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Subseries IX.3. Biographical Sketches, 1940 - 1970

 Sub-Series
Identifier: IX.3

Scope and Content Note

Press releases and other documents containing announcements of appointments, brief biographies, obituaries, resumes and other items. This group of documents dates from the mid-1940s to about 1970. A limited number of biographies include portraits.

Agencies represented include the Office of the Secretary, Agricultural Marketing Service, Agricultural Research Administration, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (including state Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committees), Commodity Credit Corporation, Commodity Stabilization Service, Farm Credit Administration, Farmer Cooperative Service, Farmers Home Administration, Foreign Agricultural Service, Foreign Operations Administration, Office for Foreign Agricultural Relations, Production and Marketing Administration, and Soil Conservation Service.

These records were originally filed in four green canvas-covered 3-ring binders. They are organized alphabetically. Most records are filed by name of individual. Press releases announcing membership of state Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committees are filed under the name of the state.

Dates

  • Creation: 1940 - 1970

Conditions Governing Access

Materials created by agencies or employees of the United States government are in the public domain. Unless specified otherwise, the copyright interests in materials acquired or collected by government employees from outside sources have not been transferred to NAL or to the U.S. government.

Contact Special Collections for access.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

Other files containing biographical materials can be found in Series I , Documentary Files, under the following headings:

Series I, subseries 1. IX B1b(4) USDA Auxiliary services, Office of Personnel. Series I, subseries 2. IX B2a(4) Secretary's office, Auxiliary Services, Personnel. Series I, subseries 3. IX B2a(4) Personnel. Series I, subseries 4. XI B2a(4) Office of Personnel Series I, subseries 5. VII. Biography. Series I, subseries 6. VII. Biography. Also in the Documentary files, biographical materials may be found in folders relating to the agencies for which individuals worked.

In Series II, the Class file, biographical information may be filed in folders under individual names.

General Note

There is one folder for each letter of the alphabet. Each person listed is referred to in at least one document in the folder.

Following the alphabetical folders are two folders containing "Biographies of persons in charge of federal agricultural work," and "Personnel in public relations and publicity activities."

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the National Agricultural Library Special Collections Repository

https://www.nal.usda.gov/collections/special-collections
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