Ruel N. Wright papers

Record Group

Identifier: UA-10.3.196

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a bound, typed, thesis called "The Apple and Its Culture." The thesis covers the history and botany of the apple, location and planting of an orchard, propagation, pruning, cultivation, spraying, diseases, insects, picking, packing, storing, marketing, and varieties. The volume contains a bibliography of the sources Wright used and many pasted pictures and illustrations.

Dates

Creation: 1920

Creator

Wright, Ruel Norval (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Biographical Note

Ruel Norval Wright graduated from Michigan State University in 1920 with a B.S. in agriculture. He worked as a district inspector for Merchant Despatch, Inc. in Detroit, Michigan.