Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association Records
1974-1977
Cage 465
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association
- Title
- Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association Records
- ID
- Cage 465
- Date [inclusive]
- 1974-1977
- Extent
- 1.25 Linear feet of shelf space, 2 Boxes
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- 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.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association Records, 1974-1977 (Cage 465)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
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).
Scope and Content
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.
Arrangement
The records are arranged in three series, with appropriate sub-series, organized chronologically within.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2022
https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Information
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).
Related Materials
Related Material
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)
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association -- Records and correspondence
- Water Pollution Control Federation
Subject(s)
- Water -- Pollution -- Northwest, Pacific
- Pollution -- Northwest, Pacific
- Environmental Conditions
- Environmental Activism
- Water and Water Rights
Detailed Description of Collection
Series 1: Operating Manual |
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Operating Manual 1977 1 item |
1 | 1-2 | ||
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Series 2: General Office Files 1974-1977 |
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1974-1976 |
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Annual Meetings 3 items |
1 | 3 | ||
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Audit 1 item |
1 | 4 | ||
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Awards 35 items |
1 | 5 | ||
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Claims 35 items |
1 | 6 | ||
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Committee Rosters 3 items |
1 | 7 | ||
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Convention 25 items |
1 | 8 | ||
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Finance 10 items |
1 | 9 | ||
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Future Annual Meetings 1 item |
1 | 10 | ||
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Government Affairs |
1 | 11 | ||
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Industrial Waste 20 items |
1 | 12 | ||
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Insurance 1 item |
1 | 13 | ||
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Local Arrangements 10 items |
1 | 14 | ||
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Logo for PNPCA 5 items |
1 | 15 | ||
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Mailing List 7 items |
1 | 16 | ||
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Manufacturers 3 items |
1 | 17 | ||
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Membership 25 items |
1 | 18 | ||
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National Committees 12 items |
1 | 19 | ||
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National Directors 7 items |
1 | 20 | ||
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Newsletter 1 item |
1 | 21 | ||
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Nominating 1 item |
1 | 22 | ||
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Ocean Disposal 3 items |
1 | 23 | ||
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PNPCA Correspondence 100 items |
1 | 24 | ||
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Personnel Advancement 25 items |
1 | 25 | ||
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President's Manual 1 item |
1 | 26 | ||
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Program 15 items |
1 | 27 | ||
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Public Relations 35 items |
1 | 28 | ||
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Research 5 items |
1 | 29 | ||
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Resolutions 15 items |
1 | 30 | ||
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Retired Operators Corps 20 items |
1 | 31 | ||
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Safety 15 items |
1 | 32 | ||
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Scientists 1 item |
1 | 33 | ||
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Secretary-Treasurer 1 item |
1 | 34 | ||
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Sections 20 items |
1 | 35 | ||
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Sewage Treatment Plant 5 items |
1 | 36 | ||
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Sewer 35 items |
1 | 37 | ||
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Social Action 10 items |
1 | 38 | ||
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Students 15 items |
1 | 39 | ||
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Volunteers 10 items |
1 | 40 | ||
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Water Pollution Control Federation 40 items |
1 | 41 | ||
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Water Quality 6 items |
1 | 42 | ||
1977 |
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Annual Meeting 20 items |
1 | 43 | ||
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Auditing 2 items |
1 | 44 | ||
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Awards 35 items |
1 | 45 | ||
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British Columbia Association 15 items |
1 | 46 | ||
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Collection System Management 1 item |
1 | 47 | ||
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Directors 15 items |
1 | 48 | ||
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Executive Board Correspondence 25 items |
1 | 49 | ||
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Financial 10 items |
1 | 50 | ||
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Government Affairs 2 items |
1 | 51 | ||
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History Book 3 items |
1 | 52 | ||
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Industrial 2 items |
1 | 53 | ||
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Insurance 7 items |
1 | 54 | ||
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Local Arrangements 1 item |
1 | 55 | ||
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Manufacturer's Representatives 1 item |
1 | 56 | ||
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Membership 12 items |
1 | 57 | ||
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Newsletter 5 items |
1 | 58 | ||
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Nominating 20 items |
1 | 59 | ||
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Operating Manual 2 items |
1 | 60 | ||
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Personnel Advancement 1 item |
1 | 61 | ||
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Program 15 items |
1 | 62 | ||
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Public Relations and Site Selection 1 item |
1 | 63 | ||
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Research/Scientist 2 items |
1 | 64 | ||
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Resolutions 5 items |
1 | 65 | ||
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Roster 8 items |
1 | 66 | ||
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Social Action 1 item |
1 | 67 | ||
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Solids Handling and Disposal 1 item |
1 | 68 | ||
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Water Pollution Control Federation 50 items |
1 | 69 | ||
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Water Resources 1 item |
1 | 70 | ||
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Series 3: Annual Meeting Reports 1974-1975 |
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Annual Meeting Report 1974 1 item |
1 | 71-73 | ||
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Annual Meeting Report 1975 1 item |
2 | 74-75 | ||
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