University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station records, 1890-1915

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University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station records, 1890-1915

AZ 406


Collection Summary
Creator:	University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station
Collection Name:	University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station records,
Inclusive Dates:	1890-1915
Physical Description:	11 linear feet
Abstract:	This collection includes correspondence, financial records, and related materials concerning the establishment of the Station and its branches, its staff, equipment, operation, publications, early experiments particularly with canaigre, sugar beets, and date palms, and investigations in plant breeding, grazing lands, water and soil analysis.
Collection Number:	AZ 406
Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/

Historical Note

Establishment of the University of Arizona and the Agricultural Experiment Station were interrelated. Frank A. Gulley was appointed Dean of the first School of Agriculture in 1890. Before the opening of the University in Fall 1891, Gulley selected faculty, oversaw building projects, and issued the first publications.

Scope and Content Note

This collection includes correspondence, financial records, and related materials concerning the establishment of the Station and its branches, its staff, equipment, operation, publications, early experiments particularly with canaigre, sugar beets, and date palms, and investigations in plant breeding, grazing lands, water and soil analysis. Correspondents include various divisions of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, other experiment stations, nurseries, seed suppliers, and Arizona residents. Also includes material relating to furnishing the University of Arizona's Old Main building, the construction of other early University buildings, and the establishment of the first student military unit.

Organization

This collection is organized into six series:

Series I: Correspondence and Staff Records, 1890-1915
Series II: Experiments, Investigations and Stations, 1890-1915
Series III: Books and Periodicals, 1891-1915
Series IV: Requests, 1890-1914
Series V: Equipment and Supplies, 1890-1915
Series VI: Financial Records, 1913-1915

Restrictions

None.

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Access Terms

Personal Name(s)

Heard, Dwight B. (Dwight Bancroft), 1869-1929

Boggs, Edward Marshall, 1861-

Comstock, Theo. B. (Theodore Bryant), 1849-1915

Devol, William Stowe, 1860-

Forbes, R. H. (Robert Humphrey), 1867-1968

Gulley, Frank A., 1850-1939

MacDougal, Daniel Trembly, 1865-1958

Poston, Charles D. (Charles Debrille), 1825-1902

Toumey, James W. (James William), 1865-1932

Corporate Name(s)

Arizona. Territorial Prison

University of Arizona -- Buildings

University of Arizona -- Faculty

University of Arizona -- History

University of Arizona -- Records and correspondence

University of Arizona Board of Regents

University of Arizona. Agricultural Experiment Station -- Records and correspondence

University of Arizona. Dept. of Military Science and Tactics -- History

Geographic Name(s)

Gila River Indian Reservation (Ariz.)

Salt River Valley (Ariz.)

Santa Rita Experimental Range (Ariz.)

Subject(s)

Agriculture -- Arizona

Canaigre

Date

Date palm

Horticulture -- Arizona

Irrigation -- Arizona

Pumping stations

Sugar beet -- Arizona

Genre Form(s)

Correspondence

Financial records

Administrative Information

Credit Line

University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station records(AZ 406). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.

Container List


Series I: Correspondence and Staff Records, 1890-1915

	Letterbooks and University of Arizona Correspondence, 1890-1897
		Letterbooks contain outgoing correspondence only. Related incoming correspondence will be found in appropriate files throughout the collection.

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1			Letterbook: Frank A. Gulley, Director. , February-November 14, 1891
1			Letterbook: Frank A. Gulley, Director. , November 16, 1891-December 1892
1			Letterbook: Frank A. Gulley, Director. , January 1893-May 1894
1			Letterbook: William S. Devol, Director. , May-August 1895
1			Letterbook: V. E. Stolbrand & Edward M. Boggs, Irrigation Engineers. , August 1891-January 1897
				Also includes letters written by Boggs in his capacity as Commandant of Cadets while establishing the first military unit at the University of Arizona.

