Herbert and Margaret Eastlick Papers

Herbert and Margaret Eastlick Papers, 1860-1981

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Eastlick, Herbert L.; Eastlick, Margaret
Title: Herbert and Margaret Eastlick Papers
Dates: 1860-1981 (inclusive)
18601981
Quantity: .75 linear feet, (2 boxes.)
Collection Number: Cage.903
Summary: This collection consists of papers of scientists Herbert and Margaret Eastlick. It includes their masters' theses, publications, a small quantity of research records, mid-19th century papers of the Gardiner family of Minnesota, and miscellaneous professional papers.
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: With the exception of one file, this collection is open and available for research use. The exception is folder 13: "List of predental and premedical students placed by Herb Eastlick," (1940-1973). This file is closed until January 1, 2063. Some limited access may be permitted in advance of that date with prior review by MASC staff to prevent disclosure of personal information about individuals who are still living.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of papers of scientists Herbert and Margaret Eastlick. It includes their masters' theses, publications, a small quantity of research records, mid-19th century papers of the Gardiner family of Minnesota, and miscellaneous professional papers.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Herbert (1908-2002) and Margaret (1911-2004) Eastlick were professors in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University. Margaret Gardiner Eastlick taught bacteriology and pathology, and supervised the pathology laboratories for 23 years.

Herbert was born and raised on a homestead in Montana. He earned his bachelor's degree in Biology at the University of Montana in 1930. He then went on to pursue his master's and doctoral degrees from Washington University in St. Louis. While in graduate school, he met and married fellow graduate student, Margaret "Peg" Gardiner. In 1939, he received a National Research Council Fellowship from the Rockefeller Foundation and went to work at the University of Chicago under the supervision of well-known embryologist Paul Weiss. In the same year, Eastlick made the first successful transplant between two different species of warm-blooded vertebrates: the growth of a duck leg on a chicken. It was at the University of Chicago that Eastlick met Washington State College president E.O. Holland, who hired him as an assistant professor of Zoology.

For 33 years (1940-1973) Eastlick taught att WSU and was widely respected for his research on origin of pigment cells in vertebrates, development of muscle tendon, fat bodies, and host-graft reaction. He was the chairman of the Department of Zoology from 1947-1964 and the chair of the Faculty Executive Committee in 1955-1956. He also was vital to the creation of the nationally ranked Honors Program at WSU.

In 1979, the Herbert and Margaret Eastlick Biological Sciences Building at WSU was named in their honor. The Eastlick Estate was pledged to the university to fund scholarships for undergraduates. scholarships.

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Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

[item description]; Herbert and Margaret Eastlick Papers; Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections; Washington State University Libraries; Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in two series:

Series 1. Herbert Eastlick Papers, 1932-1981.

Series 2. Margaret Gardiner Eastlick and Gardiner Family Papers, 1860-1932.

Processing Note

Cheryl Gunselman processed this collection in 2018; Megan Ockerman conducted biographical research for this collection guide in 2017.

Acquisition Information

The Eastlick Estate donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2004 (MS.2004.20).

Related Materials

Zoology Department Records, 1944-1975 (Archives 153).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series 1: Herbert Eastlick papers, 1932-1981Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Herbert Eastlick master's thesis: "A Cytological Study of Striated and Smooth Muscle Fibers in the Lamellibranch Mollusc, Pecten gibbus" (Washington University in St. Louis).	1932
1	2	"Normal chicks" record book.	1948-1956
1	3	White Rock project record book.	1952-1953
1	4-6	Herbert Eastlick journal articles (reprints).	1936-1963
1	7	Miscellaneous professional papers. Includes Ph.D. final examination program, correspondence, list of publications, National Science Foundation proposal (1960), Eastlick's invited faculty address (1961), a presentation (undated), certificates, and miscellaneous items.	1936-1981
1	8	"Dirty Dozen" (organization of Washington State University faculty members).	circa 1970s-1980s
1	9	Dedication of Eastlick Biological Sciences Building.	1979
2	13	[Restricted file: see access note.] "List of predental and premedical students placed by Herb Eastlick," 1940-1973 (removed from binder).	circa 1974

Series 2: Margaret Gardiner Eastlick and Gardiner family papers, 1860-1932Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	10	Margaret Gardiner master's thesis: "A Study of Some Properties of Serum from Rats Immune to the Larval Tapeworm, Cysticercus fasciolaris" (Washington University in St. Louis).	1932
1	11	Notebook (Helen Gardiner, undated) and pocket diary (unidentified writer, 1860).	1860 and undated
1	12	Wallet with enclosures. Includes notebook with diary entries (unidentified writer), circa 1890s; and letters to "Sister Hannah" from George Brown and "Affie" (Apphia), written from St. Anthony, Minnesota, 1863.	1863-1890s

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