Sylvan H. Wittwer papers, 1942-2002
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Wittwer, S. H. (Sylvan Harold), 1917-
- Title
- Sylvan H. Wittwer papers
- Dates
- 1942-2002 (inclusive)19422002
- Quantity
- 31.25 linear feet
- Collection Number
- ACCN 1339
- Summary
- The Sylvan H. Wittwer papers (1942-2002) contain correspondence, publications, log books, articles, scrapbooks, and other documents pertaining to Wittwer's experiences as a scientist and researcher.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Wittwer, a professor of soil science at Michigan State University, experimented extensively with radioisotopes in agricultural crops. He developed a chemical, known as Gibberellins, that increased the growth rate in plants and prompted his book Feeding a Billion (1987).
Content Description
The Sylvan H. Wittwer papers (1942-2002) contain correspondence, publications, log books, articles, scrapbooks, and other documents pertaining to Wittwer's experiences as a scientist and researcher.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Boxes 1-8 were donated in 1992.
Boxes 9-22 were donated in 1993.
Boxes 23-47 were donated in 1995.
Boxes 48-49 were donated in 1997.
Box 50 was donated in 1999.
Box 51 was donated in 2002.
Processing Note
Processed by Sabrina Riches, Valerie Richey, and Kate Kimball from 1996-2003.
Separated Materials
Audio-visual materials were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (A0552).
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Biographical Information and Publications by Wittwer
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Description: Biographical InformationContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: CorrespondenceContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: PublicationsDates: 1942-1959Container: Box 1, Volume 1
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Description: PublicationsDates: 1960-1969Container: Box 2
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Description: PublicationsDates: 1969-1971Container: Box 3
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Description: PublicationsDates: 1972Container: Box 4
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Description: PublicationsDates: 1975-1976Container: Box 5
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Description: PublicationsDates: 1977-1978Container: Box 6
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Description: PublicationsDates: 1979-1980Container: Box 7
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Correspondence and Speech Notes
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: 1960-1989Container: Box 8, Folder 1-8
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Description: Speech NotesDates: 1952-1978Container: Box 8, Folder 9-11
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Publications by or about Wittwer
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Description: PublicationsContainer: Box 9, Folder 1
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Description: Vernalization and PhotoperiodismContainer: Box 9, Folder 2
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Description: "Contribution of Atomic Energy to Agriculture"Container: Box 9, Folder 3
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Description: "Progress Report on Atomic Energy Research"Container: Box 9, Folder 4
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Description: Source Book on Gibberellins, United States Department of AgricultureContainer: Box 9, Folder 5
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Description: Reviews of Greenhouse TomatoesDates: 1969Container: Box 9, Folder 6
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Description: Accumulation of Nitrate, National Academy of SciencesDates: 1972Container: Box 9, Folder 7
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Publications
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Description: PublicationsDates: 1973Container: Box 10
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Description: PublicationsDates: 1974Container: Box 11
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Description: Agricultural Production Efficiency, National Academy of SciencesContainer: Box 12, Folder 1
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Description: World Food and Nutrition StudyContainer: Box 12, Folder 2
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Description: Crop Productivity--Research ImperativesContainer: Box 12, Volume 1
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Description: Agricultural Experiment StationContainer: Box 12, Folder 3
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Description: Special Oversight Review of Agricultural Research and DevelopmentContainer: Box 12, Folder 4
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Description: Urea and Other Non-Protein Nitrogen Compounds in Animal NutritionContainer: Box 12, Folder 5
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Description: Organizing and Financing Basic Research to Increase Food ProductionContainer: Box 12, Folder 6
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Description: ANR, Michigan State University Agriculture and Natural ResourcesContainer: Box 12, Folder 7
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Description: World Food Prospects and Agricultural Potential, Marylin Chou, David P. Harmon, Jr., Herman Kahn, and Sylvan H. WittwerDates: 1977Container: Box 12, Volume 2
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Description: Promotional Advertisement and Order Form for Greenhouse TomatoesContainer: Box 13, Folder 1
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Description: "Agricultural Research, No Longer a Country Bumpkin"; "Phytohormones and Chemical Regulators in Agriculture"Dates: 1978Container: Box 13, Folder 2
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Description: Plant and Animal Products in the U. S. Food SystemContainer: Box 13, Folder 3
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Description: NorthlinerDates: 1978Container: Box 13, Folder 4
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Description: "Agricultural Production--Research Imperatives for the Future"Dates: 1979Container: Box 13, Folder 5