1	1		University Correspondence: Various dealers regarding furniture, etc. for Old Main. , 1890-1891
1	2		University Correspondence: Grand Rapids School Furniture Company regarding furniture, etc. for Old Main and Cottages. , 1891-1892
1	3		University Correspondence: Regarding the construction and furnishings of the University of Arizona Cottages. , 1891-1892
1	4		University of Arizona Commencement Items. , 1895-1896

	Agricultural and Horticultural Correspondence, 1890-1915
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2	1-4		U. S. D. A. Correspondence: Office of Experiment Stations. , 1891-1904, 1914-1915
2	5-6		U. S. D. A. Correspondence: Weather Bureau. , 1892-1902, 1914-1915
2	7		U. S. D. A. Correspondence: Requests for Information. , 1892-1902
2	8		U. S. D. A. Correspondence: Regarding publications. , 1895-1903
2	9		U. S. Department of the Interior Correspondence: Census Office. , 1891-1900
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3	1-3		General Correspondence: Seed exchanges, plant diseases, crops, etc. , 1890-1905, 1913
3	4		U. S. D. A. Correspondence: Division of Agrostology (grasses). , 1896-1900
3	5		U. S. D. A. Correspondence: Division of Botany. , 1891-1900
3	6		U. S. D. A. Correspondence: Division of Botany, Walter T. Swingle. , 1900-1902
3	7		U. S. D. A. Correspondence: Bureau of Plant Industry. , 1902-1903
3	8		University of California. , 1894-1900
3	9		Correspondence: Day, E. W. C., St. David, Arizona. , 1903
3	10		Correspondence: Graham, F. N., Yuma, Arizona. , 1904
3	11		Correspondence: Hartwell, Robert, Somerton, Arizona. , 1902-1903
3	12		Correspondence: Hecker, R., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. , 1902-1904
3	13		Correspondence: Lewandowski, A., Douglas, Arizona. , 1903-1905
3	14		Correspondence: Stanton, Percy, Baja California, Mexico. , 1904-1905
3	15		Correspondence: Williscraft, W. H., Juniper Arizona. , 1899
3	16		Nurseries and Seed Suppliers Correspondence: Germain Fruit Co., Los Angeles, California. , 1895-1904
3	17		Nurseries and Seed Suppliers Correspondence: John S. Calkins, Pomona, California. , 1890-1895
3	18		Nurseries and Seed Suppliers Correspondence: Fancher Creek Nurseries, Fresno, California. , 1890-1905, 1915
3	19		Nurseries and Seed Suppliers Correspondence: Various. , 1890-1905

	Experiment Station Staff, 1890-1905
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4	1		Horticulturist, L. E. Benton. , 1891-1893
4	2		Horticulturist, L. E. Benton: Letterbook. , January 1892-March 1893
4	3-8		Agriculturist and Horticulturist, A. J. McClatchie. , 1897-1905
4	9		Agriculturist and Horticulturist Applications. , 1904
4	10-11		Agriculturist and Horticulturist, V. A. Clark. , 1904-1905
4	12		Irrigation Engineer, Edward M. Boggs. , 1892-1893
4	13		Consulting Engineer, Sherman M. Woodward. , 1904-1905
4	14		Consulting Entomologist, T. D. A. Cockerell. , 1900-1905
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5	1		Animal Husbandman Applications. , 1899
5	2-3		Animal Husbandman, G. H. True. , 1899-1902
5	4		Animal Husbandman, G. H. True at Reno, Nevada. , 1903-1905
5	5		Animal Husbandman Applications. , 1902
5	6		Animal Husbandman, T. F. McConnell. , 1902-1904
5	7		Animal Husbandman, Application of J. J. Edgerton. , 1904
5	8		Animal Husbandman Applications. , 1904-1905
5	9		Chemist, C. B. Collingwood. , 1890
5	10		Chemist Applications. , 1894-1903
5	11		Assistant Chemist, Mark Walker, Jr. , 1984-1905
5	12		Assistant Chemist Applications. , 1899
5	13		Associate Chemist, W. W. Skinner. , 1899-1904
5	14		Associate Chemist Applications. , 1904
5	15		Associate Chemist, Application of Howard V. Frost. , 1904
5	16		Associate Chemist, H. B. Slade. , 1904-1905
5	17		Associate Chemist Applications. , 1905
5	18		Associate Chemist, Applications of E. K. Nelson. , 1899-1905
5	19		Associate Chemist, A. E. Vinson. , 1905
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6	1		Office Correspondence. , 1899-1904
6	2		Miscellaneous correspondence with and about employees.
6	3		Search for a Gardner. , 1900-1903
6	4		General Agriculture Applications.
6	5		Various Agricultural Departments Applications.
6	6		Office and Miscellaneous Applications.
6	7		General Applications for the University and in Tucson, Arizona.

