United States Department of Agriculture / WSU Palouse Conservation Field Station and Agricultural Research Service Records

United States Department of Agriculture / WSU Palouse Conservation Field Station and Agricultural Research Service Records, 1931-1977

Overview of the Collection

Title: United States Department of Agriculture / WSU Palouse Conservation Field Station and Agricultural Research Service Records
Dates: 1931-1977 (inclusive)
19311977
Quantity: 2 linear feet, ( 2 containers)
Collection Number: Archives 258
Summary: Collection includes Annual Research Reports for the Palouse Conservation Field Station from 1931 to 1971. .
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: 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 NoteReturn to Top

The Palouse Conservation Field Station began as a joint project between the United States Department of Agriculture and the State College of Washington in 1931. At that time it was called the Pacific Northwest Soil Erosion and Moisture Conservation Experiment Station. In 1935, the name was shortened to the Soil Conservation Experiment Station. In the following decades, the name shifted back and forth several times to also include the Soil and Water Conservation Research Station and many derivations thereof. In 1961, the name was switched to the Palouse Conservation Field Station. During their tenure, the Palouse Conservation Field Station conducted experiments to produce better farming techniques that would produce less runoff and erosion, and wou ld make more efficient use of water for farming purposes. The Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Idaho also worked with the U.S.D.A. to conduct experiments in a similar vein.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Records of the Palouse Conservation Field Station consist of annual and other reports, along with compilations of data.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Annual Research Reports for the Palouse Conservation Field Station are filed in chronological order from 1931-1971. Subsequent data reports relating to PCFS, are filed corresponding to their first year of reporting. Reports for the Agricultural Experi ment Station follow this, as do reports of a joint project between WSU and the Agricultural Research Service.

Acquisition Information

Records of the Palouse Conservation Field Station and the Agricultural Research Service were transferred to the University Libraries in 2000 as Accession UA2000-20.

Processing Note

The records were processed in 2004 by Michael Evans.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Annual Research Reports, variously titled Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Progress Report, Pacific Northwest Soil Erosion and Moisture Conservation Experiment Station (W.A. Rockie)	1931
1	2	Engineering Experiments (P.C. McGrew)	1931
1	3	(Rockie, McGrew)	1932
1	4	Engineering Experiments	1932
1	5	(C.E. Deardorff)	1933
1	6	Engineering Experiments	1933
1	7	(Deardorff, McGrew)	1934
1	8	Soil Conservation Experiment Station (Glenn Horner, P.C. McGrew)	1935
1	9		1939
1	10	Soil and Water Conservation Experiment Station (Horner)	1943
1	11		1944
1	12	Soil Conservation Experiment Station	1946
1	13		1947
1	14		1948
1	15		1950
1	16		1951
1	17		1952
1	18	Soil and Water Conservation Research Station (Glenn M. Horner, Loy M. Naffziger)	1953
1	19		1954
1	20		1955
1	21		1956
1	22	Summary of Results	1956
1	23		1957
1	24		1958
1	25		1959
1	26	(Glenn M. Horner, Lloyd M. Cox, Earle E. Cary)	1960
1	27	Palouse Conservation Field Station	1961
1	28	(Stephen J. Mech, et al.)	1962
1	29		1963
1	30		1964
1	31		1965
1	32		1966
1	33		1967
1	34	Program Management Report included	1968
1	35		1969
1	36		1970
1	37		1971

Other Reports Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	38	Memos and Notes on Soil Sampling	1930-1933
1	39	Map of Pacific Northwest Soil Erosion Experiment Station	1931
1	40	Progress Report 1931-1935, Pacific Northwest Soil Conservation Experiment Station (McGrew, Horner)
2	41	Results of Soil and Water Conservation Studies in the Northwest 1931-1935 (McGrew, Horner)
2	42	Progress Report 1931-1942, Soil and Water Conservation Experiment Station (Horner)
2	43	Watershed and Surface Runoff Data	1931-1947
2	44	Annual Report, Pacific Northwest Erosion Control Projects	1934-1935
		Tables, Annual History of Experimental Area, Palouse Soil and Water Conservation Farm
Box	Folder
2	45		1936
2	46		1937
		Program Management Report, Palouse Conservation Field Station
Box	Folder
2	47		1962
2	48		1963
2	49		1964
2	50		1965
2	51		1966
2	52		1967
		Annual Report, Agricultural Experiment Station
Box	Folder
2	53	(J. Marvin Rosa)	1961
2	54		1962
2	55	(Rosa, V.O. Thompson)	1963
2	56		1965
2	57		1966
Box	Folder
2	58	Annual Progress Reports, Agricultural Research Service and Washington State University Joint Projects	1973-1974
		Work Reporting Unit Annual Report and Plan, Agricultural Research Service-Western Region
Box	Folder
2	59	FY 1973-1974
2	60	FY 1974-1975
2	61	FY 1975-1976
2	62	FY 1976-1977

Oversize Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	63	Tables, Rainfall levels in Pullman, WA	1932-1954
		Tables, Annual History of Experimental Area, Palouse Soil and Water Conservation Farm
Box	Folder
2	64		1936
2	65		1937

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Soil conservation -- Northwest, Pacific.

Corporate Names

Washington State University --Palouse Conservation Field Station--Records and correspondence.

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