physical and chemical sciences

The Sterling Brown Hendricks Papers consists primarily of article reprints written and compiled by Hendricks, a USDA scientist and administrator from 1922 to 1970. Annual reports from the Mineral Nutrition Laboratory for the years 1958 to 1969 and reference articles are also included.

The USDA Bureau of Biological Survey Records consist of memoranda and transcripts related to hunting regulations; water and forest conservation; wildlife control, management, research, and development; migratory habits of birds and other animals; control of rodent pests; and bureau management.

The USDA Bureau of Soils Educational Sample Kit consists of 90 vials containing soil samples from soil provinces and regions of the United States. The collection is accompanied by a booklet, entitled Important Soils of the United States.

The USDA Environmental Chemistry Laboratory Collection on Poultry Feather Research consists of photographs and negatives of poultry science activities and staff, business notes and correspondence, and approximately 30 samples of products made from feathers, such as fabric swatches, cardboard, and yarn.

The USDA Insecticide Division Notebooks on White Arsenic Research contain the notebooks of scientists who worked on white arsenic research in the Insecticide Division, Bureau of Chemistry and Soils. Names on notebooks include F. E. Dearborn, Charles Meldrum Smith, Ole Anker Nelson, Lloyd E. Smith, J. W. Barnes, Cecil Robert Gross, J. Weisser, Carroll Clayton Cassil, E. H. Hamilton, Robert K. Preston, Robert A. Hayes, N. Green, Houston Vernon Claborn, and W. H. Tonkin.

The USDA Soil Conservation Service Film Collection consists of films produced by and for the Soil Conservation Service. These films were used for education, training, and public service announcements.

The William McLeod Rivera Papers consist of journals, papers both written and collected by Rivera, conference publications, correspondence, and information on courses taught by Rivera.

The William Nicholas Sullivan Papers include research, correspondence, and publications on insect biorhythms, aircraft disinsection, and aerosols.