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Walter E. Peay Papers, 1930-1963
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Peay, Walter E. (Walter Edwin), 1907-1975.
- Title
- Walter E. Peay Papers
- Dates
- 1930-1963 (inclusive)19301963
- Quantity
- 6 boxes, 2 tubes, (4.25 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- UUS_COLL MSS 373
- Summary
- The Walter E. Peay Papers consists of research papers and personal notes on insects, worms, and maggots that attack sugar beets, tomatoes, corn, and other crops.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Walter E. Peay (1907-1975) was a research entomologist for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah in 1933 and received his master’s degree from Utah State University in 1939. While attending the University of Utah, Peay began working for the USDA with which he gained full time employment upon receiving his master’s degree. Peay retired from the USDA in 1972.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists of research papers and personal notes on insects, worms, and maggots that attack sugar beets, tomatoes, corn, and other crops. It includes maps, graphs, essays, publications, committee budgets, meeting notes, and correspondence to and from Peay. The collection also includes photographs of various pests, pesticide dusting patterns and frequency data, as well as a copy of Walter Peay’s thesis, A Study of the Beet Leafhopper and Curly Top Disease in Four Varieties of Sugar Beets, Twin Falls Idaho, 1936-38, and related research notes. Most of the folder headings were transcribed from Peay’s original filing system.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Walter E. Peay Papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Walter E. Peay Papers USU_COLL MSS 373, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_COLL MSS 373, USUSCA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Walter E. Peay papers, 1930-1963Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Walter Edwin Peay Thesis drafts |
1939 |
| 1 | 2 | Thesis research |
undated |
| 1 | 3 | Thesis research |
1936 |
| 1 | 4 | Thesis research |
1937 |
| 1 | 5 | Thesis research |
1938 |
| 1 | 6 | Thesis research |
1935-1938 |
| 1 | 7 | Thesis draft |
undated |
| 1 | 8 | Manuscript rough drafts |
undated |
| 1 | 9 | Tables from papers that were presented at the Modesto California Beet Leafhopper Conference |
undated |
| 1 | 10 | Sugar Beet Root Maggot lectures |
undated |
| 1 | 11 | Beet Leafhopper lectures |
undated |
| 1 | 12 | Lectures |
undated |
| 1 | 13 | Telegrams |
1959-1960 |
| 2 | 1 | Sugarbeet Insect and Their control, notes, data, and drafts |
undated |
| 2 | 2 | Sugarbeet Insect and Their Control, manuscript |
undated |
| 2 | 3 | Beet Leafhopper statements |
undated |
| 2 | 4 | Beet Leafhopper research in New Mexico |
1958 |
| 2 | 5 | Suppressing Beet Leafhopper Populations by Integrating Control |
1966 |
| 2 | 6 | Beet Leafhopper Developments |
undated |
| 2 | 7 | Beet Leafhopper Control |
undated |
| 2 | 8 | Beet Leafhopper conditions in the Southern Plains |
undated |
| 2 | 9 | Beet Leafhopper notes and drafts |
undated |
| 2 | 10 | Sugar Beet insects |
undated |
| 2 | 11 | Data note cards and photographs |
undated |
| 2 | 12 | The history of the Sugar Beet |
undated |
| 2 | 13 | Sugar Beet tech meeting notes |
undated |
| 3 | 1 | Sugar Beet Root Maggot |
undated |
| 3 | 2 | Sugar Beet Root Maggot notes |
undated |
| 3 | 3 | Laboratory screening tests of insecticides for control of the Beet Worm |
undated |
| 3 | 4 | Sugar Beet photographs and effects |
undated |
| 3 | 5 | Notes on control of the Sugar Beet Web Worm |
undated |
| 3 | 6 | Sugar Beet Web Worm information |
undated |
| 3 | 7 | Lygus control of Sugar Beets grown from seed |
undated |
| 3 | 8 | Corn Earworm control |
undated |
| 3 | 9 | Progress made on Corn Earworm in Utah |
undated |
| 3 | 10 | Western Beet Cutworm notes, data, and draft |
undated |
| 3 | 11 | Yello Striped Army Worm |
1954 |
| 3 | 12 | Yield of onion seed increased by Thrips control |
undated |
| 3 | 13 | Thrips in differenct varieties of tomatoes |
undated |
| 3 | 14 | Treatment of tomato plants at Buhl Idaho |
1959 |
| 3 | 15 | Bean plot data |
1959 |
| 3 | 16 | Tomato Fruitworm control |
undated |
| 3 | 17 | Tomato Fruitworm control |
undated |
| 3 | 18 | Tomato Fruitworm problem in Utah |
undated |
| 4 | 1 | Duster damage |
1939 |
| 4 | 2 | Work calculations |
1939 |
| 4 | 3 | Duster damage |
1940 |
| 4 | 4 | Proceedings for the American Society of Sugar Beet Technologists |
1947 |
| 4 | 5 | Utah Agricultural Experiment Station Logan Utah |
1948 |
| 4 | 6 | Annual report |
1956 |
| 4 | 7 | Annual report |
1957 |
| 4 | 8 | Rough draft sections for the annual meeting |
1957 |
| 4 | 9 | Climate data for Southern Idaho stations |
1956-1957 |
| 4 | 10 | Photographs |
undated |
| 4 | 11 | Notes |
undated |
| 4 | 12 | Notes |
undated |
| 5 | 1 | Walter Peay publications |
undated |
| 5 | 2 | Walter Peay publications |
undated |
| 5 | 3 | Incomping correspondence |
1938-1962 |
| 5 | 4 | Outgoing correspondence |
1938-1960 |
| 5 | 5 | Loose papers |
undated |
| 6 | 1 | Beet Root Leafhopper projects |
undated |
| 6 | 2 | Sugar Beet insects, how to control them cover design |
undated |
| 6 | 3 | Beet Root Leafhopper graphs and maps |
undated |
| tube | |||
| 1 | Map of Beet Leafhoppler Project, Shoshone District |
undated | |
| 2 | Beet Leafhopper Project, Boise District |
undated | |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Agricultural pests--Photographs.
- Agricultural pests.
- Beet leafhopper--Control--Idaho--Twin Falls.
- Beet leafhopper--Control--Maps.
- Beet leafhopper--Control--Research--New Mexico.
- Beet leafhopper--Control.
- Curly top--Research--Idaho--Twin Falls.
- Plant diseases.
- Sugar beet--Diseases and pests--Control.
- Sugar beet--History.
- Sugar beet--Research--Idaho--Twin Falls.
- Sugar beets--Diseases and pests--Photographs.
- Tomatoes--Diseases and pests--Idaho--Twin Falls.
Personal Names
- Peay, Walter E. (Walter Edwin), 1907-1975--Career in agricultural Pest Control.
- Peay, Walter E. (Walter Edwin), 1907-1975--Correspondence.
Corporate Names
- Utah State Agricultural College--Graduate work.
Form or Genre Terms
- Academic writing.
- Lectures and lecturing.
Finding aid/Register created by Melissa Allen and Clint Pumphrey
2012
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