C. B. Harston Papers, 1939-1974

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C. B. Harston
Papers, 1939-1974

The papers of C. B. Harston were deposited in the Washington State University Libraries in May and June 1977 (UA 77-11). The collection was processed in June 1978 by Pat Graham Pidcock.

Number of Containers: 8
Linear Feet of Space: 4
Approximate Number of Items: 1600

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

C. B. Harston was born in 1911 at Cowley, Wyoming. In 1938 he received his B.S. from Brigham Young University, and from the University of Missouri he received his M.A. in 1939 and Ph.D. in 1943.

Dr. Harston's career with Washington State University began in 1943 but was interrupted during World War II by military service. In 1964 he undertook a two-year term in West Pakistan as Professor and Advisor of Soil Sciences in a WSU/AID Exchange Program. Dr. Harston retired as Extension Soils and Water Conservationist with Washington State University in 1977.

DESCRIPTION AND ARRANGEMENT

Comprising five series, the papers of C. B. Harston reflect his activities as a soil and water specialist. The first series documents the Tennessee Valley Authority/Washington State University fertilizer research project (1939-1964), with Dr. Harston's role as the university's Western Washington Extension Agent commencing in 1943. (1) Correspondence, (2) financial records, (3) transportation receipts, (4) participant data, (5) project plans, and (6) reports and records fall naturally into six subseries, while the seventh subseries is a composite of project related papers including materials on the history of the project.

The second series was accumulated during Dr. Harston's chairmanship of the Solid Waste Subcommittee of the Whitman County Planning Council. Dating 1969 through 1974, this series contains research materials, council and committee minutes, correspondence, and proposed standards.

Although a few pieces of correspondence and conference papers are included, most of the third series consists of soil analyses, conservation materials, and slides depicting soil erosion. Correspondence, memoranda, and agendas attesting to Dr. Harston's leadership roles in Resource Management Youth Camps (1967-1973) at Cornet Bay, Washington and at the Cispus Environmental Center (1973-1975) at Randle, Washington make up the fourth series. The fifth series contains published and unpublished materials concerning preservation of Washington's natural resources in addition to detailing Dr. Harston's personal interaction with the Silver Lake (Cowlitz County) Eutrophication Task Force, 1973-1974.

In each series or subseries the folders are arranged chronologically, while within the individual folders the original order of the materials has been retained.

CONTAINER LIST

Box Folder   Description Number
of Items

Series 1: Tennessee Valley Authority / Washington State University Cooperative Fertilizer Project, 1939-1964

Correspondence:
1 1    1951 6
2    1952-1956 44
3    January-July 1953 4
4    July-December 1953 4
5    January-July 1954 1
6    July-December 1954 3
7    January-July 1955 4
8    July-December 1955 2
9    July-December 1962 2
10    1962-1963 44
11    1962-1964 9
12    1963-1964 17
Finances:
2 13    1942 6
14    1942-1950 18
15    1945 2
16    1946 5
17    1947 10
18    1948 5
19    1948-1949 2
20    1950 13
21    1951 4
22    1952 6
23    1953 5
24    1953-1954 2
25    1954-1955 2
26    1960-1961 1
27    1962-1967 37
Transportation:
3 28    1954 25
29    1955 20
30    1956 9
31    1958 11
32    1958 15
33    1959 25
34    1960 39
35    1963 8
Participants:
36    Grays Harbor--J. Robert Firend, 1959 5
37    Grays Harbor--Royal P. Schweitzer, 1959 4
38    King--Howard Hoffman, 1959 3
39    King--W. O. Harthill, 1959 7
40    Lewis--Harley Wolfe, 1959 4
41    Lewis--R. P. Dalstrom, 1959 4
42    Mason--Harry Craig, 1959 6
43    Thurston--Cecil R. Palmer, 1959 9
44    Skagit--Wendell Leander, 1959 3
45    Snohomish--Ivan Windsheimer, n.d 2
Project Plans:
46    1940-1955 8
47    1953 2
48    1954 1
49    1955 4
50    1959 1
Reports:
4 51    Annual Reports, 1940-1941 2
52    Cooperators' Records, 1944-1956 11
53    Annual Reports, 1952-1956 4
54    Cooperators' Records, 1960-1963 4
55    Records and Reports, 1962-1963 21
Other Records:
56    Wheeting, L. C., 1941-1942 3
57    Programs, Minutes, Reports, 1952-1963 7
58    Minutes of Supervisors Conference, 1954 1
59    Project Agreement, 1961 1
60    Farm Record Summary, n.d 1
5 61    Western Washington, photos, 1939 8
62    Cooperative Project History, 1939-1948 1
63    Publications, 1944-1964 6
64    Columbia Basin Authority Proposal, 1945 7
65    Soil Testing Handbook, 1959 2
66    Guide for Cooperators, 1963 4
67    Garfield Utah Fertilizer Plant, photos, n.d 8

Series 2: Solid Waste Disposal, 1969-1974

68 Correspondence, 1969-1973 68
69 Conferences, 1969-1973 14
70 Solid Waste Subcommittee, 1970-1973 40
71 Solid Waste Conference, 1971 7
72 Solid Waste Inventory, Whitman Co., 1971 1
73 Solid Waste Standards for Washington, 1971 1
74 Solid Waste Subcommittee, 1971-1974 45
75 Whitman County Regional Planning Council, 1971-1974 32
76 Standards, Land Site Form, 1972-1974 4

