Soil Science Collection Descriptions
Established at the Western Historical Manuscript Collection in conjunction with the Soil Science Society of America. This area of focus is a subcategory of our Agriculture/Agribusiness holdings.
Marbut studying profile alfalfa - 1932. From collection C3720 folder 137. Back to the Subject Guide
Allen, O.E. (1900-1983), A Soil Improvement Program for Cass County, Missouri, 1928, (C2676)
1 folder(s)
Submitted to the contest of the Soil Improvement Committee of the National Fertilizer Association.Anderson, Ernest Gustav, Papers, (WUNP4161)
Correspondence and research records. Anderson was a geneticist who served many years on the California Institute of Technology faculty and moved to Columbia after his retirement. Most of Anderson's research was done with maize.Armstrong, Orland Kay (1893-1987), Papers, (WUNP4881)
RESTRICTED
194.75 linear feet
INVENTORY. PUBLICATION RESTRICTION. Correspondence, political and research files, and manuscripts of Missouri writer and politician; member of editorial staff of Reader's Digest; author of works on Baptist church, military history, slavery, religion, and communism; member of Missouri legislature, 1932-1936, 1942-1944, and U.S. Congress, 1951-1952.Atwood, Frank Ely (1878-1943), Papers, 1888-1943, (C3131)
21 linear feet
Correspondence, reports, case records, judicial opinions, speeches, articles, news clippings, pamphlets and books covering Atwood's professional and political careers and his work as an active layman in the Southern Baptist Church.Babb, H.B., Notebook, 1872-1875, (C0653)
1 folder(s)
Notes on the cultivation of small fruits, soil, and chemistry. Rolls of elementary school classes in back.Bell, C. Jasper (1885-1978), Papers, 1934-1948, (C2306)
102.4 linear feet
Correspondence and other papers of a Missouri Democratic congressman. Material on Townsend Plan, legislation, and political campaigns.Bennett, Marion Tinsley (1914-2000), Papers, 1941-1948, (C1043)
14 linear feet
Congressional papers and correspondence of Philip Allen Bennett (1881-1942) and his son and successor, Marion T. Bennett. M.T. Bennett served from 1943 to 1948. His committees were Census, Territories, Veterans, and Foreign and Interstate Commerce.Blount Family, Papers, 1861-1947, (C0047)
4 linear feet
15 volume(s)
Family correspondence and legal and financial records. Business papers recording farming, mining, and mercantile activities in southeast Missouri, particularly Potosi and Washington County. Medical notebooks.Boles, Ashleigh P. (1887-1976), Papers, 1886-1960, (C2431)
10 linear feet
Correspondence, photographs, and publications of horticultural agent and director of Agricultural Development Department of the Missouri Pacific Lines. Similar materials relative to his participation in short courses on railroad transportation of agricultural products; membership in Friends of the Land Society, Civitan Club, American Railway Development Association.Branson, Edwin Bayer (1877-1950), Papers, 1892-1954, (C2404)
1.1 linear feet
Correspondence, memorabilia, field books, and miscellaneous papers of a University of Missouri geologist (1910-1947), including information on the development of the Department of Geology during the 37 years he served as chairman.Broadhead, Garland Carr (1827-1912), Papers, 1853-1908, (C1000)
3 volume(s)
Correspondence and miscellaneous geological and historical notes of an engineer, geologist, and professor of geology at the University of Missouri. Scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings relating to the history of Texas and Missouri.Cannon, Clarence (1879-1964), Papers, 1896-1964, (C2342)
37.6 linear feet
124 volume(s)
Public and private papers of a Democratic congressman from Missouri's 9th District, 1932-1964. The collection is arranged alphabetically by topics and contains correspondence and other material relating to his life and congressional career.Citizens Committee for Soil, Water, and State Parks, Records, 1983-1989, (C3916)
0.8 linear feet
Records of a committee that campaigned for passage of a sales tax to provide funds for soil conservation and Missouri's state park system. Records include bank statements, campaign reports, lists of contributors and contributions, ledger sheets, publicity releases and clippings, treasurer's reports, correspondence, contracts, and miscellaneous material of the committee.Coleman, O.T. (1891-1965), Papers, 1918-1962, (C3353)
9 folder(s)
Clippings; World War I envelopes with censor stamp; biography; reports on limestone grinding, soil, work for farmers on relief; letters about book reviews, articles, Missouri State Extension Service, nomination as fellow of American Society of Agronomy, awards; letters of commendation; appointment as extension professor emeritus.Coleman, O.T. (1891-1965), Papers, 1946-1961, (C2266)
9 folder(s)
Speeches and articles by a soil specialist with the Agricultural Extension Service of the University of Missouri and director of Missouri county soil testing laboratories.Columbia Brick and Tile Company, Columbia, Missouri, Records, 1907-1986, (C3854)
12.8 linear feet
Business, financial, and manufacturing records. Correspondence, advertising literature, blueprints, photographs, maps and plats, books, miscellaneous material. Occupational health and safety and natural gas supply materials.Connor, Thomas ( -1907), Papers, 1893-1909, (C0244)
1 folder(s)
1 volume(s)
Connor's will and other papers connected with his estate. Lead and zinc ore register, 1893-1909, from Joplin, MO.Davis, James Adam (1905-1988), Papers, 1937-1975, (C3666)
23.5 linear feet
Papers of a state labor leader. State CIO Industrial Union Council, State Labor Council, Political Action Committee, Missouri Valley Authority, Governor's Advisory Council on Unemployment Compensation, United Labor Committee of Missouri, State Environmental Improvement Authority and Executive Review Committee materials. Personal records.Denney, Arthur Hugh, Papers, (WUNP4980)
20.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Correspondence, publications, and research materials of a University of Missouri professor of community development and consultant on economic planning. Includes numerous historical maps. Addition of genealogy client files containing correspondence, family charts, and other research materials related to Missouri families. Addition of research materials regarding Missouri post offices and Postmasters.Doane, D. Howard (1883-1984), Papers, 1906-1969, (C3121)
4.2 linear feet
Correspondence, speeches, articles, and photographs pertaining to farm management and rural appraisal.Donnelly, Phil M. (1891-1961), Papers, 1944-1957, (C2151)
91.6 linear feet
10 volume(s)
Papers relating to Donnelly's two terms as Democratic governor of Missouri.Draper-McClurg Family, Papers, 1838-1981, (C3069)
MICROFILM
0.2 linear feet
Correspondence, Civil War information, and stories from the Philander Draper and Joseph W. McClurg families. Correspondence, Civil War information, and stories from the Philander Draper and Joseph W. McClurg families. Information on Missouri politics; California gold rush; lead and iron works; orchards; farming; education; the Dakota Territory; housekeeping in a soddy; clothing; and economic conditions, work, and travel in the American West is also included in this collection. Photographs of farm life, vacationing, school, and of family are also included in this collection as well as various playbills for the Elk Minstrels.Drymon, Ira, Prosperity Through Soil Building: A Soil Improvement Program for Jackson Co., Mo., 1927, (C2675)
1 folder(s)
Submitted to the contest of the Soil Improvement Committee of the National Fertilizer Association.Eagleton, Thomas F., Papers, (C0674)
RESTRICTED
Papers of circuit attorney for the City of St. Louis, 1956-1960; attorney general of Missouri, 1960-1964; lieutenant governor of Missouri, 1964-1968; and U.S. senator from Missouri, 1969-1986. Includes correspondence, photographs, speeches and press releases, audiovisual materials, microfilm and newspaper clippings.Eagleton, Thomas F., Papers, (WUNP4720)
RESTRICTED
411.15 linear feet
INVENTORY. Addition of materials concerning Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries and Commission on Base Realignment and Closure. Papers from Eagleton's years in public service.Farmers Bank, Mt. Vernon, Missouri, Papers, 1844-1931, (C0044)
5 linear feet
28 volume(s)
Records of a bank organized in 1890 and liquidated in 1930. Also records of local businesses and schools.Grawe, Oliver Randolph (1901-1965), Papers, 1930-1962, (C3578)
6 folder(s)
Miscellaneous papers of a professor and author of University of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy at Rolla. Included are manuscripts about minerals and ores of Missouri, and a copy of Noel Hubbard's history of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy and duplication of engineering education in Missouri in 1938.Hennings, Thomas C., Jr. (1903-1960), Papers, 1934-1960., (C3000)
MICROFILM
190.25 linear feet
12 volume(s)
Personal and political papers of a Democratic congressman, 1934-1940; St. Louis circuit attorney, 1940-1941; naval officer, 1941-1944; lawyer, 1944-1950; and U.S. senator, 1950-1960. Collection focuses on senatorial years, the bulk consisting of constituent correspondence, and is arranged topically. Only Volumes on Microfilm.Hyde, Arthur Mastick (1877-1947), Papers, 1913-1954, (C0007)
20.8 linear feet
Papers of a Republican governor of Missouri, 1921-1925 and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1929-1933, consisting of correspondence, clippings, printed material, photographs, and personal items. Major topics include agriculture, conservation, roads, Republican politics, labor disputes, law enforcement, prohibition, and Missouri state institutions and politics.Johannsen, Chris J., Papers, (WUNP6029)
2.5 linear feet
Papers of noted soil scientist who taught at UMC from 1972 to 1985 and specialized in geographic information systems and remote sensing. Includes files of organizations and committees with which he was involved. Also includes correspondence files from the College of Agriculture, Courses, University Departments, and Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing (LARS).Jones, Paul C. (1901-1981), Papers, 1943-1969, (C3604)
60.6 linear feet
Constituent and legislative correspondence from Jone's terms as a Democratic congressman from Missouri's 10th district, 1948-1969. Jone's major committee assignments included the Agriculture and the House Administration Committees.Keefe, James F. (1923-1999), Papers, 1915-1998, (C3834)
17.4 linear feet, 62 audio cassettes
Writings, speeches, correspondence, and photographs of James F. Keefe, a conservationist with the Missouri Conservation Commission. Keefe was also an editor, sportsman, and black powder gun enthusiast.Kelleter, Paul Delmar (1881-1950), Speeches, 1935-1940, (C2249)
6 folder(s)
Speeches and miscellaneous reports by Kelleter, forest supervisor of Clark National Forest, MO, concerning the U.S. Forest Service in Missouri, with emphasis on the Clark National Forest and rehabilitation of the Ozark region.Kem, James Preston (1890-1965), Papers, 1946-1952, (C2700)
MICROFILM
157 linear feet
Papers from Kem's term as Republican U.S. senator from Missouri. Bulk of material is constituent correspondence.Klemme, Arnold W., "A Soil Improvement Program for Lawrence County, Missouri," 1926, (C2673)
1 folder(s)
Submitted to the contest of the Soil Improvement Committee of the National Fertilizer Association.Klinefelter, Howard E., (1902-1956), Papers, 1924-1966, (C3858)
1 linear feet
Papers of Howard E. Klinefelter, editor of THE MISSOURI FARMER, the magazine of the Missouri Farmers Association. The papers consist of correspondence and miscellaneous material.Langenbacher, R.A., "A Soil Improvement Program for St. Charles County," 1929, (C2677)
1 folder(s)
Submitted to the contest of Soil Improvement Committee of the National Fertilizer Association in a National Soil Improvement Program contest of the American Society of Agronomy.Langenbacher, R.A., "St. Charles County in the Agricultural Limestone Contest," 1928, (C2678)
1 folder(s)
Entry prepared by St. Charles County extension agent.Lozier, Ralph F. (1866-1945), Papers, 1855-1945, (C2655)
65.75 linear feet
Correspondence, pamphlets, speeches, and newsclippings related to Lozier's legal, agricultural, and political careers. Research notes for and copies of Lozier's two historical novels (check contract if publication request occurs). Campaign papers of Lue C. Lozier.Marbut, Curtis F., Papers, (WUNP4778)
0.4 linear feet
Addition. Series of thirty lectures by C.F. Marbut entitled "Soils, Their Genesis, Classification and Development."Marbut, Curtis Fletcher (1863-1935), Papers, 1852-1983, (C3720)
4.3 linear feet
Personal and professional papers of a geology professor at the University of Missouri, 1895-1910, and soil scientist for U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1910-1935. Includes correspondence, estate and financial records, photographs, publications, manuscripts and maps. Also includes personal correspondence received by Louise Marbut Moomaw and a short series of Civil War letters.Marbut, Curtis Fletcher (1863-1935), Papers, 1901-1943, 1981-1983, (C3721)
0.7 linear feet
Personal and professional papers of a geology professor at the University of Missouri, 1895-1910, and soil scientist for U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1910-1935. Includes correspondence, estate and financial records, photographs, notes, architectural drawings and specifications, and ephemeral materials. See also collection 3720.McCluer, Franc L. (1896-1979), Constitutional Convention Papers, 1943-1944, (C0022)
1.5 linear feet
Correspondence and reports of 10th senatorial district delegate. McCluer was chair of the Committee on State Finance (except Taxation)--Expenditures, Public Indebtedness and Restrictions Thereon. He also served on committees for education, Congressional districting, public health and welfare, and scheduling.Miller, Merritt F. (1875-1965), Collection, 1906-1927, (C3921)
Photographs, negatives and caption notebook of a University of Missouri professor of soils, 1904-1938; and dean of the College of Agriculture, 1838-1945; depicting scenes of the Ozarks; European landmarks and agriculture; a North American tour of the International Society of Soil Science; and various Missouri, Columbia, and University of Missouri scenes.Mumford, Frederick B. (1868-1946), Papers, 1893-1947, (C0040)
2 linear feet
Papers of Frederick Blackmar Mumford, instructor and dean of the University of Missouri College of Agriculture. Includes correspondence, speeches, articles, reports, and statistics concerning the College of Agriculture, Association of Land Grant Colleges and the Universities, Missouri Council of Defense, U.S. Food Administration and Mission Americaine de Rapproachment to France.Muster, James A., "A Soil Improvement Program for Vernon County, Missouri, 1925", (C2672)
1 folder(s)
Submitted to the contest of the Soil Improvement Committee of the National Fertilizer Association.Nagel, Werner O. (1905-1974), Papers, 1931-1988, (C2544)
3.7 linear feet
Papers of a University of Missouri pioneer wildlife student, zoologist, noted conservationist, technical writer for the Missouri Conservation Commission, and philosopher/poet. Material on conservation, pollution, land management, wild game cookery, and technical writing.Oglesby Coal Company Papers, 1865-1931, (C0150)
0.5 linear feet
Deeds, abstracts, and correspondence referring to the sinking of a vertical mine shaft for the Oglesby coal mine, Oglesby, La Salle County, IL. Includes a will of Preserved Smith, Dayton, OH, January 5, 1887.Palmer, Ernest Jesse (1875-1962), Papers, 1891-1962, (C3405)
7 linear feet
Correspondence between Palmer and his associates in fields of botany, geology, and archaeology. Most of the collection deals with identification of plant species, especially the hawthorn (Crataegus). Also included is correspondence with his family in Webb City, MO, and W.D. Rush, a life-long friend.Peek, George N. (1873-1943), Papers, 1900-1947, (C2270)
34.6 linear feet
Personal and public papers. Emphasis is on John Deere and Company, agricultural problems and legislation in the 1920s and 1930s, and foreign trade policies of the New Deal. Also material concerning America First, Republican Party politics, and Peek's post World War I reconstruction activities.Poehlman, Rose Kentner, Papers, (WUNP5683)
3.5 linear feet
INVENTORY. Correspondence, travel materials, and other papers. Includes papers of University of Missouri agronomist John Milton Poehlman. Mostly correspondence with family and friends.Reese, Madge J. (1894-1955), Papers, 1887-1962, (C2405)
1.3 linear feet
Publications, reports, and statements on Reese's career with the U.S. Agricultural Extension Service, 1914-1955. Emphasis on home demonstration work.Sampson, Frances Asbury (1842-1918), Collection, 1796-1958, (C3813)
12.9 linear feet
Collection compiled by Francis Asbury Sampson. Includes Democratic and Republican party campaign literature for national and Missouri elections, 1838-1958; speeches and pamphlets concerning national and state political issues; materials concerning the history of Boone, Schuyler, Pettis and Ste. Genevieve counties and Sedalia; papers of Garland C. Broadhead and William Switzler; and speeches, notes, bibliographies and personal papers of F.A. Sampson.Sears, Ernest R. (1910-1991), Papers, 1928-1991, (C3892)
19.6 linear feet
The professional papers of Ernest R. Sears, world-renowned wheat cytogeneticist associated with the University of Missouri from 1936 until his death in 1991. The papers consist of correspondence, reprints of publications, reports, manuscripts, research notes, speeches, photographs, newsclippings and miscellaneous items.Shepard, Edward Martin (1854-1934), Papers, 1844-1939, (C0164)
0.6 linear feet
Notes, correspondence, clippings, and pamphlets of Shepard, a geologist and professor at Drury College, Springfield, MO.Smith, Forrest (1886-1962), Papers, 1940-1953, (C2220)
72.6 linear feet
11 volume(s)
Papers of a Democratic governor of Missouri, 1949-1953. Includes correspondence, reference material, speeches, and miscellaneous material.Soil Conservation Society of America, Show-Me Chapter, Records, (WUNP4713)
2 linear feet
Records of a non-profit scientific and educational organization founded in 1950 as Alfalfa Brome Chapter. In 1955 reorganized as Show-Me-Chapter.Sparks, John Nathan (1876- ), Papers, 1901-1947, (C2798)
3.1 linear feet
The John Nathan Sparks Papers consist of the business and personal correspondence of an employee of the Missouri Lumber and Mining Company of Grandin, MO.Spencer, George A. (1906-1997), Papers, 1948-1960., (C0969)
12 linear feet
1 volume(s)
