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USDA Animal Husbandry Division Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0248
Content Description

The USDA Animal Husbandry Division Photograph Collection contains acetate and glass negatives with photographs of animals such as cattle, pigs, swine, poultry, sheep, quail, hare, rabbits, and mink. Also included are images of Bureau of Animal Industry employees. Photographs were taken in Beltsville, Maryland, and other locations within the United States and foreign countries.

Dates: 1904-1954; Majority of material found within 1923-1954
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Cattle Reproduction Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MS0447
Content Description The USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Cattle Reproduction Photographs consist of approximately 100 black and white photographs in an album showing cattle reproduction subjects, such as artificial insemination, animal anatomy, and pathology. Photographs are primarily taken in Beltsville, Maryland, or at another USDA location; some are labeled. The album cover carries the title, "Beltsville Bulls"; however, the word "Bulls" appears to be partially erased. Photographs depict both...
Dates: 1926-1938; Majority of material found within 1930-1931
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Photographs of Log Lodge Construction

 Collection
Identifier: MS0470
Content Description

The USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Photographs of Log Lodge Construction contain photographs, documents, and news clippings related to the construction of the Beltsville (Maryland) Agricultural Research Center (BARC) Visitor Center, also known as the Log Lodge.

Dates: Circa 1938-1940s
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

USDA Buildings Architectural Drawings Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0179
Content Description The USDA Buildings Architectural Drawings Collection (circa 1920) consists of plans for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) buildings, specifically the administration building, laboratory buildings, and a view of the National Mall area in Washington, D.C. There are eight architects' drawings mounted on pasteboard, which were made by the architectural firm Raukin, Kellogg, and Crane, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The buildings were planned to be located on the north portion of the grounds...
Dates: 1901-1903
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

USDA Bureau of Animal Industry Guinea Pig Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0388
Content Description

The USDA Bureau of Animal Industry Guinea Pig Records contain the birth records of guinea pigs bred by the Bureau's Animal Husbandry Division for its early 20th century animal genetics research. The records span the years 1906 to 1915 and 1926 to 1933. There are no records from 1916 to 1925.

Dates: 1906-1933
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

USDA Bureau of Animal Industry Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0178
Content Description The USDA Bureau of Animal Industry Photograph Collection, also known as the Animal Science Institute (ASI) Archives, comprises black-and-white photographs, 531 glass negatives, and 1,220 acetate negatives of images covering many aspects of animal production. Subjects include animal anatomy, animal housing, products such as wool, meat processing procedures and equipment, cuts of beef, animal diseases, and research laboratories. Photographs document people involved in the work of the Bureau of...
Dates: 1913-1959
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

USDA Bureau of Biological Survey Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0331
Content Description

The USDA Bureau of Biological Survey Records consist of memoranda and transcripts related to hunting regulations; water and forest conservation; wildlife control, management, research, and development; migratory habits of birds and other animals; control of rodent pests; and bureau management.

Dates: 1918-1939; Majority of material found within 1934-1939
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

USDA Bureau of Dairy Industry Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0031
Introduction The USDA Bureau of Dairy Industry Records contain materials on subjects related to the care and production of dairy animals, including applicable laws, byproducts, models, and animal well-being. Notable names appearing in this collection are Carl William (C.W.) Larson, Ollie Ezekiel Reed, J.H. McClain, Dr. Louis Pasteur, President Dwight David Eisenhower, and Dr. G.W. Pope. The materials span the years 1908 to 1983, with the bulk produced between 1960 and 1983. The materials are in good...
Dates: 1908-1983; Majority of material found within 1960-1967
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

USDA Bureau of Entomology Album

 Collection
Identifier: MS0309
Content Description The USDA Bureau of Entomology Album consists of black and white photographs, and press clippings. There is one U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Information publication dated 1958. The photographs are mainly of individuals associated with the Bureau, taken between 1925 and 1961. Most of the photos are unlabeled. Some of the labeled subjects include R. H. Nelson, Jessie Mingle, and P. G. Piguet. The album also includes three group photographs of the American Association of Economic...
Dates: 1925-1966; Majority of material found within 1936-1953
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

USDA Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0235
Content Description The USDA Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine Collection contains materials related to the Japanese beetle, the mountain pine beetle, and Dutch elm disease. There are black and white photographs, bark samples, insect specimens, and framed examples of foliage damage from the insects. Text accompanies the samples. In 2018, ten undated postcards were added from the Bureau of Entomology, depicting mostly parasites of the gypsy moth and the brown-tail moth, as well as representing the gypsy...
Dates: 1940
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

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Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943 3
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McCann, Neil F. (Neil Frank), 1909-1986 1
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