NYSAES Historical Documents
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This is a collection of brief historical sketches of the Geneva station and particular departments and areas within the station. This collection also contains historically important documents such as the first employee register.
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Item Hudson Valley LaboratoryNew York State Agricultural Experiment Station (New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 1973-08)Oversize booklet describing the Hudson Valley Laboratory in Highland, NY. Facility is connected to the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, NY.Item Fruit Insect Problems of the Past and Next 100 YearsChapman, Paul J. (1956)Presented at the Annual Meeting of the New York State Horticultural Society, 17-20 January 1956, Rochester NY.Item 1898-1899 field notebook of Spencer A. BeachBeach, Spencer A. (New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 1898)1898-1899 field notebook of Spencer A. Beach, who was a horticulturist at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York from 1891 to 1905. He was lead author on the monumental book "Apples of New York" which is still regarded with much esteem today. He went on to a position as Chair of Horticulture at Iowa Agricultural College. The notebook contains notes on plant breeding, especially castrating and cross pollinating. Notes include data on apples, grapes, gooseberries, melons, cabbage, turnips, etc.Item New York State Agricultural Experiment Station: 115 Years of Service to New York Food and AgricultureMcCandless, Linda (New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 1995)This publication describes briefly the first 115 years of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station located in Geneva, NY. It includes an explanation of the Station's impact on NY agriculture and industries and contains photos and a time-line of events significant to the Station's history.Item Photo: 1911 Exhibit of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station at the New York State FairNew York State Fair (New York State Fair, 1912-09)Item New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New YorkNew York State Agricultural Experiment Station (New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 1947-10)This is a 20 page oversize booklet which is a 1947 revision and reprint of New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) Circular 136. This circular was a general overview of the history and work of the NYSAES. It contains detailed descriptions along with photos and maps.Item Dedication... Hudson Valley LaboratoryNew York State Agricultural Experiment Station (New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 1964-07-29)This is a booklet which describes the dedication day ceremonies for the NYSAES, Hudson Valley Laboratory building in Highland, NY which was completed in 1964. The original Hudson Valley facility was established in 1923. The booklet contains a description of the new laboratory and a program of events with list of speakers. Also included is a description of the work of the NYSAES and some history of the Hudson Valley branch.Item Taschenberg LaboratoryNew York State Agricultural Experiment Station (New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 1991-05-30)Program of events for the 30 May 1991 ceremony to name the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station's Fredonia Vineyard Laboratory in honor of E. Frederick Taschenberg. Program includes a brief biographical sketch of Taschenberg as well as a list of speakers and a brief history of the laboratory (first established in 1909). This is likely a draft of the original program and not a finished copy.Item 1973 Pomology Department PhotographNew York State Agricultural Experiment Station (New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 1973)This is a black and white 1973 photograph of members of the Pomology Department at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University in Geneva, NY. Hand written note gives names of those being photographed: (back row) Robert Lamb, Roger Way, James Cummins, John Watson, Keith Kimball, Otis Curtis, Donald Ourecky, (front row) Walter Kender, George Slate, Nelson Shaulis, John Cain, John Einset, Richard Wellington and Charlotte Pratt. Photograph donated by Mr. Frank Dennis (Dept. of Horticulture, Michigan State University) in 2009.Item Photo of 1936 NNGA meeting attendees outside Jordan Hall, NYSAESNorthern Nut Growers Association (1936-09)Photo of attendees of the 27th annual meeting of the Northern Nut Growers Association in 1936. The photo was taken by C. A. Reed just outside of Jordan Hall at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES) in Geneva, NY. Pictured in photo are U. P. Hedrick (director of the NYSAES 1928-1938) and George Slate (Horticulture Dept., NYSAES) as well as others. Photo appears on page 14 of Report of the Proceedings of the twenty-seventh annual meeting of the northern nut growers association. Meeting held at Geneva, NY, 14-15 September 1936.