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1 Western Society of Soil Science Records, Overview of the Collection Creator Western Society of Soil Science Title Western Society of Soil Science Records Dates (inclusive) Quantity 9 boxes, (4.5 linear feet) Collection Number USU_COLL MSS 267 Summary The majority of the Western Soil Science Society Records are secretarial files consisting of correspondence and meeting papers ( ). Repository Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division Special Collections and Archives Merrill-Cazier Library Utah State University Logan, UT Telephone: Fax: scweb@usu.edu Access Restrictions No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan. Languages English Historical Note The Western Society of Soil Science began in 1922 in Salt Lake City under the name "Western Society of Soil Management and Plant Nutrition". A letter by D.S. Jennings, the original Secretary-Treasurer, states that the society was a result of a symposium on soil alkali held in conjunction with the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Salt Lake City, June 22-24, Starting in 1923, the society became an official affiliate with the Pacific Division of the American Association of the Advancement of Science. In 1925 the society adopted its current name. The WSSS became affiliated with the Soil Science Society of America in In 1953 the society became the western branch of the SSSA, and in 1954 the WSSS also became the western branch of the American Society of Agronomy. The WSSS has also held joint meetings with the Western Society of Crop Science every 3rd or 4th year since The objective of the WSSS, as stated in their bylaws, is to "promote research, teaching, and extension in soil science and plant nutrition in the geographical area of the Western Region of the United States and the western provinces of Canada, and to cooperate with other societies and organizations concerned with soil and plant nutrition problems in this area." The membership of the WSSS in 1994 was 243, consisting of academic teachers and researchers in the area of soil science and related fields (WSSS business meeting notes for 1994, box 7 Fd 13). 1

2 Biographical Note Walter H. Gardner was vice-president of the Western Society of Soil Science in and then president for the years Walter Gardner received his BS in 1939, his MS in 1947, and his Ph.D. in 1950, all from Utah State University in Physics. Agronomy News, in August of 1984, published the following profile: WALTER H. GARDNER, professor emeritus, Washington State University, assumed the office of president of the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Gardner is also presently serving as past president of the Soil Science Society of America. He is widely known for his research and writing in soil physics and soil-water-plant relations. His timelapse motion picture, "Water Movement in Soil," is used worldwide as a teaching aid.(p.5) Gardner's correspondence is found throughout this collection reflecting his service in different positions and on different committees in the WSSS. He wrote a history of the Western Society of Soil Science in 1993 which is included in this collection (box 7, Fd 9). Gardner is responsible for collecting these WSSS records and encouraging the society to archive them at Utah State University. Gardner has donated one other manuscript collection (MS 57) to Special Collections. This collection consists of WWII reports of US strategic bombing surveys and related information compiled by Captain Gardner when he served in the military. Walter's father, Willard Gardner, was a professor of physics at Utah State and a world renown soil physicist. Walter's cousins, Wilford and Eldon, were professors at Utah State. Eldon was Dean of Graduate Studies and professor of Zoology. Wilford received his BS at Utah State, and later in his career returned to teach soil science after teaching at Wisconsin, Arizona, and California Universities. Western Society of Soil Science Records. Content Description The majority of the Western Soil Science Society Records are secretarial files consisting of correspondence and meeting papers ( ). 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 ( ). Three ledger books are included in this collection. The first two contain WSSS financial records for The third book is a record of meeting attendance and notes for the Western Society of Soil and Science starting in 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. 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, Box 5 consists of the papers and correspondence collected by Sterling J. Richards, Secretary- Treasurer , and the papers of Albert W. Marsh, Secretary-Treasurer

3 Box 6 and 7 contain the papers and correspondence gathered by Sterling Olsen, Secretary-Treasurer and other miscellaneous secretarial records from 1964 to the present. Box 8 consists of the files of W. H. Gardner for the years 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 Soil Science Society 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 Use of the Collection Restrictions on Use It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Western Society of Soil Science Records must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head. Preferred Citation Initial Citation: Western Society of Soil Science Records USU_COLL MSS 267, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah. Following Citations:USU_COLL MSS 267, USUSCA. Administrative Information Arrangement Arranged by subject matter and in chronological order. Processing Note Processed in June of 2000 Acquisition Information This collection was donated to Special Collections by Wilford R. Gardner in Walter Gardner turned over these records to his cousin, Wilford, who apparently volunteered to oversee their transfer to Special Collections & Archives. Both Walter and Wilford were professors in the field of soil science and members of the WSSS. Wilford Gardner, physicist and educator, graduated from Utah State University in 1949 with a B.S. He received hi MS from Iowa State University in 1951 and his Ph.D. in Wilford has taught at colleges 3

