Descriptive Summary
International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies
International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies Records,
1970-1980
The collection contains Dr. Idris Taylor's office files, much of which pertains to the
Niger Cereals Project.
U 96.2
Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University
7 boxes (6.42 linear feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
In 1966, the International Center for Arid and Semiarid Land Studies (ICASALS) was created to promote Texas Tech’s interdisciplinary
study of arid and semiarid environments and the human relationships to those environments, from an international perspective. Arid and
semiarid environments encompass about one-third of the earth's land surface. ICASALS’s goal is "to stimulate, coordinate, and implement
teaching, research, and public service activities and international development programs concerning all aspects of the world's arid and
semiarid areas, their peoples, and their problems". The center is involved in and organizes various symposia, research projects,
conferences, publications, and consultations.
Scope and Content
This collection contains records and office files of ICASALS that concern the Niger Cereals Program, which was an effort by the
Consortium of International Development (CID) and the United States Agency for International Development (AID) to help the government of
Niger increase crop production. Working with the government of Niger (GON), and AID, CID team members consisted of professors and other
professionals from Texas Tech and nine other universities that were stationed in Niamey and Maradi from 1976-1980. The goals of the project
were to give assistance and guidance to Niger in four areas: research, seed multiplication, agricultural extension, and credit and
cooperatives in order that sufficient grains could then be provided at reasonable prices to feed Niger’s population. Texas Tech was chosen
for the lead institutional role in the management, staffing, and support of this project because of faculty research experience in sorghum
and millet production which were staple foods in the diet of the population of Niger. Additional materials in this collection,
particularly the audio tapes (reel-to-reel) and cassette tapes also concern the World Affairs Conferences (1969-1971) and Symposium
files (1969); however, the bulk of the materials are related to the Niger Cereals Project.
Organization
This collection is organized into the following areas: Series 1. Niger Cereals Project: Personnel Files (Box 1); Series 2. Niger
Cereals Project: Subject Files and Correspondence (Boxes 2-6); and Series 3. Conference and Symposium: Audiovisual Materials (Box 7)
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.
Subjects (People)
Murray, Grover E. (Grover Elmer), 1916-
Traylor, Idris R.
Subjects (Organizations)
International Center for Arid and Semi-arid Land Studies
Texas Tech University
Subjects
Arid regions
Arid regions agriculture
Arid regions--Research
Arid regions--Research--Periodicals
Museums--Texas--Lubbock
Water conservation--Texas
West (U.S.)--Environmental conditions
Acquisition
Gift, 1978
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Preferred Citation
History of Engineering Programs Records, 1904-1976, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Related Materials in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library:
Frank B. Conselman oral history interview (sound recording), 1982
International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Land Studies (ICASALS) Records, 1930-1974
Processed by
Heather Soyka, September 2007
Collection Inventory
Manuscripts
Series 1. Niger Cereals Project: Personnel Files (Box 1)
1
1
Anderson, Bruce,
1979
1
2
Berrahil, A.,
1970
1
3
Brown, Cyril B.,
1978-1980
1
4
Burke, Gerald M.