Series 3: Soil Conservation, 1939-1973

6 77 Soil Composition, 1932-1957 56
78 Soil Conservation Districts, 1939-1952 8
79 Calcium, 1941-1947 13
80 Soil Fertilizers, 1942-1958 18
81 Bray (Roger H.) Publications, 1944-1948 6
82 Soil Erosion, 1956 3
83 Oregon-Washington Soils Conference, 1960 35
84 Sedimentation, 1972-1973 2
7 85-89 Erosion slides, 1958-1976 669

Series 4: Outdoor Youth Camps, 1967-1975

8 90 Resources Management Camp, 1967-1968 2
91 Resources Management Camp, 1969 32
92 Resources Management Camp, 1970 5
93 Resources Management Camp, 1971 14
94 Environmental Improvement Lab, 1971-1972 8
95 Natural Resources Camp, 1971-1973 3
96 Cispus Environmental Center, 1973 15
97 Cispus Environmental Center, 1974-1975 14

Series 5: Water Quality and Resources, 1966-1974

98 Washington Resource Council, 1966 3
99 Clippings and Publications, 1969-1971 16
100 Environmental Topics, 1969-1971 18
101 Water Quality, 1973 6
102 Silver Lake Task Force, 1973-1974 31

Box	Folder	Description	Number of Items

Series 1: Tennessee Valley Authority / Washington State University Cooperative Fertilizer Project, 1939-1964

		Correspondence:
1	1	1951	6
	2	1952-1956	44
	3	January-July 1953	4
	4	July-December 1953	4
	5	January-July 1954	1
	6	July-December 1954	3
	7	January-July 1955	4
	8	July-December 1955	2
	9	July-December 1962	2
	10	1962-1963	44
	11	1962-1964	9
	12	1963-1964	17
		Finances:
2	13	1942	6
	14	1942-1950	18
	15	1945	2
	16	1946	5
	17	1947	10
	18	1948	5
	19	1948-1949	2
	20	1950	13
	21	1951	4
	22	1952	6
	23	1953	5
	24	1953-1954	2
	25	1954-1955	2
	26	1960-1961	1
	27	1962-1967	37
		Transportation:
3	28	1954	25
	29	1955	20
	30	1956	9
	31	1958	11
	32	1958	15
	33	1959	25
	34	1960	39
	35	1963	8
		Participants:
	36	Grays Harbor--J. Robert Firend, 1959	5
	37	Grays Harbor--Royal P. Schweitzer, 1959	4
	38	King--Howard Hoffman, 1959	3
	39	King--W. O. Harthill, 1959	7
	40	Lewis--Harley Wolfe, 1959	4
	41	Lewis--R. P. Dalstrom, 1959	4
	42	Mason--Harry Craig, 1959	6
	43	Thurston--Cecil R. Palmer, 1959	9
	44	Skagit--Wendell Leander, 1959	3
	45	Snohomish--Ivan Windsheimer, n.d	2
		Project Plans:
	46	1940-1955	8
	47	1953	2
	48	1954	1
	49	1955	4
	50	1959	1
		Reports:
4	51	Annual Reports, 1940-1941	2
	52	Cooperators' Records, 1944-1956	11
	53	Annual Reports, 1952-1956	4
	54	Cooperators' Records, 1960-1963	4
	55	Records and Reports, 1962-1963	21
		Other Records:
	56	Wheeting, L. C., 1941-1942	3
	57	Programs, Minutes, Reports, 1952-1963	7
	58	Minutes of Supervisors Conference, 1954	1
	59	Project Agreement, 1961	1
	60	Farm Record Summary, n.d	1
5	61	Western Washington, photos, 1939	8
	62	Cooperative Project History, 1939-1948	1
	63	Publications, 1944-1964	6
	64	Columbia Basin Authority Proposal, 1945	7
	65	Soil Testing Handbook, 1959	2
	66	Guide for Cooperators, 1963	4
	67	Garfield Utah Fertilizer Plant, photos, n.d	8

Series 2: Solid Waste Disposal, 1969-1974

	68	Correspondence, 1969-1973	68
	69	Conferences, 1969-1973	14
	70	Solid Waste Subcommittee, 1970-1973	40
	71	Solid Waste Conference, 1971	7
	72	Solid Waste Inventory, Whitman Co., 1971	1
	73	Solid Waste Standards for Washington, 1971	1
	74	Solid Waste Subcommittee, 1971-1974	45
	75	Whitman County Regional Planning Council, 1971-1974	32
	76	Standards, Land Site Form, 1972-1974	4

Series 3: Soil Conservation, 1939-1973

6	77	Soil Composition, 1932-1957	56
	78	Soil Conservation Districts, 1939-1952	8
	79	Calcium, 1941-1947	13
	80	Soil Fertilizers, 1942-1958	18
	81	Bray (Roger H.) Publications, 1944-1948	6
	82	Soil Erosion, 1956	3
	83	Oregon-Washington Soils Conference, 1960	35
	84	Sedimentation, 1972-1973	2
7	85-89	Erosion slides, 1958-1976	669

Series 4: Outdoor Youth Camps, 1967-1975

8	90	Resources Management Camp, 1967-1968	2
	91	Resources Management Camp, 1969	32
	92	Resources Management Camp, 1970	5
	93	Resources Management Camp, 1971	14
	94	Environmental Improvement Lab, 1971-1972	8
	95	Natural Resources Camp, 1971-1973	3
	96	Cispus Environmental Center, 1973	15
	97	Cispus Environmental Center, 1974-1975	14

Series 5: Water Quality and Resources, 1966-1974

	98	Washington Resource Council, 1966	3
	99	Clippings and Publications, 1969-1971	16
	100	Environmental Topics, 1969-1971	18
	101	Water Quality, 1973	6
	102	Silver Lake Task Force, 1973-1974	31