4 in Wisconsin, Arizona, California and Utah. He has been a member and served on many committees for organizations in the field of soil science. Wilford donated his collection of files and materials to Special Collections in March 2000(COLL MSS 269). Related Materials Captain Walter H. Gardner World War II Papers, ( )COLL MSS 57 Bibliography Source: "Some Notes From Western Society of Soil Science Records! composed by Walter H. Gardner in 1993 (box 7, fd 9). Detailed Description of the Collection File for Programs, Abstracts, other docs of Archive Value, (3 boxes, 45 folders) Container(s) Description Dates Box Folder 1 1 No. 1 By-laws of the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 1965 No. 2 Constitution of the Western Branch of the American Society of Agronomy and proposed changes, 1954 No. 3 By-laws of the Western Society of Soil Science , Index - WSSS Undated 1 3 Program No. 1 Program for 28th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Division American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Diego, California: June No. 2 Abstracts of papers presented at the meetings of WSSS at the San Diego Hotel 1 4 Program No. 1 Announcement and Program of the Fall Meeting of Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters: Saturday- October 29, 1949 at Utah State Agricultural College in Logan, Utah Program

5 No. 1 WSSS Abstract of Papers presented at Salt Lake City, Utah: June Program No. 1 WSSS Abstracts of Papers Presented at University of Southern California Los Angeles, California: June Program No 1 Program for the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science 33rd Annual Meeting at Oregon State College in Corvallis, Oregon: June No. 2 Letter to members from University of California, Department of Irrigation in Davis, California: May 5 No. 3 WSSS Abstracts of papers Presented at Oregon State College: June Program No. 1 WSSS (Western Regional Branch of Soil Society of America) Abstract of Papers Presented at Santa Barbara, California: June 15-18, 1953 No. 2 Program 34th Annual Meeting of Pacific Division of American Association for the Advancement of Science at Santa Barbara, California: June Program No. 1 Letter to WSSS members, from University of California, Department of Soils and Plant Nutrition in Riverside, California: May 7, 1954 No. 2 WSSS meeting schedule No. 3 Program for the 35th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Division of AAAS at the State College of Washington, Pullman: June 21-26, 1954 No. 4 WSSS (Western Regional Branch of the Soil Science Society of America) Abstracts of papers presented at Pullman, Washington: June 21-24, Program No.1-2 Program and Preliminary Announcement for the Pacific Division American Association for the Advancement of Science 37th Annual Meeting at the University of Washington, Seattle: June No. 3 WSSS (Western Regional Branch) Abstracts of papers presented at Seattle, Washington: June 11-14,

6 1 11 Program No.1-2 Preliminary Announcement and Program for the Pacific Division AAAS 38th Annual Meeting at Stanford University: August No. 3 WSSS Abstracts of Papers Presented at Stanford University: August 26-29, 1957 No. 4 Correspondence No. 5 Soils Tour of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties WSSS: Aug 26, Program No.1-2 AAAS Program and Preliminary Announcement for the 39th Annual Meeting Pacific Division: June 16-20, 1958 at Utah State University in Logan, Utah No. 3 Program for WSSS meeting at Utah State University: June 16-19, 1958 No. 4 WSSS Abstracts of Papers Presented at Utah State University: June 16-19, Program No.1-2 Program and Preliminary Program for Pacific Division AAAS for the 40th Annual Meeting: June 15-19, 1959 at San Diego State College in San Diego, California - Also National Meeting of the American Meteorological Society and the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists No. 3 WSSS Program and Abstracts of Papers: June 15-18, 1959 at San Diego State College No. 4 Letter to WSSS members from Secretary- Treasurer Office: February Program No.1-2 Program and Preliminary Announcement for Pacific Division AAAS 41st Annual Meeting: June Also National Meeting of the American Meteorological Society, University of Oregon, Eugene No. 3 WSSS Program and Abstract of Papers: June 13-16, 1960 No. 4 WSSS letter "For the information of prospective members" No. 5 WSSS Call for Papers: January 1960 No. 6 Western Society of Soil Science Banquet Address ( "Urbanization, Freeways and the Military Paradox" by Perry R. Stout) given in Eugene, Oregon: June Program

7 No.1-2 Program and Preliminary Announcement for 42nd Annual Meeting of the Pacific Division AAAS also National Meeting of the American Meteorological Society University of California, Davis: June 19-23, 1961 No. 3 WSSS Program and Abstracts of Papers: June 19-22, Program No. 1 Preliminary Announcement 43rd Annual Meeting Pacific Division AAAS joint meeting with American Institute of Biological Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis: Aug No. 2 WSSS Contributed Papers, Schedule of Presenters No. 3 WSSS Program and Abstracts of Papers: Aug 27-30, 1962 Meetings held in conjunction with the Pacific Division AAAS and American Institute of Biological Sciences at Oregon State University, Corvallis No. 4 "The Desert and Its Fringe" Harold E. Myers, University of Arizona 1 17 Program No.1-2 Program and Preliminary Announcement for the 44th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Division of AAAS at Stanford University: June 17-21, 1963 No. 3 WSSS Program and Abstracts of Papers: June 17-20, 1963; Meetings held in conjunction with Pacific Division AAAS at Stanford University, Palto Alto 2 1 Program No. 1 Preliminary Announcements for the 45th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Division AAAS: June University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada No. 2 Letter to members November 1964 No. 3 Program and Abstracts WSSS, University of British Columbia: June 22-25, Program No.1-2 Programs and Preliminary Announcements for the 46th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Division AAAS: June 21-26, 1965 No. 3 Program and Abstracts WSSS: June 21-24, 1965 University of California, Riverside

8 No. 4 Call for Papers: Feb 5, 1965 and April 20, 1965; and a form June: Program No.1-2 Preliminary Announcement and Program for the 47th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Division AAAS: June 13-18, 1966 at the University of Washington, Seattle No. 3 Program and Abstracts WSSS: June 13-15, 1966 at the University of Washington, Seattle - Meetings held in conjunction with the Pacific Division of the AAAS No. 4 Newsletters Feb 1966 No. 5 Forms for reservations No. 6 Official Ballot form No. 7 Letter from the IRS Feb 24, 1966 No. 8 WSSS Annual Report to Members Nov Program No.1-2 Preliminary Announcement and Program for the 48th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Division AAAS: June 19-24, 1967 at the University of California at Los Angeles No. 2 Programs and Abstracts WSSS, University of California: June 19-22, Meetings held in conjunction with PDAAAS 2 5 Program No.1-2 Preliminary Announcement and Program for the 49th Annual Meeting of the PDAAAS: June 24-29, 1968 Utah State University, Logan No. 3 WSSS program and abstracts Meetings - held in conjunction with the PDAAAS: June 24-28, at Utah State University, Logan 2 6 Program No.1-2 Preliminary Announcements and Program for the 50th Annual Meeting of the PDAAAS at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington: Aug 18-23, In Association with National Meetings of American Society of Horticultural Science, An International Conference on Pollen and Pollen Physiology No. 3 WSSS Program and Abstracts 1969 Meetings - held in conjunction with PDAAAS: August 18-22, 1969 at Washington State University, Pullman Program

9 No. 1 Preliminary Announcements for the 51st Annual Meeting of the PDAAAS June 21-25, 1970 University of California, Berkeley No. 2 WSSS Program and Abstracts 1970 Meetings held in conjunction with PDAAAS June 22-25, 1970 at University of California, Berkeley 2 8 Program No. 1 WSSS Program and Abstracts 1971 Meetings held in conjunction with Western Society of Crop Science: June 16-18, 1971 at University of Wyoming, Laramie 2 9 Program No. 1 Preliminary Announcement for the 53rd Annual Meeting of the PDAAAS June 11-17, 1972 at the University of Oregon, Eugene No. 2 WSSS 1972 Meetings Programs and Abstracts held in conjunction with the PDAAAS: June 12-15, 1972 at the University of Oregon, Eugene 2 10 Program No. 1 Preliminary Announcement and Program for the PDAAAS with the National Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography: June No. 2 Program and Abstracts: June 11-14, 1973 at University of Utah in Salt Lake City, WSSS - held in conjunction with the PDAAAS 2 11 Program No. 1 Preliminary Announcement for the 55th Annual Meeting of the PDAAAS June 17-21, 1974 at the University of California, Irvine No. 2 Program and Abstracts for the1974 Meetings of the Western Society of Crop Science and Soil Science - held in conjunction with the PDAAAS: June 17-20, 1974 at University of California, Irvine 2 12 Program No. 1 WSSS Program and Abstracts: June 9-12, 1975 Colorado State University, Fort Collins 2 13 Program No.1-2 Preliminary Announcement and Programs for the 57th Annual Meeting of the PDAAAS: June 14-17, 1976 at the University of Montana, Missoula