Letters, reports, and legislative papers of a Democratic state representative from Boone County, 1949-1952, and state senator, 19th district, 1953-1960. In the 1960 Democratic primaries Spencer was an unsuccessful candidate for the attorney general nomination.Stadler, Lewis John (1896-1954), Papers, 1927-1955, (C2429)
7.4 linear feet
Correspondence, notes and manuscripts, and miscellaneous papers of a corn geneticist in the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Field Crops at the University of Missouri, who did pioneering research on the effects of X-rays upon mutation in plants.Stadler, Lewis John, Papers, (WUNP4969)
0.1 linear feet
Addition. Correspondence of agricultural geneticist.Stadler, Lewis John, Papers, (WUNP4769)
0.4 linear feet
Addition. Field notes, personal memoranda and grade book, ca. 1921-1939.Stark, Lloyd Crow (1886-1972), Papers, 1931-1941, (C0004)
170 linear feet
3 volume(s)
Papers of a Democratic governor of Missouri, 1937-1941. Material relates to official business, campaigns, and personal affairs.Symington, Stuart (1901-1988), Papers, 1953-1976, (C3562)
MICROFILM
Carbon copies of letters sent from Stuart Symington's office while he was a Democratic senator from Missouri. The files are arranged alphabetically by year.Tandarich, John P., Collection, (WUNP6051)
0.4 linear feet
Photographs, biographies, and select collected works of several noted soil scientists. Also some University of Missouri bulletins and reports from the early 1900s. Includes abstracts and articles, correspondence, field tour logs, photographs [primarily soil scientists, Universities of Illinois, Missouri], maps, newsletters, notebook by soils scientist James Thorp of Australia, posters, symposium and conference proceedings, reports, and related materials, and miscellaneous papers. Also includes limited family photographs [C.C. Logan].U.S. Soil Conservation Service, Collection, (WUNP4719)
7.4 linear feet
1 volume(s)
Photographs and textual materials documenting soil conservation history, primarily in Missouri. Includes information on Civilian Conservation Corps camps in the state.University of Missouri, Agricultural Assistance Programs, Records, 1951-1966, (C3187)
15.1 linear feet
Participant records, foreign visitor calendars, papers and correspondence relating to program arrangements, and miscellaneous materials collected by Joseph C. Caldwell while supervisor of foreign agricultural trainees and home staff coordinator for the International Cooperation Administration-Land Grant College System India contract.University of Missouri, Agricultural Extension Service, Records, 1908-1963, (C2513)
1.5 linear feet
Histories, letters, reports, memoranda, speeches, maps, publications, newspaper articles, and pictures concerning Missouri Agricultural Extension Service and U.S. Department of Agriculture policies; agricultural, home economics, and 4-H extension work; and the College of Agriculture.University of Missouri, Agricultural Extension Service, Records, 1915-1952, (C2247)
3 folder(s)
Papers concerning policy and programs of Agricultural Extension Service. Includes history of the Agricultural Extension Service and statement of policy and function of the College of Agriculture, University of Missouri.University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Records, 1953-1963, (C2228)
0.7 linear feet
Minutes of Advisory Council meetings and reports from Scope Committees and Advisory Council board of directors relating to enrollment, curriculum, budget, and research, 1953-1960. Correspondence and bulletins on agricultural programs and alumni awards.University of Missouri, Department of Agricultural Economics, Records, 1906-1966, (C0010)
26 linear feet
Papers of departments of farm management (1910-1919), rural life (1919-1926), and agricultural economics (1926-1966), chaired by D. Howard Doane and O.R. Johnson. See also collection 3483, O.R. Johnson Papers, 1910-1959.University of Missouri, Extension Service Records, 1912-1979, (C1042)
MICROFILM
Annual reports of county and district agents of the Extension Service, 1912-1969, and annual reports of extension activities of UMC, UMKC, Lincoln University, UMR, UMSL and university-wide offices, 1960-1979.University of Missouri, School of Forestry, Records, 1936-1968, (C3359)
4.4 linear feet
Primarily correspondence, retained in original filing system of six major sections: Extension, Forestry School Administration, Personnel, Research, Teaching, and University Administration.Yost, T.F., "Alfalfa in Bates County, Missouri," 1927, (C2674)
1 folder(s)
Report on promotion of alfalfa planting in Bates County.Zuber, Marcus S., Papers, (1912-1998), (WUNP4722)
1 linear feet
Addition to papers of a geneticist.
