Guide to the Records of the Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts:

Guide to the Records of the Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts

Prepared by Patricia J. Rettig

Colorado State University Water Resources Archive Morgan Library, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1019 USA

A joint project of the University Libraries, the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute and the Colorado Agricultural Archives

Copyright 2001; 2003 Colorado State University. All rights reserved.

Finding aid encoded in EAD Version 2002 by Jerry W. Hudson, 2003.

Collection Summary

Restrictions

Index Terms

History

Scope and Contents

Arrangement

Administrative Information

Series Descriptions

Inventory


Collection Summary
	Creator:	Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts
	Title:	Records of the Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts
	Dates:	1945-1987
	Quantity:	15 linear feet
	Identification:	WCSC
	Abstract:	On July 30, 1945, the Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts was formed as a statewide organization to provide guidance for the individual districts as well as to promote conservation at state and national levels. The Association's work has included helping districts to secure grants for conservation machinery, influencing state and federal legislation, and holding workshops to discuss state laws. The Association's records consist of documents created largely in relation to meetings, ordinary operations and other activities. Materials include scrapbooks, correspondence, reports, meeting minutes and programs, financial documents, slides, cassette tapes, photographs and publications.
	Contact Information:	Water Resources Archive Archives and Special Collections Morgan Library Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1019 USA Phone: 970-491-1844 Fax: 970-491-1195 Email: specialcollections@library.colostate.edu URL: http://lib.colostate.edu/archives/water/

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Restrictions on Use

Not all of the material in the collection is in the public domain. Researchers are responsible for addressing copyright issues.

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Index Terms
	This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Colorado State University Libraries online catalog. Researchers seeking materials about related subjects, persons, organizations or places should search the catalog using these headings.
	Subjects:
		Soil conservation districts--Colorado.
		Soil conservation--Colorado.
	Organizations:
		Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts.
	Special Document Types:
		Scrapbooks.
		Minutes.
		Photographs.
		Slides (photographs).
		Oral history.
		Audio cassettes.

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History

Following major dust storms and significant erosion in Colorado in the mid-1930s, the state realized the importance of soil conservation. In 1937, the state passed the Colorado Soil Conservation Act, which provided for locally controlled soil conservation districts to maintain and improve the state's soil and water resources. Such districts began to form that year, and by 1945 there were 56 soil conservation districts across the state.

On July 30, 1945, the Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts (CASCD) was formed as a statewide organization to provide guidance for the individual districts as well as to promote conservation at state and national levels. The first meeting was held in Denver on February 18-19, 1946. The administration of the organization was based on having one director representing each of the seven watersheds in the state. Later, directors were added in order to have two from each of the large watersheds, Arkansas, Colorado, and North-South Platte.

The Association's work has included helping districts to secure grants for conservation machinery, influencing state and federal legislation, and holding workshops to discuss state laws. The CASCD has had several newsletters during their history, including Colorado Topsoil and The Colorado Conservator, which began in 1985 and is still being published. The CASCD leased its first office space in Denver in 1978 and currently has offices in Lakewood, Colorado.

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Scope and Contents

The Records of the Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts consists of documents dated 1945-1987 and created largely in relation to the Association's meetings, ordinary operations, and other activities. Materials include scrapbooks, correspondence, reports, meeting minutes and programs, financial documents, slides, cassette tapes, photographs, and publications.

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Arrangement

Original order, being primarily chronological, has been maintained.

The collection consists of two series in ten boxes:



		Series I: Scrapbooks, 1949-1977
		Series II: Business and financial records, 1945-1984

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Records of the Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts, Water Resources Archive, Colorado State University.

Acquisition

The Records of the Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts was donated to the Colorado Agricultural Archives on June 9, 1981. During fall semester 1983, two students created a finding aid to the collection and included a list of CASCD officers. This can be found in the administrative file for the collection. The Colorado State University Water Resources Archive acquired the collection in July 2001.

Processing

Processing completed in July 2001 included removal and disposal of duplicate forms and publications beyond the second copy and of cancelled checks that duplicated information found in the Association's checkbooks. The collection was also reboxed.

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Series Descriptions

Series I: Scrapbooks, 1949-1960

This series consists of three scrapbooks containing photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, and correspondence relating to meetings and events important in the history of the Association.

