Archives West Finding Aid

The documents in this collection are arranged in four series: Pioneer Heights History, Research Files, World War II and Postwar, and University of Nebraska – U.S. Aid Morocco Dryland Farming Project.

Series 1: Pioneer Heights History, 1955-1993. This series contains materials on the creation of the Pioneer Heights addition to the city of Pullman. This series includes architectural blueprints, legal documents, purchasing contracts, pictures, and financing materials. Many of the blueprints and drawings have been separated from their original folder and placed in the oversized folder.

Series 2: Research Files, 1933-1991. This series contains a variety of materials from Bertramson’s academic career, and includes published works and articles, public speeches, and recorded oral histories by himself, his mother, and several colleagues at Washington State University.

Series 3: World War II and Postwar, 1942-1948. This series consists of materials relating to Bertramson’s officer training, service in Europe during World War II, and time in the military government in Germany following the war. It consists of 3 subseries: Officer Training and Tank Destroyer Camp and Food, Agricultural Studies Administration for Germany, and Scrapbooks and Diaries.

Subseries 1: Officer Training and Tank Destroyer School, Camp Hood, Texas, 1942-1943. This subseries consists of materials from Bertramson’s training as an officer in the United States Army, specifically with the Tank Destroyers, in preparation for deployment in the European Theater of the Second World War. Included are military documents, training materials, and personal documents and correspondences.

Subseries 2: Food and Agricultural Studies and Administration for Germany, 1944-1948. This subseries consists of materials from Bertramson’s time in the Food and Agriculture Administration of the military government of Allied Occupied Germany during and following the conclusion of the Second World War. Bertramson specifically worked with food distribution and food rationing in the Rhineland and Gross Hessen. Included are military documents and orders, personal correspondences with family members and German civilians, collected ephemera, and images. Within these materials is also information on denazification (capitalization?) and postwar American policy in Europe.

Subseries 3: Scrapbooks and Diaries, 1942-1946. This subseries consists of a variety of personal documents from Bertramson’s time in the United States Army, including officer training, combat experiences, and his time in the military government. Included are scrapbooks with annotated pictures and collected ephemera, diaries, joke books, collections of personal correspondences and personal reflections.

Series 4: University of Nebraska – U.S. Aid Morocco Dryland Farming Project, 1981-1983. This series consists of materials from Bertramson’s participation in the U.S. Aid Morocco Dryland Farming Project through the University of Nebraska. Much of this collection is currently restricted, though Bertramson's reflections on his experiences in Morocco and general notes and correspondences are available.