Walter H. Gardner photograph collection
Scope and Contents
The Walter H. Gardner Collection consists of 184 photographs, negatives and slides of experiments and examples of soil and irrigation that were used in articles Gardner wrote about soil physics and water-plant relations. Although the photographs in the collection were taken and/or collected by Gardner, he does not appear in any of the images.
Dates
- 1957-1983
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Restrictions
Open to public research.
Copyright
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Biographical note
Walter H. Gardner was born in Logan, Utah in 1910. After Gardner completed his high school education in Logan, he went on to attend Utah State Agricultural College (now Utah State University) receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in 1939. He served in World War II as a member of the Army Air Force Corporation. After the war he returned to Utah and continued his studies. Gardner received his Masters Degree in 1948 and a Ph.D. in physics in 1950. He taught at a number of institutions in the West. He was president of the Soil Science Society of American and he was widely known for his research and writing in soil physics and soil-water-plant relations. His last position was as professor emeritus at Washington State University where he was president of the Pacific division of the American Association of the Advancement of Science. Gardner retired in the 1980s and returned to Logan.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Abstract
184 photographs, negatives, and slides of experiments and examples of soil and irrigation that were used in articles Gardner wrote about soil physics and water-plant relations. Although the photographs in the collection were taken and/or collected by Gardner, he does not appear in any of the images.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated as part of MS 57 in 1980 by Captain Walter H. Gardner
Separated Materials
These images were removed from the Walter H. Gardner manuscript collection MSS 57.
Processing Information
Guide completed by Carl Kelley, October 2007.
- Title
- Guide to the Walter H. Gardner photograph collection, 1957-1983
- Author
- Finding aid created by Carl Kelley, October 2007.
- Date
- ©2008
- 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 guide is in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Revision Statements
- June 29, 2008: Template information was updated to reflect Utah Manuscript Association best practices.
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West practice guidelines.
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)
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