Guide to the CAHNRS and Extension Marketing and News Services Biographical Files and Slides 1969-2009
Archives 275

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Title
CAHNRS and Extension Marketing and News Services Biographical Files and Slides
ID
Archives 275
Date [inclusive]
1969-2009
Extent
9 Linear feet of shelf space, 10 boxes
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
The collection consists primarily of biographical files covering employees past and present in WSU's Extension-oriented programs, as well as selected significant WSU administrators and other personnel.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description] WSU CAHNRS and Extension Marketing and News Services Biographical Files and Slides, 1969-2009 (UA 275)

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

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Biography/History

The College of Agriculture began as one of six divisions of the Washington Agricultural College, Experiment Station, and School of Science in 1892. The Division of Agriculture became the Department of Agriculture in 1894 when the departmental system was organized. In 1917, that departmental system was reformed into a system of schools and colleges, one of which was the College of Agriculture. WSU's Institute of Agricultural Sciences combined Agriculture, Extension, and other departments in 1946, but was dissolved into its component departments in 1965. In 1982, Agriculture and Home Economics merged to form CAHE (College of Agriculture and Home Economics), and in 2002 CAHE became CAHNRS (College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences).

Extension work at WSU (then WSC) was authorized in 1913 by state legislation. Originally refered to as Agricultural Extension, it was renamed as Cooperative Extension in 1965 and simply as WSU Extension in 2003.

History of the state of Washington's Extension programs can be found in Russell M. Turner's The first 45 years : a history of cooperative extension in Washington State (Pullman, Wash.: [Washington State University Extension Service], 1961). and in Felix Entenmann's The next 25 years : 1960-85 : an update of the history of cooperative extension, Washington State University (Pullman, Wash.: Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Home Economics, Washington State University, 1989).

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Scope and Content

The collection consists primarily of biographical files covering employees past and present in WSU's Extension-oriented programs, as well as selected significant WSU administrators and other personnel. Also included is a CD containing an Excel file listing all Extension employees from beginning to early 2009, a small number of photographs, and approximately 1000 slides collected by CAHNRS and Extension.

It should be noted that the biographical files were carefully parsed by Extension/CAHNRS personnel before their transfer to MASC so as to remove private information including but not limited to identification numbers, salary information, home contact information, and hire/termination files. The remaining files usually consist of basic professional histories and photographs. It appears that the department began keeping the files in the late 1960s; coverage of employees who left before that period is limited.

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Arrangement

The first series consists of biographical files ordered alphabetically by last names, and runs from boxes 1 through 7.

The second series consists of the CD of Extension personnel (name, title, work location, and hire and termination dates), as well as a printout of the spreadsheet. This covers all Extension employees dating to the beginning of the program.

The third series consists of images sorted by format: one small subseries consisting of four CDs containing photographs of Extension personnel and another subseries of 60 photographs, followed by one large subseries of the slide files accumulated by Extension/CAHNRS News Service. The majority of the slides date from the early to mid 1980s.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2016

http://www.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 apply.

Acquisition Information

These materials were given to MASC by H. Dennis Brown of the Marketing and News Services unit of WSU's College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS) and WSU Extension on March 17, 2009, and retained as UA2009-05.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by University Archivist Mark O'English from April-July, 2009.

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Related Materials

Related Material

Earlier Extension photographs can be found in WSU Agricultural Extension Service Photographs, 1915-1958 (PC 54).

Many other records from Extension and Agriculture programs can be found in the University Archives' collections.

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Subject(s) :
  • Washington State University. College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences -- Records and correspondence.
Creator(s) :
  • Washington State University. College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences.

Subject(s)

  • Colleges and Universities
  • Washington (State)

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Detailed Description of Collection

Series 1: Biographical Files and Portraits  

box folder

Abell to Church 

1

Claesgens to Gerlitz 

2

Gibbs to Ketchie 

3

Kidwell to Murray 

4

Nagel to Ryder 

5

Salusso to Waad 

6

Waanen to Zuiches 

7

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Series 2: Extension Personnel Listings  

box folder

Compact disc 

8 1

Printout 

8 2

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Series 3: Images  

Subseries 3.1: CDs  

box folder

14 "New hire" portraits on 4 CDs, 2004 

8 3

Subseries 3.2: Photographs  

box folder

Miscellaneous Ag/Extension photographs, 4"x5" and 5"x7". Primarily agricultural research. 

8 4

Miscellaneous Ag/Extension photographs, 8"x10". Includes Morty Moose, bear research, and Pullman campus images. 

8 5

Subseries 3.3: Slides  

box folder

Advisory Councils and Groups 

9 1

Agriculture - Cranberries 

9 2

Agriculture - Grapes 

9 3

Agriculture - Hay 

9 4

Agriculture - Hops 

9 5

Agriculture - Miscellaneous crops 

9 6

Agriculture - Nectarines 

9 7

Agriculture - Ornamentals 

9 8

Agriculture - Tree Fruit and Orchards 

9 9

Animal Sciences (inc. Goats) 

9 10

Animals - Cattle, sheep, swine 

9 11

Animals - Horses 

9 12

Animals - Primates 

9 13

Awards, 1987 

9 14

Dairy 

9 15

Entomology 

9 16

Events 

9 17

Facilities - WSU Pullman buildings 

9 18

Facilities - WSU Pullman, Alumni center construction 

9 19

Facilities - WSU Pullman, FSHN Building construction 

9 20

Facilities - WSU Pullman scenes 

9 21

Facilities - Off campus. Includes Research Centers 

10 1

Faculty and staff 

10 2

Farms and Farm buildings 

10 3

Field days and state 

10 4

Food Science and food technologies 

10 5

Harvesting (primarily wheats) 

10 6

Historical images, misc. 

10 7

Home Economics 

10 8

Instruction 

10 9

Irrigation 

10 10

Logging 

10 11

Mt St Helens ash 

10 12

Pests and diseases 

10 13

Research 

10 14

Research - Sudan 

10 15

Teleconference on Agricultural Trade, 1986 

10 16

Transportation 

10 17

Tours 

10 18

Town Halls, 1984-1988 

10 19

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