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Cage
686
Cook, James
Mt. St. Helens
Research Project Papers
1980-1984
2 containers.
1 linear feet of shelf space.
The papers consist of notes, background
material, and drafts of Cook's reports and papers on insects and volcanic ash
following the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980.
Collection materials are in
English.
James Cook was an entomologist employed by Washington State
University. Beginning in 1980 he undertook investigation of effect of deposits
of volcanic ash on insects. His project was one of several investigations at
Washington State University following the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in May of
1980 and related deposition of volcanic ash over a broad band across Eastern
Washington and North Idaho. Investigation basically disclosed that volcanic ash
was inert and non-toxic in its effect on insects, but it did block respiration
in some species and resulted in the death of bees and similar species of
insects.
The papers consist of notes, background material, and drafts of Cook's
reports and papers on insects and volcanic ash following the eruption of Mt.
St. Helens.
The papers are arranged in the informal subject-file system used by
Mr. Cook.
This collection is open for research use.
[Item Description]. Cage
686, Mt. St. Helens
Research Project Papers . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Volcanic ash project files of James Cook were donated to the
Washington State University Libraries in 1989 by George Stallings of the United
State Agricultural Research Service on behalf of Mr. Cook.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Cook, R. James, 1937---Archives
Saint Helens, Mount (Wash.)--Eruptions
Volcanic ash,
tuff, etc.
Insects--Environmental conditions
Insects--Effect of volcanic eruptions on
Agricultural
ecology
Washington (State)
Science
Agriculture
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
1
1
Personal notes
undated.
1
2
Ash effect
undated
1
3
Survey on honeybees in Moses Lake,
Warden area
July 20 1980.
1
4
Notes, regarding "Bugs
Aug 11 1980.
1
5
Department of Entomology, regarding
"bees
July 24 1980.
1
6
Mount St. Helens, technical
information network
May 30 1980.
1
7
Department of Entomology, proposal
endorsement
May 27 1980.
1
8
American Bee Journal
July 1980.
1
9
Zoology NJIS, Ash from Mount St
Helens, effect on insects
undated
1
10
Pictures of the effect of ash on
the plants
undated.
1
11
Wheat life, regarding Grasshoppers,
Vol. 235.
May 1980.
1
12
WSU' s abstracts from conference on
aftermath of Mount St Helens
undated
1
13
Cook's photos of ash layers on
wheat fields
undated
1
14
Ash and its effect on
wheat
undated
1
15
Cook's definitions of CRC press
request
undated
1
16
Volcanic ash and agriculture,
science papers
undated
1
17
Articles about the ash,
wheat
undated
1
18
Ash and equipment,
notes
undated
1
19
Mineralogy and nature of the ash,
notes
undated
1
20
Ash and plants, notes
undated
2
21
Literature on ash
1980
2
22
Paper on influence of volcanic ash
on agriculture, soil surface and plants, paper, drafts, notes, correspondence,
resources
ca 1980.
2
23
Melanderia, Washington State
Entomology Society, journal, Vol. 3. (Includes article on insects and
ash).
1981
2
24
Map of Washington State, Vegetation
zones
undated