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Series II: Business and financial records, 1945-1987

This series contains documents related to the CASCD's meetings, activities, and finances, arranged in approximately chronological order. Meeting-related documents include planning documents, correspondence, programs, and minutes. Financial papers include audits, bills, federal and state tax forms, checkbooks, bank statements, dues receipts, and travel expense forms. Also in this series are the Association's newsletters ( Colorado Topsoil, CASCD Newsletter, Colorado Conservator, and The Colorado Conservator) which tended to be published somewhat irregularly over the years.

Worth noting is the oral history project undertaken in 1983-1984 and funded by the Colorado Humanities Program. The documentation produced by the project includes cassette tapes and transcripts of interviews with prominent leaders in the soil conservation movement. The project culminated in a narrated slide show, "Uniting to Save the Soil: The Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts and its 40-Year Legacy," also contained in this collection.

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Inventory

Note: Title information supplied by the archivist is bracketed. Estimated pagination is preceded by an "e." Two identical copies of the same item are indicated by the phrase "2 copies" at the end of the entry, following the number of pages of each copy.


Series I: Scrapbooks
Box	Folder
1	1	[Scrapbook]. 1977-1979. e60pp.
1	2	[Scrapbook]. 1961-1977. e150pp.
1	3	[Scrapbook]. 1949-1960. e200pp.

