Western Washington Experiment Station: David F. Allmendinger Fluorine Research Records, 1943-1959
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Historical Note
- Content Description
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Air Pollution Studies-Correspondence, 1946-1953
- Air Pollution Studies-Papers and Pamphlets, 1953-1959
- Air Pollution Studies-Reports, 1953-1959
- Air Pollution Legislative Advisory Committee, 1955-1956
- Annual Reports of the Agricultural Experiment Station, 1944-1945
- Articles and Pamphlets, 1947-1953
- Articles and Meeting Minutes, 1950-1953
- Articles and Memoranda, 1957
- Atmospheric Fluoride Report, 1953
- Booklets Describing Fluoride Effects, 1945-1951
- Booklets and Reports/Investigations, 1953-1956
- Budgets and Memoranda, 1951-1953
- Chemical Analysis, 1950-1951
- Clark County Survey, 1948-1950
- Correspondence, 1943-1948
- Correspondence, 1948-1950
- Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, and Articles, 1945-1949
- Damage Reports, 1945-1949
- Damage Surveys, 1945-1951
- Experiments and Correspondence, 1950-1951
- Fluorine Surveys and Analysis, 1946-1948
- Fluorine Surveys and Analysis, 1950-1952
- Fluorine Surveys Bud Analysis, 1951
- Fumigation, 1947-1948
- Gladiolus Charts, 1950-1951
- Gladiolus Experiments, 1948-1950
- Gladiolus Experiments, 1948
- Gladiolus Survey Results, 1951
- Injury Reports, 1941-1947
- Investigations-Sauvie Island, 1952-1953
- Leaf Samples, 1945-1948
- Lime Papers, 1950
- Longview Data, 1950-1951
- Longview Experiment Correspondence, 1949-1953
- Proposed Longview Project, 1953-1957
- Meeting Minutes, 1953
- Meeting Minutes, 1949
- Notes on Construction of Drying Room
- Pamphlets-Effect on Dairy Cattle, 1952-1954
- Pollution Manuals and Pamphlets, 1950-1956
- Ponderosa Pine Damage, 1950
- Prunes, 1947
- Prune Surveys [photographs], 1946
- St. John Project, 1946-1950
- Spokane-Ponderosa Pine Blight, 1949
- Spokane-Ponderosa Fine Blight, 1950
- Studies Data, 1950-1951
- Names and Subjects
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Western Washington Experiment Station: David F. Allmendinger Fluorine Research Records
- Dates
- 1943-1959 (inclusive)19431959
- Quantity
- approximate 1016 items, ( 1.25 linear feet), ( 2 containers)
- Collection Number
- Archives 180
- Summary
- Contains correspondence, surveys, charts, maps, photographs, meeting minutes, booklets, experiments, actual leaf samples, and copies of legal proceedings involving industrial companies and the farming communities.
- Repository
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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
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The Collection is open for research use.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical Note
David F. Allmendinger received a Master of Science degree at Ohio State University in about 1940 and a Ph.D at Washington State College in 1947. Allmendinger worked as a research assistant at the Tree Fruit Branch Experiment Station in Wenatchee, Washington from 1940 to 1947. In the latter year he transferred to the Southwestern Washington Experiment Station in Vancouver. He was later appointed as Superintendent of that station in 1949. In 1953, Dr. Allmendinger transferred to the Western Washington Experiment Station in Puyallap as Superintendent. His responsibilities expanded in 1963 and he was appointed Vice Director of the Washington Agricultural Experiment Stations. Dr. Allmendinger retired as the Vice Director of the College of Agriculture Research Center.
Content Description
D. F. Allmendinger's files contain extensive research on atmospheric fluorine and its effects on the environment, especially Italian prunes, gladiolas, ponderosa pines and dairy cattle.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
The files are arranged alphabetically and contain correspondence, surveys, charts, maps, photographs, meeting minutes, booklets, experiments, actual leaf samples, and copies of legal proceedings involving industrial companies and the farming communities.
Acquisition Information
The records of the Western Washington Experiment Station were transferred to the Washington State University Libraries in November 1977 (UA77-34). The D. F. Allmendinger fluorine research files were separated from the rest of the station records in June 1979 and reaccessioned in February 1981 (UA81-07). Archives 180 consists solely of the Allmendinger fluorine research files.
