The Department of Agricultural Engineering was first organized in 1909. In 1926 a four year professional course began, the work being jointly administered by the Deans of the College of Agriculture and the College of Engineering. The divided administration remains in 1983. The College of Engineering administers the curriculum; the College of Agriculture administers the research and the Cooperative Extension work. Students enrolled in the department are from both colleges. Some graduate from the College of Engineering with a degree in Agricultural Engineering. Others graduate from the College of Agriculture with a Farm Mechanization specialty.
Contains glass slides and lantern slides that detail processes related to Agricultural Engineering from 1920-1970. Slides cover the cattle barns, silos, and land surveyed by the department. Photos are also included that document faculty and staff in action on various projects.
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.
Slides are in packets that are labeled with their subject matter. Most are clearly labeled but not all are dated.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions apply.
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Agricultural Engineering Lantern Slides and Slides, 1920-1970 (UPC 0032)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
(MASC STAFF USE) Some slides have been damaged and should be handled with extra care or discarded.
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