Archives 10 Plant Pathology Department Records 1941-1944 Plant Pathology Department Records Finding aid prepared by Paul Green 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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Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA (509) 335-6691 http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/masc/ mascref@wsu.edu
Archives 10 Plant Pathology Department Records 1941-1944 approximate 90 items .25 linear feet 1 containers The records consist, primarily, of correspondence with the WSC Department of Horticulture and the Agricultural Extension Service and a few reports. Organizational History:

The Department of Plant Pathology came into being largely through the efforts of F. D. Heald, whose conviction of the importance of the field and enthusiasm enabled him to persuade the administration to create a department separate from botany in 1918. Professor Heald also served as the first chairman of the department. The program of the Department of Plant Pathology is designed to give practical instruction in the areas of crop diseases, fungi, pathology methods, and principles of disease to students in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, general biology, and botany.

The records date from 1941 to 1944; most of them are dated from 1942 to 1944. The records consist, primarily, of correspondence with the WSC Department of Horticulture and the Agricultural Extension Service and a few reports.

The Collection is open for research use.

The records of the Department of Plant Pathology were received by WSU Libraries sometime prior to 1970 (WSU 124).

They were reprocessed in January, 1984 by Paul Green.

 Heald, F. D. (Fred DeForest), b. 1872--Archives Washington State University. Dept. of Plant Pathology--Archives State College of Washington. Dept. of Plant Pathology. --Archives Washington State University. Dept. of Plant Pathology--Records and correspondence Agricultural extension work--Washington (State)--Research--Archival resources Plant diseases--Research--Archival resources Fruit--Diseases and pests--Research--Archival resources Washington (State) Colleges and Universities Agriculture 1 1 Department of Horticulture 1941- 53 items 1 2 Agricultural Extension Service 1941- 35 items