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Series II: Business and financial records
Box	Folder
2	1	[Minutes]. 1955. e60pp.
2	2	History CASCD. 1963-1975. e80pp.
2	3	Laws. c. 1950s. e160pp.
2	4	Constitution and by-laws; minutes. 1945-1951. e160pp.
2	5	Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws. c. 1950s-1960s. e15pp.
2	6	Colorado Soil Conservation District law, etc.. c. 1950s. e75pp.
2	7	Minutes. 1946. e30pp.
2	8	Annual report. 1950 January. 6pp.
2	9	Collector of internal revenue, social security tax, withholding tax. 1954-1962. e100pp.
2	10	Audit report. 1960 March 31. 6pp.
2	11	Audit report. 1960 April 1-1961 December 31. 9pp.
2	12	Audit. 1958 April 1-1959 March 31. 9pp.
2	13	Report of Examination of the Records of Colorado Soil Conservation for Period Ending March 31, 1950. 1950. 5pp.
2	14	Report of Examination of the Records of Colorado Soil Conservation for Period Ending March 31, 1958. 1958. 9pp.
2	15	State Conservation Board. 1950-1962. e50pp.
2	16	Minutes, Directors' meeting and CASCA annual meetings. 1946 September 12-1961 January 4. e160pp.
2	17	Minute book. 1951-1955. e230pp.
2	18	Minutes. 1956-1959. e350pp.
3	1	1963 Minutes, 1962 Audit. 1962-1963. e120pp.
3	2	1964 Minutes, 1963 Audit. 1963-1964. e110pp.
3	3	1965 Minutes, 1964 Audit. 1964-1965. e110pp.
3	4	1966 Minutes, 1965 Audit. 1965-1966. e120pp.
3	5	1967 Minutes, 1966 Audit. 1966-1967. e90pp.
3	6	1968 Minutes, Resolutions, Audit 8/67 to 11/68. 1968. e75pp.
3	7	1969 Minutes, Audit 12/1/68 to 11/30/69. 1969. e75pp.
3	8	Audit reports. 1962-1965. e60pp.
3	9	Assets and liabilities. 1967-1970. e30pp.
3	10	Colorado Topsoil, v.1, no.1 to v.2, no. 1. 1953 July-1954 January/February. e40pp.
3	11	Report of Examination of the Records of Colorado Soil Conservation. 1951-1957. e30pp.
3	12	Audit. 1958 April 1-1959 March 31. 8pp.
3	13	Report of Examination of the Records of Colorado Soil Conservation. 1958. 8pp.
3	14	Audit Report. 1960-1961. e20pp.
3	15	Printed. 1950-1961. e15pp.
3	16	[Annual meeting minutes and miscellaneous]. 1959-1962. e150pp.
3	17	[Account book]. 1945-1949. 224pp.
3	18	[Annual meeting minutes and miscellaneous]. 1966-1969. e100pp.
3	19	Correspondence. 1952-1959. e30pp.
3	20	25th anniversary of CSCD. 1969. 28pp. 2 copies
3	21	"A look at the next 25 years". c. 1970. 3pp.
4	1	The Colorado Conservator, v.5, no.4 - v.8, no.4 . 1989 Winter-1992 September. e60pp.
4	2	Colorado Conservator, [v.3, no.2; v.8, no.5 - v.13, no.2]. 1987, 1993-1997. e80pp.
4	3	Colorado Conservator, [early years; v.1, no.1 - v.2, no.2; v.4, no.4 - v.5, no.1]. 1970-1989. e150pp.
4	4	Colorado Conservator newsletters. 1958 December-1969 November-December. e150pp.
4	5	[Finances, minutes, etc.]. 1967-1968. e50pp.
4	6	Minutes. 1966-1967. e80pp.
4	7	Minutes-CASCD. 1969. e80pp.
4	8	Printed material (annual meetings). 1965-1969. e50pp.
4	9	CASCD audit. 1967 August-1968 November. e15pp.
4	10	Bookkeeping records. 1946-1962. e250pp.
4	11	Bookkeeping records. 1963-1968. e150pp.
4	12	IRS 990-A. 1969. e40pp.
4	13	Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts laws; Watershed Committee. 1950s. e40pp.
4	14	Reports. 1966. 5pp.
4	15	Minutes. 1966. 3pp.
5		Cassette tapes.
5			Alt, Mina. 1983 November 18.
5			Caselman, L.B.. 1984 February 6.
5			Cook, James. 1984 May 19.
5			Cornelius, Quincy C.. 1984 February 5.
5			Dickens, Lloyd. 1984 July 29.
5			Doerfer, Lloyd. 1983 November 17.
5			Foster, Clarence. 1984 April 28.
5			Graves, Clista. 1984 February 5.
5			Herskind, Gunner. 1984 May 18.
5			Johnson, Jim. 1984 November 17.
5			Kotich, Ralph. 1984 August 8. 2 tapes
5			Mekelburg, Bud. 1984 May 12.
5			Middlemist, Victor. 1984 May 18.
5			Otsuka, Kish. 1984 May 12.
5			Parker, Daniel. 1984 April 13.
5			Reyher, George. 1984 May 19.
5			Sawhill, George. 1984 July 29.
5			Smith, Lyle. 1984 November 17.
5			Weaver, George. 1984 May 1.
5			Young, J. Selby. 1984 May 27.
5			CSCD First District. 1983 November 17.
5			Woody Guthrie, "Dust Bowl Refugees," etc. (music). n.d..
5			[Audio tape reel]. n.d..
5	1	CASD history slide/tape script, rough and final copies. 1980s. e120pp.
5	2	CSCD directory. 1983 July. 27pp.
5	3	CSCD annual convention, November 1983; NACD annual convention, February 1984. 1983-1984. e80pp.
5	4	Colorado Soil Conservation history project, grant application. 1983-1984. e35pp.
5	5	Misc. copies: letters, forms; CSCD oral history project. 1983-1984. e15pp.
5	6	CSCD chronology draft. 1984 July. e20pp.
5	7	CASCD oral history project recites [i.e., receipts]. 1984. e15pp.
5	8	Casselman, L. B., CSCD oral history project. 1984. e20pp.
5	9	Dickens, Lloyd, CSCD oral history project. 1984. e30pp.
5	10	Cook, James, CSCD history project. 1984. e30pp.
5	11	Cornelius, Quincy, CSCD oral history project. 1984. e20pp.
5	12	Colorado First - interview/written history, CSCD oral history project. 1984. e100pp.
5	13	Doefer, Lloyd, CSCD oral history project. 1983. e30pp.
5	14	Graves, Calista, CSCD oral history project. 1984. e25pp.
5	15	Foster, Clarence, CSCD oral history project. 1984. e20pp.
5	16	Herskin, Gunnar, CSCD oral history project. 1984. e10pp.
5	17	Kotich, Ralph, CSCD oral history. 1984. e40pp.
5	18	Johnson, Jim, CSCD oral history project. 1983. e30pp.
5	19	Ladies Auxilary -- Interview, CSCD oral history project. 1983. e10pp.
5	20	Mekelburg, Bud, CSCD oral history project. 1984. e30pp.
5	21	Middlemist, Victor, CSCD oral history project. 1984. e15pp.
5	22	Otsuka, Kish, CSCD oral history project. 1984. e20pp.
5	23	Parker, Daniel O., CSCD oral history. 1984. e25pp.
5	24	Reyher, George, CSCD oral history project. 1984. e60pp.
5	25	Sawhill, George, CSCD oral history project. 1984. e15pp.
5	26	Smith, Lyle, CSCD oral history project. 1983. e60pp.
5	27	Weaver, George, CSCD oral history project. 1984. e10pp.
5	28	Young, Selby, CSCD oral history project. 1984. e40pp.
5	29	Morgan SCD history. 1979. e30pp.
6	1	Soil stewardship. 1968-1975. e120pp.
6	2	Bank statements. 1973 October-1975 January. e80pp.
6	3	Bills, 1975 convention. 1975. e25pp.
6	4	Bills paid. 1975. e80pp.
6	5	Insurance letters to SCDs. 1975. e200pp.
6	6	Program. 1975 November 19-21. e150pp.
6	7	Bank statements. 1975. e130pp.
6	8	IRS. 1975. e40pp.
6	9	Form 990 Sch. A. 1975. e40pp.
6	10	Resolutions. 1975. e25pp.
6	11	Committee reports. 1975. e40pp.
6	12	Farm and City Week. 1975-1977. e30pp.
6	13	31st annual mtg., minutes, audit, resolutions. 1975. e150pp.
6	14	List of members of Soil Conservation District, Boards of Supervisors and Boards of Appeals. 1975 June 1. 18pp.
6	15	I.P.A. [Intergovernmental Personnel Act]. 1973-1976. e30pp.
6	16	Louisiana bankers tour, 9-11-74 [i.e., 75], Colo.. 1975. e60pp.
6	17	Special finances. 1974-1975. e20pp.
6	18	K [correspondence]. 1971-1975. e15pp.
6	19	SB [Senate Bill] 35, SB244. 1972 June. e150pp.
6	20	"The American Song of the Soil," words by Walter A. Groom; music by Del Yandon. n.d.. 4pp. 2 copies
6	21	Minutes. 1974. e80pp.
6	22	Form 990 and Schedule A. 1974. e50pp.
6	23	Program. 1974 November 20-22. e50pp.
6	24	General. 1974. e20pp.
6	25	State meet., General. 1971. e15pp.
6	26	General. 1973. e30pp.
6	27	State meeting. 1972. 5pp.
6	28	Tentative program. 1972. 8pp.
6	29	Correspondence, 1971 meeting. 1971. e50pp. including 5 other folders
6	30	Bills. 1973 December. e20pp.
6	31	Bills. 1974. e150pp.
6	32	Bills, 1974 meeting. 1974. e40pp.
6	33	Insurance letters to districts. 1974. e250pp.
6	34	Dues. 1974. e120pp.
6	35	30th annual meeting. 1974. e40pp.
6	36	Meeting. 1974 August 5-6. e20pp.
6	37	Checkbook. 1973-1974. e100pp.
7	1	Bills paid. 1976. e180pp.
7	2	Bank statements. 1976. e150pp.
7	3	List of members of Boards of Supervisors and Boards of Appeals, Colorado Soil Conservation Districts. 1976 June 1. 17pp.
7	4	Minutes. 1976. e40pp.
7	5	Annual mtg, costs and bills. 1976. e80pp.
7	6	[Checkbooks]. 1974-1977. e200pp.
7	7	Associate members. 1976. e50pp.
7	8	Travel expenses. 1975-1976. e550pp.
7	9	IRS and Colorado quarterly returns. 1976. e30pp.
7	10	Form 990 and Schedule A. 1976. e50pp.
7	11	Groom memorial. 1978. 4pp.
7	12	Ross Chambers memorial fund. 1977. 8pp.
7	13	Annual meeting costs, bills, etc.. 1977. e30pp.
7	14	Bank statements. 1977. e100pp.
7	15	IRS. 1977. e50pp.
7	16	Form 990 and Sch. A. 1977. e50pp.
7	17	Paid bills. 1977. e100pp.
7	18	Travel expenses. 1977. e450pp.
7	19	Annual meeting info, awards. 1977. 4pp.
7	20	Soil stewardship booklets. 1976-1978. e50pp.
7	21	[Checkbooks]. 1977-1979. e250pp.
7	22	Annual meeting. 1978. 4pp.
7	23	Minutes. 1977. e40pp.
7	24	Bank statements. 1978. e120pp.
7	25	Paid bills. 1978. e600pp.
7	26	IRS and state of Colorado qtr.. 1978. e50pp.
7	27	Quarterly financial statements. 1978. e90pp.
7	28	Associate membership records. 1977-1978. e80pp.
7	29	Form 990 and sch. A. 1978. e50pp.
7	30	Mailing lists. 1977-1978. e120pp.
8	1	Dues paid. 1979. e120pp.
8	2	Bank statements. 1979. e100pp.
8	3	Bills paid. 1979. e150pp.
8	4	Membership. 1979. 10pp.
8	5	IRS quarterly reports. 1979. e20pp.
8	6	Individual memberships, correspondence. 1979-1978. e150pp.
8	7	Quarterly financial statements. 1979. e50pp.
8	8	Annual meeting. 1979. e150pp. including 3 other folders
8	9	Goodyear awards. 1979. e30pp.
8	10	Bank statements. 1980. e200pp.
8	11	EPA -- public participation grant. 1978-1981. e180pp. including 5 other folders
8	12	Urban Erosion Control Conference, correspondence. 1980. e40pp.
8	13	Urban Erosion Control Conference, program and minutes. 1980. e150pp.
8	14	Conservationist of the year. 1979. e20pp.
8	15	Rogues Gallery. 1980. 22 photos/negatives
8	16	Mailing lists (Individual campaigns, etc.). 1980. e70pp.
8	17	Memberships--1980 associate. 1980. e60pp.
8	18	American Motors Conservation Award. 1979-1980. e50pp.
8	19	First of Denver -- CD 168785. 1975-1980. e30pp.
8	20	First of Denver -- CD 254918. 1977-1980. e20pp.
8	21	Quarterly reports. 1980. e60pp.
8	22	Bills paid. 1980. e300pp.
8	23	Annual meeting. 1980. e200pp. including 5 other folders
8	24	[Traveler's expense books]. 1979-1980. 24 loose in box
9	1	"Uniting to Save the Soil: The Colorado Association of Soil Conservation Districts and its 40-Year Legacy". 1984. Slide tray (127 slides), cassette tape, and script
9	2	McComb, David. Agricultural Technology and Society in Colorado. 1981. 83pp. 2 copies
9	3	"Agriculture in Colorado--A History". 1981. Slide tray (45 slides), cassette tape, and script
9	4	CASCD business session. n.d.. 3 cassette tapes
9	5	General session, state board report, panels. 1980 November 20. 4 cassette tapes
10	1	IRS form 990 (and Schedule A). 1979. e30pp.
10	2	IRS form 990, Schedule A. 1980. e40pp.
10	3	Quarterly tax reports, federal and state, year end (annual). 1980. e30pp.
10	4	Directors' meetings. 1980. e120pp.
10	5	Goodyear contest. 1981. e40pp.
10	6	Quarterly reports. 1981. e20pp.
10	7	Directors meetings. 1981. e30pp.
10	8	Conservationist of the year. 1981. e60pp.
10	9	Poster contest. 1979-1981. e100pp.
10	10	Mailing lists, individual campaigns, districts. 1981. e70pp.
10	11	Rogue's Gallery. 1981. e60 photos
10	12	Water Quality Management Workshop (NACD-EPA). 1980 December 3-4. e120pp.
10	13	NACD-Allis Chalmers conservation education awards. 1981. e100pp.
10	14	Goodyear contest. 1980. e60pp.
10	15	NACD national convention and San Francisco tour. 1981 January 31-February 5. e90pp.
10	16	NACD tour, San Francisco. 1981. e20pp.
10	17	NACD-Allis Chalmers winners. 1978-1979. e20pp.
10	18	CETA contracts. 1979-1980. e30pp.
10	19	CASCD tour. 1980. e20pp.
10	20	Conservationist of the year. 1980. e50pp.
10	21	Standing committees. 1981. e100pp.
10	22	Annual meeting. 1981. e200pp. including 5 other folders
10	23	[Records]. 1981. e20pp.
10	24	Quarterly withholding tax reports, federal and state. 1981. e30pp.
10	25	IRS form 990 and schedule A. 1981. e60pp.
10	26	District dues, notices and payments. 1981. e180pp.
10	27	Paid invoices. 1981. e250pp.
10	28	[Checkbooks]. 1980-1982. e200pp.
10	29	Bank statements. 1981. e150pp.
10	30	Medical benefits program. 1986. 4pp.
10	31	Colorado Conservator. 1987 Spring. 4pp.
10	32	[Traveler's expense books]. 1981. 10 loose in box

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