Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Forestry and Range Management Department Records 1912-1973
Archives 37
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
- Title
- Forestry and Range Management Department Records
- ID
- Archives 37
- Date [inclusive]
- 1912-1973
- Extent
- approximate 17040 items, 13 linear feet, 13 containers
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Includes correspondence, administrative files, committee material, legislative files, material on Fort Columbia and records from the Washington State University Institute of Agricultural Sciences Forestry, Range, Wildlife and Water Resources Advisory Board. Also contains files on the Clarke-McNary law, shelterbelt and windbreak information and General Research and Reports.
Historical Sketch:
Courses in forestry were listed in the first catalog (published in 1891) of Washington State University, then Washington Agricultural College and School of Science. For fifteen years of forestry courses were variously listed among the offerings of the departments of Agriculture, Horticulture, and Economics. By 1907 the number of classes taught had increased to the point that a school of Forestry was organized. In 1912 the School of Forestry was reorganized on departmental level and incorporated into the College of Agriculture. The Department was again reorganized in 1917. This year marked the climax of many years of controversy between the University of Washington and Washington State University over authority for major lines of instruction. Subsequent legislation authorized only the University of Washington to grant degrees in Forestry, Commerce, Architecture and Journalism. However, WSU was permitted to continue a forestry instructional program within the College of Agriculture. Despite its importance, no records exist in the departmental files to document this controversy. In 1922 the department name changed from Forestry to the Department of Forestry and Range Management. And in 1961, legislative action amended the 1917 law to authorize Forest Management as a major line of work at Washington State University.
Chairmen of the Department of Forestry and Range Management: George L. Clothier 1912-1916, Francis G. Miller 1917-1919, Arlie Decker 1918-1919, E. H. Steffen 1919-1954, John P. Nagle 1954-1967, Grant A. Harris 1967-
Arrangement
The records of the Department of Forestry and Range Management are arranged in five series. The first series, correspondence, is divided into three sub-series: Departmental, Faculty, and Nursery. The Departmental correspondence is arranged chronologically from 1948 through 1973, with the bulk of the material from 1967 to 1973. This sub-series includes general departmental correspondence, inter- and intra-departmental administrative correspondence, committee material, minutes of meetings, memoranda, student correspondence, requests for information by prospective students and the general public, reports, and job applications. Faculty correspondence is arranged alphabetically by faculty member and chronologically within each faculty member's material. This sub-series includes material from 1934 through 1967, with the bulk of the correspondence in the period 1957 through 1967. The majority of the material in this sub-series is the correspondence of John P. Nagle, chairman from1954 through 1967, and Grant A. Harries, Nagle's successor. This sub-series includes professional and some personal correspondence, memoranda, and minutes of meetings. The Nursery correspondence is arranged chronologically from July 1957 through May 1959; it includes material on the operation of the nursery and contains tree and shrub orders by Washington state residents.
The second series, administrative files, is arranged alphabetically by topic, and covers the period 1912 through 1968 with the bulk of the material in the period from the mid-1950's to the mid-1960's. Included in the administrative files are accreditation, committee, and budget materials, faculty service reports, careers and newsletter material, alumni news, annual departmental and faculty reviews, and annual reports.
Series three, subject file, is arranged alphabetically by subject and includes material from 1939 through 1971 with the majority of the material from the mid-1950's to the mid-1960's. Included is the subject file is correspondence from the national forestry and science organizations, legislative files, material on Fort Columbia, woodlot marketing information, and records from the Washington State University Institute of Agricultural Sciences Forestry, Range, Wildlife, and Water Resources Advisory Board.
The fourth series, nursery is arranged alphabetically by topic, and covers the period from 1926 through 1960, with the emphasis on material from the 1950's. Included in this series are files on the Clarke-McNary law; inventories, price lists, and mailing lists; shelterbelt and windbreak information; and tree orders.
