Archives 23 Agriculture College Records 1932-1936 Agriculture College Records Finding aid prepared by Craig Holstine 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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Archives 23 Agriculture College Records 1932-1936 approximate 766 items 1 linear feet 2 containers This material consists principally of correspondence between E.C. Johnson, Dean of the Washington State University College of Agriculture and Director of the Washington Agricultural Experiment Station, and F.E. Balmer, Director of the Washington State University Agricultural Extension Service. Numerous reports are also included in the collection. Historical sketch:

The College of Agriculture began as one of six divisions of the Washington Agricultural College, Experiment Station, and School of Science in 1892. The Division of Agriculture became the Department of Agriculture in 1894 when the depart mental system was organized. In 1917, the departmental system was reformed into a system of schools and colleges, one of which was the College of Agriculture.

In an attempt to better coordinate agricultural work and research at the College, the experiment stations, and throughout the state, the Institute of Agricultural Sciences was formed at W.S.U. in 1946. The Institute included the College of Agriculture, the College of Veterinary Medicine, the Washington Agricultural Experiment Stations, and the Agricultural Extension Service. This administrative arrangement existed until September, 1965, when a revised version of the previous system was adopted.

This material consists principally of correspondence between E.C. Johnson, Dean of the Washington State University College of Agriculture and Director of the Washington Agricultural Experiment Station, and F.E. Balmer, Director of the Washington State University Agricultural Extension Service. Numerous reports are also included in the collection. The records are arranged chronologically beginning in April 1932 and ending in March 1936.

Additional records of the College of Agriculture can be found in the WSU University Archives.

The Collection is open for research use.

The records of the College of Agriculture were deposited in the Washington State University Library prior to 1970.

The records were processed by Craig Holstine in June 1978.

 Johnson, Edward Carl--Archives Balmer, Frank E.--Archives Washington State University. College of Agriculture--Archives State College of Washington. College of Agriculture. Washington State University. College of Agriculture--Records and correspondence Agricultural colleges--Washington (State)--Administration--Archives Agricultural experiment stations--Washington (State)--Archives Agricultural extension work--Washington (State)--Archives Washington (State) Colleges and Universities Agriculture 1 1 April-May 1932 80 items 1 2 June 1932 78 items 1 3 June-August 1932 (Relating to the Farm Account Book) 54 items 1 4 July-October 1932 74 items 1 5 October-December 1932 78 items 1 6 January-March 1933 94 items 2 1 April-June 1935 91 items 2 2 July-September 1935 45 items 2 3 October-December 1935 66 items 2 4 January-March 1936 106 items