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Hans Bendixen papers, 1919-1982
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bendixen, Hans
- Title
- Hans Bendixen papers
- Dates
- 1919-1982 (inclusive)19191982
- 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
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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
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This collection is open and available for research use.
- Languages
- English, German.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
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.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
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.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
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
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Autobiographical notes, 1919-circa 1965Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Autobiographical notes |
1930-1939 |
| 1 | 2 | Autobiographical notes |
1940-1944 |
| 1 | 3 | Autobiographical notes |
1945-1949 |
| 1 | 4-5 | Autobiographical notes |
1950-1954 |
| 2 | 6 | Autobiographical notes |
1960-1964 |
| 2 | 7 | Autobiography notes on certain dairy events. |
circa 1965 |
| 2 | 8 | Autobiographical notes |
undated |
| 2 | 9 | Autobiographical notes |
undated |
| 2 | 10 | Biographical sketch |
circa 1955 |
| 10 | 65-67 | Speeches, poems, and clippings |
1919-1930 |
| 9 | 103 | Ruth Bendixen travel diary from 1932 trip to Germany. |
1932 |
| 9 | 104 | Ruth Bendixen travel diary from 1937 trip to Germany. |
1937 |
| 9 | 105-107 | Travel diaries (Hans and Ruth Bendixen) from trips to Germany and other European destinations (3 volumes). |
1959-1966 \ |
| 9 | 108 | Address books (2 volumes). |
undated |
Series 2: Research and professional papers, 1925-1972Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 11 | Biographies |
1944 |
| 2 | 11 | Biographies |
1944 |
| 2 | 12 | Butter talks |
1940-circa 1955 |
| 2 | 13 | Carl Schurz Memorial Foundation |
1930-1939 |
| 2 | 14 | Cheese |
1959-1960 |
| 3 | 15 | Constitution |
1950-1954 |
| 3 | 16 | Course notes |
1959 |
| 3 | 17 | Cows: Milk and personnel talks |
circa 1955-circa 1965 |
| 3 | 18 | Cultured buttermilk |
circa 1950 |
| 4 | 19 | Dairy education in Europe |
circa 1960 |
| 12 | Dairy necktie |
undated | |
| 4 | 20 | Dairy photographs |
1939 |
| 4 | 21 | Education |
1926-1936 |
| 4 | 22 | Enzymes |
undated |
| 4 | 23 | Ephemera |
1930-1958 |
| 4 | 24 | Foreign correspondence |
1925-1972 |
| 4 | 25 | Fulbright correspondence |
1959-1963 |
| 5 | 26 | History of cheese |
circa 1925-circa 1935 |
| 5 | 27 | History of dairy |
circa 1920-circa 1950 |
| 5 | 28 | History of ice cream |
1978 |
| 5 | 29 | Ice cream talks |
undated |
| 5 | 30 | International agricultural education correspondence |
1932-1935 |
| 5 | 31 | International dairy |
circa 1965 |
| 5 | 32 | International Dairy Federation |
1951-1952 |
| 5 | 33 | Jokes: Serious more or less |
circa 1955 |
| 5 | 34 | Letters of congratulations, speeches, notes |
1939-1979 |
| 5 | 35 | Loose materials |
circa 1955-circa 1975 |
| 5 | 36 | Miscellaneous correspondence |
circa 1965 |
| 6 | 37 | Dick Nowadnick D.H. 2 lab reports |
1955-1959 |
| 6 | 38 | On-the-job training |
circa 1955 |
| 6 | 39 | Photographs |
circa 1927 |
| 6 | 40 | Photographs |
