Skip to main content Skip to search results
An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Showing Collections: 61 - 70 of 177

John Herbert Davis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0049
Content Description

The John Herbert Davis Papers consist of an autobiography, correspondence, speeches, broadcast text, reports, congressional testimony, photographs, periodical publications, term papers, school notes, master's degree thesis, Ph.D. thesis draft, programs, newspaper clippings, certificates signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, oral history tapes, Middle East material, and books authored by Davis.

Dates: 1905-1984; Majority of material found within 1938-1978

John Monroe Brewster Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0029
Content Description

The John Monroe Brewster Papers include correspondence, research notes, photographs, and a manuscript of a book of Brewster's writings that was published posthumously. The book is titled, A Philosopher among Economists: Selected Works of John M. Brewster (Philadelphia: J. T. Murphy Co., 1970).

Dates: 1950-1970

John R. Mohler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0107
Content Description

The John R. Mohler Papers consist of photographs, Canadian exhibits, U.S. exhibits, a manuscript entitled "The Outbreak of Foot and Mouth Diseases in California," a log book, and certificates.

Dates: 1924-1943

John Wyss Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0338
Content Description

The John Wyss Papers contain office files, reports, meeting files, brochures, newsletters, photographs and slides, blueprints, floppy disks and CD-ROMs, promotional materials, and publications related to the screwworm eradication effort in Mexico and Central America. The materials include plans for a screwworm rearing facility in Pacora, Panama.

Dates: 1976-2003; Majority of material found within 1990s

Joseph Aloysius Becker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0459
Content Description The Joseph Aloysius Becker Papers include a scrapbook dated January 31, 1959 commemorating Becker's retirement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The scrapbook contains congratulatory notes, letters, and telegrams from Becker's colleagues and friends, Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson, and other notable people. The collection also contains award certificates, photographs, newspaper clippings, and documents from Becker's personal life and career. Of note are documents...
Dates: 1957-1966; Majority of material found in 1959

Joseph Francis Charles Rock Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0351
Content Description

The Joseph Francis Charles Rock Papers contain a bibliofilm (microfilm photograph) of Rock's specimen notebook from 1928. The notes list plant specimens by number, followed by a description of the specimen and its location or altitude. The actual specimens are housed at the Harvard University Herbaria.

Dates: 1928

Joseph Swab Publication Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0332
Content Description

The Joseph Swab Publication collection contains bibliographies, pamphlets, newsletters, and forms whose layouts were designed by Swab, primarily from 1970 to 1998. The collection also contains a select number of older materials designed by others.

Dates: 1950-1998; Majority of material found within 1987-1998

Jules Janick and James N. Moore Manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: MS0088
Content Description

The Jules Janick and James N. Moore Manuscripts consist of authors' manuscripts and correspondence related to the monograph Advances in Fruit Breeding (1975) which Janick and Moore edited. There are also correspondence and rough drafts related to the companion volume, also edited by Janick and Moore, titled Methods in Fruit Breeding (1983).

Dates: 1971-1983

Julien N. Friant Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0064
Content Description

The Julien N. Friant Papers include Friant's correspondence with many U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials, such as Henry A. Wallace, Paul Appleby, Chester Davis, and Rex Tugwell. There is also substantial correspondence with James Farley and others. The material covers activities related to personnel work of the USDA, the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, the Democratic Party, and congressional relations.

Dates: 1933-1941

Land Ladies' Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0095
Content Description

The Land Ladies' Club Records contain archives of the Land Ladies' Club consisting of membership lists, financial documents, charitable activities records, and other records associated with the various activities of the club.

Dates: 1936-1990

Filtered By

  • Subject: USDA history X

Filter Results

Additional filters:

Subject
plant science and plant products 42
entomology 28
economics 22
agricultural history 21
animal science 20
∨ more
farms and farming systems 18
natural resources 16
Cochliomyia hominivorax 12
plant exploration and collection 12
human nutrition 11
pest control programs 11
organizations 10
USDA 9
physical and chemical sciences 9
forestry 7
sterile insect technique 7
government and administration 6
international cooperation 5
plant breeding 5
agricultural economics 4
agricultural communications 3
agricultural education 3
agricultural policy 3
insect rearing 3
outreach 3
poultry 3
small fruits 3
China 2
Curacao 2
Japan 2
USDA National Agricultural Library 2
agricultural machinery and equipment 2
agricultural programs and projects 2
agricultural research 2
animal breeding 2
biological insect control 2
botanical illustration 2
extension education 2
fruit crops 2
insect surveys 2
insecticides 2
news media 2
nut crops 2
ornamental horticulture 2
plant collections 2
plant diseases and disorders 2
rural development 2
sheep 2
small farms 2
standards and grades 2
wool 2
4-H Youth Development Program 1
Agave 1
Argentina 1
Australia 1
Austria 1
Belize 1
Brazil 1
Costa Rica 1
Dominican Republic 1
Economic Research Service 1
El Salvador 1
England 1
Food and Agriculture Organization 1
Guatemala 1
Honduras 1
Ilex 1
Impatiens hawkeri 1
Jamaica 1
Korean Peninsula 1
Lilium 1
Malus floribunda 1
Mexico 1
Nicaragua 1
Northern Africa 1
Panama 1
Paraguay 1
Prunus serrulata 1
Puerto Rico 1
Republic of the Congo 1
South East Asia 1
Theobroma cacao 1
U.S. Cooperative Extension Service 1
United Nations 1
Western Africa 1
absorbent polymers 1
agribusiness 1
agricultural colleges 1
agricultural engineering 1
agricultural experiment stations 1
agricultural extension 1
agricultural law 1
agricultural mechanization 1
agricultural products 1
agronomy 1
animal byproducts 1
animal care 1
animal exploration and collection 1
animal handling 1
+ ∧ less