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Archives 77
Tree Fruit Research Center, Wenatchee Records
1929-1967
approximate 27 items
5.5 linear feet
5 containers
Contains bound volumes of annual reports and project reports.
Organizational History:
The Tree Fruit Research Center was officially established in 1938 by an act of the State Legislature, but the initiatory step occurred in 1926 when the fruit growers of the Wenatchee district sent a committee to WSC to make a plea that the State College Agriculture Experiment Station carry on more effective experiments in the Wenatchee area. Fred Overley was the first superintendent and came to be regarded as the father of the center. Other records of the Tree Fruit Experiment Station are found in University Archives 190.
Bound volumes of annual reports and project reports.
The Collection is open for research use.
Tree Fruit Research Center Records of the Washington State University Tree Fruit Research Center at Wenatchee were accessioned by the University Libraries in May of 1976.
Overley, Fred Lloyd, 1884---Archives
Washington State University. Tree Fruit Research Center, Wenatchee--Archives
State College of Washington. Tree Fruit Research Center, Wenatchee.
Washington State University. Tree Fruit Research Center, Wenatchee--Records and correspondence
Agricultural experiment stations--Washington (State)--Wenatchee--Archives
Agricultural extension work--Research--Washington (State)--Archives
Fruit--Diseases and pests--Research--Washington (State)--Archives
Fruit trade--Research--Washington (State)--Archives
Washington (State)
Colleges and Universities
Agriculture
1
Fertilizer Project
1
1929-1938
1 item
2
Annual Reports
1
1936-1942
5 items
2
1943-1949
7 items
3
1949-1953
5 items
4
1954-1958
5 items
5
1959-1960
1 item
5
1964-1967
3 items