undated
1
5
Conselman, Frank.,
undated
1
6
Cunard, Alex.,
undated
1
7
Enger, Warren Jay,
undated
1
8
Foerster, Eugene P.,
1976-1979
1
9
Garner, Norman L.,
undated
1
10
Garvin, William,
undated
1
11
Ghozali, Siz Ahmed,
undated
1
12
Hall, William,
1978-1979
1
13
Hall, William,
1980
1
14
Harvey, Clark,
1976-1979
1
15
Harvey, John J.,
undated
1
16
Henrie, Bernie,
undated
1
17
James, Charles A.,
undated
1
18
Johnson, Jay.,
undated
1
19
Jones, J. Knox,
1977
1
20
Krieg, Daniel R.,
1977-1979
1
21
Masterson, Florence Taylor,
undated
1
22
Meenaghan, George,
1977
1
23
Mezynski, Paul R.,
undated
1
24
Miller, Dwayne G.,
undated
1
25
Murray, Grover,
undated
1
26
Panwalkar, Shrikant S.,
1978
1
27
Quan, Cao,
1976-1980
1
28
Raullerson, Calvin,
undated
1
29
Reeser, Robert,
undated
1
30
Stoner, Ben,
undated
1
31
Todd, Rodney,
1976
1
32
Vengroff, Richard,
undated
1
33
White, L. D.,
undated
1
34
Williams, James E. (folder 1 of 2),
1976
1
35
Williams, James E. (folder 2 of 2),
1976
1
36
Williams, James E.,
January-August 1977
1
37
Williams, James E.,
September-December 1977
1
38
Williams, James E.,
1978
1
39
Williams, James E.,
1980
1
40
Zintgraff, June,
1973
Series 2. Niger Cereals Project: Subject Files and Correspondence (Boxes 2-6)
2
1
Abbreviations and Personnel Notecards,
undated
2
2
Abbreviations and Personnel Notecards,
undated
2
3
Abidjan map, Ivory Coast,
undated
2
4
Algeria Project,
1968
2
5
Annual Reports,
1979
2
6
Automobiles,
1976-1980
2
7
Board Meeting,
November 4, 1967
2
8
Board Meeting,
December 9, 1967
2
9
Board Meeting,
August 24, 1968
2
10
Board Meeting,
April 19, 1969
2
11
Board Meeting,
December 6, 1969
2
12
Board Meeting,
January 19, 1970
2
13
Board Meeting,
April 11, 1970
2
14
Board Meeting,
August 21, 1970
2
15
Board Meeting,
February 5, 1971
2
16
Board Meeting,
March 29, 1972
2
17
Board Meeting,
August 4, 1972
2
18
Board Meeting,
December 1, 1972
2
19
Board Meeting,
April 4, 1973
2
20
Board Meeting,
May 2, 1973
2
21
Board Meeting,
November 30, 1973
2
22
Board Meeting,
March 28, 1974
2
23
Budgets Requested by Berrahil,
September 1970
2
24
Cables and Telegrams,
1976-1978
2
25
Cables and Telegrams,
1978-1979
2
26
CID Board of Trustees,
April 1980
2
27
CID Executive Express,
1979
2
28
CID Weekly News Express,
1979-1980
2
29
CID Weekly News Express,
1981
2
30
Citations for Agriculture-related Articles,
undated
2
31
Consortium for International Development (CID),
undated
2
32
Consortium for International Development (CID): Annual Technical Report,
1980
2
33
Contract,
1977
2
34
Corporate Resolution,
1970
2
35
Curriculum Vitae,
1978-1979
2
36
Deeds and Insurance,
1973-1976
2
37
"Economics of Crop Production,"
March 1980
2
38
Employee Accounts Outstanding,
undated
2
39
Euan Residence,
undated
2
40
Evaluation #1,
1976-1977
3
1
Evaluation #2,
1976-1977
3
2
Evaluation,
March 6, 1977
3
3
Extension Program,
1976
3
4
Extension Reports,
undated
3
5
Fact Sheet,
undated
3
6
Final Report Drafts,
1981
3
7
French Language Training Institute,
undated
3
8
General Matters,
1976-1978
3
9
Grain Storage,
undated
3
10
History of the Project,
1976
3
11
Hydrology,
1970
3
12
ICASALS Newsletter,
1979-1980
3
13
Inventory of Equipment in Niger,
1977-1978
3
14
Library,
1977
3
15
