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Title: Ralph S. Besse Thesis, 1913

ID: MSS Besse

Primary Creator: Besse, Ralph S. (Ralph Stephen) (1887-)

Extent: 0.05 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

The Ralph S. Besse Thesis, Agriculture as a Career, was submitted to the College of Agriculture at the University of Missouri in 1913. Besse served as a farm management extension specialist and administrator in the Agricultural Experiment Station from 1922 until his retirement in 1953.

The Ralph S. Besse Thesis, Agriculture as a Career, was submitted to the College of Agriculture at the University of Missouri in 1913 for the Mrs. Mary Guinn Prize. It includes photographic prints of farm scenes and country homes.

Ralph S. Besse joined the Oregon Agricultural College faculty in 1922 as farm management extension specialist. In 1932, he became Assistant Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station; he served as Associate Director of the Station from 1949 until his retirement in 1953. Besse earned B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Missouri.

More Extent Information: 9 photographs; 1 box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: Thesis transferred from the College of Agricultural Sciences (OSU) in 1989.

Related Materials:

An oral history interview with Besse is held in the History of Oregon State University Oral Histories and Sound Recordings (OH 003).

The OSU Special Collections and Archives Research Center holdings include many collections pertaining to agriculture. Besse's work at Oregon State College is documented in the Agricultural Experiment Station Records (RG 025) and the College of Agricultural Sciences Records (RG 158).

Preferred Citation: Ralph S. Besse Thesis (MSS Besse), Oregon State University Archives and Special Collections Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Besse, Ralph S. (Ralph Stephen) (1887-)

Agricultural education.
Agriculture-Vocational guidance.
Besse, Ralph S. (Ralph Stephen), 1887-
Natural Resources
University History

Photographic prints.