Forestry and Range Management Department Records

Forestry and Range Management Department Records, 1912-1973

Overview of the Collection

Title: Forestry and Range Management Department Records
Dates: 1912-1973 (inclusive)
19121973
Quantity: approximate 17040 items, ( 13 linear feet), ( 13 containers)
Collection Number: Archives 37
Summary: Includes correspondence, administrative files, committee material, legislative files, material on Fort Columbia and records from the Washington State University Institute of Agricultural Sciences Forestry, Range, Wildlife and Water Resources Advisory Board. Also contains files on the Clarke-McNary law, shelterbelt and windbreak information and General Research and Reports.
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.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Courses in forestry were listed in the first catalog (published in 1891) of Washington State University, then Washington Agricultural College and School of Science. For fifteen years of forestry courses were variously listed among the offerings of the departments of Agriculture, Horticulture, and Economics. By 1907 the number of classes taught had increased to the point that a school of Forestry was organized. In 1912 the School of Forestry was reorganized on departmental level and incorporated into the College of Agriculture. The Department was again reorganized in 1917. This year marked the climax of many years of controversy between the University of Washington and Washington State University over authority for major lines of instruction. Subsequent legislation authorized only the University of Washington to grant degrees in Forestry, Commerce, Architecture and Journalism. However, WSU was permitted to continue a forestry instructional program within the College of Agriculture. Despite its importance, no records exist in the departmental files to document this controversy. In 1922 the department name changed from Forestry to the Department of Forestry and Range Management. And in 1961, legislative action amended the 1917 law to authorize Forest Management as a major line of work at Washington State University.

Chairmen of the Department of Forestry and Range Management: George L. Clothier 1912-1916, Francis G. Miller 1917-1919, Arlie Decker 1918-1919, E. H. Steffen 1919-1954, John P. Nagle 1954-1967, Grant A. Harris 1967-

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The records of the Department of Forestry and Range Management are arranged in five series. The first series, correspondence, is divided into three sub-series: Departmental, Faculty, and Nursery. The Departmental correspondence is arranged chronologically from 1948 through 1973, with the bulk of the material from 1967 to 1973. This sub-series includes general departmental correspondence, inter- and intra-departmental administrative correspondence, committee material, minutes of meetings, memoranda, student correspondence, requests for information by prospective students and the general public, reports, and job applications. Faculty correspondence is arranged alphabetically by faculty member and chronologically within each faculty member's material. This sub-series includes material from 1934 through 1967, with the bulk of the correspondence in the period 1957 through 1967. The majority of the material in this sub-series is the correspondence of John P. Nagle, chairman from1954 through 1967, and Grant A. Harries, Nagle's successor. This sub-series includes professional and some personal correspondence, memoranda, and minutes of meetings. The Nursery correspondence is arranged chronologically from July 1957 through May 1959; it includes material on the operation of the nursery and contains tree and shrub orders by Washington state residents.

The second series, administrative files, is arranged alphabetically by topic, and covers the period 1912 through 1968 with the bulk of the material in the period from the mid-1950's to the mid-1960's. Included in the administrative files are accreditation, committee, and budget materials, faculty service reports, careers and newsletter material, alumni news, annual departmental and faculty reviews, and annual reports.

Series three, subject file, is arranged alphabetically by subject and includes material from 1939 through 1971 with the majority of the material from the mid-1950's to the mid-1960's. Included is the subject file is correspondence from the national forestry and science organizations, legislative files, material on Fort Columbia, woodlot marketing information, and records from the Washington State University Institute of Agricultural Sciences Forestry, Range, Wildlife, and Water Resources Advisory Board.

The fourth series, nursery is arranged alphabetically by topic, and covers the period from 1926 through 1960, with the emphasis on material from the 1950's. Included in this series are files on the Clarke-McNary law; inventories, price lists, and mailing lists; shelterbelt and windbreak information; and tree orders.

The fifth and final series, research, is divided into two sub-series: Research Projects and General Research and Reports. The Research Projects sub-series is arranged numerically by project number with the general project progress reports placed at the beginning of the sub-series. The material in this sub-series covers the period from the 1950 through 1962. The second sub-series, General Research and Reports, is arranged alphabetically by subject and covers the period 1916 through 1964. The major research areas are bud confirmation and growth, general tree research, and weed control experiments.

Acquisition Information

The records of the Forestry and Range Management Department were transferred to the University Archives, Washington State University, in February 1978 (UA 78-2) by the department in accordance with the approved records schedule.

Processing Note

The records were processed between March and July 1979 by Stephen E. Balzarini.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

I: Correspondence Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Departmental Correspondence:
Box	Folder
1	1	No date 135 items
1	2	25 items	1948, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960
1	3	20 items	1961
1	4	25 items	1962
1	5	10 items	1963
1	6	45 items	1964
1	7	75 items	1965
1	8-9	95 items	1966
1	10-12	385 items	1967
1	13-16	425 items	Jan. 1 - Sept. 30, 1968
2	17	150 items	Oct. 1 - Dec. 31, 1968
2	18-21	400 items	1969
2	22-23	150 items	1970
2	24	3 items	1971
2	25-34	830 items	Mar. 1 - Dec. 31, 1968
2	35	85 items	Feb. 1973
		Faculty Correspondence:
		Dingle, Richard Wm.
Box	Folder
2	36-39	370 items	July 1, 1957 - June 30, 1959
3	40-45	405 items	July 1, 1959 - Nov. 30, 1966
		Harris, Grant A
Box	Folder
3	46-58	1415 items	July 1, 1957 - Dec. 31, 1963
4	59-63	595 items	Jan. 1, 1964 - Jan. 3, 1967
		Mosher, Milton M.
Box	Folder
4	64	55 items	1948-1949
4	65-70	770 items	July 1,1957 - June 3, 1967
		Nagle, John P.
Box	Folder
4	71	Personal 100 items	1934-1956
4	72-28	655 items	Jan. 5, 1945 - Mar. 15, 1957
5	79-98	1660 items	Mar. 16, 1957 - Dec. 31,1962
6	99-112	1885 items	Jan. 1, 1963 - Apr. 17, 1967
		Steffen, E. H.
Box	Folder
6	113	80 items	1948
7	114-118	375 items	Jan. 1, 1949 - June 30, 1951
Box	Folder
7	119	Stubbs, James W. 20 items	1948-1949
7	120	Turner, Robert B. 20 items	Sept. 1, 1960-May 1, 1961
		Nursery Correspondence
Box	Folder
7	121-122	295 items	July 1, 1957 - May 31, 1959

II: Administrative Files Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
7	123-124	Accreditation material 75 items	1958-1964
7	125	Agriculture Curriculum Committee 50 items	1958-1960
7	126	Alumni News and Affairs 10 items	Feb. - March 1957
7	127	Annual Reports 35 items	1912-1949
7	128	Annual Review 20 items	1955-1962
7	129	Book Orders 15 items	1959-1963
7	130-135	Budget material, departmental 155 items	1955-1965
7	136-139	Budget material, Experiment Station 45 items
7	140	Careers and Newsletter material 65 items	1954-1955
8	141	Catalog material 30 items	1964-1966
8	142	Educational Policy Committee 7 items	1961-1962
8	143	Extension 10 items	1962-1963
8	144-145	Faculty Service Reports 85 items	1954-1968
8	146	Forestry and Range Management Lands on WSU 20 items	1961-1963
8	147	Forestry Building Correspondence 45 items	1960-1963
8	148	Forestry 401: Class Notes, Teaching Material, and Examinations 140 items	1955-1960
8	149	Forestry Library 5 items	1950-1959
8	150	Forestry School Enrollments 20 items	1954-1963
8	151	Forestry Schools Executive Council material 55 items	1958-1964
8	152	Gates, Dillard H. 65 items	1957-1962
8	153	General Information, Departmental 10 items	1954-1959
8	154	Greenhouse Correspondence 30 items	1954-1961
8	155	Historic Accreditation material 20 items	1964-1965
8	156	Johnson Hall Dedication 20 items	1961
8	157	National Science Foundation visiting scientists 40 items	1961-1964
8	158	Placement Bureau 2 items	1955-1956
8	159	Policies and Procedures Handbook 1 item	1961
8	160-161	Property Inventory 65 items	1920-1965
8	162	Prospective Students 40 items	1957-1958
8	163	Reorganization material, College of Ag. 7 items	1960
9	164	Southwestern Washington Experiment Station, Vancouver	1959-1961
9	165	Student Recommendations 3 items	1956-1958
9	166-167	Summer Jobs 35 items	1963-1964
9	168	Temporary Course Petitions 60 items	1957-1960
9	169-170	Time Schedule Material 20 items	1959-1964