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Description: Animal Agriculture: Research to Meet Human Needs in the 21st CenturyContainer: Box 13, Folder 6
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Description: Biology of Crop Productivity, edited by Peter S. CarlsonContainer: Box 13, Volume 1
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Description: Crops and Soils MagazineDates: 1981Container: Box 13, Folder 7
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Description: X-TRADates: 1981Container: Box 13, Folder 8
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Description: FocusDates: 1981Container: Box 13, Folder 9
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Description: "Five Year Plan Core Staffing and Program Support"Container: Box 13, Folder 10
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Description: "Miracle of Taiwan"Dates: 1982Container: Box 13, Folder 11
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Description: FurrowDates: 1982Container: Box 13, Folder 12
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Description: Politics of Agricultural Research, by Don F. HadwigerDates: 1982Container: Box 13, Volume 2
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Description: PublicationsDates: 1981-1982Container: Box 14
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Description: Current Topics in Nutrition and Disease Volume 10--MalnutritionContainer: Box 15, Volume 1
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Description: Plant Growth Regulating Chemicals, Vol. 2Container: Box 15, Volume 2
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Description: Decision-Makers on Agriculture Policy; "Narrative Account of Travel, July 16 to July 27, 1983 to the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines and to Indonesia"; "Carbon Dioxide Levels in the Biosphere: Effects on Plant Productivity"Container: Box 15, Folder 1-2
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Description: New Agriculture: A View of the Twenty-First CenturyDates: 1983Container: Box 15, Folder 3
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Description: Narrative Account of a Visit to the Republic of China (Taiwan)Container: Box 15, Folder 4
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Description: Executive Summary Five Year Plan Core Staffing and Program SupportContainer: Box 15, Folder 5
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Description: Global Food and Nutrition Security for the Asia-Pacific RegionDates: 1983Container: Box 15, Folder 6
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Description: Narrative Account of a Visit to the People's Republic of ChinaDates: 1983Container: Box 15, Folder 7
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Description: Agriculture in the Twenty-First Century; New Agriculture--A View from the 21st CenturyDates: 1984Container: Box 16, Folder 1
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Description: "Opportunities for Problem Solving Agricultural Research in Thailand..."; "Report of Special Visit to the International Center for Insect Special Report"; "October 15 Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) and the International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases (ILRAD) in Nairobi, Kenya and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Near Ibadan, Nigeria, August 24-September 6"Dates: 1984Container: Box 16, Folder 2
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Description: "Narrative Account of a Visit to the Republic of China (Taiwan) March 21, 1984-April 15, 1984"; "Change, Choices and Challenges"Container: Box 16, Folder 3
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Description: "Decisions About Agricultural Uses of Land," 1984; and "Food Security in the U.S.--An Overview "Dates: 1984Container: Box 16, Folder 4
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Description: Pilot Land Data System: Report of the Program Planning Workshops, NASA Technical Memorandum 86250Dates: 1984Container: Box 16, Folder 5
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Description: Farm ChemicalsDates: 1984Container: Box 16, Folder 6
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Description: New Agriculture--A View of the Twenty-First Century on the U.S. Agricultural Research in the FutureDates: 1984Container: Box 16, Folder 7
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Description: Fertilizacion FoliarDates: 1985Container: Box 16, Folder 8
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Description: "Industrious Industry at Work," by Bill Doran; "Sustaining Agriculture with Buzzwords"Dates: 1985Container: Box 16, Folder 9
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Description: "Narrative Account of a Visit to the Republic of China (Taiwan) April 1985"; "Narrative Account of a Visit to the People's Republic of China May 22--June 7, 1985"Container: Box 16, Folder 10
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Description: "Account of a Visit to the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture in Ibadan, Nigeria January 18--February 20, 1985"; "Narrative Account of a Trip to the USSR June 11-20, 1985"Container: Box 16, Folder 11
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Description: "Automation in Agriculture: Programming the Future," Speech given by S. H. Wittwer at Agri-Nation IDates: 1985Container: Box 16, Folder 12
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Description: "Global Aspects of Food Production Research and Technology Needs for the Twenty-First Century"; "New Dimensions in Education"; "New Horticulture-Programming the Future"Dates: 1985Container: Box 16, Folder 13
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Description: Agricultural EngineeringDates: 1985Container: Box 16, Folder 14
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Description: GrowerDates: 1985Container: Box 16, Folder 15
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Description: Japanese Book on Plant Biotechnology
This contains a photograph of Sylvan Wittwer on page 169.
