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Archives 72
Southwestern Washington Research Unit Records
1943-1975
5.5 linear feet of shelf space
6 boxes
This collection contains the records of the Southwestern Washington Research Unit.
Collection materials are in English.
The Southwestern Washington Research Unit, located in Vancouver, Washington, is an agricultural experiment station which operates under the auspices of Washington State University's College of Agriculture. The Research Unit is situated on the site of the former Clark County Poor Farm in northern Vancouver. Experimentation and research were begun in October, 1943; but it was not until early 1949 that the University gained control of the full 80 acres.
The station conducts research in commercial vegetables and fruit crops, insect and disease control, fertilizer development, irrigation, animal science, soils, seeds, and a variety of horticultural areas. Clark County is located at the northern end of the Willamette Valley, and it is roughly half urban and half rural. Vancouver, the county seat, is a fruit and vegetable processing center.
This collection contains the records of the Southwestern Washington Research Unit covering the years 1943-1975. Includes correspondence, reports, memos, etc., related to both government and the private sector. Information on crop experiments, technological developments, etc., from agricultural and industrial resources. Series III contains the personal files of D. F. Allmendinger, Perry Crandall (both were Research Unit Superintendents) and Glenn Wolfe, an experiment aide.
The records at the Southwestern Washington Research Unit are arranged in six distinct series. The first series, Correspondence, 1950-1968, is comprised of both incoming and outgoing general correspondence. The correspondence is arranged alphabetically, by incoming correspondent (the correspondent may be a person, business or institution), This group of letters and documents concerns a wide variety of University correspondence, professional correspondence, and information from agricultural and industrial sources. The second series, Subject File, 1943-1959, contains reports, memoranda, data, and other correspondence with related agencies in both government and the private sector. That series is arranged alphabetically by subject and covers the years 1943-1959, but bulks largest in the early 1950s. Series 3, Staff Correspondence Files, 1965-1975, contains the personal files of D. F. Allmendinger and Perry Crandall (both Research Unit Superintendents), and Glenn Wolf, an experiment aide. These files were labeled as such in the original accession and contain correspondence to various colleagues. Series 4, Project Reports, 1943-1964, is a collection of project reports and evaluations. Included in this series is information on crop experiments, technological developments (such as the mechanical bean pole harvester), and programs conducted by the research unit. Series 5, Photographs, is a collection of photographs and negatives depicting various scenes around the research unit, scientific data, and research project results. These photographs are generally not dated. The final series, 6, is an oversized ledger containing information pertaining to blackberry and strawberry research, growth records, and other data. It is dated 1946-1967.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Southwestern Washington Research Unit
Records
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections,
Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
The records of the Southwestern Washington Research Unit were transferred to the University Archives, Washington State University, in February, 1979 (UA 79-05).
The collection was processed from September to October, 1981 by Andrew J. Gregg.
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.
Washington State University -- College of Agriculture -- Southwestern Washington Research Unit -- Records and correspondence.
Agricultural experiment stations-- Washington (State) -- Archives.
Agriculture -- Research -- Archives.
Agriculture -- Washington (State) -- Experimentation -- Archives.
Agriculture.
Washington (State).
Series 1: Correspondence, 1950-1968
1
1-23
250 items
A-Z, 1950-1951
1
24-27
250 items
A-Y, 1952-1953
1
28-30
350 items
A-Z, 1954-1955
1
31-34
350 items
A-Q, 1956-1957
2
35
40 items
R-Z, 1956-1957
2
36-38
300 items
A-Z, 1958
2
39-40
250 items
A-Z, 1959
2
41-48
600 items
A-Z, 1960
2
49-51
250 items
A-L, 1961
3
52-54
150 items
M-Z, 1961
3
55-60
350 items
A-Z, 1962
3
61-64
400 items
A-Z, 1963
3
65-66
150 items
A-Z, 1964
3
67-69
250 items
A-O, 1965
4
70
100 items
P-Z, 1965
4
71-74
400 items
A-Z, 1966
4
75-77
350 items
A-Z, 1967
4
78-80
250 items
A-Z, 1968
Series 2: Subject File, 1943-1959
4
81
35 items
Abruzzi Foundation, 1953-1954
4
82
10 items
Advisory Board-Station, 1954
4
83
10 items
Budget, 1954-1955
4
84
10 items
Correspondence: Mt. Vernon, 1953-1954
4
85
15 items
Correspondence: Puyallup, 1953-1955
4
86
75 items
Correspondence: Unspecified, 1952-1957
4
87
50 items
County Agent, Clark, 1952-1954
4
88
40 items
Cowlitz County, 1950-1954
4
89
10 items
Crop and Soil Recommendation, 1951
4
90
15 items
Fertility Committee-Statewide, 1953-1954
4
91
5 items
Flat Pea, 1953
4
92
10 items
Fluorine Prospects, 1957-1959
4
93
100 items
Forage Committee, 1952-1954
4
94
5 items
Forestry and Range, 1956
4
95
15 items
Infiltration Data; 1954
4
96
60 items
Irrigation Data, 1955-1956
4
97
10 items
Lime, 1951
4
98
50 items
Leaflets, 1951-1955
4
99
50 items
Midwest Barley Improvement, 1953-1955
5
100
75 items
New Bulletin Lists, 1953-1955
5
101
15 items
Projects, 1953
5
102
35 items
Organizational Correspondence, 1944-1950
5
103
25 items
Outlying Testing Program, 1953-1954
5
104
5 items
Planting Data Calculation, 1949
5
105
35 items
Project Reports, 1953-1957
5
106
25 items
Publications Procedures, 1953-1954
5
107
25 items
Publicity, 1956
5
108
15 items
Red Russian Wheat, 1953
5
109
10 items
Severe's Pasture Plots, 1946-1947
5
110
5 items
Silage, 1943, 1951-1955
5
111
5 items
Soil Moisture, n.d.
5
112
75 items
Soil Sampling, 1955-1956
5
113
25 items
Soil Test Results, 1953-1955
5
114
10 items
Speech, 1952
5
115
5 items
Thompson's Seeder, 1943
5
116
10 items
Turf and Lawn, 1952
5
117
5 items
Weeds, 1952
Series 3: Staff Correspondence Files, 1965-1975
5
118
35 items
Allmendinger, D. F., 1959-1960
5
119-122
400 items
Crandall, Perry, 1965-1967, 1973-1975
5
123
35 items
Wolf, Glenn, 1965-1968
Series 4: Project Reports, 1943-1964
5
124
10 items
Barley Varieties, 1955
5
125
5 items
Bean Data, 1959-1960
5
126
20 items
Field Day Programs, 1948-1964
5
127
15 items
Horticulture Reports, 1943, 1950-51
5
128
35 items
Mechanical Pole Bean Harvester Data, 1956-1962
5
129
50 items
Newspaper Clippings, 1949-1959
5
130
10 items
Pole Bean Harvester Data, 1959, 1960
5
131
15 items
Washington Irrigation, 1945
5
132
5 items
Winter Injury Report, 1955
Series 5: Photographs, n.d.
5
133
100 items
Cherries under microscope, n.d.
5
134
100 items
Chromosomes, negatives and data, 1958
6
135
100 items
Facility and personnel, n.d.
6
136
100 items
Negatives, microphotography, n.d.
6
137
100 items
Negatives, photographic research, n.d.
6
138
75 items
Prints, photographic research, n.d.
6
139
100 items
Christmas trees, prints and negatives, n.d.
Series 6: Data Ledger, 1946-1967
o.s.
Data concerning projects and experiments, 1946-1967