agricultural history

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The Joel Solkoff Papers consist of Solkoff's agricultural writings, which appeared in such publications as The New Republic, Congressional Record, Skeptic, The New York Times, Newsday, and The Washington Star. Also included are Solkoff's book, The Politics of Food, and several reviews of the book; several issues of MLAP Monthly Report, a publication for which Solkoff served as editor; a collection of unpublished manuscripts; and Solkoff's resume (2004).

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The John Peter Richardson Correspondence with W. S. Reynolds contains two letters between Richardson and Reynolds relating to the status of agriculture in South Carolina and the possibility of a survey of agriculture, soils, and mineral resources.

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The Layne R. Beaty Oral History contains an audio recording of an interview with Beaty by Roy Battles on August 12, 1985. The collection consists of two audio tapes with the following call numbers: Audiocassette no. 81 part 1, and Audiocassette no. 81 part 2. The two audio tapes have been digitized, and the collection contains a DVD copy of the originals.

Content Description The Layne R. Beaty Papers focus on the history of farm radio and television broadcasting in the United States and on the origins and development of the National Farm and Home Hour, a popular radio program during the 20th century. There is a small number of documents relating to Voice of America and Clear Channel Broadcasting. Beaty's papers include photographs, correspondence, reports, surveys, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, farm radio and television station promotional literature,...

Content Description The Lowell Dean Hill Collection consists of unpublished papers, correspondence, publications, and documents related to Hill's research on grain quality. Included are materials related to his involvement in the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service COMEX project. There are also minutes from Grain Quality Workshops of the North American Export Grain Association, and materials related to Hill's leadership on the international study on grain quality conducted by the U.S. Congress Office of...

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...

Content Description The Michelle Marcotte Files on Food Irradiation contain research papers and printed information materials about food processing and food irradiation in Canada and the United States over a 30 year period. The collected information formed reviews of literature required to submit petitions in Canada and the United States for approval to irradiate foods such as mangoes, poultry, animal feeds, red meat, and later dietary supplements (botanicals), shellfish, crustaceans, shelf-stable foods. The...

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The Michelle Marcotte Files on Functional Food reflect the development of regulatory change in Canada for health foods, including dietary supplements (usually termed herbal medicines in Canada), and for functional foods or neutraceuticals.

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The Michelle Marcotte Files on Methyl Bromide Alternatives contain files and books pertaining to the early years of the Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee (MBTOC) and the growing body of knowledge of methyl bromide alternatives.

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The Myron Ballard Account Book from Bradford County, Pennsylvania, contains price data from 1828 to 1850. A letter written by agricultural economist Everett E. Edwards accompanies the book.