A half century in food and wine technology : oral history transcript, 1966 / interviews conducted l966 by Ruth Teiser for the Regional Oral History Office, Bancroft Library ; introduction by Emil M. Mrak.

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A half century in food and wine technology : oral history transcript, 1966 / interviews conducted l966 by Ruth Teiser for the Regional Oral History Office, Bancroft Library ; introduction by Emil M. Mrak.

Photographs inserted. Student days at University of California, 1907-1911; teaching and research, UC, Berkeley, on food and wine technology; California wine industry during prohibition and after repeal. Appended: photocopies of Cruess's letters concerning the interview; statement on the Department of Food Science and Technology at Davis (10 leaves). Also included (as v.2): bibliography of Cruess's writings (28 leaves); historical notes on the Food Technology Department by Cruess (94 leaves); memoirs, biographical data (55 leaves).

Transcript: 2 v.Phonotape: 1 sound tape reel : analog, 3 3/4 ips, 2 track ; 5 in.

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University of California (1868-1952)

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Teiser is a free-lance writer who has written extensively on the California wine industry. From the description of Papers, 1960-1990. (University of California, Davis). WorldCat record id: 43596964 ...

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William Vere Cruess, a pioneer in food science and technology, spent his entire career as University of California, Berkeley faculty member. His research was instrumental in the development of many practices in the field of food science including: mechanical fruit dehydration, the use of fruits in the production of fruit juices and fruit beverages, and the use of freezing storage for preservation of fruits and fruit products. Cruess also conducted important research on the principles of wine mak...