Finding Aid for William F. Whiteside Papers, 1953-2012 | University of Illinois Archives

Title: William F. Whiteside Papers, 1953-2012

ID: 8/3/37

Extent: 3.3 cubic feet

Arrangement:

Series 1: Project Files: contains Dr. Whiteside's personal materials (honors and awards) as well as research and crop related files. Research and crop files include secondary literature and his notes about various pesticides, herbicides, and crops for Extension experiments and projects such as the pumpkin disease study, Babadoost, the herbicides-residues experiments, or the Cucurbit herbicide study. The series is arranged into three sections: first, personal materials; second, research topics arranged alphabetically; and third, crops arranged alphabetically.

Series 2: Slides and Slide Notes: includes Dr. Whiteside's slides of research projects, experiments, and public presentations by the Extension Service pertaining to horticultural crop farming. Slide topics cover e.g. farming equipment, weed control and pesticide management for crops such as pumpkins, sweet corn, and onions. This series is arranged alphabetically. The original order of slides in Whiteside's slide boxes, binders and carousels was unfortunately not preserved during rehousing.

Date Acquired: 08/19/2016

Subjects: Agricultural Extension, Crops, Faculty Papers, Herbicides, Horticulture, Pesticides, Pumpkin, Sandea (Herbicide), St. Charles Horticultural Research Center, Weeds--Control

William F. Whiteside (1927-2015) was an educator in Horticulture Food Crops at the University of Illinois - Extension Service from 1969 to 2015. He was a researcher of pesticides and weed control of different Midwest crops, such as pumpkins, sweet corn, and tomatoes and helped establish the St. Charles Horticultural Research Center in 1983.

Papers of William F. Whiteside include agricultural projects, experiments, presentations, slides, and honors and awards.

The papers are organized into two series: Series 1, Project Files, arranged into three sections: first, personal materials; second, research topics arranged alphabetically; and third, crops arranged alphabetically. Series 2, Slides and Slide Notes, arranged alphabetically.

Agricultural Extension
Crops
Faculty Papers
Herbicides
Horticulture
Pesticides
Pumpkin
Sandea (Herbicide)
St. Charles Horticultural Research Center
Weeds--Control

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/0803037.pdf

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