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The American Seed Trade Association Photograph Collection contains matted group photographs from various United States seed trade association meetings. Persons in photographs are not identified. Seed trade associations represented are as follows: American Seed Trade Association, the Atlantic Seedmen's Association, the California Seed Association, the Pacific Seedmen's Association, and the Western Seedmen's Association.

Content Description The American Seed Trade Association Records consist mainly of photographs and negatives taken at American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) annual meetings. Most of the photographs depict people and places, and are organized and labeled by state and the name of the conference held within the state. Other organizations' photographs are present; these include the Southern Seedsmen's Association, the Western Seedsmen's Association, and the Pacific Seedsmen's Association. The collection also...

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The American Society of Agricultural Consultants Records consist of nine VHS video tapes of the International Agribusiness Forum at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Consultants, October 9-12, 1988, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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The American Society of Agricultural Engineers Records includes yearbooks, journals and transactions.

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The Associates of the National Agricultural Library Records consist of copies of the Journal of NAL Associates, newsletters, as well as other publications and promotional materials with which the Associates were involved.

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The Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences Records include newsletters, quarterly ACE Journal, communication handbooks, minutes of board meetings, annual meeting programs, correspondence, a manuscript titled "The Presidents of ACE," annual directories, early publications, clip art books, and miscellaneous photographs.

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The Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) Symposia Records contain files on the symposia kept by the Friends of Agricultural Research-Beltsville (FAR-B) from 1987 to 1993, which include BARC Symposia XII through XXIV. There are programs, committee information, speaker and attendee materials, and bills and receipts with some explanatory letters. The materials were retained by Francis "Frank" Longen, the first and longest serving treasurer of FAR-B.

Content Description The Beltsville Area Modernization Study Records contain materials collected by Robinson and Associates, Inc., a company that was hired by the Beltsville (Maryland) Agricultural Research Center (BARC) to conduct a modernization study. The records include historical newspaper clippings, journal articles, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and government agency memos and correspondence, photographs and negatives, floorplans, maps, and blueprints. The main subject of all materials is BARC...

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The Charles Valentine Riley Memorial Foundation Records include correspondence, agreements, minutes, financial records, briefing books, and publications and reports produced by the foundation.

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The Charles William Pugsley Manuscript was compiled by Pugsley (circa 1930s) and is titled, "The Land Grant College in South Dakota: Its Field of Work. A Court Record with Supporting Notes." The material concerns a lawsuit brought against the Regents of Education of South Dakota in 1933. Part 1 of the manuscript contains copies of documents that were presented to and considered by the court. Part 2 has materials used by the attorneys for the defense.