	General Correspondence, 1890-1915
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7	1-6		Miscellaneous Correspondence. , 1890-1905, 1914-1915
				Includes correspondence about windows for the Episcopal Church in Tucson, January-March 1893, and a letter concerning streetcar service at the University of Arizona Main Gates, January 23, 1914.

7	7		Correspondence: Various University of Arizona Presidents. , 1890-1903
7	8		Correspondence: University of Arizona Board of Regents. , 1890-1903
7	9		Correspondence: Various Arizona Governors. , 1891-1905
7	10		Former Staff Correspondence: Boggs, Edward M. , 1898-1900
7	11		Former Staff Correspondence: Toumey, J. W. , 1899-1905
7	12		Former Staff Correspondence: Devol, William S. , 1898-1900
7	13		Correspondence: Brown, Herbert. , 1899-1905
7	14		Correspondence: Forbes, S. A. , 1899-1905
7	15		Correspondence: Heard, Dwight B. , 1900-1905
7	16		Correspondence: MacDougal, D. T. , 1903-1905, 1914
7	17		Correspondence: Poston, Charles D. , 1891-1892
				See also Box 16, Experiment Station at Phoenix, for correspondence during 1894-1895

7	18		Correspondence: Scott, Chaplin Winfield. , 1902-1905
7	19		Correspondence: Vail, A. H. , 1900-1901
7	20		Correspondence: Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations. , 1890-1905
7	21		Correspondence: Association of Official Agricultural Chemists. , 1892-1900


Series II: Experiments, Investigations and Stations, 1890-1915

	Canaigre, 1891-1914
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8	1-13		Correspondence including requests for information and bulletins. , 1892-1905, 1914
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9	1		Correspondence: Brewster Cameron. , 1892-1893
9	2		Correspondence: J. H. Carpenter. , 1892-1893
9	3		Correspondence: R. J. Kerr. , 1892-1900
9	4		Correspondence: O. K. Lapham & Co. , 1892-1894
9	5		Correspondence: Levinstein & Sons. , 1891-1897
9	6		Correspondence: Schofield & Co. , 1897
9	7		Correspondence: Baron von St. Paul. , 1895-1897
9	8		Correspondence: Tanning Extract Co. of Peoria, Illinois. , 1892-1897
9	9		Correspondence: Potato Planters/Diggers. , 1892-1893

	Sugar Beets, 1896-1905
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10	1		General Correspondence. , 1896-1897
10	2		U. S. D. A. , 1897
10	3-5		Arizona Growers: Towns A-Z. , 1897
10	6		Form Reports. , 1897
10	7		Seed Suppliers. , 1897
10	8		Plans for a factory. , 1897
10	9		Miscellaneous Reports, etc. , 1897
10	10		General Correspondence. , 1898-1905
10	11		Arizona Growers: Charles Arney, Thatcher. , 1900-1901
10	12-13		Arizona Growers: Towns A-Z. , 1901-1903
10	14		Arizona Growers: John Johnson, Mesa, Arizona. , 1901-1903

	Dates, 1890-1915
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11	1		General Correspondence. , 1897-1905
11	2		Correspondence: U. S. D. A. and Freight Offices regarding shipments. , 1890-1905
11	3-4		Requests for information and plants. , 1899-1905
11	5		Exhibit at the St. Louis Exposition. , 1904
11	6		Growers: Bernard G. Johnson, Mecca California. , 1902-1905
11	7		Growers: N. C. Nelson, Palomas, Arizona. , 1902-1905
11	8		Fumigating Tents: William H. Hoegee Co. , 1900-1905
11	9		Tempe Date Orchard: Harry Walker. , 1900-1902
11	10		Tempe Date Orchard: J. E. Price. , 1900-1905
11	11-12		Tempe Date Orchard: F. H. Simmons. , 1904-1905, 1913-1915
11	13		Tempe Date Orchard: Miscellaneous Correspondence. , 1900-1905, 1914
11	14		Tempe Date Orchard: Pumping Plant, Fairbanks, Morse and Co. , 1904-1905
11	15		Tempe Date Orchard: Pumping Plant, Pacific Coast Manufacturing Co. , 1904
11	16		Tempe Date Orchard: Pumping Plant, various firms. , 1904
11	17		Tempe Date Orchard: Well Drilling, A. J. Hansen, Kyrene, Arizona. , 1904-1905
11	18		Yuma Date Orchard: E. L. Crane. , 1905
11	19		Yuma Date Orchard: Miscellaneous Correspondence. , 1904-1905
11	20		Yuma Date Orchard: C. J. Wood. , 1914-1915

	Pumping Plant and Swine Plague, 1891-1897
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12	1		General Correspondence regarding a proposed pumping plant on the Pima Indian Reservation. , 1891
12	2		Proposed Pumping Plant Bids, various firms.
12	3		Proposed Pumping Plant Bids, Holly Manufacturing Co.
12	4		Swine Plague Correspondence: E. M. Depew. , 1896-1897
12	5		Swine Plage Reports, etc. , 1896

	Water and Soils, 1890-1905
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13	1		Correspondence regarding water and irrigation including use of solar power and the effect of mine tailings. , 1890-1905
13	2		U. S. Geological Survey publications regarding water and irrigation. , 1895-1903
13	3		Artesian Wells, 1900
13	4		Colorado River. , 1899, 1903-1904
13	5		Gila River Water: W. H. Benson. , 1899-1900
13	6		Prehistoric Canals of Tempe, Arizona. , 1900
13	7		Salt River Valley: Soil Survey. , 1899-1902
13	8		Salt River Valley: A. J. Chandler, Consolidated Canal Co., Mesa, Arizona. , 1893-1904
13	9		Salt River Valley: Irrigation Studies. , 1902-1903
13	10		Salt River Valley: Verde Water and Power Co. , 1904-1905
13	11-16		Water Analysis. , 1893-1905

	Miscellaneous Topics, 1895-1915
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14	1		Correspondence Courses in Agriculture. , 1900-1901
14	1		Lectures. , 1900-1905
14	2		Farmers' Institutes. , 1895-1905
14	3		"Grazing Lands." , 1902-1904
				An article for Out West by R. H. Forbes, presented in a talk at El Paso. Includes miscellaneous correspondence.

14	4		Legislation including Fertilizer laws, plant inspection, State appropriations, etc. , 1895-1904
14	5		Livestock. , 1895-1905, 1913, 1915
14	6		Plant Breeding: Cooperative Investigation with U. S. D. A. Bureau of Plant Industry. , 1901-1902
14	7		Railroad Passes. , 1895-1905, 1914
14	8		Range Grass: Cooperative Investigation with U. S. D. A. Division of Agrostology. , 1900
14	9		Santa Rita Forest Reserve. , 1902-1905
14	10-11		Experiment Station Publications, printing, distribution, etc.

