Screwworm Eradication Program Promotional Materials

Collection

Identifier: MS0214

Staff Only

Content Description

The Screwworm Eradication Program Promotional Materials include items relating to screwworm eradication programs in the Southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and North Africa. There are public information and promotional materials such as baseball caps, mugs, calendars, key rings, bumper stickers, publications and brochures, photographs, fly case collection reports, 16-millimeter films, and fly distribution artifacts.

Dates

Creation: 1976-2003

Conditions Governing Access

Contact Special Collections for access.

Biographical Sketch

Materials were collected by Paul T. "Tommy" Stanford (b. 1955). Stanford has been involved in screwworm eradication programs since the 1980s. He is the facilities and administrative manager for the Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center in Weslaco, Texas. He also provides administrative support to the Agricultural Research Service Screwworm Research teams located in Mexico and Panama.

Total Size of Collection

4 letter_document_box

14 boxes (5 boxes, 20.5 x 16.5 x 5; 3 boxes, 7.75 x 12.25 x 5.5; 3 boxes, 20.75 x 16.75 x 3; 1 box, 15.25 x 12.75 x 3; 1 box, 25.25 x 19.25 x 2.5; 1 box, 28.75 x 22.75 x 1.5)

12 Linear Feet (19 boxes (Total number of boxes from Access record does not agree with box subtotals))