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Irrigated Agriculture Research and Experiment Center (Prosser) Grapes/Wine Research Records, 1940-1984

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Washington State University. Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center.
Title
Irrigated Agriculture Research and Experiment Center (Prosser) Grapes/Wine Research Records
Dates
1940-1984 (inclusive)
Quantity
4.6 Linear feet of shelf space, (4 Boxes)
Collection Number
Archives 214 (collection)
Summary
Consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, test and research data, chiefly that assembled as working papers by Walter Clore and his associates.
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
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Historical Note

Grapes have been a commercial crop in Washington since the late 19th century, with production concentrated in Yakima and Benton Counties. The Agricultural Experiment Station at Prosser first worked with grapes in the 1930s, and began work with wine and wine grape production in 1965. Much of the post-1965 effort was directed by Walter Clore.

Historical essays about grapes, wine and related experimentation in Washington can be found among these records, folders 237 and 238 in Box 4.

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Content Description

Records consist of correspondence, memoranda, reports, test and research data, chiefly that assembled as working papers by Walter Clore and his associates.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

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Preferred Citation

[Item description]

Irrigated Agriculture Research and Experiment Center (Prosser) Grapes/Wine Research Records, 1940-1984 (Archives 214)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The filing arrangement is that which was in place when the records were received at the Libraries. This system was informal. The records were maintained as four alphabetical series of subject folders. These four divisions were not named or labeled individually; this filing system was apparent only because of distinct alphabetical sequences could be found in the records. Hence, the Libraries' staff is uncertain of the original themes of organization. Appearances suggest that the first series is concerned with administrative matters. The second and third series deal with tests and studies, some in laboratories and some in field tests, including various data collection efforts. The last series concerns matters other than the major grape and wine projects, such as strawberry and red currant projects. Because of the repetitive occurrences, users are advised to broaden any inquiry over all four series.

Acquisition Information

Records of the grape and wine projects of the Irrigated Agriculture Research and Experiment Center in Prosser were forwarded to the Washington State University Libraries in 1989 by Raymond Folwell of Department of Agricultural Economics (Archives accession number UA89-37).

Processing Note

This collection was processed by Jenny Wang, Jose Vargas, and Lawrence Stark in the summer of 1991.

Related Materials

Charles W. Nagel Papers, 1964-1991 (Cage 639)

Walter Clore Papers, 1961-1999 (Cage 668)

Charles W. Nagel Oral History Interview, 2005 (Cage 761)

Irrigation Branch Experiment Station (Prosser) Reports, 1919-1960 (Archives 76)

Irrigation Branch Experiment Station Records, 1910-1979 (Archives 200)

Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center Photographs, 1919-1969 (PC 195)

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Finding aid prepared by Jenny Wang, Jose Vargas, and Lawrence Stark
2021

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