The fifth and final series, research, is divided into two sub-series: Research Projects and General Research and Reports. The Research Projects sub-series is arranged numerically by project number with the general project progress reports placed at the beginning of the sub-series. The material in this sub-series covers the period from the 1950 through 1962. The second sub-series, General Research and Reports, is arranged alphabetically by subject and covers the period 1916 through 1964. The major research areas are bud confirmation and growth, general tree research, and weed control experiments.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
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
The Collection is open for research use.
Acquisition Information
The records of the Forestry and Range Management Department were transferred to the University Archives, Washington State University, in February 1978 (UA 78-2) by the department in accordance with the approved records schedule.
Processing Information
The records were processed between March and July 1979 by Stephen E. Balzarini.
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Creator(s) :
- Washington State University. Department of Forestry and Range Management--Archives
Subject(s) :
- Washington State University. Department of Forestry and Range Management--Records and correspondence
- Washington State University. Institute of Agricultural Sciences Forestry, Range, Wildlife and Water Resources Advisory Board--Archival resources
- Washington State University. Department of Forestry and Range Management. Colockum Research Unit--Archival Resources
Subject(s)
- Forests and forestry--Northwest, Pacific--Research--Archival resources
- Range management--Northwest, Pacific--Research--Archival resources
- Washington (State)
- Colleges and Universities
- Forestry and Forest Products
Detailed Description of Collection
I Correspondence |
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Departmental Correspondence: |
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No date 135 items |
1 | 1 | ||
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1948, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960 25 items |
1 | 2 | ||
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1961 20 items |
1 | 3 | ||
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1962 25 items |
1 | 4 | ||
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1963 10 items |
1 | 5 | ||
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1964 45 items |
1 | 6 | ||
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1965 75 items |
1 | 7 | ||
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1966 95 items |
1 | 8-9 | ||
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1967 385 items |
1 | 10-12 | ||
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Jan. 1 - Sept. 30, 1968 425 items |
1 | 13-16 | ||
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Oct. 1 - Dec. 31, 1968 150 items |
2 | 17 | ||
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1969 400 items |
2 | 18-21 | ||
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1970 150 items |
2 | 22-23 | ||
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1971 3 items |
2 | 24 | ||
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Mar. 1 - Dec. 31, 1968 830 items |
2 | 25-34 | ||
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Feb. 1973 85 items |
2 | 35 | ||
Faculty Correspondence: |
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Dingle, Richard Wm. |
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July 1, 1957 - June 30, 1959 370 items |
2 | 36-39 | ||
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July 1, 1959 - Nov. 30, 1966 405 items |
3 | 40-45 | ||
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Harris, Grant A |
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July 1, 1957 - Dec. 31, 1963 1415 items |
3 | 46-58 | ||
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Jan. 1, 1964 - Jan. 3, 1967 595 items |
4 | 59-63 | ||
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Mosher, Milton M. |
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1948-1949 55 items |
4 | 64 | ||
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July 1,1957 - June 3, 1967 770 items |
4 | 65-70 | ||
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Nagle, John P. |
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Personal 1934-1956 100 items |
4 | 71 | ||
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Jan. 5, 1945 - Mar. 15, 1957 655 items |
4 | 72-28 | ||
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Mar. 16, 1957 - Dec. 31,1962 1660 items |
5 | 79-98 | ||
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Jan. 1, 1963 - Apr. 17, 1967 1885 items |
6 | 99-112 | ||
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Steffen, E. H. |
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1948 80 items |
6 | 113 | ||
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Jan. 1, 1949 - June 30, 1951 375 items |
7 | 114-118 | ||
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Stubbs, James W. 1948-1949 20 items |
7 | 119 | ||
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Turner, Robert B. Sept. 1, 1960-May 1, 1961 20 items |
7 | 120 | ||
Nursery Correspondence |
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July 1, 1957 - May 31, 1959 295 items |
7 | 121-122 | ||
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II Administrative Files |
