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NTE2cg465.xml Guide to the Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association Records 1974-1977 Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association Records Finding aid prepared by Andrew J. Gregg Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2022 Finding aid encoded by Suzanne James-Bacon. 2022 Finding aid written in English. English. Finding aid based on DACS 2nd Edition ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections Cage 465 Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association Records 1974-1977 1.25 Linear feet of shelf space 2 Boxes Correspondence, memoranda, business records and administrative materials of the Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association, an anti-pollution association affiliated with the Water Pollution Control Federation, concerned chiefly with water pollution issues. Collection materials are in English

Concerned over the growing pollution of the rivers and streams of the north-west, a number of individuals in business and industry, public health and academia, met in Eugene, Oregon in May 1934 and established an organization to promote clear waters and public awareness regarding pollution problems. The first annual meeting of the Northwest Conference on Stream Pollution, as the organization was called, met in Lewiston, Idaho on May 15, 1935. At this first annual meeting, the members adopted a constitution and elected Carl E. Green president.

From its initial meeting in 1934 the organization has grown steadily from 20 members to over 1,200 in 1975. The organization has experienced a number of name changes during its history which indicated the changing attitudes and concerns toward the problem of pollution. At the first annual meeting in 1935, the membership changed the organizational name from the Northwest Conference on Stream Pollution to the Pacific Northwest Sewage Works Association. The scope of the organization broadened in 1951 when it became the Pacific Northwest Sewage and Industrial Waste Association. The final name change came at the annual meeting in 1959 when, in an attempt to stimulate public interest in the problems of pollution, the membership voted to change the organizational name to the Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association (PNPCA).

The 1974-1977 records of the Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association include office files, operation manuals, and records of annual meetings. The collection bulks largest from 1976-1977. Series 1 consists of a single document, the 1977 Operating Manual. Series 2, which represents the bulk of the collection, is the Association's General Office Files for the years 1974-1977. The office files reflect the wide variety of correspondence, memoranda, and business records of the Association's daily operation. The correspondence includes letters to and from Association members and colleagues in industry, government, and the private sector. The collection contains administrative materials pertaining to committee work, public relations, research, conventions, meetings, directors, personnel, and the Water Pollution Control Federation. The third series, Annual Meeting Reports from 1974 and 1975, details the Association's conventions for those years. Those reports include agendas, workshops, panel discussions, lectures, addresses, and field trips in which delegates participated.

The records are arranged in three series, with appropriate sub-series, organized chronologically within.

This collection is open and available for research use.

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Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association Records, 1974-1977 (Cage 465)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

The records of the Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association were donated to the Washington State University Libraries by Dr. William Funk, newsletter editor, in February, 1979 (MS 79-05).

Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association Records, 1946-1976 (Cage 349)

Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association Records, 1974-1981 (Cage 465a)

Preliminary Guide to the Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association Records, 1934-1991 (MS 2003.08)

Preliminary Guide to the Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association Newsletters, 1973-1975 (MS 2022.15)

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association -- Records and correspondence Water Pollution Control Federation Water -- Pollution -- Northwest, Pacific Pollution -- Northwest, Pacific Environmental Conditions Environmental Activism Water and Water Rights Series 1: Operating Manual 1 1-2 Operating Manual 1977 1 item Series 2: General Office Files 1974-1977 1974-1976 1 3 Annual Meetings 3 items 1 4 Audit 1 item 1 5 Awards 35 items 1 6 Claims 35 items 1 7 Committee Rosters 3 items 1 8 Convention 25 items 1 9 Finance 10 items 1 10 Future Annual Meetings 1 item 1 11 Government Affairs 1 12 Industrial Waste 20 items 1 13 Insurance 1 item 1 14 Local Arrangements 10 items 1 15 Logo for PNPCA 5 items 1 16 Mailing List 7 items 1 17 Manufacturers 3 items 1 18 Membership 25 items 1 19 National Committees 12 items 1 20 National Directors 7 items 1 21 Newsletter 1 item 1 22 Nominating 1 item 1 23 Ocean Disposal 3 items 1 24 PNPCA Correspondence 100 items 1 25 Personnel Advancement 25 items 1 26 President's Manual 1 item 1 27 Program 15 items 1 28 Public Relations 35 items 1 29 Research 5 items 1 30 Resolutions 15 items 1 31 Retired Operators Corps 20 items 1 32 Safety 15 items 1 33 Scientists 1 item 1 34 Secretary-Treasurer 1 item 1 35 Sections 20 items 1 36 Sewage Treatment Plant 5 items 1 37 Sewer 35 items 1 38 Social Action 10 items 1 39 Students 15 items 1 40 Volunteers 10 items 1 41 Water Pollution Control Federation 40 items 1 42 Water Quality 6 items 1977 1 43 Annual Meeting 20 items 1 44 Auditing 2 items 1 45 Awards 35 items 1 46 British Columbia Association 15 items 1 47 Collection System Management 1 item 1 48 Directors 15 items 1 49 Executive Board Correspondence 25 items 1 50 Financial 10 items 1 51 Government Affairs 2 items 1 52 History Book 3 items 1 53 Industrial 2 items 1 54 Insurance 7 items 1 55 Local Arrangements 1 item 1 56 Manufacturer's Representatives 1 item 1 57 Membership 12 items 1 58 Newsletter 5 items 1 59 Nominating 20 items 1 60 Operating Manual 2 items 1 61 Personnel Advancement 1 item 1 62 Program 15 items 1 63 Public Relations and Site Selection 1 item 1 64 Research/Scientist 2 items 1 65 Resolutions 5 items 1 66 Roster 8 items 1 67 Social Action 1 item 1 68 Solids Handling and Disposal 1 item 1 69 Water Pollution Control Federation 50 items 1 70 Water Resources 1 item Series 3: Annual Meeting Reports 1974-1975 1 71-73 Annual Meeting Report 1974 1 item 2 74-75 Annual Meeting Report 1975 1 item