Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
Maynard A. Fosberg papers, 1943-1989
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Fosberg, Maynard A., 1919-2020
- Title
- Maynard A. Fosberg papers
- Dates
- 1943-1989 (inclusive)19431980
- Quantity
- 4.5 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- MG 615
- Summary
- Research documentation relating to Maynard A. Fosberg's research into soil and land use in Idaho. Contains various soils surveys and series in addition to materials relating to course Fosberg taught at the University of Idaho or within the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
- Repository
-
University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Maynard Axel Fosberg was born 7 July 1919 in Turlock, California. In 1940, Fosberg joined the Army Air Corp and was stationed in Lamore Air Force Base and was placed in charge of a photo lab. He was then trained on gun cameras in Denver before being transferred to Lakeland, FL for reconnaissance training, and finally Thomasville, GA to train on P1 fighters as a gun camera specialist. He was discharged in 1945. He married Margaret Williams in 1947. Fosberg attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he earned a degree in Soil Science and his masters in the same subject. He received his Doctorate from Wisconsin in Soil Science in 1963. The Fosberg's moved to Moscow in 1947 where he was employed as a Soils professor at the University of Idaho. He retired from the University of Idaho in 1989 after 42 years. He developed the largest soils monolith collection in the United States during his career and contributed to the World Soil Monolith collection in Holland. Following his retirement he took over the annual High School FFA Idaho State Land and Soils Evaluation Contest, worked with the Latah Soil and Water Conservations Service and Palouse Land Trust. Maynard Fosberg died 18 September 2020 in Moscow, Idaho.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Maynard Fosberg was a Soils Professor at the University of Idaho. This collection contains various research studies, data, soil surveys, and images relating to his work and research. Materials also focus on program information from conferences, course syllabus, communications from within the College of Agriculture, and judging information and notes from soil identification contests. The communications from with the College of Agriculture include meeting notes, memos, and class scheduling from Fosberg's time in the department.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
FOR DOCUMENTS Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.
FOR PHOTOS Photographer, "Title," date. Collection name, object ID. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Original arrangment was kept to best of abilities. Some folders were split into two or three folders due to size. Boxes were condensed to remove empty space.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Research materialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Land Use
17 items : Newspaper clippings, reference materials.
|
1971-1979 |
| 1 | 2 | Data pages and breakdowns
39 items : Data, watershed information, and data codes.
|
1965-1983 |
| 1 | 3 | Reference materials and studies
47 items : Studies, surveys, maps, data codes.
|
1971-1984 |
| 1 | 4 | Agreements
3 items : Copies of agreements between Potlatch Corporation, Clearwater National Forest, University of Idaho College of Agriculture.
|
undated |
| 1 | 5 | Initial draft - Soil Hydrologic Reconaissance
2 items : Draft regarding Boulder Ranger District in Payette National Forest, maps, reference slip.
|
April 1971 |
| 1 | 6 | Memos Reg Soil Map Project
28 items : Correspondence, files relating to the soil map project.
|
1958-1963 |
| 1 | 7 | Regional Soil Map Project
27 items : Correspondence, primarily with Dr. Wayne Throne (University of Utah) and William Johnson
|
1960-1963 |
| 1 | 8 | Western Regional Soil Survey Work Planning Conference
8 items : Reports, survey, data, correspondence.
|
1979-1980 |
| 1 | 9 | Program Studies, Statements
9 items : Programs information International Biological Program, Columbia-North Pacific Comprehensive survey.
|
1966-1967 |
| 1 | 10 | Landscape stability in the Western and Central Northern Rocky Mountain Physiographic Province in Idaho
1 item : Paper presented at the Fifth North American Forest Soils Conference.
|
6-9 August 1978 |
| 1 | 11 | Studies and reference materials 1
7 items : Papers, survey reports, studies, data.
|
1966-1968 |
| 1 | 12 | Studies and reference materials 2
10 items : Studies, reference pages, newspaper clips.
|
1966-1973 |
| 1 | 13 | Communication
10 items : Memos, letters.
|
1967-1969 |
| 1 | 14 | Workshop, experiments, progress reports
20 items : Information, correspondence, regarding soil and land use.
|
1943-1988 |
| 1 | 15 | Research, studies, newpaper articles
7 items : Articles, reports, studies on soil and land resources.
|
undated |
| 1 | 16 | Reference materials
9 items : Study drafts, research papers by researchers at the University of Idaho and at Washington State University.
|
1971-1980 |
| 1 | 17 | Man and the Environment course
3 items : Course syllabus and correspondence around development.
|
1971-1972 |
| 1 | 18 | Soils Field Trip information
31 items : Course syllabus, maps, identification information.
|
1970-1985 |
| 1 | 19 | Soil Survey and Crop Production
36 items : Correspondence and draft information, studies.
