W.E. Brentzel Patent Dispute Records
Collection
Identifier: SCUA 0040
Scope and Contents
The collection contains letters detailing a patent dispute between FMC Corp and Brentzel. The patent was for a disease control measure for potatoes.
Dates
- 1942 – 1946; 1993
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyrights to this collection is held by The North Dakota State University Archives.
Biographical / Historical
W.E. Brentzel was a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Plant Pathology. He was born on March 2, 1889 in Missouri and died on June 14, 1977 in Fargo North Dakota. He received his undergraduate degree from SE Missouri State in 1912, his Masters degree from University of Missouri in 1917, and his Ph.D. from Wisconsin in 1924. Before working at NDAC his was a Professor for Chemistry and Biology at West Mariland College in 1918 and then an Assistant Plant Pathologist for the USDA from 1920 – 1925. He started in the Plant Pathology Department in 1925.
Extent
1 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Overview
The collection contains letters detailing a patent dispute between FMC Corp and Brentzel. The patent was for a disease control measure for potatoes.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred by Gary Secor (UA Acc. 0150).
Legal Status
The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the W.E. Brentzel Patent Dispute Records
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository
Contact:
West Building
3551 7th Avenue N
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building
3551 7th Avenue N
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu