Cage 347 Guide to the C. B. Harston Papers 1939-1974 Harston (C. B.) Papers Finding aid prepared by Pat Graham Pidcock Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
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Finding aid encoded by Mark O'English 2003 Finding aid written in English. Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
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Cage 347 Harston, C. B. C. B. Harston Papers 1939-1974 8 containers. 4 linear feet of shelf space. 1600 items. Correspondence, financial records, reports, minutes, research data, photographs and other papers concerning soil analysis and conversion methods. Included are records of a Tennessee Valley Authority-Washington State University cooperative fertilizer project, 1939-1964; and material on the Whitman County Solid Waste Disposal Subcommittee, 1969-1974. Collection materials are in English

C. B. Harston was born in 1911 at Cowley, Wyoming. In 1938 he received his B.S. from Brigham Young University, and from the University of Missouri he received his M.A. in 1939 and Ph.D. in 1943.

Dr. Harston's career with Washington State University began in 1943 but was interrupted during World War II by military service. In 1964 he undertook a two-year term in West Pakistan as Professor and Advisor of Soil Sciences in a WSU/AID Exchange Program. Dr. Harston retired as Extension Soils and Water Conservationist with Washington State University in 1977.

Comprising five series, the papers of C. B. Harston reflect his activities as a soil and water specialist. The first series documents the Tennessee Valley Authority/Washington State University fertilizer research project (1939-1964), with Dr. Harston's role as the university's Western Washington Extension Agent commencing in 1943. (1) Correspondence, (2) financial records, (3) transportation receipts, (4) participant data, (5) project plans, and (6) reports and records fall naturally into six subseries, while the seventh subseries is a composite of project related papers including materials on the history of the project.

The second series was accumulated during Dr. Harston's chairmanship of the Solid Waste Subcommittee of the Whitman County Planning Council. Dating 1969 through 1974, this series contains research materials, council and committee minutes, correspondence, and proposed standards.

Although a few pieces of correspondence and conference papers are included, most of the third series consists of soil analyses, conservation materials, and slides depicting soil erosion. Correspondence, memoranda, and agendas attesting to Dr. Harston's leadership roles in Resource Management Youth Camps (1967-1973) at Cornet Bay, Washington and at the Cispus Environmental Center (1973-1975) at Randle, Washington make up the fourth series. The fifth series contains published and unpublished materials concerning preservation of Washington's natural resources in addition to detailing Dr. Harston's personal interaction with the Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) Eutrophication Task Force, 1973-1974.

In each series or subseries the folders are arranged chronologically, while within the individual folders the original order of the materials has been retained.

This collection is open for research use.

[Item Description]. Cage 347, C. B. Harston Papers . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

The papers of C. B. Harston were deposited in the Washington State University Libraries in May and June 1977 (UA 77-11).

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.

Harston, C. B., 1911- --Archives Tennessee Valley Authority Whitman County Solid Waste Disposal Subcommittee Fertilizers -- Research Manures -- Research Refuse and refuse disposal--Washington (State)--Whitman County Soils -- Research Agriculture Washington (State)