|
1950-1959 |
| 1 | 20 | University memos, class information
76 items : Communications about the department of plant, soil and entomological sciences.
|
1976-1989 |
| 2 | 21 | University memos, class information 2
38 items : Communications about the department of plant, soil and entomological sciences.
|
1980-1989 |
| 2 | 22 | Soil judging and memos
20 items : Juding notes for soil identification judgement, memos regarding the competition and other subjects.
|
1953-1989 |
| 2 | 23 | Equipment and radiation
18 items : Purchase orders, equipment research, informational packets on radiaion materials and handling.
|
1949-1975 |
| 2 | 24 | Western Soil Survey
24 items : Correspondence, reports.
|
1963-1977 |
| 2 | 25 | Soil survey and assessment
7 items : Report, correspondence.
|
1904-1975 |
| 2 | 26 | Soil Survey Idaho
10 items : Historic reports and maps.
|
1901-1905 |
Series II: Descriptions of Plant SeriesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 27 | Series descriptions 1
59 items : Drafts of soil series and review pages, correspondence.
|
1977-1989 |
| 2 | 28 | Series descriptions 2
31 items : Drafts of soil series and review pages, correspondence.
|
1985-1989 |
| 2 | 29 | Series descriptions 3
63 items : Drafts of soil series and review pages, correspondence.
|
1985-1986 |
| 2 | 30 | Series descriptions 4
28 items : Drafts of soil series and review pages, correspondence.
|
1984-1989 |
| 2 | 31 | Series descriptions 5
21 items : Drafts of soil series and review pages, correspondence.
|
1986-1988 |
Series III: Idaho SeriesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 32 | Idaho A 1
95 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1958-1984 |
| 2 | 33 | Idaho A 2
83 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1968-1983 |
| 2 | 34 | Idaho B 1
99 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1966-1983 |
| 2 | 35 | Idaho B 2
114 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1966-1988 |
| 2 | 36 | Idaho B 3
136 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1968-1989 |
| 2 | 37 | Idaho C 1
129 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1968-1983 |
| 3 | 38 | Idaho C 2
138 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1966-1984 |
| 3 | 39 | Idaho D 1
103 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1968-1984 |
| 3 | 40 | Idaho D 2
100 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1961-1984 |
| 3 | 41 | Idaho E
80 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1966-1984 |
| 3 | 42 | Idaho F
121 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1964-1984 |
| 3 | 43 | Idaho G
146 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1965-1983 |
| 3 | 44 | Idaho H 1
91 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1965-1984 |
| 3 | 45 | Idaho H 2
108 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1965-1984 |
| 3 | 46 | Idaho I
23 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1963-1983 |
| 3 | 47 | Idaho J
81 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1965-1984 |
| 3 | 48 | Idaho K
152 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1965-1984 |
| 3 | 49 | Idaho L 1
80 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1963-1984 |
| 3 | 50 | Idaho L 2
114 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1965-1984 |
| 4 | 51 | Idaho M 1
127 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1966-1985 |
| 4 | 52 | Idaho M 2
114 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1964-1983 |
| 4 | 53 | Idaho N
126 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1967-1984 |
| 4 | 54 | Idaho O
69 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1965-1984 |
| 4 | 55 | Idaho P 1
109 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1965-1985 |
| 4 | 56 | Idaho P 2
138 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1965-1988 |
| 4 | 57 | Idaho Q
18 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1968-1984 |
| 4 | 58 | Idaho R
179 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1968-1984 |
| 4 | 59 | Idaho S 1
161 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1965-1984 |
| 4 | 60 | Idaho S 2
134 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1964-1986 |
| 4 | 61 | Idaho T 1
97 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1966-1984 |
| 4 | 62 | Idaho T 2
118 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1965-1984 |
| 5 | 63 | Idaho U
30 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1976-1982 |
| 5 | 64 | Idaho V
56 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1966-1983 |
| 5 | 65 | Idaho W 1
103 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1966-1984 |
| 5 | 66 | Idaho W 2
93 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1963-1985 |
| 5 | 67 | Idaho X Y Z
60 items : Soil series information and descriptions.
|
1967-1983 |
Series IV: Miscellaneous materialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 68 | U-2 Prints
13 items : Photographic aerial prints.
|
3 July 1977 |
| 5 | 69 | Maps, Studies, Correspondence
45 items : Journals, maps, communications.
|
1958-1981 |
| 5 | 70 | Correspondence, conference materials, student papers.
14 items : Various papers, letters, and information from conferences attended by Fosberg.
|
1948-1981 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Correspondence
- Land Use
- Soil scientists--Idaho
- Soil surveys--Idaho--Moscow
- University of Idaho
- research (function)
Geographical Names
Finding aid prepared by Kelley Moulton.
2024
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
