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USDA history
Found in 173 Collections and/or Records:
John Monroe Brewster Papers
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).
John R. Mohler Papers
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.
John Wyss Papers
The John Wyss Papers contain office files, reports, meeting files, brochures, newsletters, photographs and slides, blueprints, floppy disks and CD-ROMs, promotional materials, and publications related to the screwworm eradication effort in Mexico and Central America. The materials include plans for a screwworm rearing facility in Pacora, Panama.
Joseph Aloysius Becker Papers
Joseph Francis Charles Rock Papers
The Joseph Francis Charles Rock Papers contain a bibliofilm (microfilm photograph) of Rock's specimen notebook from 1928. The notes list plant specimens by number, followed by a description of the specimen and its location or altitude. The actual specimens are housed at the Harvard University Herbaria.
Joseph Swab Publication Collection
The Joseph Swab Publication collection contains bibliographies, pamphlets, newsletters, and forms whose layouts were designed by Swab, primarily from 1970 to 1998. The collection also contains a select number of older materials designed by others.
Jules Janick and James N. Moore Manuscripts
The Jules Janick and James N. Moore Manuscripts consist of authors' manuscripts and correspondence related to the monograph Advances in Fruit Breeding (1975) which Janick and Moore edited. There are also correspondence and rough drafts related to the companion volume, also edited by Janick and Moore, titled Methods in Fruit Breeding (1983).
Julien N. Friant Papers
The Julien N. Friant Papers include Friant's correspondence with many U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials, such as Henry A. Wallace, Paul Appleby, Chester Davis, and Rex Tugwell. There is also substantial correspondence with James Farley and others. The material covers activities related to personnel work of the USDA, the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration, the Democratic Party, and congressional relations.
Land Ladies' Club Records
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.