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Series 1: Tennessee Valley Authority / Washington State University Cooperative Fertilizer Project 1939-1964 Correspondence: 1 1 1951 6 items. 1 2 1952-1956 44 items. 1 3 January-July 1953 4 items. 1 4 July-December 1953 4 items. 1 5 January-July 1954 1 item. 1 6 July-December 1954 3 items. 1 7 January-July 1955 4 items. 1 8 July-December 1955 2 items. 1 9 July-December 1962 2 items. 1 10 1962-1963 44 items. 1 11 1962-1964 9 items. 1 12 1963-1964 17 items. Finances: 2 13 1942 6 items. 2 14 1942-1950 18 items. 2 15 1945 2 items. 2 16 1946 5 items. 2 17 1947 10 items. 2 18 1948 5 items. 2 19 1948-1949 2 items. 2 20 1950 13 items. 2 21 1951 4 items. 2 22 1952 6 items. 2 23 1953 5 items. 2 24 1953-1954 2 items. 2 25 1954-1955 2 items. 2 26 1960-1961 1 item. 2 27 1962-1967 37 items. Transportation: 3 28 1954 25 items. 3 29 1955 20 items. 3 30 1956 9 items. 3 31 1958 11 items. 3 32 1958 15 items. 3 33 1959 25 items. 3 34 1960 39 items. 3 35 1963 8 items. Participants: 3 36 Grays Harbor--J. Robert Firend 1959 5 items. 3 37 Grays Harbor--Royal P. Schweitzer 1959 4 items. 3 38 King--Howard Hoffman 1959 3 items. 3 39 King--W. O. Harthill 1959 7 items. 3 40 Lewis--Harley Wolfe 1959 4 items. 3 41 Lewis--R. P. Dalstrom 1959 4 items. 3 42 Mason--Harry Craig 1959 6 items. 3 43 Thurston--Cecil R. Palmer 1959 9 items. 3 44 Skagit--Wendell Leander 1959 3 items. 3 45 Snohomish--Ivan Windsheimer undated 2 items. Project Plans: 3 46 1940-1955 8 items. 3 47 1953 2 items. 3 48 1954 1 item. 3 49 1955 4 items. 3 50 1959 1 item. Reports: 4 51 Annual Reports 1940-1941 2 items. 4 52 Cooperators' Records 1944-1956 11 items. 4 53 Annual Reports 1952-1956 4 items. 4 54 Cooperators' Records 1960-1963 4 items. 4 55 Records and Reports 1962-1963 21 items. Other Records: 4 56 Wheeting, L. C. 1941-1942 3 items. 4 57 Programs, Minutes, Reports 1952-1963 7 items. 4 58 Minutes of Supervisors Conference 1954 1 item. 4 59 Project Agreement 1961 1 item. 4 60 Farm Record Summary undated 1 item. 5 61 Western Washington, photos 1939 8 items. 5 62 Cooperative Project History 1939-1948 1 item. 5 63 Publications 1944-1964 6 items. 5 64 Columbia Basin Authority Proposal 1945 7 items. 5 65 Soil Testing Handbook 1959 2 items. 5 66 Guide for Cooperators 1963 4 items. 5 67 Garfield Utah Fertilizer Plant, photos undated 8 items. Series 2: Solid Waste Disposal 1969-1974 5 68 Correspondence 1969-1973 68 items. 5 69 Conferences 1969-1973 14 items. 5 70 Solid Waste Subcommittee 1970-1973 40 items. 5 71 Solid Waste Conference 1971 7 items. 5 72 Solid Waste Inventory, Whitman Co. 1971 1 item. 5 73 Solid Waste Standards for Washington 1971 1 item. 5 74 Solid Waste Subcommittee 1971-1974 45 items. 5 75 Whitman County Regional Planning Council 1971-1974 32 items. 5 76 Standards, Land Site Form 1972-1974 4 items. Series 3: Soil Conservation 1939-1973 6 77 Soil Composition 1932-1957 56 items. 6 78 Soil Conservation Districts 1939-1952 8 items. 6 79 Calcium 1941-1947 13 items. 6 80 Soil Fertilizers 1942-1958 18 items. 6 81 Bray (Roger H.) Publications 1944-1948 6 items. 6 82 Soil Erosion 1956 3 items. 6 83 Oregon-Washington Soils Conference 1960 35 items. 6 84 Sedimentation 1972-1973 2 items. 7 85-89 Erosion slides 1958-1976 669 items. Series 4: Outdoor Youth Camps 1967-1975 8 90 Resources Management Camp 1967-1968 2 items. 8 91 Resources Management Camp 1969 32 items. 8 92 Resources Management Camp 1970 5 items. 8 93 Resources Management Camp 1971 14 items. 8 94 Environmental Improvement Lab 1971-1972 8 items. 8 95 Natural Resources Camp 1971-1973 3 items. 8 96 Cispus Environmental Center 1973 15 items. 8 97 Cispus Environmental Center 1974-1975 14 items. Series 5: Water Quality and Resources 1966-1974 8 98 Washington Resource Council 1966 3 items. 8 99 Clippings and Publications 1969-1971 16 items. 8 100 Environmental Topics 1969-1971 18 items. 8 101 Water Quality 1973 6 items. 8 102 Silver Lake Task Force 1973-1974 31 items.