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CT 12
Crowley, D. J.
D. J. Crowley Oral History Cassette Recording
1973
.2 Linear feet of shelf space
1 box
The oral history interviews of D. J. Crowley, Superintendent of the WSU Coastal Washington Research and Extension Unit, Long Beach, WA, were conducted by Azmi Y. Shawa in 1973. This collection consists of two cassette tapes.
(MASC STAFF USE): range 3-4.
Collection materials are in English
The oral history interviews of D. J. Crowley, Superintendent of the WSU Coastal Washington Research and Extension Unit, Long Beach, WA, were conducted by Azmi Y. Shawa in 1973. This collection consists of two cassette tapes. They were abstracted in 1979 by Margot Knight.
This collection is open and available for research use.
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[Item description]
D. J. Crowley Oral History Cassette Recording, 1973 (CT 12)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections,
Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
CT 12 was transferred to the Archives between 1973 and 1979.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
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Crowley, D. J.
Shawa, Azmi Y.
Washington State University.
Washington State University.
Oral history -- United States.
Cranberries -- Washington (State)
Oral Histories
Colleges and Universities
Washington (State)
12/1-2: D.J. Crowley, Superintendent, WSU
Coastal Washington Research and Extension Unit, Long Beach, WA, April
17, 1973.
1, Side A
Minutes (approx.): 0 - 3
College experiences in the
1920's.
1, Side A
Minutes (approx.): 3 - 13
Growing blueberries. Work on cranberry
disease. Problems growers had when he started work at The Coastal
Washington Research and Extension Unit. Fruitworms.
1, Side A
Minutes (approx.): 13 - 25
Insecticides that were used. Insect
problems, Specifics on insecticide toxicity. Smudge
pots.
1, Side B
Minutes (approx.): 0 - 12
Agricultural situation during World
War II, Japanese farmers,More on disease and crop problems.
Frost.
1, Side B
Minutes (approx.): 12 - 30
Spraying. More about frost problems.
His experiments in controlling frost in cranberry plots. Problems
getting funds for frost control experiments.
2, Side A
Minutes (approx.): 0 - 7
Controlling frost by sprinkling. His
problems getting funding for experiments.
2, Side A
Minutes (approx.): 7 - 14
His relationship with Wilson Compton.
Cranberry crop. Installing a sprinkling system to fight
frost.
2, Side A
Minutes (approx.): 14 - 22
Success of the sprinkling system. More
on the installment.
2, Side A
Minutes (approx.): 22 - 30
Saving frost-bitten spring wheat.
Biblical analogy.
2, Side B
Minutes (approx.): 0 - 3
Thoughts about learning and
experimentation. The changes brought on by the sprinkling
system.
2, Side B
Minutes (approx.): 3 - 12
Care of the cranberry crop. Use of
herbicides and fertilizers.
2, Side B
Minutes (approx.): 12 - 16
Talks about some of his fellow
workers. Changes in agricultural methods.
2, Side B
Minutes (approx.): 16 - 25
His personal health and retirement.
Other workers at the unit.