Wittwer, S. H. (Sylvan Harold), 1917-2012
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1917-01-17 - 2012-01-20
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Frank G. Dennis papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.265
Scope and Contents
The Frank G. Dennis papers consist of articles and biographical information about, and awards given to Frank G. Dennis, Stanley Johnston, and Sylvan Wittwer who were members of the Horticulture Department at Michigan State University (MSU). There is also information regarding the history of horticulture at MSU.
Records include materials about Sylvan Wittwer used by Dennis to write his book and a copy of the poem “Ode to Cyclone” written by Dennis.
The collection also includes a number of...
Dates:
1957 - 2008
Renewable Harvests, 1976
Item — Reel UA-F002453
Scope and Contents
This program takes a look at past and present research carried out by the eight agricultural experiment stations run by Michigan State University. The film examines such topics as research in human ecology, mechanization of farms, and health studies.
Dates:
1976
Sylvan H. Wittwer papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.154
Scope and Contents
The collection contains articles written by Sylvan Wittwer including "Effective Management of Human and Physical Resources for International Agricultural Research," "Improving Storage Qualities of Crops by Treatment with Maleic Hydrazide," "Plasticulture," "Protected Cultivation of Horticulture Crops Worldwide," and "The Greenhouse Effect." Also included is a letter from Hubert H. Humphrey thanking Wittwer for his service on the Office of Technology Assessment's advisory panel on basic...
Dates:
1976 - 1995