		Experiment Stations, 1890-1914
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15	1		Phoenix Station: M. Moss. , 1891-1895
15	2		Phoenix Station: Charles D. Poston. , 1894-1895
15	3		Phoenix Station: Frederick and James Lunsford. , 1895
15	4-9		Phoenix Station: N. H. Claflin. , 1895-1898
15	10-11		Phoenix Station: Ben Eager. , 1897-1898
15	12		Phoenix Station: Guy Acuff. , 1904
15	13		Phoenix Station: A. J. Shamblin. , 1904-1905
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16	1		Phoenix Station: President Comstock and Staff. , 1894-1896
16	2		Phoenix Station: Miscellaneous Correspondence. , 1890-1905
16	3		Phoenix Station: Applications for Employment. , 1894-1897
16	4		Phoenix Station: Payroll. , 1896-1897
16	5		Phoenix Station: Miscellaneous Bills. , 1895-1904
16	6		Phoenix Station: Crop Reports.
16	7		Phoenix Station: Miscellaneous Items.
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17	1		Mesa Station. , 1894-1896
17	2		Tempe Station. , 1890-1895
17	3		Tucson Station: Miscellaneous Correspondence. , 1896-1897
17	4		Tucson Station: Greenhouse Construction. , 1893-1898, 1903
17	5		Tucson Station: Payroll. , 1896-1897
17	6		Tucson Station: Travel Expenses. , 1895-1897, 1901, 1914
17	7		Tucson Station: Miscellaneous Bills. , 1895-1898, 1904
17	8		Tucson Station: Receipts for Sales. , 1898-1901
17	8		Tucson Station: Inventories. , 1912
17	9		Willcox Station. , 1893-1896
17	10		Willcox Station: J. A. Bright. , 1893-1895
17	11		Yuma Station: H. W. Blaisdell. , 1890-1895, 1898
17	12		Yuma Station: Territorial Prison Farm, etc. , 1891-1896, 1903
17	13		Miscellaneous Financial Records, All Stations.


Series III: Books and Periodicals, 1891-1915
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18	1	Book Orders: McClurg & Co. , 1891-1905
18	2	Book Orders: Macmillan. , 1895-1905
18	3	Book Orders: Scientific Publishing Co. , 1891-1900
18	4	Book Orders: Miscellaneous. , 1891-1905, 1914-1915
18	5	Periodicals: Subscriptions, Back Files, Exchanges. , 1892-1905
18	6	Periodicals: Binding, Hicks-Judd Co. , 1895-1905
18	7	Publications Requested, Publications Received (Gifts).


Series IV: Requests, 1890-1914
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19	1-11	Requests for Seeds. , 1894-1905
			Requests are mostly from Arizona residents in 1898. They are arranged alphabetically by town names.

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20	1	Requests for Information on: the University of Arizona.
20	2	Requests for Information on: the Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station
20	3	Requests for Information on: Alfalfa.
20	4	Requests for Information on: Alkalai Soils.
20	5	Requests for Information on: Animal Husbandry.
20	6	Requests for Information on: Animal Pests.
20	7	Requests for Information on: Cactus.
20	8	Requests for Information on: Fertilizers, Bat Guano.
20	9	Requests for Information on: Forage Crops.
20	10	Requests for Information on: Fruits and Vegetables.
20	11	Requests for Information on: Grasses.
20	12	Requests for Information on: Insect Pests.
20	13	Requests for Information on: Irrigation and Water Pumping.
20	14-15	Requests for Information on: Land, Resources, Economic Conditions.
20	16	Requests for Information on: Laws.
20	17	Requests for Information on: Minerals and Mining.
20	18	Requests for Information on: Plant Diseases.
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21	1	Requests for Information on: Poultry.
21	2	Requests for Information on: Sorghum and Sugar Cane.
21	3	Requests for Information on: Trees and Timber.
21	4	Requests for Information on: Weather and Climate.
21	5-6	Requests for Information on: What, Where and How to Plant.
21	7	Requests for Information on: Worms.
21	8	Requests for Information on: Multiple Subjects.
21	9	Requests for Information on: Miscellaneous Subjects.
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22	1-5	Requests for Publications: General. , 1890-1899
22	6	Requests for Publications: Arizona. , 1900
22	7-9	Requests for Publications: States, A-Z. , 1900
22	10-11	Requests for Publications: General. , 1901-1906
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23	1-6	Requests for Publications: U. S. Agricultural Experiment Stations, A-Z.
23	7	Requests for Publications: Australia.
23	8	Requests for Publications: Canada.
23	9	Requests for Publications: Great Britain.
23	10	Requests for Publications: Mexico.
23	11	Requests for Publications: Various Countries.
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24	1	Requests for Articles. , 1892-1905
24	2	Requests for Photographs, etc. in Publications. , 1893-1905
24	3	Requests for Plant Identification. , 1894-1905
24	4	Requests for Plants and Cuttings. , 1894-1905, 1914
24	5	Requests for Soil Analysis and Soil Maps. , 1984-1905
24	6	Requests for Miscellaneous Analysis, including gas. , 1893-1905
24	7	Requests for Names and Lists of People. , 1891-1905, 1914


