Lowdermilk, W. C. (Walter Clay), 1888-1974

W.C. Lowdermilk (1888-1974) was a soil conservationist. He worked with the Belgian Relief Effort after World War I, in China in the 1920s to help avert famine, in Palestine planning land and water use in support of the formation of Israel, and served as Assistant Chief of the U.S. Soil Conservation Service.

From the description of W.C. Lowdermilk papers, 1914-1961. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 78383531

From the description of W.C. Lowdermilk papers, circa 1912-1969. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 78815465

Walter C. Lowdermilk (1888-1974): agronomist; helped to found the Soil Conservation Service of the U.S. Agriculture Dept., and was its associate chief (1933-1939) and assistant chief (1939-1947); worked as consultant on conservation projects in China, Israel, Yugoslavia, Japan; president of American Geophysical Union (1941-1944); author.

From the description of Walter Clay Lowdermilk papers, 1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702167106

From the guide to the Walter Clay Lowdermilk papers, 1969, (Manuscripts and Archives)

Conservationist.

From the description of Reminiscences of Walter Clay Lowdermilk : oral history, 1968. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309742724

Soil conservationist.

From the description of Interview, 1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70938486

American agronomist and forester; conservation consultant in China, 1922-1927; assistant chief, United States Soil Conservation Service, 1939-1947.

From the description of W. C. Lowdermilk papers, 1914-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754869845

Soil conservationist and resources management consultant.

From the description of W.C. Lowdermilk papers, 1952-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014377

Biographical Note

• 1888, July 1: Born, Liberty, North Carolina
• 1914: B.A., School of Geology, Oxford University
• 1914 - 1915 : Served with the Commission for Relief in Belgium
• 1917 - 1919 : Military service -Timber acquisition officer
• 1919 - 1922 : Research officer in Region One of the United States Forest Service
• 1922: Master's Degree, Oxford University
• 1922 - 1927 : Made five agricultural expeditions into Northwestern China
• 1933: Associate Chief of the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture
• 1937: Chief of Research
• 1939 - 1947 : Assistant Chief of the Soil Conservation Service
• 1944: Author, Palestine, Land of Promise
• 1974: Died

From the guide to the Walter Clay Lowdermilk Papers, 1914-1968, (Hoover Institution Archives)