Henry Hartman joined the horticulture faculty at Oregon Agricultural College in 1919 as a pomologist and served as a Professor of Horticulture at Oregon State until his retirement in 1960. In this interview, he was asked to share his thoughts on the past, present and future of Oregon State College. Subjects discussed include commercial growing of pears in Oregon; Horticulture Department, 1919-1955; nursery management; floriculture; J.F. Brumbaugh; William Jasper Kerr; A.B. Cordley; J.B. Horner; pomology; the millage measure, 1920; Food Products Section, 1919-1940; and the Food Technology Department, 1940-1955. Interview conducted by Lillian Van Loan.

Digitized from an open reel audiotape held in the History of Oregon State University Oral Histories and Sound Recordings (OH 003), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries.