natural resources

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The Ernest Imle Papers include photographs, reports, and articles about U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) rubber research from the 1940s to the 1970s, primarily at the Regional Rubber Experiment Station in Turrialba, Costa Rica. There are also articles and correspondence on tropical agriculture, including cacao, and publications on lilies.

Content Description The Flood Control Collection contains reports, publications, correspondence, notes, photographs, audio recordings, maps, and data regarding floods and flood control in the United States. Most of these items were produced by the USDA Soil Conservation Service. There are a few pieces authored by other individuals and agencies. The collection also includes articles and addresses written for professional organizations, such as the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and the Society of...

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The Franklin Benjamin Hough Papers consist of handwritten correspondence, agreements, and memoranda. Much of the correspondence deals with forestry matters and Hough’s paper, titled "The Duty of Governments in the Preservation of Forests," which he presented to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1873.

Content Description The Glenn Loren Fuller Collection contains soil science-related correspondence, reports, memoranda, soil surveys and maps, photographs, rock and soil samples, and collecting equipment such as a leather satchel, duffle bag, and camera tripod. Personal belongings include a funeral memorial book and cards, family photographs, house plans, investment records, vital statistics correspondence, engraving plates for a wedding announcement, automobile data, and the Spartanburg, South Carolina Park...

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The Harriett Singleton Stubbs Papers consist of publications, brochures, reports, articles, speeches, fact sheets, bibliographies, and correspondence relating to acid rain in Canada and to United States government agencies and other organizations that addressed acid rain.

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The Jean Pablo Collection of Rudolph Wendelin Artwork Images contains two binders of photographs and copies of artwork. One binder contains photographs of prepublication artwork for the book A Walk in the Woods with Smokey. The second binder contains written reflections and photographs of Rudy Wendelin, along with color photocopies of 30 of Wendelin's watercolor paintings, chiefly landscapes in U.S. National Forests.

Content Description The John W. Taylor Papers consists of Taylor's unpublished list of birds he observed at the U.S. National Arboretum in 1947. The list, entitled "The Birds of the National Arboretum," includes numbers of birds observed, handwritten descriptions, and hand-drawn illustrations by Taylor. The collection also contains Taylor's field notes from 1947 to 1950. In addition, there are photographs and information related to a pair of bald eagles that nested in a tree on the Arboretum grounds in 2015,...

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The Kenneth L. Williams Papers pertain to Williams' work on the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act (RCA) of 1977 (PL 95-192). The papers in this collection, mainly covering the period from 1976 to 1983, describe events in the development and implementation of this piece of legislation.

Content Description The Lyle Frederick Bellinger Collection of Gerow D. Brill Letters and Photographs contains materials received by Bellinger from 1897 to 1903 while Brill was posted to China by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). There are 10 letters including envelopes, three envelopes only, and one postcard. The collection also includes eight black and white photographs, four of which have been colored by hand. The photographs show scenes from China, including the Great Wall, as well as some cultural...