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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)19381975
- 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.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
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).
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]. Cage 437, Vernon L. Miller Papers . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
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).
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Series 1: General File, 1938-1975Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1-2 | Administration 34
items.
|
1948-1968 |
| 1 | 3-9 | Agricultural Chemistry -
Pullman 637
items.
|
1938-1972 |
| 1 | 10-32 | Annual Reports 324
items.
|
1945-1973 |
| 1 | 33 | Berk and Company 6
items.
|
1951-1955 |
| 1 | 34 | Budget, Annual and
Biennial 45
items.
|
1944-1975 |
| 1 | 35 | Building Plans 20
items.
|
1958-1969 |
| 1 | 36 | Chemical Project
Reports 27
items.
|
1955-1972 |
Correspondence: |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 37 | D. F. Allmendinger 17
items.
|
1956-1975 |
| 1 | 38 | Bearse/Berg 28
items.
|
1963-1974 |
| 1 | 39-42 | Dairy 114
items.
|
1939-1973 |
| 1 | 43 | Louis W. Getzin 8
items.
|
1964-1968 |
| 1 | 44 | Dr. C. M. Hamilton 19
items.
|
1963-1965 |
| 1 | 45 | Yosh Kimura 27
items.
|
1963-1974 |
| 1 | 46 | F. R. Murdock 12
items.
|
1962-1966 |
| 2 | 47-48 | Richard C. Piper 119
items.
|
1964-1972 |
| 2 | 49 | L. H. Purdy 20
items.
|
1951-1966 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 50 | Disposal Project 6
items.
|
1972 |
| 2 | 51 | DuPont 42
items.
|
1947-1955 |
| 2 | 52 | Fairy Ring 15
items.
|
1953-1958 |
| 2 | 53 | Grants 8
items.
|
1967-1973 |
| 2 | 54 | Isotope License 25
items.
|
1965-1973 |
| 2 | 55 | Library 49
items.
|
1963-1975 |
| 2 | 56 | Liquor Fund 38
items.
|
1949-1952 |
| 2 | 57 | Residue 111 18
items.
|
1960 |
| 2 | 58 | Safety Commission 61
items.
|
1962-1975 |
| 2 | 59 | Turf Diseases 7
items.
|
1957-1964 |
| 2 | 60 | Veterinary Sciences 10
items.
|
1964-1968 |
Series 2: Research Projects, 1945-1975Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 61-67 | Heavy Metal Retention and
Detoxication, (no. 1524) 691
items.
|
1958-1970 |
| 2 | 68 | Synthesis of Compounds Containing
Carbon-Mercury and Carbon-Tin Compounds, (no. 1525) 110
items.
|
1959-1969 |
| 2 | 69-75 | Experiments with Phenyl Mercuric
Acetate for Control of Basal Rot in Narcissus 611
items.
|
1953-1972 |
Effects of Atmospheric Fluorine
on Agriculture in Washington |
1945-1975 | ||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 76 | Fluorine 2
items.
|
1948-1951 |
| 3 | 77-78 | Fluorine
Administration 162
items.
|
1946-1970 |
D. F. Allmendinger: |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 79-80 | Correspondence 146
|
1945-1969 |
| 3 | 81 | Notes 25
items.
|
1945-1951 |
| 3 | 82 | Lime Paper Forage 5
items.
|
1949-1957 |
| 3 | 83 | Exhibits 12
items.
|
1948 |
| 3 | 84 | Survey of Clark
County 20
items.
|
1944-1953 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 85 | Calorometric 17
items.
|
1947-1951 |
| 3 | 86 | Clippings 30
items.
|
1950-1969 |
| 3 | 87 | Committee 27
items.
|
1948 |
| 3 | 88 | Compilation 20
items.
|
1948-1950 |
| 3 | 89 | Equipment 14
items.
|
1948-1954 |
| 3 | 90 | Extention 21
items.
|
1955 |
| 3 | 91 | Institute of
Technology 200
items.
|
1949-1968 |
Locations of Field
Tests: |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 92-94 | Kelso-Longview 350
|
1946-1972 |
| 3 | 95-96 | Klickitat County 210
|
1957-1974 |
| 3 | 97 | Longview 15
items.
|
1953-1962 |
| 3 | 98-99 | Oregon 205
|
1945-1973 |
| 3 | 100-101 | Spokane 179
|
1947-1960 |
| 3 | 102 | Tacoma 28
items.
|
1954-1968 |
| 3 | 103 | Tennessee 58
items.
|
1947-1960 |
| 3 | 104-105 | Whatcom County 60
items.
|
1964-1965 |
| 4 | 106 | Wenatchee 5
items.
|
1952-1964 |
| 4 | 107 | Vancouver-Portland 70
items.
|
1944-1960 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 4 | 108-109 | Meetings 58
items.
|
1948-1963 |
| 4 | 110 | Quick Test 31
items.
|
1956-1957 |
| 4 | 111 | Survey Record
Analysis 11
items.
|
1952 |
| 4 | 112 | Reports 4
items.
|
1950-1951 |
| 4 | 113 | Stanford Research 26
items.
|
1951-1956 |
| 4 | 114 | Statistics Curve 18
items.
|
1957 |
| 4 | 115 | Surveys 67
items.
|
1945-1956 |
| 4 | 116 | Translations 27
items.
|
1896-1957 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
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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