Series V: Equipment and Supplies, 1890-1915
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25	1	Alcohol.
25	2	Animal Husbandry, Horticulture and Poultry Equipment.
25	3	Automobiles and Equipment. , 1913-1915
25	4	Chemicals and Chemical Apparatus: Eimer & Amend, New York City. , 1894-1905
25	5	Chemicals and Chemical Apparatus: Henry Heil Chemical Co., St. Louis, Missouri. , 1890-1905
25	6	Chemicals and Chemical Apparatus: Various dealers.
25	7	Construction Materials.
25	8	Dairy Equipment.
25	9	Farm Machinery and Equipment.
25	10	Farm Machinery, Thresher. , 1913-1915
25	11	Fences and Windmills.
25	12	Fertilizers: Ammoniates, Thomas H. White & Co., Baltimore, Maryland. , 1899-1905
25	13	Fertilizers: Nitrate of Soda. , 1899-1905
25	14	Fertilizers, Insecticides, Spraying Apparatus.
25	15	Furniture, etc., Library Bureau, St. Louis, Missouri. , 1891-1905
25	16	Furniture, etc., Macey, Grand Rapids, Michigan. , 1902-1905
25	17	Gas Machine.
25	18	Office Supplies, Shea Smith & Co., Chicago, Illinois. , 1891-1905, 1915
25	19	Office Supplies, various dealers.
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26	1	Pumps and Well Drills.
26	2	Scientific Instruments: Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, New York. , 1893-1902, 1914-1915
26	3	Scientific Instruments: Julien P. Friez, Baltimore, Maryland. , 1897-1905, 1914
26	4	Scientific Instruments: Queen & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. , 1892-1904
26	5	Scientific Instruments: Various dealers.
26	6	Scientific Instruments: Loaned by the U. S. D. A. and the U. S. G. S. , 1894-1903, 1914-1915
26	7	Miscellaneous Equipment and Supplies.


Series VI: Financial Records, 1913-1915
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27	1-5	Financial Correspondence: McOmnie, A. M., Assistant Agriculturist, Head of the Phoenix Station and the Farmers' Institute. , 1913-1915
27	6-10	Financial Correspondence: State Auditor. , 1913-1915
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28	1-5	Financial Correspondence: State Entomologist. , 1913-1915
28	6	Financial Correspondence: U. S. D. A. Office of Experiment Stations, Irrigation Investigations. , 1914-1915
28	7	Financial Correspondence: U. S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Branch. , 1914-1915
28	8	Miscellaneous Financial Correspondence. , 1913-1915
28	9	Miscellaneous Financial Records. , 1913-1915
28	10	Financial Correspondence: Prescott Dry Farm, L. L. Bates. , 1913-1915
28	11	Financial Correspondence: Snowflake Dry Farm, Don C. Smith, etc. , 1914-1915
28	12	Financial Correspondence: Sulphur Spring Dry Farm, C. R. Fillerup. , 1914-1915
28	13	Financial Correspondence: Morse, Stanley F., Acting Agriculturalist. , 1913-1914