10 No. 3 Program and Abstracts WSSS: June 14-17, 1976 at the University of Montana, Missoula - meetings held in conjunction with PDAAAS 2 14 Program No.1-2 Preliminary Announcement and General Program for the 58th Annual Meeting of the PDAAAS: June 12-16, 1977 at the San Francisco State University No. 3 WSSS Program and Abstracts for the same meetings - held in conjunction with the PDAAAS: June 13-17, 1977 at San Francisco State University No. 4 Additional Abstracts for WSSS - San Francisco State University: June Program No. 1 Brochure: Technical Program - Eleventh Congress - International Society of Soil Science: June 19-27, 1979, University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho No.2-3 Preliminary Announcement and Abstracts for the 59th Annual Meeting of the PDAAAS: June Program No. 3 Abstracts for the same meeting 3 1 Program No.1-3 Preliminary Announcement, General Program, and Abstracts for the 61st Annual Meeting: June 22-27, 1980 at the University of California in Davis No. 4 WSSS additional abstracts 3 2 Program No.1-2 General Program and Abstracts for the 62nd Annual Meeting: June in Eugene, Oregon 3 3 Program No. 1 Preliminary Announcement for the WSSS Annual Meeting No. 2 Program WSSS Annual Meeting in Las Cruces, New Mexico: June 21-24, 1982 No. 3 Abstracts for the Western Society of Crop Science and Western Society Soil Science Annual Meetings: June 21-24, 1982 at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces No. 4 Proceedings of the 63rd Annual Meeting of the PDAAAS at the University of California in Santa Barbara: June

11 3 4 Program No. 1 Proceedings of the 64th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern and Rocky Mountain Division of the AAAS at Utah State University in Logan: June 19-23, 1983/ Program and Abstracts No. 2 WSSS Newsletter and First Call for Papers 3 5 Program No. 1 Preliminary Announcement for the 65th Annual Meeting: June at San Francisco State University, California No. 2 Proceedings of the PDAAAS Vol. 3, part 1: June 10, 1984/ Program and Abstracts of the 65th Annual Meeting, San Francisco State University 3 6 Program No. 1 PDAAAS Newsletter No. 4, Jan 15, 1985 No. 2 PDAAS Newsletter No. 5, April 22, 1985 No. 3 Proceedings of the PDAAAS, Vol. 4 Part 1: June 9, 1985/ Program and Abstracts of the 66th Annual Meeting at the University of Montana: June 9-14, Program No. 1 PDAAAS Newsletter No. 6, January 20, Program No. 1 PDAAAS Newsletter No. 8, April 23, 1987, PDAAAS Newsletter No. 9, April 25, Program No. 1 Newsletter Number 11, April 15, Program No. 1 Announcement for joint Meeting of WSSS and Western Society of Crop Science: June 19-21, 1989 at Montana State University 3 11 Program No. 1 PDAAAS Newsletter No. 15, April 30, Program No. 1 Proceedings of the PDAAAS Vol. 10, Part 1, June 23, 1991, 72nd Annual Meeting of the PDAAAS / Program With Abstracts Utah State University, Logan: June 23-27,

12 No. 2 Newsletter PDAAAS No. 17, April 26, 1991 Secretary-Treasurer Papers C. D. Moodie, (1 box, 6 folders) Container(s) Description Dates Box Folder 4 1 Correspondence re: Stanford Meeting and other business; Moodie March 4 2 Correspondence re: Seattle Meeting and other business; Moodie {File on Recruitment and Miscellaneous Services for Period August 1955 to August 1958 C. D. Moodie} Correspondence (and note by Moodie about files) {Secretary-Treasurers Correspondence re: 1956, 1957, 1958 Meeting and All other business except Recruiting and membership, C. D. Moodie} 4 5 Correspondence re: Stanford Meeting and other business; Moodie 4 6 Correspondence re: Logan Meeting and other business; Moodie May August October June WSSS Correspondence, (2 boxes, 24 folders) Container(s) Description Dates Box Folder 5 1 Meeting General Correspondence Undated 5 3 Symposium Field Trip

13 5 5 Correspondence WSSS classified correspondence ? 5 7 Correspondence Secretary-Treasurers {WSSS Correspondence Albert W. Marsh, Secretary-Treasurer} Dues Correspondence Address changes or additions [Address changes and New Member Corresp.] 5 10 Meeting Correspondence: Preliminary Announcement for 42nd Annual Meeting Undated 1961 June Dues Correspondence Address Changes or Additions Undated 5 13 Meeting Correspondence: Albert W. Marsh WSSS Correspondence and Sterling R. Olsen, Secretary-Treasurer Binder 2 - Officer Correspondence and Misc. WSSS Binder 3 - Officer Correspondence and Misc and misc. other dates WSSS Correspondence WSSS Meeting Minutes Minutes for the American Society of Agronomy Business Meeting Miscellaneous: WSSS Treasurers Report news clipping, paper by Gardner - "The Study of Soils as a Liberal Art," agendas, Call for Papers, and forms {Misc. Secretarial records 1964-Present} June Regional Branch Officers H-B 1964 December 6 9 Non-profit Organization Correspondence and originals Undated 6 10 Tax Returns

14 First Return Filed - ( tax papers) 6 11 Miller [?] Young - Correspondence Appendix B (Soil Science Records) Rawling - Correspondence, constitution and bylaws Lewis - Correspondence Annual Report and bylaws 1972, 1971 Annual Report Lewis (Correspondence and bylaws ) 7 5 McNeal - Correspondence and meeting minutes (Brian L. McNeal, ) Two most recent years of correspondence Minutes and correspondence Loose papers: correspondence, news clipping, WSSS Record [in envelope - from Walter H. Gardner to Wilford R. Gardner] 1992 September Letter with WSSS records 1998; Early notes from AAAS Bylaws of WSSS 1954, Correspondence [about WSSS] Letters, WSSS Bylaws - revised 1973 June 17; ( ) 7 13 Letters ( ), WSSS Business Meeting Minutes and a clipping from Agronomy News [2 Binders], {PAC. DIV. AAAS W. H. Gardner File ( ) and ( )} 7 14 Letter from Alan E. Leviton: June 28, AAAS Council Meeting ; 1984 August 1976 June

15 7 15 Bylaws for PDAAAS, meeting minutes and agenda for council meeting Correspondence, council meeting Agenda 1979 June Correspondence Correspondence, meeting minutes, annual report Correspondence, agendas and minutes for meetings, Preliminary Announcement for the 63rd Annual Meeting, bylaws, notes, etc Correspondence, budget papers, Preliminary Announcement for 64th Annual Meeting Correspondence, Directory for AAAS, misc Correspondence, meeting agendas, misc Correspondence and misc Correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, newsletters, misc Correspondence, proposed budget Letter to Wilfred Gardner from William L. Pan [discusses efforts to archive this collection at USU] Financial Records [includes some correspondence] 1998 August 6 Financial, Container(s) Description Dates Box Folder 8 7 WSSS Financial Statements Compilation of C. D. Moodie's Records, Bank Statements and Receipts prior to September WSSS Financial Accounts Receipts and Statements

16 8 9 WSSS Financial Accounts Receipts and Statements WSSS Financial Accounts Receipts and Statements Financial Receipts 1964 June June 9 3 Financial Receipts and Statements 1965 June [July] 9 4 Financial Receipts and Statements 1966 August June 9 5 Financial Receipts and Statements 1967 June July Book 9 1 Financial Record of Western Society of Soil Science 1956 August Financial Record WSSS Folder 9 6 Loose paper removed from cover of Book 2 Undated Book 9 3 Western Soc. Soil Science Record of Attendance, Notes (filled 6/64) Folder 9 7 Loose papers that were removed from Book 3 Names and Subjects Subject Terms : Soil science--west (U.S.)--History. Corporate Names : American Association for the Advancement of Science. Pacific Division 16

17 American Society of Agronomy--Western Branch. Western Society of Soil Science Finding aid/register created by Jolyn Hunting