UUM_Accn1339 Inventory of the Sylvan H. Wittwer papers, 1942-2002 Wittwer (Sylvan H.) papers Finding aid created by Sabrina Riches Manuscripts Division, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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ACCN 1339 Sylvan H. Wittwer papers 1942-2002 Wittwer, S. H. (Sylvan Harold), 1917- 31.25 linear feet 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. Collection materials are in English. Biographical Sketch

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).

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.

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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.

Processed by Sabrina Riches, Valerie Richey, and Kate Kimball from 1996-2003.

Audio-visual materials were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (A0552).

 Wittwer, S. H. (Sylvan Harold), 1917- --Archives AgricultureEconomic aspects Food supply Crops and climate Greenhouse management Science Agriculture Correspondence Reprints Scrapbooks Drafts (documents) Newsletters Notes Biographical Information and Publications by Wittwer 1 1 Biographical Information 1 2 Correspondence 1 1 Publications 1942-1959 2 Publications 1960-1969 3 Publications 1969-1971 4 Publications 1972 5 Publications 1975-1976 6 Publications 1977-1978 7 Publications 1979-1980 Correspondence and Speech Notes 8 1-8 Correspondence 1960-1989 8 9-11 Speech Notes 1952-1978 Publications by or about Wittwer 9 1 Publications 9 2 Vernalization and Photoperiodism 9 3 "Contribution of Atomic Energy to Agriculture" 9 4 "Progress Report on Atomic Energy Research" 9 5 Source Book on Gibberellins, United States Department of Agriculture 9 6 Reviews of Greenhouse Tomatoes 1969 9 7 Accumulation of Nitrate, National Academy of Sciences 1972 Publications 10 Publications 1973 11 Publications 1974 12 1 Agricultural Production Efficiency, National Academy of Sciences 12 2 World Food and Nutrition Study 12 1 Crop Productivity--Research Imperatives 12 3 Agricultural Experiment Station 12 4 Special Oversight Review of Agricultural Research and Development 12 5 Urea and Other Non-Protein Nitrogen Compounds in Animal Nutrition 12 6 Organizing and Financing Basic Research to Increase Food Production 12 7 ANR, Michigan State University Agriculture and Natural Resources 12 2 World Food Prospects and Agricultural Potential, Marylin Chou, David P. Harmon, Jr., Herman Kahn, and Sylvan H. Wittwer 1977 13 1 Promotional Advertisement and Order Form for Greenhouse Tomatoes 13 2 "Agricultural Research, No Longer a Country Bumpkin"; "Phytohormones and Chemical Regulators in Agriculture" 1978 13 3 Plant and Animal Products in the U. S. Food System 13 4 Northliner 1978 13 5 "Agricultural Production--Research Imperatives for the Future" 1979 13 6 Animal Agriculture: Research to Meet Human Needs in the 21st Century 13 1 Biology of Crop Productivity, edited by Peter S. Carlson 13 7 Crops and Soils Magazine 1981 13 8 X-TRA 1981 13 9 Focus 1981 13 10 "Five Year Plan Core Staffing and Program Support" 13 11 "Miracle of Taiwan" 1982 13 12 Furrow 1982 13 2 Politics of Agricultural Research, by Don F. Hadwiger 1982 14 Publications 1981-1982 15 1 Current Topics in Nutrition and Disease Volume 10--Malnutrition 15 2 Plant Growth Regulating Chemicals, Vol. 2 15 1-2 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" 15 3 New Agriculture: A View of the Twenty-First Century 1983 15 4 Narrative Account of a Visit to the Republic of China (Taiwan) 15 5 Executive Summary Five Year Plan Core Staffing and Program Support 15 6 Global Food and Nutrition Security for the Asia-Pacific Region 1983 15 7 Narrative Account of a Visit to the People's Republic of China 1983 16 1 Agriculture in the Twenty-First Century; New Agriculture--A View from the 21st Century 1984 16 2 "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" 1984 16 3 "Narrative Account of a Visit to the Republic of China (Taiwan) March 21, 1984-April 15, 1984"; "Change, Choices and Challenges" 16 4 "Decisions About Agricultural Uses of Land," 1984; and "Food Security in the U.S.--An Overview " 1984 16 5 Pilot Land Data System: Report of the Program Planning Workshops, NASA Technical Memorandum 86250 1984 16 6 Farm Chemicals 1984 16 7 New Agriculture--A View of the Twenty-First Century on the U.S. Agricultural Research in the Future 1984 16 8 Fertilizacion Foliar 1985 16 9 "Industrious Industry at Work," by Bill Doran; "Sustaining Agriculture with Buzzwords" 1985 16 10 "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" 16 11 "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" 16 12 "Automation in Agriculture: Programming the Future," Speech given by S. H. Wittwer at Agri-Nation I 1985 16 13 "Global Aspects of Food Production Research and Technology Needs for the Twenty-First Century"; "New Dimensions in Education"; "New Horticulture-Programming the Future" 1985 16 14 Agricultural Engineering 1985 16 15 Grower 1985 16 16 Japanese Book on Plant Biotechnology 1985

