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Found in 71 Collections and/or Records:
Charles William Pugsley Manuscript
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.
Collection on Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The Collection on Franklin Delano Roosevelt consists of copies of press releases, presidential addresses, inaugural addresses, executive orders, and newspaper articles about President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, all pertaining to agricultural matters. It is likely that this collection was originally housed in the library of the USDA Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
Collection on the Civilian Conservation Corps, 326th Company of New Germany, Maryland
The Collection on the Civilian Conservation Corps, 326th Company of New Germany, Maryland contains photographs and papers related to the 326th Company of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). CCC activities represented include camp life, work projects, national defense, and education.
Cooperative Extension Service Farm Labor Program Collection
Daniel Poppleton Account Book
The Daniel Poppleton Account Book (typewritten copy, 1939) is titled "A Pioneer Farmer of Licking County, Ohio...1818-1852." Most of the entries in the account book are debit items. Little money was in circulation at that time, and marketing of farm products was accomplished through barter. There is an introduction to the account book written by W.W. Stockberger, which provides biographical information about Poppleton and an explanation of the account book.
Dean Howard Mayberry Papers
The Dean Howard Mayberry Papers include research records of the Northern Regional Research Laboratory, as well as press releases, correspondence, publications, and papers on research relating to the transformation of agricultural products into commercial commodities. Some topics of research include oils, cereals, antibiotics, starch, polysaccharides, amylose, corn, and alcohol.
Edwin Mead Wilcox Manuscript
The Edwin Mead Wilcox Manuscript is a typed manuscript and notes for Wilcox's paper, "Diseases of Vegetable Crops and Ornamentals in the United States," published in 1928.
Emerson Merlyn Brooks Papers
The Emerson Merlyn Brooks Papers contain the original manuscript material, worksheets, photographs, and maps relating to Brooks' book, The Growth of a Nation: A Pictorial Review of the United States from Colonial Days to the Present (1956). There are also materials intended for use in a book called Pictorial Agriculture-USA.
Everett Eugene Edwards Papers
The Everett Eugene Edwards Papers include Edwards' writings, speeches, bibliographies, administrative information related to his position at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), materials for courses he taught, and historical materials that he may have used for research.
Franklin Arthur Coffman Collection
The Franklin Arthur Coffman Collection consists of several artifacts obtained in the Philippines, including tools, a musical instrument, and decorative pieces. There are also several projectile points (arrowheads and a spear point) that were found on USDA property in Beltsville, Maryland.