USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service Photograph Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS0489

Staff Only

Content Description

The USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service Photograph Collection consists of photographs highlighting historical agricultural cooperatives organized under the following general subject headings: Co-op Month, cotton, dairy, farm supply, fruits, grains, livestock, miscellaneous, people and places, nuts, transportation, and vegetables.

Dates

Creation: 1869-1987

Conditions Governing Access

Contact Special Collections for access.

Organizational History

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) is an agency within U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development, which offers programs to support business development and job training opportunities for rural residents.

Total Size of Collection

12 records_box

15 Linear Feet (12 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

The photographs were compiled and organized by Gene Ingalsbe, information director, and Patrick Duffey, publications editor, of the USDA Agricultural Cooperative Service. The collection was transferred to the Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library by Dan Campbell, co-op publications editor for RBS, in 2018.