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Special Collections at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Library houses manuscripts and archival records documenting the history of agriculture and the USDA from the 19th through the 21st centuries. These collections include correspondence, field notes, journals, photographs, publications, posters, and other items of individuals who worked for or were associated with the USDA, individuals involved in non-USDA agricultural activities, and organizations related to agriculture. For more information or to schedule a visit, please contact Special Collections.

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International Food Information Service Records

The International Food Information Service Records include minutes of meetings, correspondence, reports, financial statements, and directories.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
The International Food Information Service (IFIS) is a non-profit organization established in 1968 to serve the international food science, food technology, and human nutrition community by providing information products and services, commissioning research in information science, and providing education in information science.
Collection Number: 283
Earliest Date: 1970
Latest Date: 1993
Linear Feet: 7.5
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Human Nutrition
Digitization Status: None

Beef Cattle Photograph Collection

The Beef Cattle Photograph Collection consists of various breeds of beef cattle from different geographical regions including Beltsville, Maryland. Photographs are filed by breed, subject, activity, or place.
Collection Number: 284
Earliest Date: 1908
Latest Date: 1977
Linear Feet: 1.25
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Animal Science
Formats: Photographs
Digitization Status: None

4-H Slide Collection

The 4-H Slide Collection contains 769 35-millimeter color slides of 4-H club activities during the 1960s and 1970s. Images depict activities such as swimming, canoeing, archery, animal care, gardening, dairy judging, knitting, and other activities, as well as meetings, people, and events. There are also images of 1970s posters promoting 4-H, probably created by 4-H members. In addition, there is an undated slide show titled "Audio-Visual Media in Education" with many images showing people using broadcast and recording equipment.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
4-H (which stands for Head, Heart, Hands, and Health) is the Cooperative Extension Service’s educational program for young people. The program draws together the cooperative efforts of youths, volunteer leaders, state land-grant universities, state and local governments, foundations, and the Cooperative State Research, Educational and Extension Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 4-H partners work across the United States and internationally to assist youths in developing knowledge, skills, and experiences that will enable them to become productive and contributing members of society.
Collection Number: 285
Earliest Date: 1964
Latest Date: 1975
Linear Feet: 1
Processed: Yes, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Agricultural Organizations; USDA History
Digitization Status: None

Sugar Industry Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection

The Sugar Industry Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection contains 152 items (pamphlets, books, and reprints), dealing with the development of the sugar industry. The materials are in Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Spanish, and Swedish. Included are several rare publications from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
The pamphlets may have belonged to Lewis S. Ware, 19th century editor of The Sugar Beet. His name or The Sugar Beet are inscribed on the cover of a number of the pamphlets.
Collection Number: 286
Earliest Date: 1728
Latest Date: 1915
Linear Feet: 3
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Agricultural History; Plant Science
Formats: Reprints
Digitization Status: None

USDA Pear Psylla Control Lantern Slide Collection

The USDA Pear Psylla Control Lantern Slide Collection contains color lantern slides produced by U.S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine, Fruit Insect Investigations, Pear Psylla Control. There are 13 slides of pears infected with pear psylla, 3 slides of maps, and a slide of a chart of spraying operations in counties of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon in 1941.
Collection Number: 287
Collection Group: Plant Photograph Collections
Earliest Date: 1941
Latest Date: 1941
Linear Feet: 0.75
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Plant Science; USDA History
Formats: Maps; Photographs
Digitization Status: None

