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Pullman, WA 99164-5610 USA
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Cage 786
Stratton, David H. (David Hodges), 1927-
David Stratton Papers on Tree Top, Inc.
1960-2010
2008-2010
4.25 Linear feet of shelf space
9 Boxes
The collection consists of materials David Stratton collected
and created for his book, Tree Top: Creating a Fruit Revolution (Pullman:
Washington State University Press, 2010).
Collection materials are in English
David Stratton, Professor Emeritus of History at Washington State University, joined the
WSU faculty in 1962. Born and raised in Tucumcari, New Mexico, he graduated from Eastern New
Mexico University after serving in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II. He then earned
MA and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Colorado in 1955, and taught at Baylor University
before taking a position at WSU, where he taught courses in the American West and Pacific
Northwest. As chair of the History Department, he helped establish the Public History
Program, which features the practice of history outside the classroom.
His book,
Tree Top: Creating a Fruit Revolution, is an excellent example of
Stratton's practice of public history. He wrote it under contract with the company, drawing
heavily upon their historical files, and successfully proposed that Tree Top consider
depositing their early records in Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections at WSU.
The collection consists of materials David Stratton collected and created for his book,
Tree Top: Creating a Fruit Revolution (Pullman: Washington State University
Press, 2010). It includes manuscript drafts of chapters and sidebars, transcripts of oral
histories, correspondence, collected materials used in researching the book, and
administrative records for the project. Unless otherwise indicated, materials date to the
2008-2010 time period. Most of the earlier dated materials are reproductions.
The collection is arranged in a single series.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions apply.
[Item Description]
David Stratton Papers on Tree Top, Inc., 1960-2010 (Cage 786)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections,
Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
David Stratton donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2012 (part of MS 2012-25).
Amanda Van Lanen arranged and described these papers, along with the historical records of
Tree Top, Inc., as David Stratton's research assistant for his book Tree Top: Creating a
Fruit Revolution (Pullman, WA: Washington State University Press, 2010). After the
collection was donated to the Washington State University Libraries in 2012, final
processing was completed by Kevin Renner.
These papers were received with Tree Top, Inc. Records, 1938-2009 (Cage 785), which have been processed separately.
David Stratton Papers, circa 1890s-2013 (MSSM.022)
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Tree Top, Inc. -- History
Apple Industry -- Washington (State) -- History
Agriculture
Businesses and Corporations
Washington (State)
1
05.01
2008-2010
Washington State University Press: catalogs; bibliography materials; proofreading communications; contract and illustrations.
1
05.02
undated
Draft of manuscript--checked with Tom Stokes in Selah.
1
05.03
undated
Draft of manuscript--checked with Pat.
1
05.04-5.05
2010 February 2
Draft of manuscript sent to Sharon Miracle and Tom Stokes.
2
05.06
2010
Material and drafts sent to Sharon Miracle.
2
05.07
undated
Draft sent to Laura Prisc.
2
05.08
2008 December 22
Draft of original chapters.
2
05.09-5.11
undated
Drafts of manuscript.
3
05.12
1960s-1980s
Tree Top annual report, 1972-1973; Tree Topics newsletter, 1960s-1980s; copy of article from Good Packing, 1964 September.
3
05.13
1980s
Tree Topics newsletter.
3
05.14
1980s-1990s
Tree Topics newsletter.
3
05.15
1990s
Apple Corps newsletter.
3
05.16
undated
Public relations files (copies); Fresh Press newsletter; printouts from Tree Top website.
3
05.17
undated
Sidebars--General Illustrations, Front Cover.
3
05.18
undated
Sidebars--List of Board of Directors Members and Chairmen; First Board.
3
05.19
undated
Sidebars--Apples and Apple Cider.
3
05.20
undated
Sidebars--Apple Cup.
4
05.21
undated
Sidebars--Auvils.
4
05.22
undated
Sidebars--Charbonneau.
4
05.23
undated
Sidebars--Charbonneau Era Kids Cartoons.
4
05.24
undated
Sidebars--CEOs.
4
05.25
undated
Sidebars--Culls and the 1960s Tree Tops' First Decade.
4
05.26
undated
Sidebars--Employees and Equipment.
4
05.27
undated
Sidebars--Homesickness.
4
05.28
undated
Sidebars--Logos and Organizational Chart.
4
05.29
undated
Sidebars--Luelling.
