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Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Irrigated Agriculture Experiment Station Photos, 1920s-1960s
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Washington State University. Irrigated Agriculture Experiment Station
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Irrigated Agriculture Experiment Station Photos
- Dates
- 1920s-1960s (inclusive)19201969
- Quantity
- 1.25 Linear feet of shelf space, (2 Boxes)
- Collection Number
- UA1981-03 (collection)
- Summary
- Photos, negatives, and slides related to the WSU Prosser Experimentation Station from 1937-1961.
- Repository
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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
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This collection is open and available for research use.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Prosser Experimentation Station (now known as the Prosser Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center or IAREC) was established in 1919 due to a legislative mandate in 1919 to address the agricultural research needs of the Yakima valley and lower Columbia Basin. At least six academic departments at WSU has faculty, staff, and students involved in the IAREC researching things from plant pathology to biological systems engineering.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Contains slides, photos, and negatives related to the Prosser Experimentation Station from 1937-1961. Photos detail faculty, staff, and students working at the Station, as well as some of the plots and crops planted at the station.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions apply.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Irrigated Agriculture Experiment Station Photos, 1920s-1960s (UA1981-03)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.
Items in Box 1 are in no particular order, though some photos are contains in a portfolio and box, others are loose. Box 2 contains negatives. Photos are mostly unlabeled and undated.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Corporate Names
- Washington State University. Irrigated Agriculture Experiment Station -- Records and correspondence
Finding aid prepared by Mark O'English
2022
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