Processing Note
These records were processed in March 1985 by Carmen E. Petersen.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Air Pollution Studies-Correspondence43 itemsDates: 1946-1953Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Air Pollution Studies-Papers and Pamphlets17 itemsDates: 1953-1959Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Air Pollution Studies-Reports13 itemsDates: 1953-1959Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Air Pollution Legislative Advisory Committee26 itemsDates: 1955-1956Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: Annual Reports of the Agricultural Experiment Station2 itemsDates: 1944-1945Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: Articles and Pamphlets57 itemsDates: 1947-1953Container: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: Articles and Meeting Minutes16 itemsDates: 1950-1953Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Articles and Memoranda9 itemsDates: 1957Container: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Atmospheric Fluoride Report2 itemsDates: 1953Container: Box 1, Folder 9
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Description: Booklets Describing Fluoride Effects12 itemsDates: 1945-1951Container: Box 1, Folder 10
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Description: Booklets and Reports/Investigations6 itemsDates: 1953-1956Container: Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: Budgets and Memoranda12 itemsDates: 1951-1953Container: Box 1, Folder 12
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Description: Chemical Analysis10 itemsDates: 1950-1951Container: Box 1, Folder 13
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Description: Clark County Survey40 itemsDates: 1948-1950Container: Box 1, Folder 14
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Description: Correspondence112 itemsDates: 1943-1948Container: Box 1, Folder 15
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Description: Correspondence21 itemsDates: 1948-1950Container: Box 1, Folder 16
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Description: Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, and Articles8 itemsDates: 1945-1949Container: Box 1, Folder 17
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Description: Damage Reports33 itemsDates: 1945-1949Container: Box 1, Folder 18
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Description: Damage Surveys49 itemsDates: 1945-1951Container: Box 1, Folder 19
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Description: Experiments and Correspondence23 itemsDates: 1950-1951Container: Box 1, Folder 20
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Description: Fluorine Surveys and Analysis48 itemsDates: 1946-1948Container: Box 1, Folder 21
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Description: Fluorine Surveys and Analysis48 itemsDates: 1950-1952Container: Box 1, Folder 22
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Description: Fluorine Surveys Bud Analysis31 itemsDates: 1951Container: Box 1, Folder 23
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Description: Fumigation7 itemsDates: 1947-1948Container: Box 1, Folder 24
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Description: Gladiolus Charts8 itemsDates: 1950-1951Container: Box 1, Folder 25
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Description: Gladiolus Experiments52 itemsDates: 1948-1950Container: Box 1, Folder 26
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Description: Gladiolus Experiments2 itemsDates: 1948Container: Box 1, Folder 27
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Description: Gladiolus Survey Results62 itemsDates: 1951Container: Box 1, Folder 28
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Description: Injury Reports18 itemsDates: 1941-1947Container: Box 1, Folder 29
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Description: Investigations-Sauvie Island2 itemsDates: 1952-1953Container: Box 1, Folder 30
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Description: Leaf Samples3 itemsDates: 1945-1948Container: Box 1, Folder 31
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Description: Lime Papers49 itemsDates: 1950Container: Box 1, Folder 32
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Description: Longview Data35 itemsDates: 1950-1951Container: Box 1, Folder 33
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Description: Longview Experiment Correspondence28 itemsDates: 1949-1953Container: Box 1, Folder 34
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Description: Proposed Longview Project8 itemsDates: 1953-1957Container: Box 1, Folder 35
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Description: Meeting Minutes12 itemsDates: 1953Container: Box 2, Folder 36
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Description: Meeting Minutes5 itemsDates: 1949Container: Box 2, Folder 37
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Description: Notes on Construction of Drying Room2 itemsContainer: Box 2, Folder 38
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Description: Pamphlets-Effect on Dairy Cattle4 itemsDates: 1952-1954Container: Box 2, Folder 39
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Description: Pollution Manuals and Pamphlets5 itemsDates: 1950-1956Container: Box 2, Folder 40
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Description: Ponderosa Pine Damage5 itemsDates: 1950Container: Box 2, Folder 41
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Description: Prunes1 itemDates: 1947Container: Box 2, Folder 42
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Description: Prune Surveys [photographs]2 itemsDates: 1946Container: Box 2, Folder 43
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Description: St. John Project3 itemsDates: 1946-1950Container: Box 2, Folder 44
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Description: Spokane-Ponderosa Pine Blight16 itemsDates: 1949Container: Box 2, Folder 45
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Description: Spokane-Ponderosa Fine Blight3 itemsDates: 1950Container: Box 2, Folder 46
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Description: Studies Data15 itemsDates: 1950-1951Container: Box 2, Folder 47
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Fluorine compounds--Research--Archives
Corporate Names
- Washington State University. Western Washington Experiment Station, David F. Allmendinger Fluorine Research--Records and correspondence
- Washington State University. Western Washington Experiment Station--Archives (creator)
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- State College of Washington. Western Washington Experiment Station. (creator)
