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Ben Bereskin Papers

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Identifier: MS0042
Content Description

The Ben Bereskin Papers consist of papers, photographs, publications and reports by Bereskin and others, including H. O. Hetzer, as well as data, notes, correspondence, drafts, abstracts, and other manuscripts. Materials cover subjects such as livestock, poultry, and swine.

Dates: 1954-1988
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

Clair Elman Terrill Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0251
Content Description The Clair Elman Terrill Collection contains proofs and photographs for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) bulletins and circulars, sheep and goat registry and breeding records, a card catalog of publications on rabbits, and black and white photographs of rabbits and related subjects. There are papers related to the U.S. Rabbit Experiment Station in Fontana, California, and the U.S. Fur Experiment Station in Ithaca, New York. Also included are photographs, glass and acetate negatives,...
Dates: 1912-1978; Majority of material found within 1930s-1960s
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

Eloise B. Cram Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0045
Content Description

The Eloise B. Cram Papers contain correspondence, photographs, scientific articles, and various ephemera relating to the professional lives and work of several scientists employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), and by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The scientists included are Eloise B. Cram, Maurice C. Hall, Brayton H. Ransom, Charles W. Stiles, Albert Hassall, and Daniel E. Salmon.

Dates: 1853-1991
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

Historic Posters Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0047
Content Description The Historic Posters Collection contains approximately 470 posters relating to agricultural themes, including poultry, cattle, dairy, food production and preservation, and farming methods. Approximately 300 of the posters were produced during World Wars I and II. Although many of these posters are not dated, the known date range runs from 1917 to 1919 and 1940 to 1946. The posters were used to convey government information relating to wartime agricultural programs, and to educate and...
Dates: 1877-1950; Majority of material found within 1915-1950
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

Index-Catalogue of Medical and Veterinary Zoology Card Files

 Collection
Identifier: MS0446
Content Description The Index-Catalogue of Medical and Veterinary Zoology Card Files contain the original catalog cards compiled by the USDA Bureau of Animal Industry to record and organize references to literature on topics related to parasitology. These cards predate the publication of the Index-Catalogue of Medical and Veterinary Zoology, by Charles Wardell Stiles and Albert Hassall, published in USDA Bureau of Animal Industry Bulletin, no. 39., 1902-1912 (call number 1 An5B no. 39). The publication,...
Dates: Circa 1890s-1930s
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

John R. Mohler Papers

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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
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

Marvin A. Norcross Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0380
Content Description The Marvin A. Norcross Papers relate to food safety and food residues, including integrating the concept of risk assessment into food production and processing. There are manuscripts for presentations (including slides), publications, and awards. There is also research data associated with Norcross's Ph.D. thesis, titled "An Immunological Study of the Localization of Certain Chemical Carcinogens in Rat Tissue," along with black and white photographs of dissections, camera slides, and...
Dates: 1966-2007; Majority of material found within 1966-1996
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

Ralph Edward Hodgson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0081
Content Description

The Ralph Edward Hodgson Papers consist of autobiographical and biographical information, writings, studies, papers, speeches, trip reports, bulletins, reprints, and publications. Of significance to those interested in Hodgson's early years is his 1970 autobiographical work titled "From the Sands of Mazomanie: A Story of a Wisconsin Farm Boy."

Dates: 1929-1975
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

Sanitary Medicine Class Exercise Folio

 Collection
Identifier: MS0452
Content Description The Sanitary Medicine Class Exercise Folio consists of a notebook containing an unidentified student's handwritten notes from Professor Daniel E. Salmon's first lectures at the newly established National Veterinary College in Washington, D.C. The notes extend from October 25, 1892 to March 10, 1893, and indicate that Salmon gave one to three lectures per week. The topic of the first two lectures was nomenclature; the third lecture covered methods to control animal diseases, especially...
Dates: 1892-1893
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

U.S. National Parasite Collection Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0223
Content Description The U.S. National Parasite Collection Records contain photographs, line drawings, lantern slides, and negatives of animal parasites. Many of the drawings were used as illustrations for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) publications. There are copies of articles, reprints, and several manuscripts, materials on the history of animal parasitology in USDA, including biographical information on various scientists, photographs, and documents prepared for the centennial anniversary of the...
Dates: 1886-2003
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

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