This contains a photograph of Sylvan Wittwer on page 169.

 16 17 Relationship Restored: Trends in U.S.--China Educational Exchanges 1978-1984, National Academy of Sciences 1986 16 18 "Report of Travel to Argentina May 26--June 4, 1986"; "Research Opportunities for Developing Country Agriculture" 1986 16 19 "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)" 16 20 "Agricultural and Food Supply Beyond 2000--Plant Production" 1986 16 21 "Modernizing China's Agricultural Base" 1986 16 22 "New Forces in Our Universe," Proceedings of the 93rd Annual Convention, Farm and Industrial Equipment Institute 1986 17 1 Time 1987 17 2 "Pockets of Success--Harbingers to Emulate"; "Global Perspective of Animal Agriculture into the Year 2000" 1987 17 3 "21st Century Farm--Impacts of Technology" 1987 17 1 Feeding a Billion: Frontiers of Chinese Agriculture 1987 17 2 Horticultural Reviews 1988 18 1 Correspondence and Reviews on Feeding a Billion 1989 18 2 Review in Russian of Feeding a Billion 18 3 Articles on Feeding a Billion 18 4 "Food Problems in the Next Decade" 1989 18 5 "Technical Assistance for Agriculture in the Developing World--Toward the Year 2000" 1989 18 1 Classic papers in Horticulture Science, edited by Jules Janick 1989 18 2 Feeding a Billion 1989 18 6 "Implications of the Greenhouse Effect on Crop Productivity" 1990 18 7 Utah Science 1991 18 8 Food and Nutrition News 1992 18 9 "In Praise of Carbon Dioxide"; "Highlights of the China Visit September 2--October 2, 1992" 1992 18 3 Lansing Michigan Stake History: 1962-1992, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 18 4 "Agricultural Technologies Relating to Sustainable Development and World Food Security" 1992 19 1 "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" 1993 19 2 Policy Review 1993 19 3 "Lansing Michigan Ward History"; "History of the Lansing Michigan Stake" 1993 Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station Publications 20 1-4 Messenger 1980-1983 20 1-2 Michigan Science in Action 1968-1981 Accounts of Foreign Travel 21 1 Volume I 1960-1969 21 2 Volume II 1971-1975 21 3-4 Volume IIA and IIB 21 5 Volume III 1976-1977 21 6 Volume IV 1978-1981 Accounts of Foreign Travel, Science Year, List of Publications 22 1 Accounts of Foreign Travel Volume V 1981 22 2-5 Science Year Entries on Agriculture 1968-1987 22 6 List of Publications, Presentations, and Miscellaneous Reports 1942-1982 Correspondence and Reports 23 1-2 Correspondence and Articles on Feeding a Billion 23 3-4 Correspondence and Essays Regarding Feeding a Billion 1987 23 5 Statements and Letters of Endorsement for Feeding a Billion 1987 23 6 Correspondence with Coauthors and Zhao Weijun 1985-1987 23 7 Review Comments for Feeding a Billion 1982-1987 23 8 Correspondence Relating to Travel Plans 1986-1987 23 9-21 Correspondence 1984-1986 24 1-2 Correspondence 1987 24 3 Correspondence with Cal Poly 1994 24 4-5 Correspondence on China Visit 1989 24 6 Correspondence with Carolina Biological Supply Company 1984-1989 24 7 Reports and Correspondence on the Implementation of Wittwer's Recommendations 1986 24 8-9 USSR-V. I. Lenin All-Union Academy of Agricultural Sciences 1979-1985 25 1 USSR-V. I. Lenin All Union Academy of Agricultural Sciences 1985-1988 25 2 Africa Correspondence and Reports 1987 25 3 International Fertilizer Development Center in China 1986 25 4-9 Correspondence 1989-1990 26 Correspondence 1990-1993 27 1-2 Chinese Correspondence 1987-1992 27 3-6 Correspondence 1977-1996 27 7 "Special Letters" 1996 Publications and Writings by Wittwer 28 Publications 1943-1977 29 Publications 1978-1983 30 Publications 1984-1986 31 Publications 1987-1995 32 Writings by Wittwer 1990-1995 33 Writings by Wittwer 1995 Articles by Others 34 Articles by Others 1985-1991 34 Articles by Others 1985-1991 35 Articles by Others 1976-1993 36 Articles by Others 1976-1992 Personal papers 37 1 Vitae 1989, 1992 37 2 Feeding a Billion Review 1987-1989 37 3 "A Few Unforgettable Family Experiences Shared with Our European Friends" 37 4-5 Michigan Science in Action 1969, 1981 37 6 Futures 1994 37 7 Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station Messenger 1980-1983 37 8 Church-Related News Clippings and Correspondence 1963-1990 37 9-10 Lansing Stake History 1993 37 11 Michigan LDS Welfare Farm Brochure 1981 37 12 Travel Documents 1967-1978

