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 20
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Title:
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Agricultural Research Center Office Files
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Dates:
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1901-1948 (inclusive)
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Quantity:
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approximate 40,000 items
36 linear feet
73 containers
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Summary:
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Includes correspondence, administrative materials, information requests, reports, bulletins, photographs and financial and budget materials.
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Historical Note
The Washington Agricultural Experiment Station began as an element of the Washington Agricultural College, Experiment Station, and School of Science, now Washington State University, in 1892. Located near Pullman on a farm donated to the state, the station became the site of agricultural instruction and experimental work conducted by the staff of the station and the faculty of the College of Agriculture.
Since the station was founded, the Western Washington Research and Extension Center (WWREC) near Puyallup and numerous branch stations located across the state have been established to facilitate a variety of agricultural experimentation. Subordinate to the Pullman station director, the system Of branch stations over the years has included: Waterville Branch Station, Winthrop Branch Station, Dry Land Research Unit (Adams Branch Station) near Lind, Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center (Irrigation Branch Station) near Prosser, Tree Fruit Research Center (Tree Fruit Branch Station) near Wenatchee, Coastal Washington Research and Extension Unit (Cranberry-Blueberry Laboratory) near Long Beach, Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Unit (Northwest Seed and Truck Crop Laboratory) near Mount Vernon, Southwestern Washington Research Unit (Clark County Experimental Farm) near Vancouver.
While the director of the WWREC serves as vice-director of the experiment station system, the Puyallup station is not a branch station and is not subordinate to the Pullman station director.
In 1946, the Washington Agricultural Experiment Stations were made a part of the Institute of Agricultural Sciences, which included the W.S.U. College of Agriculture, the College of Veterinary Medicine, and the Agricultural Extension Service. Formed to coordinate agricultural work and research at the College, the experiment stations, and throughout the state, the Institute existed until 1965 when a revised version of the previous organization was adopted. At this time the station was integrated into the newly-organized Agricultural Research Center of the College of Agriculture.
Content Description
The records of the Washington Agricultural Experiment Station consist of approximately 40,000 items of correspondence and administrative materials, including requests for information, reports, bulletins, photographs and financial and budget materials. Materials relating to the various branch stations can be found in the records as well. The collection spans the years 1901 to 1948, with the bulk dating from the period 1901 to 1924.
The correspondence series spans the years 1901 to 1924 and consists of both letterbooks and office files. The thirty-six letterbooks contain primarily correspondence, including mailing lists and a great many brief replies to requests for information and bulletins published by the Station. The remainder of the series consists of the office files of several members of the Station staff, principally station directors. Although most of the correspondence is of an official nature, one container of Ira D. Cardiff's personal files is also included in the series. Photographs of E.C. Johnson, station personnel and farm equipment can be found in the folder labeled "Prosser Experiment Station, 1918-1920" in container 52.
Materials encompassing a variety of subjects spanning the years 1902 to 1948 are contained in a series immediately following the correspondence series. Of particular interest to the researcher investigating the history of the station is the folder entitled "History of the Experiment Station" in container 62.
The final series is composed of budgets and budget materials of the Pullman Station and the branch stations. Included in the series are reports, expenditures, receipts, and proposed, working, annual, and biennial budgets.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in three series. The correspondence series is divided into two subseries: letterbooks and office files. Arranged chronologically, the letterbooks containing mainly letters and some reports precede those containing mailing lists and brief replies to requests for station bulletins. The office files are arranged chronologically by individual Station staff member. Materials comprising the subject file are arranged alphabetically. The budgets and budget materials are arranged chronologically.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information The records of the Agricultural Research Center were deposited in the Washington State University Library prior to 1970 by the College of Agriculture (UA 76-12). The records of the Agricultural Research Center were separated (UA 78-7) from the records of the College of Agriculture and processed by Craig Holstine and James O'Neill between June, 1977 and May, 1978.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access The Collection is open for research use.
Subjects
| Washington State University. Agricultural Research Center--Archives (creator) |
| Washington State University. Agricultural Research Center--Records and correspondence |
| Agricultural experiment stations--Washington (State)--Administration--Archives |
| Agriculture--Research--Archives |
| Other Creators : |
| State College of Washington. Washington Agricultural Experiment Station. |
| Washington Agricultural College, Experiment Station and School of Science. Pullman Agricultural Experiment Station. |
| Washington Agricultural College, Experiment Station and School of Science. Washington Agricultural Experiment Station. |
Detailed Description of the Collection
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1:
Correspondence , 1901-1924
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Container(s)
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Description
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1.1:
Letterbooks , 1901-1916
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Outgoing Correspondence:
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(E.B. Elliot, Professor of Agriculture) , April 1902-December 1903
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2v.
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(Elliot; W.A. Linklatter, Instructor in Animal Husbandry; George Severance, Professor of Agronomy) , October 1905-July 1906
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1v.
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(R.W. Thatcher, Chemist) , June 1901-December 1905
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3v.
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(Thatcher) , December 1905-July 1908
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3v.
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(Thatcher) , July 1908-October 1909
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2v.
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(Thatcher) , October 1909-October 1911
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2v.
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(Thatcher, Director) , October 1907-November 1908
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3v.
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(Thatcher) , November 1908-December 1909
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3v.
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(Thatcher) , December 1909-July 1910
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2v.
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(Thatcher) , July 1910-March 1911
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2v.
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(Thatcher) , March-December 1911
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2v.
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(Thatcher) , December 1911-March 1913
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3v.
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Replies to Requests for Station Bulletins:
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(Thatcher) , July 1909-December 1911
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3v.
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(Thatcher to April 1913) , December 1911-July 1914
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2v.
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December 1914-March 1915
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1v.
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November 1915-July 1916
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2v. (contains mailing lists)
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1.2:
Files of Individuals , 1906-1924
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Ira D. Cardiff:
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(A-W) (Personal Files) , June 1906-July 1913
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(A-Z) , October 1912-May,1913
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(A-Z) , May-August 1913
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(A-Z) , July-September 1913
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(A-Z) , September-October 1913
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(A-C) , July 1914-June 1915
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1915-1916:
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A-Ci
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Caglon, R.B.-G
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Graves, H.T.-L
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Lampson, Lee M.-O
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P-S
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T-Y
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1916-1917:
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A-Carleton, M.A.
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Circular Letters-G
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H-K
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L-M
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N-Severance, George
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Shinn, J.R.-Z
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R.W. Thatcher:
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(A-Z) , January 1907-January 1912
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(A-Z) , January 1909-January 1910
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(A-Z) , February-May 1912
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(A-Z) , April-October 1912
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(A-Z) , September 1912-February 1913
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(A-Z) , February-April 1913
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H.W. Sparks:
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1910-1913
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Paul J. White;
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(A-L) , September 1912-August 1913
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(M-Z) , September 1912-August 1913
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George Severance:
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(A-Z) , April-June 1913
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(A-Z) , July-August 1913
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(A-Z) , August-October 1913
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(A-Z) , November-December 1913
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(A-Z) , December 1913-January 1914
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(A-W) , January-February 1914
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(A-Z) , March-May 1914
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(A-Z) , May-June 1914
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(A-Z) , June-August 1914
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1917-1919:
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A-Farm Markets, Office of
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G-N
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O-Z
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George Severance and E.C. Johnson:
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1918-1920:
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A-Farm Markets, Office
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Farm Markets, Office of (Applications)-H
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J-Programs
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Projects-Z
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E.C. Johnson:
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1920-1922:
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A-F
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Farm Markets, Office of-Kalkus, J.W.
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L-Z
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1922-1924:
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A-B
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C-H
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K-Z
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2:
Subjects , 1902-1948
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Container(s)
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Description
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Administrative Bulletins , 1914-1915
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Agricultural Extension , 1939-1940
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Analysis by Various Stations , 1914
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Animal Husbandry , 1947-1948
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Applications , 1907-1911, 1916-1918
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Appropriations , 1915
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Assignment Cards , 1934
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Bean, Roy P. , 1929
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Bryan, E.A. , 1908-1913
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Canning and Cold Pack Industry , 1934, 1938
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Chemistry and Soils, Bureau of , 1935-1936
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Committee on Experiment Station Organization and Policy, Agenda of Meetings , 1940-1941
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Contracts, Demonstration Farms , 1910-1911
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Corn vs. Summer Fallow (McCall, M.A.) , 1915
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County Agent , 1938
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Court Cases , 1915
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Cuts [Illustrations] , 1916-1918
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Dairy Husbandry , 1912, 1915, 1931
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Directors of Station, Statement of Organization , 1916
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Dry Land Demonstration and Experiment, Department of, and Bureau of Farm Development , 1914-1915
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Elliott, E.E. , 1902-1903
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Evans, J.B. , 1903-1904
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Experiment Station Proposal, Congressional Record , 1938
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Farm Debt Conciliation , 1933-1934
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Farm Forestry , 1939
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Farm and Home Program Building Extension , 1938
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Farm Management , 1912
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Farm Products , 1909
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Financial Reports of the Experiment Station sent to USDA , 1909-1945
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Finances , 1907
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Financial Statements , 1913-1917
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Forage Crops , 1909, 1916-1917
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Forage Crops Conference , 1930
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Foundations , 1936
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Freezing Preservation , 1937-1938
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Fruit and Vegetable By-Products Lab , 1935
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Grange , 1938
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Hatch Fund , 1915
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Hegnauer Tract, Proceeds , 1915
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History of the Experiment Station , 1940
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Hop Bulletin Material , 1938
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Hops , 1938-1939
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Horticulture , 1913, 1927
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Horticulture, Fruit Crops , 1912-1917
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Horticulture Inspectors, Reports from , 1916
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Insecticide and Fungicide Board, Minutes and Rulings , 1915
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Interstate Commerce Commission , 1938
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Investigations by the Experiment Station , 1915
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Irrigated Lands , 1916-1917
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Lake Chelan Station, Proposed , 1916
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Land Grant Association, Committee on Experiment Station Policy , 1945-1946
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Land Grant Association, Farm Buildings , 1944-1945
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Land Grant Association, Floyd, Wm. A. , 1945
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Land Grant Association, General Correspondence , 1945-1946
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Land Grant Association, Reports from Convention , 1946-1947
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Laws, State Department of Agriculture , 1914-1915
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Letters, Duplicates , 1915
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Livestock , 1917, 1937-1938
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Marketing Agreements Program , 1938
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Memoranda for Timekeepers , 1934-1935
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"Men Wanted" Folder , 1915
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Mining Experiment Station , 1937-1938
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Orchard Tracts , 1938
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Organization of Experiment Stations , 1905-1908
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Phosphate Resources , 1936
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Poultry Council , 1938
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Program Building, County Extension , 1939
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Recommendations , 1927-1928
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Regional Planning Conference , 1936
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Ritzville Tract , 1911
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Road Supervisors, Counties of Washington , 1916
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Schafer, E. G. , 1915
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