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Accreditation material 1958-1964 75 items |
7 | 123-124 | ||
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Agriculture Curriculum Committee 1958-1960 50 items |
7 | 125 | ||
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Alumni News and Affairs Feb. - March 1957 10 items |
7 | 126 | ||
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Annual Reports 1912-1949 35 items |
7 | 127 | ||
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Annual Review 1955-1962 20 items |
7 | 128 | ||
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Book Orders 1959-1963 15 items |
7 | 129 | ||
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Budget material, departmental 1955-1965 155 items |
7 | 130-135 | ||
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Budget material, Experiment Station 45 items |
7 | 136-139 | ||
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Careers and Newsletter material 1954-1955 65 items |
7 | 140 | ||
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Catalog material 1964-1966 30 items |
8 | 141 | ||
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Educational Policy Committee 1961-1962 7 items |
8 | 142 | ||
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Extension 1962-1963 10 items |
8 | 143 | ||
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Faculty Service Reports 1954-1968 85 items |
8 | 144-145 | ||
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Forestry and Range Management Lands on WSU 1961-1963 20 items |
8 | 146 | ||
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Forestry Building Correspondence 1960-1963 45 items |
8 | 147 | ||
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Forestry 401: Class Notes, Teaching Material, and Examinations 1955-1960 140 items |
8 | 148 | ||
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Forestry Library 1950-1959 5 items |
8 | 149 | ||
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Forestry School Enrollments 1954-1963 20 items |
8 | 150 | ||
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Forestry Schools Executive Council material 1958-1964 55 items |
8 | 151 | ||
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Gates, Dillard H. 1957-1962 65 items |
8 | 152 | ||
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General Information, Departmental 1954-1959 10 items |
8 | 153 | ||
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Greenhouse Correspondence 1954-1961 30 items |
8 | 154 | ||
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Historic Accreditation material 1964-1965 20 items |
8 | 155 | ||
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Johnson Hall Dedication 1961 20 items |
8 | 156 | ||
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National Science Foundation visiting scientists 1961-1964 40 items |
8 | 157 | ||
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Placement Bureau 1955-1956 2 items |
8 | 158 | ||
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Policies and Procedures Handbook 1961 1 item |
8 | 159 | ||
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Property Inventory 1920-1965 65 items |
8 | 160-161 | ||
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Prospective Students 1957-1958 40 items |
8 | 162 | ||
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Reorganization material, College of Ag. 1960 7 items |
8 | 163 | ||
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Southwestern Washington Experiment Station, Vancouver 1959-1961 |
9 | 164 | ||
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Student Recommendations 1956-1958 3 items |
9 | 165 | ||
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Summer Jobs 1963-1964 35 items |
9 | 166-167 | ||
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Temporary Course Petitions 1957-1960 60 items |
9 | 168 | ||
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Time Schedule Material 1959-1964 20 items |
9 | 169-170 | ||
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III Subject Files |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science Nov. 1968 - Jan. 1970 |
9 | 171 | ||
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Association of State College and University Forestry Research Organizations 1964-1970 55 items |
9 | 172 | ||
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Century 21 Committee 1958-1959 80 items |
9 | 173 | ||
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Cooperative Farm Forestry Act 1939-1940 10 items |
9 | 174 | ||
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Educators Field Seminar Aug. 23-26, 1971 20 items |
9 | 175 | ||
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Farm-in-a-Day material 1951-1952 50 items |
9 | 176 | ||
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"Farm Forest Facts," Ed Gilden 6 items |
9 | 177 | ||
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Farm Forestry Project 1939-1947 20 items |
9 | 178 | ||
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Fifth World Forestry Congress 1960 35 items |
9 | 179 | ||
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Forestry Symposium, WSU March 8-10, 1962 40 items |
9 | 180 | ||
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Fort Columbia 1952-1957 95 items |
9 | 181-183 | ||
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Interagency Tree Planting Recommendations 1945-1948 135 items |
9 | 184 | ||
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International Cooperation 1958-1961 35 items |
