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Ralph S. Besse Thesis, 1913
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Besse, Ralph S. (Ralph Stephen), 1887-
- Title
- Ralph S. Besse Thesis
- Dates
- 1913 (inclusive)19131913
- Quantity
- 0.05 cubic foot, including 9 photographs, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- MSS Besse
- Summary
- The Ralph S. Besse Thesis, Agriculture as a Career, was submitted to the College of Agriculture at the University of Missouri in 1913. Besse served as a farm management extension specialist and administrator in the Agricultural Experiment Station from 1922 until his retirement in 1953.
- Repository
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Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Ralph S. Besse joined the Oregon Agricultural College faculty in 1922 as farm management extension specialist. In 1932, he became Assistant Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station; he served as Associate Director of the Station from 1949 until his retirement in 1953. Besse earned B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Missiouri.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Ralph S. Besse Thesis, Agriculture as a Career, was submitted to the College of Agriculture at the University of Missouri in 1913 for the Mrs. Mary Guinn Prize. It includes photographic prints of farm scenes and country homes.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Thesis transferred from the College of Agricultural Sciences (OSU) in 1989.
Related Materials
The OSU Archives holdings include many collections pertaining to agriculture. Besse's work at Oregon State College is documented in the Agricultural Experiment Station (RG 25) and College of Agricultural Sciences (RG 158) Records.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Agricultural education.
- Agriculture-Vocational guidance.
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints.
Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth
Nielsen.
2007
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
