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Archives 46
W.S.U. Agricultural Research Center: State Chemist
Records, 1906-1907

The records of the State Chemist at the W.S.U. Agricultural Research Center were transferred to the Washington State University Libraries in August 1978 by Mike Farrell, Department of Chemistry (UA 78-27). The records were arranged and described in November 9,979 by Richard D. Scheuerman.

ORGANIZATIONAL SKETCH

The W.S.U. Agricultural Research Center was established in 1891 under the name Washington State Agricultural Experiment Station. It was formed under the provisions of the Hatch Act of 1887 to diffuse practical agricultural knowledge among the public through the state colleges. Elton Fulmer served as State Chemist from 1899 until his death in 1916. During this period he undertook extensive research in soils, sugar beet processing and consumer product analysis. He drafted the first pure food law of the state which was later adopted by the legislature.

ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION

The records of the State Chemist, 1906-1907, are arranged in a single series. Organization is by year with an alphabetical arrangement by client or company. The majority of the material consists of correspondence with reference to a variety of industrial chemicals and consumer products such as liquor products, which were being analyzed at the research center.

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