 items
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Extension Correspondence , 1964-1968
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505 items
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Extension Correspondence , 1969-1972
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78 items
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Extension Director's Memos , 1965
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5 items
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Extension Agronomists Meeting , 1964, 1966
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23 items
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Extension--Meetings & Minutes , 1967-1972
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45 items
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Extension--Annual Plans of Work
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46 items
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Extension Publications , 1966-1967
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22 items
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Extension Range Management Program , 1964
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10 items
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Extension Research Report , 1971
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1 item
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Extension Service Review , December 4-8, 1972
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14 items
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Extension Training Sessions , 1964-1966
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19 items
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Fertilizer--Aqua Humus , 1963
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43 items
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Fertilizer Conference, Pacific Northwest Regional , 1964-1966
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163 items
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Fertilizer Conference (1966), Rough Drafts of the Papers
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30 items
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Fertilizer Conference Proceedings , 1968-1970
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4 items
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Fertilizer and Herbicides Needs--Agronomy Farm , 1964-1965
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21 items
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Fertilizer Institute , 1971
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3 items
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Fertilizer--Various Angles , 1964-1965
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11 items
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Field Day , 1964-1970
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211 items
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Field Day, Spillman Farm , 1971
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48 items
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Field Days , 1971
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5 items
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Forage Testing , 1963, 1964, 1966
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6 items
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Foreign Correspondence and Visitors , 1962-1969
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76 items
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Forest & Tree Fertilization , 1965-1969
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9 items
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Genetics Program , 1970, 1972
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13 items
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Goodyear SCS Awards , 1964-1965
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16 items
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Grass Seed Production Meeting (Pendleton) , 1971
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7 items
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Greenbug Threat to Wheat , 1971
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1 item
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Herbicide Damage Research , 1962-1963, 1968
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10 items
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Honors Program , 1964-1972
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14 items
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International Executive Services , 1968
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1 item
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International Programs , 1968, 1970
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3 items
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Iowa State University Agricultural Travel Course , 1965
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34 items
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Irrigation Experiment Station (Prosser) , 1964- 1966, 1968
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14 items
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Jobs Available , 1966 1968 1969
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8 items
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Job Placement , 1964, 1969, 1971
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17 items
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Job Statistics an Graduates , 1972
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1 item
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Junior Community College , 1968-1971
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60 items
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Lewis County Grassland Council , 1964
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16 items
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Library , 1970-1972
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10 items
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Lime Conference-- , November 16-17, 1965
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21 items
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Maquire Replacement for WSU Seed Laboratory , 1966
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9 items
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Manuscript Reviews from other Departments , 1967, 1971, 1972
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24 items
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Marketing Clinic: proposal and committee meetings , 1966
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33 items
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Meetings and Conferences , 1971-1972
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10 items
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National Wheat Institute , 1970
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8 items
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News Bureau , 1972
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3 items
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Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Unit , 1965, 1968
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2 items
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Open House--College Of Agriculture , 1966-1969
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16 items
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Osterli, Victor--Columbia Plateau Resources Council , 1966
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29 items
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Outlying Testing--Central Washington , 1963-1965, 1967
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48 items
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Outlying Testing--NoWestern Washington , 1965-1967
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51 items
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Outlying Testing--Prosser , 1969
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5 items
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Outlying Testing--Tree Fruit Research , 1969
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1 item
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Outlying Testing--Washington State , 1968
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4 items
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Outlying Testing--Western Washington , 1964, 1965, 1967
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23 items
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Pacific Northwest Crop Improvement Association , 1964-1966
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69 items
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Pacific Northwest Crop improvement Association , 1967-1972
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39 items
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Pacific Northwest Plant Food Association , 1964-1969
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43 items
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Pakistan , 1964-1969
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45 items
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Patent Committee , 1972
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3 items
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Pesticides , 1968-1972
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30 items
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Plant Pathology, Department, of , 1972
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3 items
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Potash Institute , 1971
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4 items
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Potato Commission , 1972
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1 item
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Projects in Agronomy & Soils--current status , 1970
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2 items
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Prospective Graduate Students , 1972
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3 items
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Prospective Undergraduate Students , 1971
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2 items
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Publications , 1965
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5 items
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Publication Plans of the Agronomy 4 Soils Faculty , 1966
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31 items
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Recreation (Academic Preparation) , 1968
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1 item
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Recreation (Academic Preparation). , 1968
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1 item
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Resident Instructional Staff , 1970
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9 items
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Rockefeller Foundation Fellowships , 1969-1971
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30 items
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Safety , 1969
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9 items
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Scholarships , 1964-1965, 1972-1973
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51 items
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Science Development Proposal , 1965
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3 items
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Search for Director Committee , 1972-1973
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15 items
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Seed House , 1972
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3 items
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Seed Lab (Seed Prices) , 1972
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3 items
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Seed School, Idaho-Washington , 1966
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14 items
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Short Courses , 1964-1969
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87 items
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Space , 1960-1965
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55 items
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Soil Chemistry Notes--correspondence , 1957-1967
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31 items
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Soil Conservation Service--SCD's (Newsletters) , 1964-1965
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23 items
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Soil Conservation Society of America , 1963-1971
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15 items
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Soil Conservation Society of America--inland Empire , 1964-1970
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29 items
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Soil Fertility Workers Conference--Central Washington , 1964-1965
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30 items
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Soil Fertility Workers Conference- -Western Washington , 1964-1964
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10 items
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Soil Improvement Committee , 1964-1967
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217 items
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Soils Research Program , 1968
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21 items
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Soils Seminar, University of Idaho & WSU , 1963-1964
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12 items
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Soil Science Society of America , 1965, 1968, 1969
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9 items
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Soil Survey--Seattle Conference , 1964
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33 items
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Staff Memoranda , 1965-1972
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120 items
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Stastics--Washington State Crop Reports , 1965-1969
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45 items
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Student Evaluations , 1967, 1969-1970
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9 items
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Study Council, President's , 1968-1969
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15 items
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