4
05.30
undated
Sidebars--Magic Wand of the Railroads.
4
05.31
undated
Sidebars--Mechanical updates.
4
05.32
undated
Sidebars--Mount St. Helens.
4
05.33
undated
Sidebars--New York Assault and Notorious Board.
4
05.34
undated
Sidebars--Old Apple Tree.
4
05.35
undated
Sidebars--Pat Moss.
4
05.36
undated
Sidebars--Rabbis of Prosser.
4
05.37
undated
Sidebars--Clifford C. Ross.
4
05.38
undated
Sidebars--Selah Headquarters.
4
05.39
undated
Sidebars--Max Steward.
4
05.40
undated
Sidebars--Tree Top Values.
4
05.41
2009 June 9
Interview transcript--Tom Auvil.
4
05.42
2009 June 22
Interview transcript--Joe Brooks.
4
05.43
2009 September 2
Interview transcript--Lindsay Buckner.
5
05.44
2009 August 19
Interview transcript--Mark Burnett
5
05.45
2009 August 26
Interview transcript--West Campbell and Letty Ann Ginn.
5
05.46
2009 August 15
Interview transcript--George Chapman.
5
05.47
2009 August 20
Interview transcript--Bob Dennis.
5
05.48
2009 December 22
Interview transcript--Rabbi Yitzhak Galler.
5
05.49
2009 August 26
Interview transcript--Raymond Keller.
5
05.50
2009 June 23
Interview transcript--Randy Smith.
5
05.51
2009 February 11
Interview transcript--Max Steward.
5
05.52
2009 February 17
Interview transcript--Tom Stokes.
5
05.53
1983, 2004
Copies of interviews by Pat Moss.
6
05.54
2007
Tony Zaragoza, "Apple Capital: Growers, Laborers and Technology in the Origins of the Washington State Apple Industry" (Ph.D. diss., Washington State University, 2007).
6
05.55
2009
Amanda Van Lanen, "'We Have Grown Fine Fruit Whether We Would or No': The History of the Washington State Apple Industry, 1880-1930" (Ph.D. diss., Washington State University, 2009).
6
05.56
2009
Chapters from Van Lanen dissertation.
6
05.57-5.58
2008-2010
Correspondence relating to Tree Top History Project.
6
05.59
undated
Correspondence relating to Tree Top History Project (Stratton talks).
6
05.60
undated
Correspondence relating to Tree Top History Project (public relations and recognition).
6
05.62
undated
Finding aid notes and draft for Tree Top corporate records.
6
05.63
undated
Chapter outlines.
7
05.64
undated
Bibliography.
7
05.65
undated
Correspondence relating to Tree Top History Project (foreword and preface).
7
05.66
undated
Notes for Chapter 1.
7
05.67
undated
Notes for Chapter 2.
7
05.68
undated
Notes for Chapter 3.
7
05.69
undated
Notes for Chapter 4.
7
05.70
undated
Notes for Chapter 5.
8
05.71
undated
Notes for conclusion.
8
05.72
undated
Notes for appendix and acknowledgements.
8
05.73
undated
Notes for photographs.
8
05.74
undated
General plant information.
8
05.75
undated
Newspaper sources.
8
05.76
Undated
"The Tree Top Story" (reproduction).
8
05.77
1960, 1989, 1999
Charbonneau, opening remarks, April 8, 1960; corporate data sheet, 1988-1989; David Guterson, "The Kingdom of Apples." Harpers 299, no. 1793 (October 1999): 41-56 (reproductions).
8
05.78
undated
Company overview; previous Tree Top histories.
8
05.79
1993
Compilation of historic data.
8
05.80
2004
Sung-Yeol Cho, "An Economic Analysis of the Washington Apple Industry" (Ph.D. diss., Washington State University, 2004).
8
05.81
undated
Notes on government, international trade, and corporate expansion.
8
05.82
undated
Notes on management and executives.
8
05.83
undated
Notes on trade organizations, adjusting to advancing technology, and Tree Top and trade publications.
8
05.85
1960
Copies of Tree Top By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation.
8
05.86
undated
Installments: early synopses of chapters.
8
05.87
undated
Correspondence regarding interviews and transcriptions.
9
05.88
undated
Project administration records: expense reports.
9
05.89
undated
Project administration records: proposal and contract.
9
05.90
undated
Notes from preface and conclusion.