Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
Gordon Almon Van Epps papers
Utah State University
UUS_8.2:11
.75 linear feet
2 boxes
1936-1990
The papers of Gordon Almon Van Epps comprise personal and professional papers from Gordon's long service as a professor of agronomy and an active participant in agricultural extension and international rural development, specifically in Iran, Bolivia, and Lesotho.
English
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The bulk of these materials date from the 1960s and 1970s, when Van Epps served with the USU Extension service and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Iran and Bolivia. Materials include research notes and diaries, personal and professional correspondence, publications, and photographs of agricultural projects.
Gordon Almon Van Epps (1920-2016) was raised in Phoenix, Arizona. He married Jayne Dunn in 1945 while on leave from the US Navy. After WWII he completed a master's degree in agronomy at Utah State University, then taught at California Polytechnic College and Snow College in Ephraim, Utah. There, in association with the USU Extension service, he spent the next 30 years doing agronomic research, revegetation studies, native plant and soil research, and serving as a resource for the farmers of central Utah.
Gordon, along with his wife and four daughters, traveled internationally in service to agricultural providers. They lived 3 years in Karaj, Iran, where he helped develop a large modern research and demonstration farm; 2 years in La Paz and Cochambamba, Bolivia, where he helped farmers increase wheat production; and after joining the faculty of Washington State University, served in Lesotho in southern Africa to aid farmers increase food production. He considered these opportunities for service as unique and marvelous experiences, and developed a love of foreign cultures and new friendships.
This collection is arranged into five series: Journals, Photographs, Publications, Proposals, and Professional Papers
Access to some files is restricted. Not available through interlibrary loan.
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Initial Citation: Gordon Almon Van Epps papers
USU_8.2:11 VAN. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_8.2:11 VAN, USUSCA.
Donated to USU by Leone Pearce (Gordon's daughter).
Iran Point 4 Agricultural Project collection, UUS_22.4
Utah State University and USAID Boliva Project research and office files, UUS_22.5:11
At Washington State University: Gordon Van Epps papers, Cage 955
Van Epps, Gordon Almon, 1920-2016
Agriculture
Agriculture--Iran--International cooperation--Photographs
Land Use
I. Journals
1959-1969
1959 and 1960 Calendar and Address Books
1959-1960
1
1
Daily Diary - Bolivia
1966-1968
1
2
Snow Field Station Notes
1968-1969
1
3
II. Photographs
1936-1981
Environment and Man Program Shrub Project
1966-1975
1
4
Nephi Canyon and Plant Establishment - BLM Henry MT Coal Project
1978-1980
1
5
Oil Shale Tract
1
6
Combination Projects: Reed Canary Grass, Snow Farm, Nephi Farm, Panquitch Farm, and more
1936-1964
1
7
Karaj, Iran Agriculture
1962-1964
1
8
Bolivia
1966-1968
1
9
Greenhouse Study and Snow Field Station
1953-1960
1
10
III. Publications
1967-1989
Seed Production from Plantations
1989
1
11
Publications in Preparation
1967-1971
1
12
Publication Listings and Statements
1967-1972
1
13
Wheat Production and Management Practices for Higher Yields and More Profit (Uncredited Manuscript)
1968
1
14
Energy Biomass Abstract
1980-1982
1
15
IV. Proposals
1973-1981
Highway Beautification in Utah's Difficult Enviornments
1973-1974
1
16
Developing shrub usage in the areas of range improvement
1981
1
17
V. Professional Papers
1952-1990
CV and employment contracts *restricted*
1952-1986
2
1
Experiment Station
1941-1982
2
2
Personal papers, correspondence
1961-1990
2
3
Who's Who in the West + American Men and Women of Science
1961-1976
2
4
Report samples
1964-1971
2
5
Peace Corps
1969
2
6
Biographical Information
1975
2
7
Utah Range Camp + Institute for Land Rehabilitation
1976
2
8
Society for Range Management
1981-1982
2
9