natural resources

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The National Association of County Agricultural Agents Records consist of the constitution and by-laws of the NACAA, patents and trade names registrations, distinguished service awards lists, articles of incorporation, photographs, copies of the book History of the National Association of County Agricultural Agents, 1915-1960, and NACAA Educational Foundation applications and records.

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The Norman Alf Berg Letters consist of two letters to Norman A. Berg. One letter, dated January 5, 1998, is from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman, granting Berg the honorary title of Chief Emeritus of the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The other letter, dated February 12, 1998, is from Thomas A. Weber, Acting Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, congratulating Berg on receiving the honor.

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The Philip Vincent Cardon Papers include correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, reprints, unpublished lectures and research papers, outlines and notes for radio talks and skits, and some memorabilia.

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The Romeyn Beck Hough Papers include Hough's journals from 1882 to 1887, 1890 to 1894, and 1898 to 1900. There is also a July 6, 1908, letter to Hough from Melvil Dewey requesting a copy of Hough's book, Handbook of the Trees of the Northern States and Canada, along with an undated statement from Dewey, as president of the American Library Institute, commending Hough's book at a meeting of the Virginia State Library Association.

Content Description The Roy Walter Simonson Papers contain notes, correspondence, and memoranda from soil surveys in the United States from 1899 through 1953. The collection also contains notes on specific regions' soils, scientific aspects of soils, and soil classification. Notable records include notes, memoranda, and correspondence related to the controversy surrounding the soil survey in the Southern Region of the U.S. in the 1940s. There are also autobiographical writings by Simonson, along with 14 foreign...

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The Sterling Brown Hendricks Papers consists primarily of article reprints written and compiled by Hendricks, a USDA scientist and administrator from 1922 to 1970. Annual reports from the Mineral Nutrition Laboratory for the years 1958 to 1969 and reference articles are also included.

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The Thomas S. Buie Papers contain articles, memoranda, letters, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the Farm Bureau Federation's attempt to close regional offices of the Soil Conservation Service and the transfer their functions to other USDA agencies.

Content Description The U.S. Forest Service Woodsy Owl Collection includes films, slides, negatives, videotapes, posters, original artwork, song sheets, bumper stickers, embroidered patches, keyrings, campaign materials, costumes, distribution materials, legislation, photograph albums, and other miscellaneous items. Campaign materials consist of publication proposals, drafts, correspondence, newspaper clippings, news releases, newsletters, magazines, and public service announcement statistics and...

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The USDA Bureau of Biological Survey Records consist of memoranda and transcripts related to hunting regulations; water and forest conservation; wildlife control, management, research, and development; migratory habits of birds and other animals; control of rodent pests; and bureau management.

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The USDA Bureau of Soils Educational Sample Kit consists of 90 vials containing soil samples from soil provinces and regions of the United States. The collection is accompanied by a booklet, entitled Important Soils of the United States.