Walla Walla Weather Station Records
Scope and Contents
The Walla Walla Weather Station Records consists of logs containing daily notations of weather data, newspaper clippings, a journal of letters received, and expense reports collected by the United States Department of Commerce Weather Bureau. Also included is weather information from the United States Department of Agriculture and records from the War Department Signal Service.
In addition, information from the Washington Section of the Climate and Crop Service of the Weather Bureau, some Columbia Valley Records (1909 to 1913), Climatological Data Washington Section, and Airway Weather Reports can be found.
Dates
- Creation: 1861-1988
Creator
- Walla Walla Weather Station (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
23.6 Linear Feet (19 record cartons, 14 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Walla Walla Weather Station Records contains materials related to the observation of the weather and the collection of meteorological data for Walla Walla, Washington.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by the Walla Walla Weather Bureau in November, 1984. The accession number is retro-0057.
- Title
- Guide to the Walla Walla Weather Station Records
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository