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Jesse Green Papers, 1910-1967
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Green, Jesse R., 1890-1967
- Title
- Jesse Green Papers
- Dates
- 1910-196719101967
- Quantity
- 2.3 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Collection 587, MtBC, us (collection)
- Summary
- The Jessie Green Papers consist of literary manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, printed materials, and scrapbooks. Topics include: phosphorus, soil, chemical testing of various crops, and ranch and farm life. The photographs are geology formations and rocks related to phosphorus. The scrapbooks pertain to Green's many newspaper and magazine articles written between 1930 and 1966.
- Repository
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Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
- Access Restrictions
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This collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Jesse R. Green was born April 18, 1890 and raised on Bull Run Creek in the Horseshoe Hills north of Manhattan, Montana. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Green homesteaded on Bull Run Creek, 3 1/2 miles north of Central Park. Green ranched in the Horseshoe Hills and in the area north of Central Park for nearly 15 years between 1910 and 1925. He married Olga Ellington on March 2, 1915 and had five children. Jesse received a degree from MSU in industrial chemistry in 1932 and was employed by Montana State University Agriculture Experiment Station in Bozeman from 1926-1937. He then worked for Anaconda Mining Company, Fertilizer Division for 20 years. Jesse spent his life researching and writing about geology, soil, fertilizers, crops, and all aspects related to phosphorus mineral. He wrote over 30 articles and numerous news stories. Jesse Green died November 1, 1967. See MSU Archives file A5.8 Green, Jesse/pu for reprints of articles published by Jesse Green and A5.8 Green, Jesse/bi for his obituary. His thesis is also in the MSU Archives.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection is divided into five series: literary manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, printed materials, and scrapbooks. Topics of the manuscripts mainly cover phosphorus. Series two, correspondence, are letters to Green from researchers of geology, soil, phosphorus, and chemical testing of various crops. The photographs are geology formations and rocks related to phosphorus. The largest series, 4, are printed publications collected by Jesse Green and covering phosphorus and many aspects of ranch and farm life such as building maintenance and materials, silos, water tanks, machinery, sharpening saws and files, various crops and livestock, and home improvements. The final series is scrapbooks of Green's many newspaper and magazine articles written between 1930 and 1966.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Series 1 Literary Productions, 1927-1939
Series 2 Correspondence, 1920-1965
Series 3 Photographs
Series 4 Printed Materials, 1910-1967
Series 5 Scrapbooks, 1930-1962
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Literary Productions, 1927-1939Return to Top
Manuscripts of articles by Jesse Green, field research and trial test notebooks, and unpublished articles by different authors are found in this series. Topics cover phosphate fertilizer, phosphorus mineral, and sugar determination and tests. Folders from which oversize materials have been removed are marked with an asterisk (*) and placed in Box 7, Folder 1.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Summary of the work on sugar
determinations |
|
| 1/2 | Method for the extractions of sugar from apple, tree
leaves, bark and wood for the purpose of its determination |
|
| 1/3 | Determination of reducing substances in apple leaves,
and Determination of sugar in apple leaves by alcohol extraction |
|
| 1/4 | Difficulties encountered with the Schaffer and Hartman
crysrous titration of reduced copper in sugar determinations |
|
| 1/5 | Phosphates of the world, and The story of
phosphates |
|
| 1/6 | Report on fertilizer tests made in Weld County,
Colorado |
1939 |
| 1/7 | Report on fertilizer tests made in the San Luis
Valley, Colorado |
1939 |
| 1/8 | Papers on fertilizers and phosphorus* |
|
| 1/9 | Western phosphate field |
|
| 1/10 | Papers written by others |
|
| 1/11 | Field research notes |
1927; 1935-1938 |
| 1/12 | Field research notes |
1939 |
Series 2: Correspondence, 1920-1965Return to Top
Letters from numerous friends and research colleagues pertaining mostly to research interests of Green's. The letters cover various topics such as mineral assays, soil analysis, geology of Montana and Wyoming, fertilization.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/1 | 1920-1929 | |
| 2/2 | 1930-1939 | |
| 2/3 | 1940-1945 | |
| 2/4 | 1946-1949 | |
| 2/5 | 1950-1959 | |
| 2/6 | 1960-1965 |
Series 3: PhotographsReturn to Top
Photographs of phosphorus rocks are 3 × 5 inches with no dates. One photograph of John Roberts has no date, size 2 × 4 inches which goes with letter dated April 2, 1965. All photographs are black and white.
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Box/Folder | |
| 2/7 | #1-8 |
#1-3: Phosphorus rocks |
|
#4-5: Quadrant formation E. Whitehall, MT |
|
#6: Quadrant formation, Hogback NE of Dillon,
MT |
|
#7: Wind River Canyon, WY |
|
#8: Dr. John Roberts |
Series 4: Printed materials, 1910-1967Return to Top
Articles from newspaper clippings, reports, journals and books, some of which were written by Jesse Green. A variety of pamphlets, brochures, and booklets collected by Jesse Green are in Boxes 3-6. These cover numerous farming topics such as concrete, gas engines, electricity, explosives, grain, sugar beets, wet lands, and home improvements. Folders from which oversize materials have been removed are marked with an asterisk (*) and placed in Box 7, Folders 2-3.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2/8 | Newspaper clippings and reports |
1930-1939 |
| 2/9 | Newspaper clippings |
1940-1949 |
| 2/10 | Newspaper clippings |
1950-1959 |
| 2/11 | Newspaper clippings |
1960-1966 |
| 2/12 | Soil conservation plan |
|
| 2/13 | Visiting scientist program |
|
| 2/14 | Patents about phosphorus |
|
| 2/15 | Articles on phosphorus |
|
| 2/16 | Articles on phosphorus and related topics* |
|
| 2/17 | Articles on various topics* |
|
| 2/18 | Pamphlet on Montana agriculture |
|
| 3/1 | Farm machinery |
|
| 3/2 | Farm machinery |
|
| 3/3 | Gas engines |
|
| 3/4 | Farm buildings |
|
| 3/5 | Water storage tanks |
|
| 3/6 | Silos |
|
| 3/7 | Bridges, culverts, and viaducts |
|
| 3/8 | Brick construction |
|
| 3/9 | Concrete construction |
|
| 3/10 | Concrete construction |
|
| 3/11 | Concrete construction |
|
| 3/12 | Concrete construction |
|
| 4/1 | Lumber construction and uses |
|
| 4/2 | Home improvements |
|
| 4/3 | Home improvements |
|
| 4/4 | Home appliances |
|
| 4/5 | School shop and laboratory materials |
|
| 4/6 | Farm engineering |
|
| 4/7 | Irrigation |
|
| 4/8 | Surveying |
|
| 4/9 | Varnish gums |
|
| 4/10 | Drain tile |
|
| 4/11 | Electricity and wiring |
|
| 4/12 | Lightning |
|
| 4/13 | Welding and torches |
|
| 5/1 | Tool steel, bits, and screws |
|
| 5/2 | Saws and files |
|
| 5/3 | Rope |
|
| 5/4 | Belts |
|
| 5/5 | Lead paint |
|
| 5/6 | Explosives |
|
| 5/7 | Wet lands |
|
| 5/8 | Livestock feeding |
|
| 5/9 | Poultry |
|
| 5/10 | Fertilizers |
|
| 5/11 | Fertilizers |
|
| 5/12 | Weed control |
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| 5/13 | Seed certification |
|
| 6/1 | Crop and cereal grains |
|
| 6/2 | Barley |
|
| 6/3 | Corn |
|
| 6/4 | Crested wheatgrass |
|
| 6/5 | Flax |
|
| 6/6 | Oats |
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| 6/7 | Soybeans |
|
| 6/8 | Sugar beets |
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| 6/9 | Sweet clover |
|
| 6/10 | Wheat |
|
| box-folder-oversize | ||
| 7/1 | Palatability of various phosphate mixtures, and The
Fertilizer car |
|
| 7/2 | Phosphate plant side dressing fertilizer show
drawing |
|
| 7/3 | Organic farming myth, and Business trends and progress
chart |
Series 5: Scrapbooks, 1930-1962Return to Top
Newspaper and magazine clippings of articles written by Jesse Green. There is no arrangement to these clippings such as topics, dates, or type or place of publication.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| box-folder-oversize | ||
| 7/4 | Scrapbook I |
|
| 7/5 | Scrapbook II |
|
| 7/6 | Scrapbook III |
|
| 7/7 | Scrapbook IV |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Agricultural chemistry--Montana
- Chemists -- United States -- Biography -- Sources
- Farm life
- Phosphorous in agriculture
- Phosphorus
- Ranch life
Personal Names
- Green, Jesse R.
Kim Allen Scott, 2009
November 17, 2016
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