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J. Horace McFarland Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0102
Content Description The J. Horace McFarland Papers comprise documents used in the business operation of the J. Horace McFarland Company and Mount Pleasant Press of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Some of the photographic images in the collection were also used by McFarland for speeches and presentations he gave on topics related to civic beatification, natural resources conservation, and horticulture.The bulk of the collection consists of photographs, glass and film negatives, transparencies, lantern...
Dates: 1923-1975

Jacob Richards Dodge Clippings

 Collection
Identifier: MS0050
Content Description

The Jacob Richards Dodge Clippings collection contains five bound volumes of clippings of agricultural articles written by and about Dodge.

Dates: 1878-1902

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

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

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

Lowell Dean Hill Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0469
Content Description The Lowell Dean Hill Collection consists of unpublished papers, correspondence, publications, and documents related to Hill's research on grain quality. Included are materials related to his involvement in the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service COMEX project. There are also minutes from Grain Quality Workshops of the North American Export Grain Association, and materials related to Hill's leadership on the international study on grain quality conducted by the U.S. Congress Office of...
Dates: 1905-2016; Majority of material found within 1963-1998

M. Truman Fossum Floriculture Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0062
Content Description

The M. Truman Fossum Floriculture Collection include Fossum's business and personal correspondence, as well as reports and publications related to marketing, horticulture, and the floriculture industry in the United States and abroad.

Dates: 1890-1986

Manuscript and Records Related to "100 Years of the International Federation for Home Economics"

 Collection
Identifier: MS0391
Content Description The Manuscript and Records Related to 100 Years of the International Federation for Home Economics include manuscript materials and reference sources for the anniversary book 100 Years of the International Federation for Home Economics, script text for the DVD version of book, photographs of members, International Federation for Home Economics (IFHE) History Committee annual reports, other documents associated with the work of the History Committee, IFHE bulletins,...
Dates: 1975-2009

Myron Ballard Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: MS0340
Content Description

The Myron Ballard Account Book from Bradford County, Pennsylvania, contains price data from 1828 to 1850. A letter written by agricultural economist Everett E. Edwards accompanies the book.

Dates: 1828-1850

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