circa 1929 |
| 6 | 41 | Photographs |
undated |
| oversize | Portrait of H.E. Schuknecht |
undated | |
| 6 | 42 | Presidential address |
1952 |
| 6 | 43 | Publications |
1920-1929 |
| 6 | 44 | Reaching for Tomorrow and International Dairy Federation |
circa 1955 |
| 6 | 45 | Spain file |
circa 1965 |
| 6 | 46 | A Study of The Streptococci |
1920 |
| 6 | 47 | Washington state dairy department |
1938-1939 |
| 6 | 48 | World's Dairy Congress: Berlin |
1937 |
| 6 | 49 | World's Dairy Congress: Berlin photographs |
1937 |
| 12 | Washington State University paper hats |
undated |
Series 3: Retirement and Kiwanis, 1957-1980Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 7 | 50 | Alaska file |
circa 1965 |
| 7 | 51 | Animal Science newsletters, Kiwanis, Council on Aging |
circa 1975 |
| 7 | 52 | Animal Science newsletters, Kiwanis, Council on Aging |
circa 1980 |
| 7 | 53 | Community Beautification |
1966 |
| 7 | 54 | Community Council on Aging |
1980 |
| 7 | 55 | Council on Aging |
1975 |
| 7 | 56 | Event notes |
1970-1980 |
| 8 | 59 | Exodus bridge club |
1960-1978 |
| 7 | 57 | Goodwill delegation |
1965-1966 |
| 7 | 58 | Loose correspondence |
1966 |
| 9 | 60 | Meetings and events |
1975-1979 |
| 9 | 61 | Photograph of Art Nelson and Hans Bendixen |
1982 |
| 9 | 62 | Student addresses |
1957-1977 |
| 9 | 63 | Whitman County Notice of Election |
1968 |
| 9 | 64 | Yard of the Month |
1975-1979 |
Series 4: Moving images and audio recordings, 1932-1947Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 11 | 68 | 1st European Trip: Tape #1 |
1932-1933 |
| 11 | 69 | 1st European Trip: Tape #2 |
1932-1933 |
| 11 | 70 | 1st European Trip: Tape #3 |
1932-1933 |
| 11 | 71 | 1st European Trip: Tape #4 |
1932-1933 |
| 11 | 72 | 1st European Trip: Tape #5 |
1932-1933 |
| 12 | 73 | 2nd European Trip: Tape #1 |
1937 |
| 12 | 74 | 2nd European Trip: Tape #2 |
1937 |
| 12 | 75 | 2nd European Trip: Tape #3 |
1937 |
| 12 | 76 | 2nd European Trip: Tape #4 |
1937 |
| 13 | 77 | Berlin |
undated |
| 13 | 78 | Boulder/Rocky Mountain National Park |
undated |
| 13 | 79 | Coulee Dam-Helen 11 Years Old |
1938 |
| 13 | 80 | Dinosaurs-Durs and Other Boys on Spring Trip |
undated |
| 13 | 81 | First Coulee Dam Spring Trip |
undated |
| 13 | 82 | Fred and Mrs. Olsen-The Boards-Coulee Dam-Ron and Ede in Color |
undated |
| 13 | 83 | Glacier National Park |
1940 |
| 13 | 84 | Helen's Birthday |
undated |
| 13 | 85 | Hells Canyon-Victoria Footage |
undated |
| 13 | 86 | Luella, Ron, and Ede at Coulee Dam |
undated |
| 13 | 87 | Magnetophonband BASF |
undated |
| 13 | 88 | Mt. Rainier |
undated |
| 13 | 89 | Moscow people |
undated |
| 13 | 90 | Notebook Journal: Trip to Europe |
1937 |
| 13 | 91 | Olympia/Rainier/Tacoma/Shelton |
undated |
| 13 | 92 | Orofino/Wonagin |
1939 |
| 13 | 93 | Priest Lake |
undated |
| 13 | 94 | Rainier |
undated |
| 13 | 95 | Shirley-Grandmother |
1947 |
| 13 | 96 | Smokies-Lake Overholser-Dale |
undated |
| 13 | 97 | South Dakota |
undated |
| 13 | 98 | Spring Trip to the Coast |
undated |
| 13 | 99 | Steamboat Rock-Banks Lake |
undated |
| 13 | 100 | Twin Lake, Georgia |
undated |
| 13 | 101 | White Salmon and Coulee Dam |
undated |
| 13 | 102 | Will Rogers-Pikes Peak-Garden of Gods |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
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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