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USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS0184
Content Description
The USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection contains approximately 7,000 watercolor paintings of fruit and nut specimens received by the U.S. Department of Agriculture from growers and plant explorers. The paintings were created by artists employed by the USDA Division of Pomology from 1888 to the 1930s. Credit information was written by the artist on each watercolor, and typically includes the name of the property owner, county, city, and state or country where the specimen was grown. Many...
Dates:
1888-1939
USDA Potato Research Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS0358
Content Description
The USDA Potato Research Collection consists primarily of photographs used for research studies, which document labs, fields, experiments, types of potatoes, equipment, personnel, and staff portraits. Various locations are represented, including: Potomac Flats in Washington, D.C.; Honeoye Falls, New York; the Colorado Potato Experiment Station; and locations in Idaho, Oregon, California, Minnesota, Michigan, South Dakota, and Texas. Formats are mostly black and white photograph prints, but...
Dates:
1907-1945; Majority of material found within 1910-1938
USDA Radio and Television Service Celebrity Pesticide Spots Audio Recordings
Collection
Identifier: MS0313
Content Description
The USDA Radio and Television Service Celebrity Pesticide Spots Audio Recordings consist of four 33-1/3 RPM phonograph records containing public service announcements about the safe use of pesticides. The recordings were produced by USDA Office of Information, Radio and Television Service, Washington, D.C. There are two unique recordings, and the remaining two are duplicates. Celebrity voices include Minnie Pearl, Art Carney, Arthur Godfrey, and Eva Gabor. Additionally, there is a typescript...
Dates:
1970
USDA Radio and Television Service Radio Home Features Typescripts
Collection
Identifier: MS0312
Content Description
The USDA Radio and Television Service Radio Home Features Typescripts were produced by the USDA Office of Information, Radio and Television Service, Washington, D.C. Dates of typescripts are 1964 to 1967, 1969, and 1970 to 1988.
Dates:
1964-1988
USDA Representation, Foreign Visitor and Protocol Office Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS0180
Content Description
The USDA Representation, Foreign Visitor and Protocol Office Collection consists of items from foreign countries or American organizations that were presented as gifts to various U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials. The collection also contains metal dies of the USDA seal, including the original die made by Bailey Banks & Biddle in 1896.
Dates:
1896-1991
USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS0489
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:
1869-1987
USDA Seed and Grain Branch Records
Collection
Identifier: MS0337
Content Description
The USDA Seed and Grain Branch Records include correspondence from plant breeders, seedsmen, and others, mainly addressed to Clyde R. Edwards, Seed and Grain Branch Division, for clearance of plant variety names in accordance with the Federal Seed Act. The files of vegetable crops and turf grasses are organized in alphabetical order by name of plant. Information within the letters indicates that trademark applications for seeds and U.S. Plant Variety Protection Certificates were sent to the...
Dates:
1895-1991; Majority of material found within 1957-1978
USDA Small Farms Research (Northeastern Region) Records
Collection
Identifier: MS0177
Content Description
The USDA Small Farms Research (Northeastern Region) Records consist of monthly reports, correspondence, publications, and photocopies of articles.
Dates:
1978-1979
USDA Small Fruit Improvement Programs Records
Collection
Identifier: MS0155
Content Description
The USDA Small Fruit Improvement Programs Records contain the following:
Donald H. Scott's strawberry, blueberry, and blackberry field notebooks (1950-1978) and work notes (1941-1970), Scott's and George M. Darrow's photographs for illustrations of USDA bulletins, and John Hull’s blackberry records (1961-1969).Files from the office of Gene Galletta, including strawberry records (1953-1969), grape papers (1946-1967), correspondence files (1947-1972), and raspberry...
Dates:
1914-1985; Majority of material found within 1941-1985
USDA Soil Conservation Service Film Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS0329
Content Description
The USDA Soil Conservation Service Film Collection consists of films produced by and for the Soil Conservation Service. These films were used for education, training, and public service announcements.
Dates:
1953-1977
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