III: Subject Files Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
9	171	American Association for the Advancement of Science	Nov. 1968 - Jan. 1970
9	172	Association of State College and University Forestry Research Organizations 55 items	1964-1970
9	173	Century 21 Committee 80 items	1958-1959
9	174	Cooperative Farm Forestry Act 10 items	1939-1940
9	175	Educators Field Seminar 20 items	Aug. 23-26, 1971
9	176	Farm-in-a-Day material 50 items	1951-1952
9	177	"Farm Forest Facts," Ed Gilden 6 items
9	178	Farm Forestry Project 20 items	1939-1947
9	179	Fifth World Forestry Congress 35 items	1960
9	180	Forestry Symposium, WSU 40 items	March 8-10, 1962
9	181-183	Fort Columbia 95 items	1952-1957
9	184	Interagency Tree Planting Recommendations 135 items	1945-1948
9	185	International Cooperation 35 items	1958-1961
9	186-190	Legislative File 4 items	1959-1965
10	191	Range Management Educational Council	May 1968 û June
1970	275
1970	192	Society of American Foresters, correspondence 25 items	1936, 1954-1956
1970	193	Terrell, Glenn 30 items	1969-1970
1970	194	Washington. Forestry, Dept. of 8 items	1955-1957
1970	195-197	Washington. Natural Resources, Dept. of 25 items	1956-1961
1970	198-204	Washington State University Institute of Agricultural Sciences; Forestry, Range, Wildlife, and Water Resources Advisory Board 60 items	1953-1963
1970	205-211	Woodlot Marketing Information 215 items	1954-1962

IV: Nursery Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1970	212-230	Clarke-McNary materials	1926-1959
11	231	Collection data for Christmas tree seeds 535 items	1954
11	232-233	Demonstration plantings 4 items	1936-1937, 1942, 1949
11	234	Distribution of stock 40 items	1930-1949
11	235	Extension Service 9 items	1956-1957
11	236	Field Planting Trials, WSC-SCN 7 items	1946-1949
11	237	Inspection Reports of tree plantings 60 items	1930, 1933, 1934
11	238-242	Inventory 8 items	1952-1954
11	243	Mailing List 115 items	1955-1956
11	244	Nursery building blueprints 25 items	1940-1942, 1948, 1960
11	245	Nursery plot 10 items	1959
11	246	Price list 5 items	1955-1956
11	247	Raising tree planting stock, correspondence on cooperation 6 items	1951-1955
11	248-279	Shelterbelt/Windbreak tree plantings 7 items	1932-1952
11	280-281	Tree Orders, County 600 items	1940-1942, 1953-1955
11	282	Tree Orders, Individual 8 items	1959-1960
11	283	Trees: Remarks on Shipments, Fall 12 items	1958 and Spring 1959
11	284	Tree Statistics (sales) 105 items	1931, 1940-1953

V: Research Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Research Projects
Box	Folder
11	285-286	Project Progress Reports	1950-1962
11	287	Project-Regional 45 items	1960
11	288-295	Projects: 630, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742, 757, 929 7 items
11	296-303	Projects: 1094, 1118, 1125, 1224, 1314, 1338, 1339, 1340 200 items
11	304-306	Projects: 1518, 1587, 1711 190 items
		General Research and Reports
Box	Folder
11	307-309	Bud Confirmation and Growth 3 items	1960-1962
11	310	Fencepost treatment 8 items
11	311	Fungicide Tests 35 items	1950-1952
11	312	The Influence of Al2(SO4)3 Acidification upon Dampening Off of Coniferous Seedlings, Nagle 75 items
11	313	McCroskey Woodlot 4 items	1946
11	314	Pullman Nursery Unit, Annual Technical Report 15 items	1950
11	315	Relationship of Two Herbicides to Survival of Some Planted Coniferous Trees and to Weed Control, Dingle and Muzik 150 items	1960-1961
11	316-335	Tree Research 492 items	1952-1963
11	336	Tucannan Wildlife Project 6 items	1947
11	337-343	Weed Control Experiments 192 items	1952-1964

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Forests and forestry--Northwest, Pacific--Research--Archival resources
Range management--Northwest, Pacific--Research--Archival resources

Corporate Names

Washington State University. Department of Forestry and Range Management--Archives (creator)
Washington State University. Department of Forestry and Range Management--Records and correspondence
Washington State University. Department of Forestry and Range Management. Colockum Research Unit--Archival Resources
Washington State University. Institute of Agricultural Sciences Forestry, Range, Wildlife and Water Resources Advisory Board--Archival resources

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