Washington State University / United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative Projects Reports, 1931-1971

Overview of the Collection

Title
Washington State University / United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative Projects Reports
Dates
1931-1971 (inclusive)
Quantity
2 Linear feet of Shelf Space, (2 boxes)
Collection Number
Archives 259 (collection)
Summary
Beginning in 1931, the United States Department of Agriculture began cooperative studies with the State College of Washington. Cooperative research projects have involved matters such as the development of plant varieties, control of plant diseases, control of weeds, and the production of seeds. In the years from 1931 to 1970, attention focused on cereals, especially wheat. Some investigations involved grasses.
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

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Beginning in 1931, the United States Department of Agriculture began cooperative studies with the State College of Washington. Projects covered cereal improvements, cereal diseases, noxious weed investigations, and seed production investigations. Notable individuals involved in the projects were Orville Vogel, C.S. Holton, C.I. Seely, Robert Allan, and W.C. Robocker.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Cooperative research projects have involved matters such as the development of plant varieties, control of plant diseases, control of weeds, and the production of seeds. In the years from 1931 to 1970, attention focused on cereals, especially wheat. Some investigations involved grasses.

Annual reports of cooperative research projects summarize activities and typically are bound in book form.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item Description] Washington State University / United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative Projects Reports, 1931-1971 (Archives 259)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The reports are arranged by their topic of investigation and author placed in chronological order. A few individual reports, some of which are USDA projects, but not necessarily in collaboration with the State College of Washington, are placed at the end of the sequence.

Acquisition Information

Reports of the cooperative projects between the State College of Washington and the United States Department of Agriculture were accessioned by the Washington State University Libraries in 1988 (UA88-01).

Processing Note

This collection was processed by Michael Evans in February, 2004.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Cereal Improvement, Annual Report. (Orville Vogel, Joseph Craddock, Clarence Peterson)
Box Folder
1 1
1931
1 2
1932
1 3
1933
1 4
1934
1 5
1935
1 6
1936
1 7
1937
1 8
1938
1 9
1939
1 10
1940
1 11
1941
1 12
1942
1 13
1943
1 14
1945
1 15
1946
1 16
1947
1 17
1948
1 18
1950
1 19
1951
1 20
1952
1 21
1953
1 22
1954
1 23
1955
1 24
1956
1 25
1957
1 26
1969
Investigations on Wheat Bunt and Oat Smuts, Annual Report. (C.S. Holton)
Box Folder
1 27
1933
1 28
1934
1 29
1935
1 30
1936
1 31
1937
1 32
1938
1 33
1939
1 34
1940
1 35
1942
1 36
1943
Bunt and Smut Resistance in Wheat and Oats, Annual Report. (E.F. Gaines)
Box Folder
1 37
1934
1 38
1935
1 39
1940
Noxious Weed Investigations, Annual Report. (C.I. Seely)
Box Folder
1 40
1936
1 41
1937
1 42
1938
1 43
1939
1 44
1940
1 45
1941
1 46
1942
1 47
1943
Forage Report, Washington Agronomic Data
Box Folder
2 48
1955
2 48
1956
Cereal Improvement, Annual Report. (Robert Allan)
Box Folder
2 50
1958
2 51
1967
2 52
1969
Weed Control in Grazing and Non-Crop Lands, Annual Report. (W.C. Robocker, H.D. Kerr, R.D. Schirman)
Box Folder
2 53
1958
2 54
1959
2 55
1965
2 56
1966
2 57
1968
2 58
1969
2 59
1971
Grass Seed Production Investigations, Annual Report. (C.L Canode, E.V. Horning)
Box Folder
2 60
1959
2 61
1965
2 62
1966
2 63
1968
2 64
1969
2 65
1970
Other Reports
Box Folder
2 66
Weed Control Investigations, Summary Annual Reports, Arizona-Idaho-Montana-Utah-Washington, 1953.
2 67
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation, Annual Statistical Report, Washington State, 1954-1958.
2 68
Cereal Improvement, Annual Report, 1955. (Everett Everson)
2 69
Western 2-Row Barley Nursery and Rocky Mountain Barley Nursery, Progress Report, 1970. (E.A. Hockett)
2 70
Results from Cooperative Wheat Experiments in the Western Region, Progress Report, 1970. (F.H. McNeal)

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Crop improvement -- United States
  • Crops -- Disease and pest resistance -- United States
  • Weeds -- Control -- United States

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Allan, Robert E., 1931- (creator)
    • Holton, Charles Stewart, 1904- (creator)
    • Robocker, Willard Charles, 1915-1999. (creator)
    • Seely, C. I. (Clarence Ivan), 1912- (creator)
    • Vogel, Orville Alvin, 1907-1991. (creator)
    Corporate Names
    • State College of Washington (creator)
    • United States. Department of Agriculture. (creator)
    • Washington State University (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Michael Evans.
2016

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