Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
Guide to the Herbert and Margaret Eastlick Papers
1860-1981
Cage.903
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries
- Creator
- Eastlick, Herbert L.
- Creator
- Eastlick, Margaret
- Title
- Herbert and Margaret Eastlick Papers
- ID
- Cage.903
- Date [inclusive]
- 1860-1981
- Extent
- 2.0 boxes.
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- This collection consists of papers of scientists Herbert and Margaret Eastlick. It includes their masters' theses, publications, a small quantity of research records, mid-19th century papers of the Gardiner family of Minnesota, and miscellaneous professional papers.
Preferred Citation note
[item description]; Herbert and Margaret Eastlick Papers; Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections; Washington State University Libraries; Pullman, WA.
Biographical/Historical note
Herbert (1908-2002) and Margaret (1911-2004) Eastlick were professors in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University. Margaret Gardiner Eastlick taught bacteriology and pathology, and supervised the pathology laboratories for 23 years.
Herbert was born and raised on a homestead in Montana. He earned his bachelor's degree in Biology at the University of Montana in 1930. He then went on to pursue his master's and doctoral degrees from Washington University in St. Louis. While in graduate school, he met and married fellow graduate student, Margaret "Peg" Gardiner. In 1939, he received a National Research Council Fellowship from the Rockefeller Foundation and went to work at the University of Chicago under the supervision of well-known embryologist Paul Weiss. In the same year, Eastlick made the first successful transplant between two different species of warm-blooded vertebrates: the growth of a duck leg on a chicken. It was at the University of Chicago that Eastlick met Washington State College president E.O. Holland, who hired him as an assistant professor of Zoology.
For 33 years (1940-1973) Eastlick taught att WSU and was widely respected for his research on origin of pigment cells in vertebrates, development of muscle tendon, fat bodies, and host-graft reaction. He was the chairman of the Department of Zoology from 1947-1964 and the chair of the Faculty Executive Committee in 1955-1956. He also was vital to the creation of the nationally ranked Honors Program at WSU.
In 1979, the Herbert and Margaret Eastlick Biological Sciences Building at WSU was named in their honor. The Eastlick Estate was pledged to the university to fund scholarships for undergraduates. scholarships.
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of papers of scientists Herbert and Margaret Eastlick. It includes their masters' theses, publications, a small quantity of research records, mid-19th century papers of the Gardiner family of Minnesota, and miscellaneous professional papers.
Arrangement note
This collection is arranged in two series:
Series 1. Herbert Eastlick Papers, 1932-1981.
Series 2. Margaret Gardiner Eastlick and Gardiner Family Papers, 1860-1932.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries 2018-06-08
https://libraries.wsu.edu/mascTerrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Conditions Governing Access note
With the exception of one file, this collection is open and available for research use. The exception is folder 13: "List of predental and premedical students placed by Herb Eastlick," (1940-1973). This file is closed until January 1, 2063. Some limited access may be permitted in advance of that date with prior review by MASC staff to prevent disclosure of personal information about individuals who are still living.
Conditions Governing Use note
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
The Eastlick Estate donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2004 (MS.2004.20).
Processing Information note
Cheryl Gunselman processed this collection in 2018; Megan Ockerman conducted biographical research for this collection guide in 2017.
Related Materials
Related Archival Materials note
Zoology Department Records, 1944-1975 (Archives 153).
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Washington State University--Faculty--Archives.
Subject(s)
- Science
- Scientists--Washington (State)--Archives
- Zoologists--Archives
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Herbert Eastlick papers 1932-1981 |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Herbert Eastlick master's thesis: "A Cytological Study of Striated and Smooth Muscle Fibers in the Lamellibranch Mollusc, Pecten gibbus" (Washington University in St. Louis). 1932 |
1 | 1 | ||
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"Normal chicks" record book. 1948-1956 |
1 | 2 | ||
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White Rock project record book. 1952-1953 |
1 | 3 | ||
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Herbert Eastlick journal articles (reprints). 1936-1963 |
1 | 4-6 | ||
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Miscellaneous professional papers. Includes Ph.D. final examination program, correspondence, list of publications, National Science Foundation proposal (1960), Eastlick's invited faculty address (1961), a presentation (undated), certificates, and miscellaneous items. 1936-1981 |
1 | 7 | ||
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"Dirty Dozen" (organization of Washington State University faculty members). circa 1970s-1980s |
1 | 8 | ||
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Dedication of Eastlick Biological Sciences Building. 1979 |
1 | 9 | ||
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[Restricted file: see access note.] "List of predental and premedical students placed by Herb Eastlick," 1940-1973 (removed from binder). circa 1974 |
2 | 13 | ||
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Series 2: Margaret Gardiner Eastlick and Gardiner family papers 1860-1932 |
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Margaret Gardiner master's thesis: "A Study of Some Properties of Serum from Rats Immune to the Larval Tapeworm, Cysticercus fasciolaris" (Washington University in St. Louis). 1932 |
1 | 10 | ||
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Notebook (Helen Gardiner, undated) and pocket diary (unidentified writer, 1860). 1860 and undated |
1 | 11 | ||
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Wallet with enclosures. Includes notebook with diary entries (unidentified writer), circa 1890s; and letters to "Sister Hannah" from George Brown and "Affie" (Apphia), written from St. Anthony, Minnesota, 1863. 1863-1890s |
1 | 12 | ||
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