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Hans Bendixen papers, 1919-1982

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Bendixen, Hans
Title
Hans Bendixen papers
Dates
1919-1982 (inclusive)
Quantity
8.0 linear feet of shelf space, (13 containers and 1 oversize folder)
Collection Number
Cage 849 (collection)
Summary
The Hans Bendixen Papers consist of Bendixen's research materials, autobiographical notes, files on his civic engagement in Pullman, Washington, and his home movies from his travels to Germany in the 1930s and in the United States. Bendixen was a professor of Dairy Science at Washington State College from 1927-1959.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open and available for research use.

Languages
English, German.
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Biographical Note

Hans Adolph Bendixen was born in 1894 in Hamburg, Germany. He immigrated to the United States in 1912, and received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in 1919 and 1920, respectively, both from Iowa State College. Bendixen served as an Assistant and later Associate Professor of Dairy Husbandry at University of Idaho from 1920 to 1927. In 1923, Hans married Ruth Locke, a primary school teacher from South Dakota who taught in South Dakota, Idaho, and Minnesota. Bendixen then came to Washington State College where he developed the WSC Institute of Dairying and served as a Professor of Dairy Science from 1927 to 1959. From 1932 to 1933 Bendixen studied dairying at the University of Kiel, Germany, as a Oberlaender Trust fellow. He then received his Doctorate of Philosophy in Dairy Bacteriology at Iowa State College in 1937. He returned to Germany for further research during his career, including a 1959-1960 Fulbright scholarship. Bendixen served as the president of the American Dairy Science Association in 1952. According to an oral history collected by the Whitman County Historical Society, Bendixen won the contest for naming Cougar Gold cheese.

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Content Description

The Hans Bendixen Papers consists of materials generated from Bendixen’s research, his involvement in the Pullman community, and his attempt to draft his autobiography. The bulk of this collection concerns Bendixen’s research in dairy sciences. These files include Bendixen’s publications, many of which are on butter, materials from professional associations and conferences, notes on the history of dairy, and photographs from his work at Washington State College and various professional organizations supporting dairy research. The collection also contains documents about Bendixen’s involvement with the Pullman community, including documents from the Community Council on Aging, as well as yearbooks for the Exodus bridge club. In addition, the collection includes documents from a goodwill delegation to the Soviet Union of which Bendixen was a part. Finally, the collection contains dozens of film reels from his travels, notably, 16mm film from his travels to Germany in 1932 and 1937, the latter related to an International Dairy Federation Conference in Berlin.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Preferred Citation

[Item description]. Hans Bendixen Papers, 1919-1982. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into four series: Autobiographical notes, Research and professional papers, Retirement and Kiwanis, and Moving images and audio tape.

Series 1: Autobiographical notes, 1919-circa 1965. This series consists of notes Bendixen wrote about his life and background.

Series 2: Research and professional papers, 1925-1972. This series consists of articles and lecture notes written by Bendixen, professional correspondence, and records of his professional travels and activities. This series also contains photographs from dairy conferences and the WSC dairy science program. Moving images about dairy science may be found in Series 4: Moving images and audio tape.

Series 3: Retirement and Kiwanis, 1957-1980. This series consists of records from Bendixen’s activities following his retirement. These files include documents from the City of Pullman’s committee on community beautification and the Community Council on aging, in addition to a file on a goodwill delegation to the Soviet Union on which Bendixen served in 1966.

Series 4: Moving images and audio recordings, 1932-1947 and undated. This series is almost entirely comprised of 16mm film. There is one reel-to-reel audio recording. The films are recordings of Bendixen’s travels. 4 reels of film were taken during Bendixen’s trip to Europe in 1937 for the International Dairy Congress in Berlin. In addition to recording his international travels, Bendixen recorded local trips to Grand Coulee Dam, as well as travels to Glacier National Park, Pike’s Peak, and other national destinations.

Acquisition Information

The Hans Bendixen Papers were donated to Washington State University by Bendixen's daughter, Helen Maurer in 1991 (MS 1991-49).

Processing Note

This collection was processed by Cody Leander, Megan Bridge, and Steven Bingo in 2016.

Related Materials

There is an oral history by Hans Bendixen in Whitman County Historical Society Oral Histories at Washington State University Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (Cage 756). A summary is available online at http://cdm16866.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16866coll7/id/29

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Dairy products industry -- History –- Sources.
  • Scientists--Washington (State) –- Archives.
  • Washington State University -- Faculty –- Archives.

Personal Names

  • Bendixen, Hans -- Archives.

Finding aid prepared by Steven Bingo.
2016

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