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Vernon L. Miller Papers, 1938-1975

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Miller, Vernon L.
Title
Vernon L. Miller Papers
Dates
1938-1975 (inclusive)
Quantity
4 containers., (4 linear feet of shelf space.), (5350 items.)
Collection Number
Cage 437
Summary
Correspondence, research, notes, data and reports, administrative records and other papers on research on heavy metal retention and the effects of atmospheric fluorine. Principal correspondents include Center Superintendent D.F. Allmendinger and veterinarian R. C. Piper.
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 for research use.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Biographical Note

Vernon L. Miller was born in Prosser, Washington on November 2, 1910. He received both his B.S. and M.S. from Washington State University in 1933 and 1944 respectively. From 1938 until his retirement in 1976 Miller was an Agricultural Chemist at Western Washington Experiment Station at Puyallup, now the Western Washington Research and Extension Center (WWREC). Mr. Miller co-authored numerous abstracts, articles and presentations including: " Investigations on the Effect of Atmospheric Fluorine Pollution on Washington Agriculture" (1950), " Mercury Retention: A Trait of Chickens" (1959), " Basal Rot in the U.S.A. and its Control" (1961) and " Antibacterial Activity of Compounds with Both Mercury and Tin in Organic Combination" (1966).

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 437, Vernon L. Miller Papers . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in two series: General File; and Experiments and Related Data. The General File is arranged alphabetically by subject and includes: administrative papers, annual progress reports on projects, correspondence grouped by person, and other files concerning the operation of the station as a whole. The material within this series convers the period from 1938-1975. Experiments and Related Data are divided into four sections and grouped by project: Heavy Metal Retention and Detoxication 1958-1970, Synthesis of Compounds Containing Carbon-Mercury and Carbon-Tin Bonds 1959-1969, Experiments with Phenyl Mercuric Acetate for Control of Basal Rot in Narcissus 1948-1972, and Effects of Atmospheric Fluorine on Agriculture in Washington 1945-1975. All folders contain data, correspondence and reports and are arranged alphabetically by subject.

Acquisition Information

The papers of Vernon L. Miller were received by the Washington State University Library in November 1977 (UA 77-34) as part of the records of the Western Washington Research and Extension Center (WWREC) in Puyallup, Washington.

Related Materials

The papers of Vernon L. Miller were received as part of the records of the Western Washington Research and Extension Center (WWREC) in Puyallup, Washington and separated in May 1979 (UA 80-2).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Plants, Effect of fluorides on--Research

Personal Names

  • Miller, Vernon L., 1910- --Archives (creator)
  • Allmendinger, David F.
  • Piper, Richard C.

Finding aid prepared by Barbara Kovarik-Gahl
2012

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