Photographs attached to these documents were removed from collection.

 38 Scrapbook 1955-1995 39 Scrapbooks 40 Scrapbooks 1975-1982 41 Scrapbook of Awards Accounts of Foreign Travel 42 1-2 Volumes I and II 1969-1975 42 3-4 Volumes IIA and IIB 1970-1972 42 5-6 Volumes III and IV 1977-1981 43 Travel Notebooks 1981-1986 44 Travel Notebooks 1986-1993 45 China Souvenirs Conferences, Symposia, and Sponsors 46 1 Seminar Notes 1992 46 2 Chemistry and Food Supply 1988 46 3 CO2 Newsletter 1986 46 4 Devres Portfolio 1990-1992 46 5-6 Foreign Travel Reports 1984-1986 46 7-12 Taiwan Reports 1982-1986 Miscellaneous Documents 47 Miscellaneous Documents 48 1-4 Scrapbooks 1946-1987 48 5 State of the Climate Report 48 6 Miscellaneous 49 Scrapbooks 1981-1982 50 1 Correspondence and Memorabilia 1943-1999 50 2 News Clippings 1957-1999 51 1 Correspondence 1960-1992 51 2 Post Cards 1971-1991 51 3 Sylvan H. Wittwer, Articles and Reports 1971-1993 51 4 Sylvan H. Wittwer, Interview 1978 51 5 Sylvan H. Wittwer, Resume 51 6 Sylvan H. Wittwer, Speeches and Proposals 1976 51 7 ANR: Agriculture and Natural Resources Alumni Magazine 1977 51 8 BYU, Commencement Program 1977 51 9 Fliers 1984 51 10 Michigan State University Agricultural Experiment Station, Report 1974-1975 51 11 Newsletters 1971-1983 51 12 Programs 1974-1976 51 13 News Clippings 1977-1989 51 14 Miscellaneous 51 15 Correspondence 2000-2001 51 16 Award 1984 51 17 Commentaries 1998-2000 51 18 Program 2002 51 19 Proposals 51 20 News Clippings 2000-2002