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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], E.T. Estlack, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, West Virginia Records, A&M 3578, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Eli Thomas Estlack, 1927-2018, was born on Purgatory Run Road in Tyler County West Virginia.Thomas and was the son of Whitney C. Estlack and Georgia Henthorn Estlack . He was educated in the Tyler County school system, Salem College and West Virginia University. He was a veteran of the US Navy. His first job was with Wetzel County School System as an instructor of veterans, 1949-50. He then went on to work for the US Department of Agriculture-Soil Conservation Service in Nicholas and Kanawha Counties 1951-67. He finished his career in Morgantown at the Soil Conservation Service State Office as Personnel Officer, 1967-1969, and State Administrative Officer, 1970-1977.

From his obituary: "Eli Thomas Estlack." Furbee Williams Funeral Home, inc. 09 April 2024. https://www.furbeefuneralhome.com/obituary/5237379

Scope and Contents

Records of the West Virginia Soil Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture compiled by administrator E.T. Estlack. Includes correspondence, reports, publications, and other records related to soil conservation and watersheds in West Virginia. Also includes West Virginia University publications.

Separated Material

To Rare Books: /lb "Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus Magazine & Program" (1951)/lb

To the Printed Ephemera Collection: /lb 1) "Tyler County High School, Catalog for 1911-1912"/lb 2) "Souvenir Program and Score Card, Annual Sistersville H.S. vs Tyler County H.S. Thanksgiving Foot Ball Game" (1915)/lb

To Books:/lb 1) "Official Journal and Year Book of the West Virginia Annual Conference of the Methodist Church" (ca. 1955)/lb 2) "Junior Echoes, Class of '12, Tyler County High School" 3) "The Junior Echo, Class of '14, Tyler County High School"/lb

To Government Documents:/lb 12 pamphlets published by U.S. NASA regarding the space program, including Apollo 11, Skylab, etc. (circa 1964-1970) /lb

To Map Collection: /lb World Maps (circa 1971) /lb

To Acquisitions: /lb 1) "Anatomy of Contemporary Furniture" (book, 1973) /lb 2) "Fine Wook Working Design Book Five" (book, 1990) /lb 3) "The United States and the Developing World, Agenda for Action" (book, 1973)

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Estlack family
• Soil Conservation Society, West Virginia Chapter.
• Soil conservation -- West Virginia
• United States. Soil Conservation Service. West Virginia