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George Burnet Rogers Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0385
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...
Dates: 1950-1979

Grand Champion Cows and Bulls Photographs and Pedigrees

 Collection
Identifier: MS0300
Content Description

The Grand Champion Cows and Bulls Photographs and Pedigrees contain black and white photographs of grand champion bulls and cows and corresponding pedigree charts. Breeds represented include Brown Swiss, Guernsey, and Ayrshire.

Dates: 1901-1930

Harry William Schoening Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0150
Content Description

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.

Dates: 1903-1960

Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0120
Content Description The Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection contains over 150,000 catalogs from nursery and seed companies in the United States and countries around the world. The catalogs contain information regarding sources, prices, and descriptions of plant material offered for sale by nurserymen, growers, and seedsmen. The bulk of the catalogs were published by U.S. companies. The collection was started in 1904 by Percy Leroy Ricker, an economic botanist for the U.S. Department of...
Dates: 1724-2013; Majority of material found within 1890-2003

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

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

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

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

Paul E. Howe Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0085
Content Description

The Paul E. Howe Papers include Howe's publications and a 1959 Work Project Annual Report for the Animal Husbandry Research Division, Dairy Cattle Research Branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Dates: 1907-1973

Quelea Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0430
Content Description The Quelea Research Collection consists of reports and notes collected by Richard L. Bruggers, director of the National Wildlife Research Center. The documents are primarily published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations; however, many are produced by government and non-government entities. Materials include research reports, technical reports, conference minutes, and other types of informational reports, many with maps. There are documents in English, and...
Dates: 1960-1999

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