Agricultural Extension Service Specialists Reports, 1915-1960

Overview of the Collection

Title
Agricultural Extension Service Specialists Reports
Dates
1915-1960 (inclusive)
Quantity
approximate 121 items, ( 32 linear feet), ( 26 containers)
Collection Number
Archives 86
Summary
Includes bound volumes of annual reports of various extension specialists.
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
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains bound volumes of the annual reports of a variety of Extension Service specialists, including agriculture, soils and crops, plant pathology, epidemiology, and numerous other studies related to agricultural industry. These works contain the lab notes, findings, and analysis of many specialists working with the Extension program to improve upon various aspects of the Washington State agricultural economy. These records detail the work of many specialists with the U.S. Government Bureau of Plant Industry, including their travel logs, field work, and findings while working for the Washington Agricultural Extension Service and the State College of Washington (later Washington State University). Notable in them are the World War II era Emergency Farm Labor Specialists Reports.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Bound volumes of annual reports of various extension specialists.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1
4 items
1915-1919
1
1 item
1920
2
1 item
1920
2
2 items
1921
2
1 item
1922
3
1 item
1922
3
2 items
1923
3
2 items
1924
4
2 items
1925
4
1 item
1926
4
2 items
1927
5
1 item
1928
5
1 item
1929
5
1 item
1930
5
1 item
1931
6
1 item
1932
6
1 item
1933
6
1 item
1934
6
1 item
1935
7
1 item
1935
7
2 items
1936
7
1 item
1937
8
2 items
1937
8
3 items
1938
9
2 items
1936
9
4 items
1939
10
1 item
1939
10
4 items
1940
11
2 items
1940
11
3 items
1941
12
3 items
1941
12
3 items
1942
13
1 item
1942
13
5 items
1943
14
1 item
1943
14
5 items
1944
15
7 items
1945
16
5 items
1946
16
1 item
1947
17
4 items
1947
18
3 items
1948
18
1 item
1949
19
3 items
1949
19
2 items
1950
20
2 items
1950
20
2 items
1951
20
1 item
1952
20
1 item
1953
21
3 items
1953
21
2 items
1954
22
1 item
1954
22
3 items
1955
23
2 items
1956
23
1 item
1957
24
1 item
1957
24
2 items
1958
25
2 items
1959
26
2 items
1960

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Agricultural extension work--Records
  • Agricultural extension work--Research

Corporate Names

  • Washington State University. Cooperative Extension Program--Records
  • Washington State University. Cooperative Extension--Archives (creator)

Geographical Names

  • Washington (State)--Agricultural extension work

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • State College of Washington. Extension Service--Archives (creator)
    • Washington State University. Extension Service--Archives (creator)