Charles Winslow McNeil Papers

Charles Winslow McNeil Papers, 1942-1958

Overview of the Collection

Creator: McNeil, Charles Winslow
Title: Charles Winslow McNeil Papers
Dates: 1942-1958 (inclusive)
19421958
Quantity: 7 containers., (2 linear feet of shelf space.), (1200 items.)
Collection Number: Cage 327
Summary: Notes, drafts, maps and photographs regarding zoological investigations among migratory water fowl and parasites in the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project. The photographs additionally document the general effect of the introduction of large scale irrigation in central Washington in the early 1950s.
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

Charles Winslow McNeil (b. 1916) received the Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Michigan in 1942 and joined the faculty of Washington State University a few years later. His principle research interests, as indicated by his papers, were with migratory waterfowl, parasites, and the zoological effects of the introduction of massive irrigation in central Washington.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

McNeil's papers consist of drafts of his doctoral disseration and certain articles, and of photographs and maps relative to his investigation of the early years o£ the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 327, Charles Winslow McNeil Papers . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Papers are arranged according to subject, while the approximately 1075 photographs were retained in their original order.

Acquisition Information

The papers of Charles W. McNeil (b. 1916) Professor of Botany at Washington State University, were donated to the Washington State University Library by Mr. McNeil in 1976 and 1977.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

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

Series 1: Writings. Return to Top

Typescript drafts and notes relative to preparation of doctoral dissertation and other research.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Pathology and Embryology of the Giant Kidney Worm, Dioctophyma renale. Ph.D. Dissertation 1 item.	1942
1	2	Waterfowl survey of Eastern Washington, with notes 10 items.	1947
1	3	Mortality of Canada Geese, with notes 10 items.	1949-54

Series 2: Investigation of Columbia Irrigation Project. Return to Top

Maps and photographs relative to a National Science Foundation research project concerning zoological phenomena within irrigation canals in central Washington.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	4	Block Maps 50 items. 7x11 inch maps of the various territorial divisions of the Columbia Basin Irrigation project	1950-1955
		Photographs 2x2 inch mounted color transparencies, original labels attached.
Box
2		Drumheller, MarDon, Crab Creek, Blocks 1 & 2, and PEC areas, snail test tanks, members of research party 260 items.	1955-1957
3		Blocks 70, 71, 41 and Upper Crab Creek Areas 265 items.	1955-1956
4		Blocks 73 and 42 215 items.	1955-1956
5		Blocks 14, 15 and 43 90 items.	1955-1957
6		Blocks 76, 78 and 44 110 items.	1955-1957
7		Blocks 45, 87, 86 and Royal Slope areas 225 items.	1955-1958
Box
Oversize		Maps of overall Columbia Basin Project area, and of individual blocks; aerial photographs of several regions within the Project area 40 items.	1950-1958

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Irrigation -- Columbia River Basin

Personal Names

McNeil, Charles Winslow, 1916- --Archives (creator)

Occupations

Zoologists--Washington (State)--Correspondence

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