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Title | Rasmussen, Lowell W. |
Interviewer | Bertramson, B. Rodney |
Interviewee | Rasmussen, Lowell W. |
Date | 1985-11-09 |
Description | 174 minute oral history interview conducted with Rasmussen, Lowell W., Washington State College/University Agronomy and Soils. Topics include: Personal background. Professional career at WSU, 1948-75. Research and colleagues at WSU. Development of Experimental Design course. Weed and herbicides program. Organized communication with farmers. Regional weed researchers. Career as Assistant Director of Agriculture Experiment Station, 1956-75. Creation of commodity commissions and their benefits. The role & requirements of an Ag. Research Director. Regional research programs and the USDA. Relationship with State Dept. of Ag. and other agencies. Foreign service and WSU international development programs. Tribute to extension services. Outlook from 38 years at WSU. Family and social recollections. |
Subject | Universities & colleges; Agriculture |
Coverage | North and Central America--United States--Washington (state)--Whitman county--Pullman |
Genre | Interviews |
Type | Sound |
Publisher | Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries. https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Rights Notes | In copyright. Item is in copyright until 95 years after 2013 publication date. |
Identifier | ua202b16-Rasmussen |
Source | Is found in Archives 202, Centennial Oral History Project https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/finders/ua202.htm at Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc |
Holding Institution | Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries |
Contributors | The 2004 class gift of the returning alumni (Golden Grads) of the WSC Class of 1954 provided funds for digitization of these recordings, and for online description and access. |
Language | English |
Format | Interview cassette tapes were converted to RealAudio files with a bit rate of 16Kbps. The RealAudio files were later reformatted as mp3, described, and uploaded to a CONTENTdm server at the Washington State University Libraries. |
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