Walter E. Peay papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of research papers and personal notes on insects, worms, and maggots that attack sugar beets, tomatoes, corn, and other crops. It includes maps, graphs, essays, publications, committee budgets, meeting notes, and correspondence to and from Peay. The collection also includes photographs of various pests, pesticide dusting patterns and frequency data, as well as a copy of Walter Peay’s thesis, A Study of the Beet Leafhopper and Curly Top Disease in Four Varieties of Sugar Beets, Twin Falls Idaho, 1936-38, and related research notes. Most of the folder headings were transcribed from Peay’s original filing system.
Dates
- Creation: 1930-1966
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Walter E. Peay papers must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.
Biographical Note
Walter E. Peay (1907-1975) was a research entomologist for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah in 1933 and received his master’s degree from Utah State University in 1939. While attending the University of Utah, Peay began working for the USDA, with which he gained full-time employment upon receiving his master’s degree. Peay retired from the USDA in 1972.
Extent
6 boxes, 2 tubes (4.25 linear feet)
Abstract
The Walter E. Peay papers consists of research papers and personal notes on insects, worms, and maggots that attack sugar beets, tomatoes, corn, and other crops.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to Brigham Young University by Walter Peay’s wife. Brigham Young University transferred it to Utah State University in the 1980s.
Processing Information
Processed in June of 2012.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Agricultural pests--Photographs.
- Agricultural pests.
- Agriculture
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Beet leafhopper--Control--Idaho--Twin Falls.
- Beet leafhopper--Control--Maps.
- Beet leafhopper--Control--Research--New Mexico.
- Beet leafhopper--Control.
- Curly top--Research--Idaho--Twin Falls.
- Plant diseases.
- Sugar beet--Diseases and pests--Control.
- Sugar beet--History.
- Sugar beet--Research--Idaho--Twin Falls.
- Sugar beets--Diseases and pests--Photographs.
- Tomatoes--Diseases and pests--Idaho--Twin Falls.
- Title
- Walter E. Peay papers 1930-1966
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Melissa Allen and Clint Pumphrey
- Date
- ©2012
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
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Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
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