USDA Bureau of Plant Industry Wine Research Collection

The USDA Bureau of Plant Industry Wine Research Collection consists of materials related to the establishment of a wine research program by the Bureau in the 1930s. The collection contains correspondence, articles, reports, statistics, and maps regarding the wine industry, winemaking, grapes, wine varietals, vineyards, viticulture, and experimental wineries throughout the United States. About half of the materials involve California and the University of California. Many of the letters were written by Eugene C. Auchter, who was the Principal Horticulturist in Charge (later the Assistant Chief) of the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI). Auchter corresponded with fellow BPI scientists, wine industry professionals, and university professors. Some of his correspondents included Charles A. Magoon, Knowles A. Ryerson, Elmer Snyder, and William V. Cruess.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
With the 1933 repeal of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution, known as Prohibition, there was renewed interest in producing quality wines in the United States. Soon after Prohibition ended, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) directed its Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) to establish a program in winemaking. The BPI began planning to build a research facility at its Horticultural Research Station in Beltsville, Maryland to investigate the best grape varieties for specific regions of the country, to study the effects of climate and soil on grape cultivation, to purchase specialty equipment, and to consider the costs of winery operations. The building that housed the BPI wine research facility, along with laboratories designed for other fruit and vegetable research, was completed in 1936. However, the wine research program was cancelled before it began, and BPI’s winemaking facility was re-purposed.
Collection Number: 288
Earliest Date: 1852
Latest Date: 1983
Bulk Dates: 1933-1937
Linear Feet: 0.5
Processed: Yes, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Plant Science
Digitization Status: None

USDA Farm Building Plans Collection

The USDA Farm Building Plans Collection includes compilations of house plans and heating duct layouts. There is a series of U.S. Department of Agriculture publications entitled “House Planning Aids.” These small publications contain information about how to design and arrange various parts of a home.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
The Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) was established in 1946 through an act of Congress. It merged the functions of the Farm Security Administration and the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Division of the Farm Credit Administration. The mission of the FmHA was to allow the government to provide insured loans to farmers who were unable to secure credit by other means. The loans could be used for purchasing and/or repairing farms and farm buildings. The FmHA continued programs to liquidate older projects and programs, and it also continued the tenant-purchase program from the Bankhead-Jones Act of 1937. Upon the USDA reorganization of 1953, the FmHA became part of the Agricultural Credit Group.
Collection Number: 289
Earliest Date: 1950
Latest Date: 1970
Linear Feet: 1
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Farms and Farming Systems; USDA History
Digitization Status: None

Foster Edward Mohrhardt Papers

The Foster Edward Mohrhardt Papers consist of Mohrhardt's published papers, speeches, studies, book reviews, and biographical articles and includes a bibliography detailing these publications.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
Foster Edward Mohrhardt (1907-1992) was named director of the library of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1954, and during his 14 years as Director, the library was transformed into the National Agricultural Library (NAL). He played an active part in improving the system through the use of information technology, structural reorganization, and expansion of goals. Accomplishments include construction of the library’s building in Beltsville, Maryland; the initiation of computerized cataloging and indexing (1965), the antecedent to the library’s AGRICOLA database; the publication of the library’s card catalog in book form; and the development of the library’s first agricultural thesaurus. President of the American Library Association from 1967-1968, Mohrhardt also presided over several organizations in the field of research as well as founded the International Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists.
Collection Number: 290
Earliest Date: 1934
Latest Date: 1968
Linear Feet: 0.5
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: USDA History
Digitization Status: None

Flood Control Collection

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 American Foresters.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
On April 27, 1935, Congress established the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) as a permanent agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The creation of the agency highlighted the efforts of Hugh Hammond Bennett to inform the public about the problem of soil erosion. Bennett was appointed the first Chief of SCS. Watershed planning became an important part of the agency’s mission in the 1930s. Bennett recognized that successful soil and water conservation needed to begin at the watershed level. SCS organized its early demonstration projects on a watershed scale. A series of laws formed the basis of SCS erosion control programs. The Flood Control Act of 1936 authorized SCS to study methods for erosion control and flood prevention. The Flood Control Act of 1944 enabled the agency to begin work on its first 11 watershed projects. Passage of the Agricultural Appropriations Act of 1953 authorized 63 more projects. Congress enacted the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act in 1954. With this law, SCS gained permanent watershed planning authority. In 1994, SCS was renamed the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
Collection Number: 291
Earliest Date: 1910
Latest Date: 1979
Bulk Dates: 1938-1953
Linear Feet: 2.5
Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.
Subjects: Natural Resources; Physical Sciences; USDA History
Formats: Audiovisuals; Maps; Photographs
Digitization Status: None

