"Pathogenic Investigations on Citellus Began April 20, 1906" (report)

"Pathogenic Investigations on Citellus Began April 20, 1906" (report), 1938

Overview of the Collection

Title: "Pathogenic Investigations on Citellus Began April 20, 1906" (report)
Dates: 1938 (inclusive)
19381938
Quantity: 0.05 linear feet, (1 folder.)
Collection Number: Cage.5107
Summary: Report of laboratory research on a disease found in ground squirrels in eastern Washington State, circa 1906-1909.
Repository: Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection is open and available for research use.
Languages: English

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This collection consists of a single item, "Pathogenic Investigations on Citellus Began April 20, 1906" (typescript). It is a transcription produced in 1938 from an undated manuscript, and the author is not named. The manuscript was "found among the laboratory notes of Dr. S.B. Nelson, Formerly of Washington State College, Pullman." The document reports the results of a laboratory experiment commenced in 1906, continuing earlier work by Nelson and C.V. Piper on a disease observed in ground squirrels (Citellus townsendi) in Eastern Washington in 1896. Nelson and Piper isolated the pathogen, which they named "bacillus L," and the unnamed author of this report continued their research, investigating the pathogen for possible use in squirrel extermination.

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Restrictions on Use

No known restrictions on use.

Preferred Citation

"Pathogenic Investigations on Citellus Began April 20, 1906"; Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections; Washington State University Libraries.

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Processing Note

Cheryl Gunselman processed this collection in 2018.

Acquisition Information

Charles Drake donated this item to the Washington State University Libraries in 1990 (MS.1990.53).

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Subject Terms

Ground squirrels--Diseases

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