Archie Van Doren (1910-1986) was born in Del Rio, Washington. He attended WSU for his undergraduate studies and obtained his doctorate in Pomology from Cornell University. He developed controlled atmosphere storage, which allows apples to be stored for up to a year. Dr. Van Doren headed the WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center from 1950-1962.
This collection consists of photographs, newspapers clippings, correspondence, and other documents related to the career of Washington State University (WSU) professor and Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center director Archie Van Doren. The bulk of the materials concern an honorary dinner on March 17, 1966 in Yakima, Washington sponsored by the Washington State Apple Commission for Dr. Van Doren’s work on controlled atmosphere storage.
This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.
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Preliminary Guide to the Archie Van Doren Papers, 1922-1971 (MS 2022.27)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
WSU staff donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in December 2022 (MS.2022.27) during the cleaning out of Johnson Hall.
Western Washington Research and Extension Center Records, 1895-1976
Tree Fruit Research Center, Wenatchee Records, 1929-1967
Tree Fruit Research Center, Wenatchee Records, 1924-1973
WSU News Subject Files, 1940-2011
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