USDA Commodity Stabilization Service Records

The USDA Commodity Stabilization Service Records contain handwritten notes or typescript charts with statistical figures about the production and trade of chemicals used as insecticides in commercial agriculture.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
The Commodity Stabilization Service was the successor agency to the Production and Marketing Administration and was responsible for its price support and adjustment activities.
Collection Number: 292
Earliest Date: 1935
Latest Date: 1969
Linear Feet: 0.5
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Economics; Entomology; USDA History
Digitization Status: None

U.S. Forest Service Uniform

The U.S. Forest Service Uniform is a uniform jacket from the 1960s. It belonged to Donald K. Morriss, former Head of Timber Inventory in the Washington Office, who retired in 1967 and moved to Port Charlotte, Florida. The uniform was given to the Washington Office History Section on May 4, 1982, by Robert E. Gillespie, Assistant Director of Timber Management (Silviculture), upon his retirement. From 1967-1982, the uniform hung in a closet in Timber Management. The uniform was transferred to the National Agricultural Library in the 1980s.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
In 1876 Congress passed a bill that established the forest administration in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Franklin B. Hough was appointed as special agent to report on the condition of the forests and how to preserve them. The results of his study revealed that forests were beneficial to climate, streamflow, and soil and it was necessary to preserve and renew forests. By 1878 the forest administration became the Division of Forestry. The Forest Service as it is known today was largely due to the work of former chief Gifford Pinchot and his eleven employees who popularized the concept of forest conservation in 1898.
Collection Number: 293
Earliest Date: 1960
Latest Date: 1967
Linear Feet: 1
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Forestry; USDA History
Formats: Agricultural Art and Memorabilia
Digitization Status: None

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Collection

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Collection contains photographs and papers related to the 326th Company CCC in New Germany, Maryland. CCC activities represented are camp life, work projects, national defense, and education.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
The Civilian Conservation Corps was part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, which was a plan to rehabilitate and recover the nation from the Great Depression. It was in operation from 1933 to 1942. Its creation came about as a result of the Emergency Conservation Work Act. In just nine years, over three million unemployed young men fought a war with the destruction and corrosion of America’s natural resources. Programs were set up in every state and also in four territories (Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands). Some of the tasks done by members of the CCC included fighting fires, building roads, erecting fire towers, soil erosion control, and planting trees (in all, more than 3 billion). The CCC also helped to develop several recreational facilities in parks of many jurisdictions (from metropolitan to national). The CCC began to go into decline in the early 1940s, mostly due a better economy and the United States' entry into World War II. Congress no longer funded the CCC because it was not considered to be essential to the war effort.
Collection Number: 294
Linear Feet: 0.25
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Agricultural History
Formats: Photographs
Digitization Status: None

Frank N. Meyer Collection

The Frank N. Meyer Collection consists of a typescript, certificate and photographs of Meyer. The typescript contains excerpts from letters between Frank N. Meyer and his superior, David Fairchild in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Bureau of Plant Industry, relating to Meyer’s plant exploration trip to South China in 1916-1918. Photographs of various botanical specimens are included. The last segment of typescripts concerns Meyer’s drowning on June 2, 1918, in the Yangtze River en route to Shanghai. The 1905 certificate identifies USDA plant explorer Frank N. Meyer as an agricultural explorer of the United States Department of Agriculture who is visiting Manchuria and other parts of China for “the purpose of Aiding in Agricultural Development, especially along the line of Pomology.” A black and white photograph of Meyer has a label which reads "Frank N. Meyer, Agricultural Explorer. Born November 29, 1875. Died June 1, 1918. Returning from a successful raid in the high mountains. Tired but satisfied. Wu Tai Shan, Shansi, China. February 25, 1908." A photograph of Meyer and Fairchild has a label which reads "Frank Meyer (right) converses with renowned plant explorer Dr. David Fairchild. At the young age of 22, Fairchild helped to create the USDA’s Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction where he served as chairman from 1904-28. Throughout Meyer’s travels, Fairchild was a guiding force, providing insight and support through his letters."
Historical or Biographical Sketch
In 1901, Frans Nicholas Meijer (1875-1918) emigrated from the Netherlands to America where he became Frank Meyer. Almost immediately, Meyer went to work for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Erwin F. Smith, known internationally for his groundbreaking work in bacteriology. In 1902, Meyer began working at USDA’s Plant Introduction Station in Santa Ana, California. The period from 1905-1908 marked the beginning of Meyer’s expeditions to Asia, where he collected plants in China, Russia, and Japan, as well as other countries. During his second expedition from 1909-1912, he collected in Europe, Russia, and in China. From 1913-1915, he explored and collected plants in Russia and China. Meyer’s fourth and final expedition took place from 1916-1918. The purpose of this journey is stated in the accompanying typescript, dated July 25, 1916. In summary, Meyer was to explore the portion of China lying southeast of Shanghai and south of the Yangtze River. He was to seek and collect southern peaches, bamboos—both timber and edible—the tung or wood-oil tree, improved varieties of tallow trees, the litchi, the longan, root crops for wet lands, new varieties of rice, soy beans, raspberries, blackberries, pears, chestnuts, and ornamental shrubs and timber trees. Meyer died an untimely death in June 1918. A passenger on the Feng Yang Maru Japanese riverboat, destined for Shanghai, he fell overboard into the Yangtze River. His body was recovered, but the circumstances of his death will always remain a mystery and source of speculation. Honored the world over for his contributions as a plant explorer, Frank Meyer’s work touches us all every day. From apricots to wild pears, his introductions number over 2,500.
Collection Number: 295
Collection Group: Plant Exploration Collections
Earliest Date: 1905
Latest Date: 1918
Linear Feet: 4.5
Processed: Yes, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Plant Exploration; Plant Science; USDA History
Digitization Status: Entire collection digitized

Thomas Burr Charles Poultry Scrapbooks

The Thomas Burr Charles Poultry Scrapbooks consist mainly of newspaper clippings on research, events, and notable individuals of the poultry industry, especially those located in New Hampshire. There are articles on the development of the New Hampshire chicken breed. The collection also contains correspondence both from and to T. B. Charles, poultry event notices and programs, obituaries, invitations and announcements, magazine articles, and ephemera. Some items cover topics other than poultry, such as current events, University of New Hampshire and Grange news, various agricultural subjects, and Charles’ personal interests. Most of the newspaper articles are arranged within four scrapbooks.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
Thomas Burr Charles (1890-1967) headed the Department of Poultry Husbandry at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) from 1928 to 1949. Charles also served as the first vice president of the Poultry Science Association from 1933 to 1934, and as its president from 1934 to 1935. In 1938, Charles earned his master of science degree from Cornell University. The Department of Poultry Husbandry and the Department of Animal Sciences at UNH formed the foundation for the commercial hatchery industry that promoted the New Hampshire chicken breed, which was admitted to the American breed standard in 1935.
Collection Number: 296
Collection Group: Poultry Science Collections
Earliest Date: 1923
Latest Date: 1946
Bulk Dates: 1940-1945
Linear Feet: 1.5
Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.
Subjects: Poultry
Formats: Agricultural Art and Memorabilia
Digitization Status: None

Man O' War Photograph Collection

The Man O' War Photograph Collection contains black and white photographs of the racehorse Man O' War (1917-1947). It includes photographs of the horse, races, and trainer. No dates on photographs.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
Man O' War (1917-1947) was a race horse who competed from 1919-1920. His parents were Mahubah (dam) and Fair Play (sire). Man O' War picked up the nickname "Big Red" because he had a noticeably redder coat than his father. For almost his entire life, Red was owned by Samuel D. Riddle, a Philadelphia sportsman who had purchased the horse as a yearling from Major August Belmont in a fire sale. Although he raced for only two years (1919-1920), Red compiled a remarkable record of 20 wins in 21 starts. His only loss was a second-place finish to Upset in the Sanford Memorial in 1919. Red’s impressive showing on the race track was enough to revive a sport that had been reeling during the war years of the 1910s, making him one of the major sports stars of the era. Man O' War's legacy goes well beyond what he did on the racetrack. His career at stud was considered to be equally as impressive. In his lifetime, Red's offspring, despite being seemingly low in quantity compared to other sires', had won more money than those of any other sire in the history of horse racing. Red sired such horses as Clyde Van Dusen, Battleship, Crusader, and War Admiral (who lost to Seabiscuit, the grandson of Man O' War, in a legendary match race). In all, 61 of Red’s progeny won a total of 172 stakes races, for total winnings of over $1.7 million. He died of a heart attack in 1947, just a month after his longtime groom, Will Harbut, had himself succumbed to a heart attack.
Collection Number: 297
Linear Feet: 1.25
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Animal Science
Formats: Photographs
Digitization Status: None

USDA Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine Personnel and Equipment Photograph Collection

The USDA Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine Personnel and Equipment Photograph Collection contains black and white photographs of Bureau of Plant Quarantine inspection personnel; plant inspection facilities in Washington and New Jersey; and inspection equipment. Personnel include L.M. Scott, C.E. Cooley, Leonard S. McLaine, J.F. Olds, H.S. McLeod, T.A. Barnett, Donald P. Limber, Martin Hansen, Emile Kostal, Herbert L. Sanford, Charles E. Prince, Emmit I. Smith, John C. Pritchett, James W. Stanton, J. Paul Young, R.F. Wilbur, Clarence V. Scott, Louis M. Scott, James M.R. Adams, Louis Greenberg, George Janifer, and Michael Holmes.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine was established in 1934. In 1942, it became part of the Agricultural Research Administration. The purpose of the bureau was to study and control insects in cooperation with the states to prevent plant diseases.
Collection Number: 298
Earliest Date: 1936
Latest Date: 1942
Bulk Dates: 1938-1941
Linear Feet: 0.25
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Entomology; Plant Science; USDA History
Formats: Photographs
Digitization Status: None

Cornelius Lott Shear Papers

The Cornelius Lott Shear Certificates were presented to botanist and plant pathologist Shear, who traveled to foreign countries to research agriculture. Many of the certificates serve as introduction letters or statements of purpose. An addition of two reprinted articles about Shear and a few personal photographs was made to the collection in 2011.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
Cornelius Lott Shear (1865-1956), an internationally-renowned mycologist and plant pathologist, began his 40-year career with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1895. Much of Shear’s work took him all over the world and involved grapes, other small fruit, and fruit and plant diseases. In 1935 Shear retired as the principal pathologist for the Bureau of Plant Industry. Shear served in administrative positions for many organizations, including the American Phytopathological Society, the Botany Society of America, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He also held editorial positions for the journals Mycologia and Phytopathology.
Collection Number: 299
Earliest Date: 1888
Latest Date: 2000
Linear Feet: 3.75
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Plant Science; USDA History
Digitization Status: None

Grand Champion Cows and Bulls Photograph and Pedigree Album

The Grand Champion Cows and Bulls Photograph and Pedigree Album contains black and white photographs of grand champion bulls and cows and corresponding pedigree charts. Breeds include Brown Swiss, Guernsey, and Ayrshire.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
Livestock exhibits and shows, which are often part of county and state fairs, are places where livestock farmers and breeders enter their animals into competition. The largest such shows attract competitors from many different states and provinces. For each type of animal, a range of honors can be given. The highest honor an animal can receive is grand champion, followed by reserve grand champion. Winning exhibitors usually follow up the competition by entering their animals into an auction. The animals that earn the most money and attention at these auctions are steers. When the auction is for charity, the original owner of the animal is guaranteed a certain amount of the winning bid. This amount depends on the type of animal and the level of the prize given to the animal. The largest shows and exhibits have auctions that gross hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Collection Number: 300
Earliest Date: 1901
Latest Date: 1930
Linear Feet: 1.25
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Animal Science
Formats: Photographs
Digitization Status: None

U.S. Forest Service Lassie Collection

The U.S. Forest Service Lassie Collection contains U.S. Forest Service presentations as well as promotional material featuring television personalities Lassie and Corey Stuart, Forest Ranger (played by Robert Bray). The U.S. Forest Service portion of the collection contains slide presentations with accompanying audiocassettes or reel tapes. Topics of the presentations involve environmental programs, the 1980 Mount Saint Helens eruption, and the Resource Planning Act (RPA). The Lassie portion of the collection includes children's books, comic books, games, a promotional litter bag, and images featuring characters from the Lassie television show with forest management and conservation themes.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
The U.S. Forest Service was created in 1905 when responsibility for 17 forest reserves managed by the General Land Office of the U.S. Department of the Interior was transferred to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Since that time, the U.S. Forest Service has promoted conservation of natural resources. In the early 1960s, members of the U.S. Forest Service met with executives of the popular Lassie television series to discuss ways in which conservation could be applied to the story ideas for the show. Plots of the show began to emphasize wildlife management, forest and wildlife research, and wilderness management. Filmed on national rangeland, the subsequent Lassie episodes were produced with the cooperation of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Collection Number: 301
Earliest Date: 1960
Latest Date: 1981
Linear Feet: 4.5
Processed: Yes, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Forestry; Natural Resources
Formats: Agricultural Art and Memorabilia; Audiovisuals; Photographs
Digitization Status: None

100 Years of Federal Forestry Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 402, Photograph Collection

The 100 Years of Federal Forestry Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 402 Photograph Collection contains the original photographs for "100 Years of Federal Forestry," Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 402, published in 1976. The book is a pictorial history of the National Forest System and the Nation's chief federal forestry agency, the Forest Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Photograph proofs are mounted and captioned.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service was created in 1905. Its mission evolved from providing water and timber for the United States to managing public lands in national forests and grasslands. The Forest Service also is the world’s largest forestry research organization, and it provides technical and financial assistance to state and private forestry agencies.
Collection Number: 302
Earliest Date: 1905
Latest Date: 1976
Linear Feet: 4.75
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Forestry
Formats: Photographs

Progress Report: Food for Victory Crusade Manuscript

The Progress Report: Food for Victory Crusade Manuscript summarizes the results of the World War II-era program after three months. It includes sample forms and advertising media such as a magazine article, a newspaper advertisement, poster, a moving picture still photograph, a circular, and a Purina newsletter.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
Purina Mills, St. Louis, Missouri, initiated a program called "Food for Victory Crusade" in 1943 to help farmers make simple improvements in their management, sanitation, and feeding practices, in order to increase the production of food during World War II. The Purina field force made personal calls on farmers to compare their practices with approved practices validated by U.S. Department of Agriculture and 44 of the state agricultural colleges. After the evaluation, the farmer was to correct any faults in his system.
Collection Number: 303
Earliest Date: 1943
Linear Feet: 2.5
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Human Nutrition
Formats: Posters
Digitization Status: None

Poultry Industry Hall of Fame Records: American Poultry Historical Society Papers

