Correspondence, budget papers, Preliminary Announcement for 64th Annual Meeting, 1983
Scope and Contents
The majority of the Western Soil Science Society records are secretarial files consisting of correspondence and meeting papers (1955-1987). There are also programs, abstracts, newsletters, and papers in preparation for the annual meetings of the WSSS and the Pacific Division of American Association for the Advancement of Science (1947-1990). Three ledger books are included in this collection. The first two contain WSSS financial records for 1956-1975. The third book is a record of meeting attendance and notes for the Western Society of Soil and Science starting in 1935. Each book has a table of contents in the front.
The first three boxes contain programs, preliminary announcements, abstracts, bylaws, and a few letters, all for the annual meetings of the WSSS and the PDAAAS.
Boxes 4-7 are secretarial files compiled by the secretary-treasurer. (These secretarial files were in binders when they arrived at Special Collections and Archives. Their organization was retained during processing and the titles used previously are identified in brackets {} on the inventory.)
Box 4 holds the papers kept by C. D. Moodie while he served as secretary-treasurer, 1955-1958.
Box 5 consists of the papers and correspondence collected by Sterling J. Richards, secretary-treasurer 1958-1960, and the papers of Albert W. Marsh, secretary-treasurer 1960-1962.
Box 6 and 7 contain the papers and correspondence gathered by Sterling Olsen, secretary-treasurer 1962-1964 and other miscellaneous secretarial records from 1964 to the present.
Box 8 consists of the files of W. H. Gardner for the years 1976-1987 and various financial files. (These files are separated by year and arranged in chronological order, the most recent year coming first.)
Box 9 holds the rest of the financial records for the Western Society of Soil Science and the three ledger books. Books 2 and 3 contained loose papers, which were removed and placed in folders behind the books.
- WSSS: Western Society of Soil Science
- ASA: American Society of Agronomy
- SSSA: Soil Science Society of America
- AAAS: American Association for the Advancement of Science
- PDAAAS: Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Dates
- Creation: 1983
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Extent
From the Collection: 9 boxes (4.5 linear feet)
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu