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Title: Walter Clay Lowdermilk papers
Date (inclusive): 1914-1968
Collection Number: 70049
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
14 manuscript boxes, 3 envelopes, 1 oversize folder
(6.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, writings, printed matter, and photographs, relating to land use and soil and water conservation, primarily
in China and Japan.
Creator:
Lowdermilk, W. C. (Walter Clay), 1888-1974
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Box FH18 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials
must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection,
they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
[Identification of item], Walter Clay Lowdermilk papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1888, July 1 | Born, Liberty, North Carolina |
| 1914 | B.A., School of Geology, Oxford University |
| 1914-1915 | Served with the Commission for Relief in Belgium |
| 1917-1919 | Military service -Timber acquisition officer |
| 1919-1922 | Research officer in Region One of the United States Forest Service |
| 1922 | Master's Degree, Oxford University |
| 1922-1927 | Made five agricultural expeditions into Northwestern China |
| 1933 | Associate Chief of the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture |
| 1937 | Chief of Research |
| 1939-1947 | Assistant Chief of the Soil Conservation Service |
| 1944 | Author, Palestine, Land of Promise |
| 1974 | Died |
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Agriculture -- China
Agriculture -- Japan
Soil conservation -- China
Soil conservation -- Japan
Water conservation -- China
Water conservation -- Japan
United States. Soil Conservation Service