The Poultry Industry Hall of Fame Records contain nomination forms of American Poultry Historical Society members who became inductees in the Hall of Fame, artwork for Hall of Fame plaques, and correspondence regarding the preparation of plaques. See also the Skinner, John Louis, Collection.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
The Poultry Hall of Fame was created in 1953 at the annual meeting of the American Poultry Historical Society (APHS). Selections for t he Hall of Fame were to be made on a triennial basis, with the formal inductions taking place at the beginning of the following fiscal year. The APHS recognized the most outstanding people involved in the poultry industry and in poultry research from North America. The Hall of Fame was located in Jull Hall, University of Maryland from 1954-1970. Each inductee was represented with an oil-painted or photographic portrait. The Hall of Fame was moved to the National Agricultural Library in Beltsville, Maryland in 1970. Because of space limitations, the representations of the inductees were changed to etched, metal plaques featuring drawings of the inductees. These plaques were smaller in size than the portraits previously used.
Collection Number: 304
Collection Group: Poultry Science Collections
Earliest Date: 1991
Latest Date: 2002
Linear Feet: 4.5
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Agricultural Organizations; Poultry
Digitization Status: None

Screwworm Eradication Program Records: Oral Histories

The Screwworm Eradication Program Records: Oral Histories contains oral history video- and audiotapes and printed transcripts of persons involved in the U.S. Screwworm Eradication Program. Included are: former U.S. Rep. Kika de la Garza (D-Texas); longtime Mexican-American employees Manuel Ortega and Santana Munoz; technician Jimmy Bruce; Edward Knipling, a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entomologist and leading theoretician for the program; USDA entomologist Lloyd Wendel; Owen Hugh (O.H.) Graham; USDA scientist James Whitten; Edward "Tony" Hauschild, a pilot and former supervisor for screwworm dispersal flights; John Welch, former entomologist and current director of the Mexican - American Commission for the Eradication of Screwworm; and USDA entomologist Alfred Baumhover, a lead contributor to the program in the 1950s and 1960s.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
The interviews were conducted in the early 2000s by Paul (Tommy) Stanford, Larry Quinn, and the original project manager Lynn Stewart, who also organized the materials and produced the video.
Collection Number: 305
Collection Group: Screwworm Eradication Program Records
Earliest Date: 2000
Latest Date: 2004
Linear Feet: 19
Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.
Subjects: Entomology; USDA History
Formats: Audiovisuals
Digitization Status: None

Frank S. Santamour Papers

The Frank S. Santamour Papers consist of Santamour's publications and many photographs used in those publications.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
Frank S. Santamour (1932-2000) was a research geneticist in the Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit of the U.S. National Arboretum. He received his M.S. in forestry from Yale University in 1954, his A.M. in biology from Harvard University in 1957, and his Ph.D. in forestry with a minor in plant genetics from the University of Minnesota in 1960. He first worked at the Northeast Forest Experimentation Station, U.S. Forest Service, from 1957-1964, and then took a position as a geneticist for the Morris Arboretum at the University of Pennsylvania from 1964-1967. In 1967 he joined the research staff of the U.S. National Arboretum and continued there until his death in 2000. An author or coauthor of more than 275 publications, he was thought to be the world's leading authority on the genetics, breeding, and development of superior landscape trees. Some of his achievements include using biochemical methods to examine graft incompatibility, insect and disease resistance, verifying interspecific hybrids in several genera, wound compartmentalization, and correct usage of nomenclature to describe landscape trees.
Collection Number: 306
Earliest Date: 1956
Latest Date: 2001
Linear Feet: 1.75
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Plant Science
Formats: Photographs
Digitization Status: None

American Conifer Society (ACS) Records

The American Conifer Society (ACS) Records include correspondence, ACS Bulletin materials, Board of Directors' minutes, audiotapes of Board of Directors' meetings, financial records, legal incorporation documents, by-laws and policy documents, legal contract documents, national annual meetings, members' plant inventories, materials pertinent to the slide program "A Brief Look at Garden Conifers," ACS Central Region meeting files, locations of ACS national meetings (1983-2001), and membership directories. This is an open collection.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
The American Conifer Society (ACS) is an organization of people who develop, preserve, and propagate conifers, clarify nomenclature, and educate the public.
Collection Number: 307
Earliest Date: 1983
Latest Date: 2002
Bulk Dates: 1990-1999
Linear Feet: 2.5
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Agricultural Organizations; Forestry; Plant Science