Rudy Boysen and the Boysenberry

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Name/Title

Rudy Boysen and the Boysenberry

Entry/Object ID

2017.72.1

Description

The article describes the true story of the berry and the horticulturalist behind it, Rudy Boysen. Both the man and the berry were little-noticed in their early years, were transplanted, faced dire existensial crises, made seemingly impossible comebacks, and went on to make the world a little better place.

Collection

Books

Acquisition

Accession

2017.72

Source or Donor

Jepsen, Chris

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Chiropractors, Columbariums

Search Terms

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Book Details

Author

Jepsen, Chris, Faessel, Stephen

Date Published

2016

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

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Knott, Walter

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Boysen, Charles Rudolph

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Brunton, Margaret

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Boysen, Bahne

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Boysen, Carrie

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Brush, Frank S.

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Lubben, John Galtz

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Burbank, Luther

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Smith, Carrie

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Boysen, Matt Robert

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Brunton, Alice

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Coolidge, Douglas

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Darrow, George M.

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Kraemer, Samuel

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Guysi, Earl

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Ashleigh, Warren

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Friis, Leo

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Parsons, Howard

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Darrow, George

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Cook, John

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Reeves, Evan

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Kirk, Roy

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Ruedy, Vic

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Griffiths, John

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Hatfield, George

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Middleton, "Tex"

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Fee, DeForrest

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Dunton, Danny

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Pearson, Charles

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Boysen, Elsie

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Boysen, Leland

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Halvorson, Linda

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Halvorson, Meryl

Create Date

January 3, 2018

Update Date

July 9, 2026