Dates: 1985Container: Box 16, Folder 16 -
Description: Relationship Restored: Trends in U.S.--China Educational Exchanges 1978-1984, National Academy of SciencesDates: 1986Container: Box 16, Folder 17
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Description: "Report of Travel to Argentina May 26--June 4, 1986"; "Research Opportunities for Developing Country Agriculture"Dates: 1986Container: Box 16, Folder 18
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Description: "Joint UNDP/FAO world Bank Mission Report--Review of Technical Assistance Requirements in the Agricultural and Food Security Sector in Egypt (January 7--February 5, 1986)"Container: Box 16, Folder 19
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Description: "Agricultural and Food Supply Beyond 2000--Plant Production"Dates: 1986Container: Box 16, Folder 20
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Description: "Modernizing China's Agricultural Base"Dates: 1986Container: Box 16, Folder 21
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Description: "New Forces in Our Universe," Proceedings of the 93rd Annual Convention, Farm and Industrial Equipment InstituteDates: 1986Container: Box 16, Folder 22
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Description: TimeDates: 1987Container: Box 17, Folder 1
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Description: "Pockets of Success--Harbingers to Emulate"; "Global Perspective of Animal Agriculture into the Year 2000"Dates: 1987Container: Box 17, Folder 2
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Description: "21st Century Farm--Impacts of Technology"Dates: 1987Container: Box 17, Folder 3
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Description: Feeding a Billion: Frontiers of Chinese AgricultureDates: 1987Container: Box 17, Volume 1
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Description: Horticultural ReviewsDates: 1988Container: Box 17, Volume 2
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Description: Correspondence and Reviews on Feeding a BillionDates: 1989Container: Box 18, Folder 1
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Description: Review in Russian of Feeding a BillionContainer: Box 18, Folder 2
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Description: Articles on Feeding a BillionContainer: Box 18, Folder 3
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Description: "Food Problems in the Next Decade"Dates: 1989Container: Box 18, Folder 4
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Description: "Technical Assistance for Agriculture in the Developing World--Toward the Year 2000"Dates: 1989Container: Box 18, Folder 5
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Description: Classic papers in Horticulture Science, edited by Jules JanickDates: 1989Container: Box 18, Volume 1
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Description: Feeding a BillionDates: 1989Container: Box 18, Volume 2
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Description: "Implications of the Greenhouse Effect on Crop Productivity"Dates: 1990Container: Box 18, Folder 6
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Description: Utah ScienceDates: 1991Container: Box 18, Folder 7
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Description: Food and Nutrition NewsDates: 1992Container: Box 18, Folder 8
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Description: "In Praise of Carbon Dioxide"; "Highlights of the China Visit September 2--October 2, 1992"Dates: 1992Container: Box 18, Folder 9
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Description: Lansing Michigan Stake History: 1962-1992, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsContainer: Box 18, Volume 3
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Description: "Agricultural Technologies Relating to Sustainable Development and World Food Security"Dates: 1992Container: Box 18, Volume 4
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Description: "World-Wide Use of Plastics in Horticultural Production"; "Report of Travels in Spain to Observe Protected Cultivation of Vegetable Crops in the Almeria Area March 15-27, 1993"Dates: 1993Container: Box 19, Folder 1
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Description: Policy ReviewDates: 1993Container: Box 19, Folder 2
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Description: "Lansing Michigan Ward History"; "History of the Lansing Michigan Stake"Dates: 1993Container: Box 19, Folder 3
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Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station Publications
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Description: MessengerDates: 1980-1983Container: Box 20, Folder 1-4
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Description: Michigan Science in ActionDates: 1968-1981Container: Box 20, Volume 1-2
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Accounts of Foreign Travel
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Description: Volume IDates: 1960-1969Container: Box 21, Folder 1
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Description: Volume IIDates: 1971-1975Container: Box 21, Folder 2
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Description: Volume IIA and IIBContainer: Box 21, Folder 3-4
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Description: Volume IIIDates: 1976-1977Container: Box 21, Folder 5
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Description: Volume IVDates: 1978-1981Container: Box 21, Folder 6
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Accounts of Foreign Travel, Science Year, List of Publications
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Description: Accounts of Foreign Travel Volume VDates: 1981Container: Box 22, Folder 1
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Description: Science Year Entries on AgricultureDates: 1968-1987Container: Box 22, Folder 2-5
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Description: List of Publications, Presentations, and Miscellaneous ReportsDates: 1942-1982Container: Box 22, Folder 6
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Correspondence and Reports
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Description: Correspondence and Articles on Feeding a BillionContainer: Box 23, Folder 1-2
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Description: Correspondence and Essays Regarding Feeding a BillionDates: 1987Container: Box 23, Folder 3-4
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Description: Statements and Letters of Endorsement for Feeding a BillionDates: 1987Container: Box 23, Folder 5
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Description: Correspondence with Coauthors and Zhao WeijunDates: 1985-1987Container: Box 23, Folder 6
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Description: Review Comments for Feeding a BillionDates: 1982-1987Container: Box 23, Folder 7
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Description: Correspondence Relating to Travel PlansDates: 1986-1987Container: Box 23, Folder 8
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: 1984-1986Container: Box 23, Folder 9-21
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: 1987Container: Box 24, Folder 1-2
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Description: Correspondence with Cal PolyDates: 1994Container: Box 24, Folder 3
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Description: Correspondence on China VisitDates: 1989Container: Box 24, Folder 4-5
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Description: Correspondence with Carolina Biological Supply CompanyDates: 1984-1989Container: Box 24, Folder 6
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Description: Reports and Correspondence on the Implementation of Wittwer's RecommendationsDates: 1986Container: Box 24, Folder 7
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Description: USSR-V. I. Lenin All-Union Academy of Agricultural SciencesDates: 1979-1985Container: Box 24, Folder 8-9
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Description: USSR-V. I. Lenin All Union Academy of Agricultural SciencesDates: 1985-1988Container: Box 25, Folder 1
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Description: Africa Correspondence and ReportsDates: 1987Container: Box 25, Folder 2
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Description: International Fertilizer Development Center in ChinaDates: 1986Container: Box 25, Folder 3
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: 1989-1990Container: Box 25, Folder 4-9
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: 1990-1993Container: Box 26
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Description: Chinese CorrespondenceDates: 1987-1992Container: Box 27, Folder 1-2
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: 1977-1996Container: Box 27, Folder 3-6
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Description: "Special Letters"Dates: 1996Container: Box 27, Folder 7
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Publications and Writings by Wittwer
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Description: PublicationsDates: 1943-1977Container: Box 28
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Description: PublicationsDates: 1978-1983Container: Box 29
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Description: PublicationsDates: 1984-1986Container: Box 30
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Description: PublicationsDates: 1987-1995Container: Box 31
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Description: Writings by WittwerDates: 1990-1995Container: Box 32
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Description: Writings by WittwerDates: 1995Container: Box 33
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Articles by Others
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Description: Articles by OthersDates: 1985-1991Container: Box 34
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Description: Articles by OthersDates: 1985-1991Container: Box 34
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Description: Articles by OthersDates: 1976-1993Container: Box 35
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Description: Articles by OthersDates: 1976-1992Container: Box 36
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Personal papers
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Description: VitaeDates: 1989, 1992Container: Box 37, Folder 1
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Description: Feeding a Billion ReviewDates: 1987-1989Container: Box 37, Folder 2
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Description: "A Few Unforgettable Family Experiences Shared with Our European Friends"Container: Box 37, Folder 3
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Description: Michigan Science in ActionDates: 1969, 1981Container: Box 37, Folder 4-5
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Description: FuturesDates: 1994Container: Box 37, Folder 6
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Description: Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station MessengerDates: 1980-1983Container: Box 37, Folder 7
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Description: Church-Related News Clippings and CorrespondenceDates: 1963-1990Container: Box 37, Folder 8
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Description: Lansing Stake HistoryDates: 1993Container: Box 37, Folder 9-10
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Description: Michigan LDS Welfare Farm BrochureDates: 1981Container: Box 37, Folder 11
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Description: Travel Documents
Photographs attached to these documents were removed from collection.
Dates: 1967-1978Container: Box 37, Folder 12 -
Description: ScrapbookDates: 1955-1995Container: Box 38
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Description: ScrapbooksContainer: Box 39
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Description: ScrapbooksDates: 1975-1982Container: Box 40
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Description: Scrapbook of AwardsContainer: Box 41
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Accounts of Foreign Travel
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Description: Volumes I and IIDates: 1969-1975Container: Box 42, Folder 1-2
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Description: Volumes IIA and IIBDates: 1970-1972Container: Box 42, Folder 3-4
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Description: Volumes III and IVDates: 1977-1981Container: Box 42, Folder 5-6
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Description: Travel NotebooksDates: 1981-1986Container: Box 43
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Description: Travel NotebooksDates: 1986-1993Container: Box 44
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Description: China SouvenirsContainer: Box 45
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Conferences, Symposia, and Sponsors
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Description: Seminar NotesDates: 1992Container: Box 46, Folder 1
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Description: Chemistry and Food SupplyDates: 1988Container: Box 46, Folder 2
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Description: CO2 NewsletterDates: 1986Container: Box 46, Folder 3
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Description: Devres PortfolioDates: 1990-1992Container: Box 46, Folder 4
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Description: Foreign Travel ReportsDates: 1984-1986Container: Box 46, Folder 5-6
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Description: Taiwan ReportsDates: 1982-1986Container: Box 46, Folder 7-12
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Miscellaneous Documents
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Description: Miscellaneous DocumentsContainer: Box 47
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Description: ScrapbooksDates: 1946-1987Container: Box 48, Folder 1-4
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Description: State of the Climate ReportContainer: Box 48, Folder 5
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Description: MiscellaneousContainer: Box 48, Folder 6
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Description: ScrapbooksDates: 1981-1982Container: Box 49
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Description: Correspondence and MemorabiliaDates: 1943-1999Container: Box 50, Folder 1
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Description: News ClippingsDates: 1957-1999Container: Box 50, Folder 2
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: 1960-1992Container: Box 51, Folder 1
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Description: Post CardsDates: 1971-1991Container: Box 51, Folder 2
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Description: Sylvan H. Wittwer, Articles and ReportsDates: 1971-1993Container: Box 51, Folder 3
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Description: Sylvan H. Wittwer, InterviewDates: 1978Container: Box 51, Folder 4
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Description: Sylvan H. Wittwer, ResumeContainer: Box 51, Folder 5
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Description: Sylvan H. Wittwer, Speeches and ProposalsDates: 1976Container: Box 51, Folder 6
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Description: ANR: Agriculture and Natural Resources Alumni MagazineDates: 1977Container: Box 51, Folder 7
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Description: BYU, Commencement ProgramDates: 1977Container: Box 51, Folder 8
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Description: FliersDates: 1984Container: Box 51, Folder 9
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Description: Michigan State University Agricultural Experiment Station, ReportDates: 1974-1975Container: Box 51, Folder 10
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Description: NewslettersDates: 1971-1983Container: Box 51, Folder 11
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Description: ProgramsDates: 1974-1976Container: Box 51, Folder 12
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Description: News ClippingsDates: 1977-1989Container: Box 51, Folder 13
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Description: MiscellaneousContainer: Box 51, Folder 14
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: 2000-2001Container: Box 51, Folder 15
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Description: AwardDates: 1984Container: Box 51, Folder 16
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Description: CommentariesDates: 1998-2000Container: Box 51, Folder 17
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Description: ProgramDates: 2002Container: Box 51, Folder 18
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Description: ProposalsContainer: Box 51, Folder 19
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Description: News ClippingsDates: 2000-2002Container: Box 51, Folder 20
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- AgricultureEconomic aspects
- Crops and climate
- Food supply
- Greenhouse management
Personal Names
- Wittwer, S. H. (Sylvan Harold), 1917- --Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Drafts (documents)
- Newsletters
- Notes
- Reprints
- Scrapbooks
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