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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
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

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
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

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
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

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
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

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
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

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
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

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
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

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
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

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
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

USDA Staff Directories

 Collection
Identifier: MS0238
Content Description

The USDA Staff Directories consist of telephone and staff directories for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the USDA Agricultural Research Service, and some other units of USDA. Directories for some years are missing.

Dates: 1932-2008
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

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