List of Equipment and Supplies,
undated
3
16
Memoranda and Activity Reports,
1977-1978
3
17
Miscellaneous Correspondence: Dr. Murray,
undated
3
18
Miscellaneous Correspondence: NCP,
undated
3
19
Monthly Reports,
1977-1979
3
20
National Petroleum Council Committee on Possible Future Petroleum Provinces in the U. S.,
undated
3
21
News Releases and Clippings,
1976
3
22
Niger, Country Development Statement,
1980
3
23
“Niger Cereals Project-CID,” Draft,
February 1981
4
1
"Niger Cereals Project-CID" Draft,
April 1981
4
2
"Niger Cereals Project-CID" Draft,
June 1981
4
3
"Niger Cereals Project-CID" Draft,
August 1981
4
4
Niger Products and Language Institutions,
undated
4
5
Notice de Ensignments,
1978
4
6
Operations Information,
undated
4
7
Organization Charts,
undated
4
8
Plan of Work #1,
undated
4
9
Plan of Work #2,
undated
4
10
Plan of Work, Seed Multiplication Project,
1976-1978
4
11
Post Reports and Maps,
1974-1975
4
12
Preliminary Evaluation Materials,
1976-1977
4
13
Progress Report,
1978
4
14
Progress Reports,
1978-1980
4
15
Proposed Budget for Second Phase,
1978-1981
4
16
Proposition (L’Assistance Scientifique et Technique a L’Algiere),
undated
4
17
Project Cadre,
undated
4
18
Project Correspondence,
1978
4
19
Project Correspondence,
1979
5
1
Project Paper,
undated
5
2
Project Planning,
undated
5
3
Project Reports,
1977
5
4
Project Report,
1979
5
5
Range management Project,
1973-1977
5
6
Request for Expression of Interest,
November 1980
5
7
Reports,
1977-1978
5
8
Report to ICASALS Board,
August 1970
5
9
Soil Descriptions, Sidi-Bel-Abbes and La Telagh,
undated
5
10
Soil Sampling Auger and Soil Color Charts,
undated
5
11
"Some Observations on the Technical Feasibility of the Niger Cereals Project,"
1975
5
12
Sonatrach Correspondence (folder 1 of 2),
undated
5
13
Sonatrach Correspondence (folder 2 of 2),
undated
5
14
Specialist Register,
undated
5
15
"The Structure of Algerian Socialized Agriculture,"
July 1964
5
16
Soil Descriptions, Sidi-Bel-Abbes and La Telagh,
undated
5
17
Texas Water Conference,
1966
5
17
Travel Preparations,
1976-1978
5
18
Trip Reports,
1977
5
19
UNCC,
1977
5
20
US Embassy Personnel, Ivory Coast,
undated
6
1
Corporate Minutes and Bylaws,
undated
6
2
CID Policies and Procedures Manual,
undated
6
3
Receipt Book,
undated
Series 3. Conference and Symposium: Audiovisual Materials (Box 7)
7
1
Llano Estacado,
October 17, 1974
7
2
Weather Modifications,
October 15, 1974
7
3
Opening Day,
October 14, 1974
7
4
Social Science,
October 16, 1974
7
5
Energy,
October 16, 1974
7
6
Education,
October 15, 1974
7
7
Dryland Farming,
October 16, 1974
7
8-12
unlabeled reels,
undated
7
13
Fletcher, Joseph O.: Luncheon,
October 15, 1974
7
14
Foerster, Charles R.,
October 16, 1974
7
15
Nash, Robert A.: Luncheon,
October 17, 1974
7
16
Dambe, Ambassador: Luncheon,
October 16, 1974
7
17
Foster, Kenneth E.,
October 15, 1974
7
18
Fryrenr, Donald W.,
October 16, 1974
7
19
Maunder, A. Bruce,
October 16, 1974
7
20
Active French Dialogues,
undated
7
21
AFRICARE UMMC- Independent Study,
undated
7
22
Will Rogers on "Dust in OK, CA, TX,"
undated
7
23
Dickerson/Traylor,
undated
7
24
Water Hearing,
undated
7
25
James Michener,
undated
7
26
unlabeled cassette tapes,
undated