Calvin Lunsford Beale Collection
Content Description
The Calvin Lunsford Beale Collection includes books, reprints, papers and correspondence. The collection also includes photographs and slides of over 2,000 county courthouses in the United States, which Beale visited during his career.
Dates
- Creation: Mid-20th century-2008
Conditions Governing Access
Contact Special Collections for access.
Biographical Sketch
Calvin Lunsford Beale (1923-2008) was a senior demographer in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service from 1953 until his death. Beale specialized in studying rural population dynamics, including migration and population redistribution, and racial and ethnic composition. He is noted for discovering a population turnaround in the late 1960s as people began to return to rural areas from the cities.
Total Size of Collection
56 records_box
2 boxes (1 half records carton; 1 oversize flat box)
138 Linear Feet (58 boxes and 21.5 shelves of books)
Language of Materials
English
Genres
photographs, reprints, slides
Topical
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the National Agricultural Library Special Collections Repository
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Avenue
Room 309
Beltsville Maryland 20705 USA
301-504-5876