9 | 185 | ||
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Legislative File 1959-1965 4 items |
9 | 186-190 | ||
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Range Management Educational Council May 1968 û June |
10 | 191 | ||
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1970 | 275 | ||
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Society of American Foresters, correspondence 1936, 1954-1956 25 items |
1970 | 192 | ||
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Terrell, Glenn 1969-1970 30 items |
1970 | 193 | ||
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Washington. Forestry, Dept. of 1955-1957 8 items |
1970 | 194 | ||
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Washington. Natural Resources, Dept. of 1956-1961 25 items |
1970 | 195-197 | ||
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Washington State University Institute of Agricultural Sciences; Forestry, Range, Wildlife, and Water Resources Advisory Board 1953-1963 60 items |
1970 | 198-204 | ||
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Woodlot Marketing Information 1954-1962 215 items |
1970 | 205-211 | ||
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IV Nursery |
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Clarke-McNary materials 1926-1959 |
1970 | 212-230 | ||
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Collection data for Christmas tree seeds 1954 535 items |
11 | 231 | ||
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Demonstration plantings 1936-1937, 1942, 1949 4 items |
11 | 232-233 | ||
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Distribution of stock 1930-1949 40 items |
11 | 234 | ||
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Extension Service 1956-1957 9 items |
11 | 235 | ||
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Field Planting Trials, WSC-SCN 1946-1949 7 items |
11 | 236 | ||
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Inspection Reports of tree plantings 1930, 1933, 1934 60 items |
11 | 237 | ||
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Inventory 1952-1954 8 items |
11 | 238-242 | ||
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Mailing List 1955-1956 115 items |
11 | 243 | ||
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Nursery building blueprints 1940-1942, 1948, 1960 25 items |
11 | 244 | ||
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Nursery plot 1959 10 items |
11 | 245 | ||
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Price list 1955-1956 5 items |
11 | 246 | ||
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Raising tree planting stock, correspondence on cooperation 1951-1955 6 items |
11 | 247 | ||
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Shelterbelt/Windbreak tree plantings 1932-1952 7 items |
11 | 248-279 | ||
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Tree Orders, County 1940-1942, 1953-1955 600 items |
11 | 280-281 | ||
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Tree Orders, Individual 1959-1960 8 items |
11 | 282 | ||
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Trees: Remarks on Shipments, Fall 1958 and Spring 1959 12 items |
11 | 283 | ||
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Tree Statistics (sales) 1931, 1940-1953 105 items |
11 | 284 | ||
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V Research |
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Research Projects |
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Project Progress Reports 1950-1962 |
11 | 285-286 | ||
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Project-Regional 1960 45 items |
11 | 287 | ||
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Projects: 630, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742, 757, 929 7 items |
11 | 288-295 | ||
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Projects: 1094, 1118, 1125, 1224, 1314, 1338, 1339, 1340 200 items |
11 | 296-303 | ||
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Projects: 1518, 1587, 1711 190 items |
11 | 304-306 | ||
General Research and Reports |
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| box | folder | |||
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Bud Confirmation and Growth 1960-1962 3 items |
11 | 307-309 | ||
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Fencepost treatment 8 items |
11 | 310 | ||
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Fungicide Tests 1950-1952 35 items |
11 | 311 | ||
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The Influence of Al2(SO4)3 Acidification upon Dampening Off of Coniferous Seedlings, Nagle 75 items |
11 | 312 | ||
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McCroskey Woodlot 1946 4 items |
11 | 313 | ||
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Pullman Nursery Unit, Annual Technical Report 1950 15 items |
11 | 314 | ||
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Relationship of Two Herbicides to Survival of Some Planted Coniferous Trees and to Weed Control, Dingle and Muzik 1960-1961 150 items |
11 | 315 | ||
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Tree Research 1952-1963 492 items |
11 | 316-335 | ||
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Tucannan Wildlife Project 1947 6 items |
11 | 336 | ||
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Weed Control Experiments 1952-1964 192 items |
11 | 337-343 | ||
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