Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Preliminary Guide to the Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association Records
1934-1991
MS 2003.08
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
- Creator
- Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association Records
- ID
- MS 2003.08
- Date [inclusive]
- 1934-1991
- Extent
- 3 Linear feet of shelf space, 3 Boxes
- Location
- MASC staff use: 2-08-13-07
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- The Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association records consists primarily of communications by the organization.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to the Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association Records, 1934-1991 (MS 2003.08)
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 Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association records consists primarily of communications by the organization. This includes newsletters dating as late as 1991 and materials for annual conferences. It also contains correspondence and a history of the association by David C. Flaherty and William H. Funk titled Clear Waters!: A History of Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association, 1934-1975.
Arrangement
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.
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
Bill Funk, a faculty member for Washington State University Water Research and former editor of the Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association newsletter, donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2003 (MS 2003-08).
Related Materials
Related Material
Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association Records, 1946-1976 (Cage 349)
Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association Records, 1974-1977 (Cage 465)
Pacific Northwest Pollution Control Association Records, 1974-1981 (Cage 465a)
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