Cage 437 Guide to the Vernon L. Miller Papers 1938-1975 Miller (Vernon L.) Papers Finding aid prepared by Barbara Kovarik-Gahl 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 437 Miller, Vernon L. Vernon L. Miller Papers 1938-1975 4 containers. 4 linear feet of shelf space. 5350 items. Correspondence, research, notes, data and reports, administrative records and other papers on research on heavy metal retention and the effects of atmospheric fluorine. Principal correspondents include Center Superintendent D.F. Allmendinger and veterinarian R. C. Piper. Collection materials are in English

Vernon L. Miller was born in Prosser, Washington on November 2, 1910. He received both his B.S. and M.S. from Washington State University in 1933 and 1944 respectively. From 1938 until his retirement in 1976 Miller was an Agricultural Chemist at Western Washington Experiment Station at Puyallup, now the Western Washington Research and Extension Center (WWREC). Mr. Miller co-authored numerous abstracts, articles and presentations including: " Investigations on the Effect of Atmospheric Fluorine Pollution on Washington Agriculture" (1950), " Mercury Retention: A Trait of Chickens" (1959), " Basal Rot in the U.S.A. and its Control" (1961) and " Antibacterial Activity of Compounds with Both Mercury and Tin in Organic Combination" (1966).

The papers are arranged in two series: General File; and Experiments and Related Data. The General File is arranged alphabetically by subject and includes: administrative papers, annual progress reports on projects, correspondence grouped by person, and other files concerning the operation of the station as a whole. The material within this series convers the period from 1938-1975. Experiments and Related Data are divided into four sections and grouped by project: Heavy Metal Retention and Detoxication 1958-1970, Synthesis of Compounds Containing Carbon-Mercury and Carbon-Tin Bonds 1959-1969, Experiments with Phenyl Mercuric Acetate for Control of Basal Rot in Narcissus 1948-1972, and Effects of Atmospheric Fluorine on Agriculture in Washington 1945-1975. All folders contain data, correspondence and reports and are arranged alphabetically by subject.

This collection is open for research use.

[Item Description]. Cage 437, Vernon L. Miller Papers . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

The papers of Vernon L. Miller were received by the Washington State University Library in November 1977 (UA 77-34) as part of the records of the Western Washington Research and Extension Center (WWREC) in Puyallup, Washington.

The papers of Vernon L. Miller were received as part of the records of the Western Washington Research and Extension Center (WWREC) in Puyallup, Washington and separated in May 1979 (UA 80-2).

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.

Miller, Vernon L., 1910- --Archives Allmendinger, David F. Piper, Richard C. Plants, Effect of fluorides on--Research Agriculture Washington (State)

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

Series 1: General File 1938-1975 1 1-2 Administration 1948-1968 34 items. 1 3-9 Agricultural Chemistry - Pullman 1938-1972 637 items. 1 10-32 Annual Reports 1945-1973 324 items. 1 33 Berk and Company 1951-1955 6 items. 1 34 Budget, Annual and Biennial 1944-1975 45 items. 1 35 Building Plans 1958-1969 20 items. 1 36 Chemical Project Reports 1955-1972 27 items. Correspondence: 1 37 D. F. Allmendinger 1956-1975 17 items. 1 38 Bearse/Berg 1963-1974 28 items. 1 39-42 Dairy 1939-1973 114 items. 1 43 Louis W. Getzin 1964-1968 8 items. 1 44 Dr. C. M. Hamilton 1963-1965 19 items. 1 45 Yosh Kimura 1963-1974 27 items. 1 46 F. R. Murdock 1962-1966 12 items. 2 47-48 Richard C. Piper 1964-1972 119 items. 2 49 L. H. Purdy 1951-1966 20 items. 2 50 Disposal Project 1972 6 items. 2 51 DuPont 1947-1955 42 items. 2 52 Fairy Ring 1953-1958 15 items. 2 53 Grants 1967-1973 8 items. 2 54 Isotope License 1965-1973 25 items. 2 55 Library 1963-1975 49 items. 2 56 Liquor Fund 1949-1952 38 items. 2 57 Residue 111 1960 18 items. 2 58 Safety Commission 1962-1975 61 items. 2 59 Turf Diseases 1957-1964 7 items. 2 60 Veterinary Sciences 1964-1968 10 items. Series 2: Research Projects 1945-1975 2 61-67 Heavy Metal Retention and Detoxication, (no. 1524) 1958-1970 691 items. 2 68 Synthesis of Compounds Containing Carbon-Mercury and Carbon-Tin Compounds, (no. 1525) 1959-1969 110 items. 2 69-75 Experiments with Phenyl Mercuric Acetate for Control of Basal Rot in Narcissus 1953-1972 611 items. Effects of Atmospheric Fluorine on Agriculture in Washington 1945-1975 3 76 Fluorine 1948-1951 2 items. 3 77-78 Fluorine Administration 1946-1970 162 items. D. F. Allmendinger: 3 79-80 Correspondence 1945-1969 146 3 81 Notes 1945-1951 25 items. 3 82 Lime Paper Forage 1949-1957 5 items. 3 83 Exhibits 1948 12 items. 3 84 Survey of Clark County 1944-1953 20 items. 3 85 Calorometric 1947-1951 17 items. 3 86 Clippings 1950-1969 30 items. 3 87 Committee 1948 27 items. 3 88 Compilation 1948-1950 20 items. 3 89 Equipment 1948-1954 14 items. 3 90 Extention 1955 21 items. 3 91 Institute of Technology 1949-1968 200 items. Locations of Field Tests: 3 92-94 Kelso-Longview 1946-1972 350 3 95-96 Klickitat County 1957-1974 210 3 97 Longview 1953-1962 15 items. 3 98-99 Oregon 1945-1973 205 3 100-101 Spokane 1947-1960 179 3 102 Tacoma 1954-1968 28 items. 3 103 Tennessee 1947-1960 58 items. 3 104-105 Whatcom County 1964-1965 60 items. 4 106 Wenatchee 1952-1964 5 items. 4 107 Vancouver-Portland 1944-1960 70 items. 4 108-109 Meetings 1948-1963 58 items. 4 110 Quick Test 1956-1957 31 items. 4 111 Survey Record Analysis 1952 11 items. 4 112 Reports 1950-1951 4 items. 4 113 Stanford Research 1951-1956 26 items. 4 114 Statistics Curve 1957 18 items. 4 115 Surveys 1945-1956 67 items. 4 116 Translations 1896-1957 27 items.