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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.

Content Description The George Burnet Rogers Papers contain documents related to poultry and egg production, marketing, pollution, and other related research. Many of Rogers' publications and presentations are included, as well as a limited amount of his personal correspondence. The collection also contains poultry trade show pamphlets and programs; egg and poultry pricing documents; poultry and egg marketing, consumer, price-related papers, publications, research data; materials from private poultry companies...

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The Harry William Schoening Papers consist of materials pertaining to Schoening's veterinary research; a pictorial history of individuals who worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry; correspondence related to his retirement; and photographs of his retirement party. There are Bureau of Animal Industry reports on hog cholera, cattle, swine, sheep and goats, horses, poultry, fur animals, foot-and-mouth disease, and parasites.

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The USDA Agricultural Research Service Photographs of Poultry and Livestock contain 26 albums with photographs of poultry, sheep, swine, cattle, and other livestock. Grouped by subject, many of the photographs were taken at the Beltsville (Maryland) Agricultural Research Center between 1906 and 1950. The bulk of the photographs are from 1910 to 1935. The albums also include lithographs from the mid-19th century.

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The USDA Environmental Chemistry Laboratory Collection on Poultry Feather Research consists of photographs and negatives of poultry science activities and staff, business notes and correspondence, and approximately 30 samples of products made from feathers, such as fabric swatches, cardboard, and yarn.