Melvin N. Westwood Papers 1894-2005 1963-1996
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Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)
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After elected president, Thomas Jefferson wanted a direct and practicable water communication across the continent and US sovereignty over the land occupied by the many different Indian tribes along the Missouri River. In 1803, Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery and named Army Captain Meriwether Lewis its leader. Lewis selected William Clark as second in command. The Corps of Discovery departed from Camp Dubois (Illinois) on May 14, 1804, and met up with Lewis in St. Charles, Missour...
Oregon State University. Dept. of Horticulture.
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Classes in horticulture were taught at Oregon State University as early as 1874 by B.J. Hawthorne. The Department of Horticulture and Botany was established in 1888. By 1909, the Horticulture Department had been formalized as part of the School of Agriculture. From the description of Horticulture Department photographs, 1900-1980 (bulk 1900-1930). (Eugene Public Library). WorldCat record id: 236218522 From the guide to the Horticulture Department Photographs, 1900-1980, 1900...
Westwood, Melvin N. (Melvin Neil), 1923-
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Horticulturist Melvin Westwood was a faculty member in the Oregon State University Horticulture Department and Agricultural Experiment Station from 1960 until his retirement in 1983. Westwood published extensively and received numerous awards for his research in rootstock physiology and fruit germplasm. He helped establish the National Clonal Germplasm Repository in Corvallis, Oregon; served as its Research Director in 1980-1982; and was the National Technical Advisor for Clonal Germplasm from 1...
Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station.
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The Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station was established under the provisions of the federal Hatch Act of 1887. Agricultural experimentation began at Oregon Agricultural College in 1888. In 1901 the first branch station was established at Union, in northeast Oregon, to address issues pertaining to the agriculture in that part of the state. Branch stations were subsequently established throughout Oregon. From the description of Agricultural Experiment Station records, 1889-2002 (bul...
