George W. Varseveld papers, 1948-1994.

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George W. Varseveld papers, 1948-1994.

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The George W. Varseveld Papers were created and assembled by Varseveld in the course of his food science research and teaching at Oregon State University. The papers include certificates, course teaching packets, a manual, notes, photographs, publications, reference materials, reports, and student theses. The reference materials comprise over half of the collection and include articles, books, conference proceedings, Extension Service circulars, manuals, and reports relating to food processing equipment and research. Varseveld's own research is reflected in research reports, notes, article reprints, and bulletins published by the Agricultural Experiment Station. Among the topics represented in these records include: mechanization of strawberry harvesting, green pea grading, supersweet corn breeding, thermal processing, and freeze-dried snap bean compressibility. The theses were written by graduate students in food science advised by Varseveld; his MS thesis is also included. A manual of Food Science and Technology Department research procedures and guidelines is included. Course reading packets for Food Quality Evaluation (FST 111) and Food Processing (FST 221) are part of the collection. The photographs document research on the harvesting, processing, freezing, and surface strength of various fruits and vegetables. Primarily documenting strawberries and beans, these images also depict cherry, pea, and corn research. In addition to portrait shots of Varseveld, the images also depict other Food Science faculty such as Lois McGill and Clifford Samuels. The photographs are primarily color slides (1037 items); they also include 48 prints and 1 negative.

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Varseveld, G. W. (George Wallace)

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George W. Varseveld was a faculty member in the Food Science and Technology Department at Oregon State University from 1963 until his retirement in 1989. As a research food scientist, he advised graduate students and conducted research on fruits and vegetables -- specifically mechanical harvesting of strawberries, suitability of fruits and vegetables for processing, green pea grading, and freezing of snap beans. Varseveld earned a BS in Agriculture at the University of Alberta, Canada, in 1947 a...

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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...

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On July 24, 1911, Oregon Agricultural College's Board of Regents organized the Oregon Extension Service in response to requests from citizens of Oregon for assistance (particularly in agriculture) from the college. R.D. Hetzel, professor of political science, was named as the first director of the Extension Service. The first county extension agents began in Marion and Wallowa Counties in September of 1912. Legislation permitting counties to appropriate money for extension work that would be mat...