UI Department of Soil and Water Systems Publications
Content Description
Collection includes federal and state studies, including original U.S. Soil Survey booklets. Several publications and magazines are also available in this collection with topics from landscaping to the reintroduction of wolves to the lower 48.
Dates
- Creation: 1917-1994
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research
Biographical / Historical
This collection has material from 1917 to 1998 all pertaining to Idaho’s soil. It includes 12 copies of the federal soil survey from 1917 to ’39. Studies done by the University of Idaho and surrounding states about soil for agriculture and conservation. It also includes some publications about landscaping from the 50s and 60s.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Information from the 20th century about Idaho and Western soil. Including federal and state studies.
Arrangement
Material was arranged by publisher and topic.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials received from Soil and Water Systems in 2018 (UA 2018-12).
Bibliography
Condition Description
fair (may need vacuuming)
- Title
- Guide to UI Department of Soil and Water Systems Publications
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared by Jeremiah Fielding
- Date
- 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository