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Howard Castner Pierce Papers: American Poultry Historical Society Papers

The Howard Castner Pierce Papers consist of black and white photographs and negatives concerning the poultry industry during the early part of the twentieth century in the United States, and publications of the Food Research Laboratory, Bureau of Chemistry. Also included are correspondence, drawings, and plans of poultry devices submitted to the U.S. Patent Office; material on the first National Chicken of Tomorrow contest in 1946; publications of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, and lesson plans for a poultry course taught by Pierce at Iowa State College. The photographs document poultry processing, grading, and egg candling experiments conducted by the Bureau of Chemistry, U.S. Department of Agriculture (1912-19); packing plants in Topeka, Kansas and Atlantic, Iowa (1910); poultry houses in Petaluma and Loomis, California (undated); a tour of Europe in 1924 coinciding with the World's Poultry Congress held in Barcelona, Spain; the Seventh World's Poultry Congress held in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1939; a caricature of Pierce farming, made in 1944; and a testimonial dinner for Pierce in 1963.

Historical or Biographical Sketch

Howard Castner Pierce (1882-1967) served as head of the Poultry Department at Iowa State College; investigator, Food Research Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); marketing specialist for the Bureau of Economics, USDA; and poultry buyer and director of research for the Great Atlantic & Pacific (A&P) Food Stores.

Collection Number: 128

Collection Group: Poultry Science Collections

Earliest Date: 1903

Latest Date: 1963

Linear Feet: 5

Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.

Subjects: Agricultural Organizations; Poultry

Formats: Photographs

Digitization Status: None

USDA Pink Bollworm Project Photograph Collection

The USDA Pink Bollworm Project Photograph Collection documents the work of the Plant Quarantine and Control Administration on bollworm detection, prevention, and quarantine measures. Photographs show scientists' processes for cleansing the soil of bollworms, views of infested fields, and the effects of bollworms on cotton and other plants. There are photographs of inspection sites in Texas and New Mexico; field clean-up activities in Arizona; and an album of colleagues' portraits presented to the Chief of the division, Paul A. Hoidale, in 1941.

Historical or Biographical Sketch

The Plant Quarantine and Control Administration (later named the Bureau of Plant Quarantine) was established in 1928 as a central agency to regulate activities related to research on insects and plants for the Bureaus of Entomology and Plant Industry. The agency assigned regulatory work to several divisions, including one for Pink Bollworm and Thurberia Control. In 1934, the Bureau of Plant Quarantine merged with the Bureau of Entomology to form the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine. Currently, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) administers the Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) program. The PPQ’s Cotton Pest Programs conduct research and eradication efforts for the southwest pink bollworm using pesticides and sterile insect release.

Collection Number: 129

Earliest Date: 1930

Latest Date: 1998

Linear Feet: 3.25

Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.

Subjects: Entomology; Plant Science; USDA History

Formats: Photographs

Digitization Status: None

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.

Historical or Biographical Sketch

Daniel Poppleton (1784-1852) was born at Pownal, Bennington County, Vermont. In 1812 he and his wife became the first settlers in Hartford Township, Licking County, Ohio. Poppleton served as the first Justice of the Peace in Hartford Township.

Collection Number: 130

Earliest Date: 1818

Latest Date: 1939

Linear Feet: 0.25

Processed: Yes, contact Special Collections.

Subjects: Agricultural History; Economics; Farms and Farming Systems

Digitization Status: None

Poultry and Egg National Board Records: American Poultry Historical Society Papers

The Poultry and Egg National Board Records include board-meeting minutes, financial statements, annual reports, egg promotional material, new product research, cholesterol and fat studies, diet and nutritional cookbooks, reports of the American Home Economics Association conferences, and reports of the 1969 White House Conference on Nutrition.

Historical or Biographical Sketch

This poultry and egg trade association, established in 1940, provided information on human nutrition to consumers for more than 30 years.

Collection Number: 131

Collection Group: Poultry Science Collections

Earliest Date: 1939

Latest Date: 1979

Linear Feet: 11.5

Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.

Subjects: Agricultural Organizations; Poultry

Digitization Status: None

Poultry Publications Collection: American Poultry Historical Society Papers

The Poultry Publications Collection consists of U.S. and foreign poultry husbandry publications in the form of bulletins, circulars, pamphlets or booklets published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, state experiment stations, extension service, trade magazines, commercial companies and foreign universities or governments.

Collection Number: 132

Collection Group: Poultry Science Collections

Earliest Date: 1866

Latest Date: 1979

Linear Feet: 47

Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.

Subjects: Agricultural Organizations; Poultry

Digitization Status: None

International Poultry Industry Exposition Records: American Poultry Historical Society Papers

The International Poultry Industry Exposition Records consist of four bound volumes of publicity notices for the 1968 and 1969 International Poultry Industry Expositions (IPIE) in Chicago and New Orleans, respectively. In addition, there are two volumes of promotional material for a joint IPIE and Northeast Poultry Producers Council (NEPPCO) exposition in Cincinnati in 1970.

Historical or Biographical Sketch

The International Poultry Industry Exposition (IPIE) was held annually from 1968-1970, and was sponsored by the Chicago-based Poultry Industry Manufacturers’ Council (PIMCO). The exposition -- commonly called the PIMCO Show -- brought together educators and businessmen involved with poultry all around the world. Educational sessions were held in many areas of poultry breeding, processing, and marketing. Poultry firms, whose areas of expertise ranged from equipment to services, occupied tens of thousands of square feet of exhibit space. In 1970, PIMCO joined with the Northeast Poultry Producers Council to present the IPIE show.

Collection Number: 133

Collection Group: Poultry Science Collections

Earliest Date: 1968

Latest Date: 1972

Linear Feet: 2

Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.

Subjects: Agricultural Organizations; Poultry

Digitization Status: None

Poultry Science Department, University of Wisconsin, Cackelator: American Poultry Historical Society Papers

The Poultry Science Department, University of Wisconsin, Cackelator is an electronic box. The Cackelator was used by Ag-Way Coop representatives as an early on-the-farm "computer" to formulate feed mixtures based on flock production factors such as body weight and egg weight. This briefcase-sized device was carried to the farm and used by the feed representative and flock owner to make nutritional determinations to provide the highest net income for the poultryman.

Collection Number: 134

Collection Group: Poultry Science Collections

Linear Feet: 2

Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.

Subjects: Agricultural Organizations; Poultry

Formats: Agricultural Art and Memorabilia

Poultry Processing Collection

The Poultry Processing Collection consists primarily of black and white images and negatives of various dimensions, mounted and unmounted, representing stages in the handling and processing of poultry and eggs. There are some color images and written material associated with poultry technology.

Collection Number: 135

Collection Group: Poultry Science Collections

Earliest Date: 1940

Latest Date: 1970

Bulk Dates: 1940s to 1970s

Linear Feet: 5.75

Processed: No, contact Special Collections.

Subjects: Poultry

Formats: Photographs

Digitization Status: None

Poultry Times Newspaper and Poultryman Newspaper Photograph Collection: American Poultry Historical Society Papers

The Poultry Times Newspaper and Poultryman Newspaper Photograph Collection contains black and white negatives taken by the staff of Poultry Times, a weekly newspaper from Gainesville, Georgia, (1956-1985) and the Poultryman, a weekly newspaper from Vineland, New Jersey (1956-1969). Included are negatives of state poultry associations’ personnel and functions, universities’ personnel, U.S. Department of Agriculture and other organizations’ personnel and events, and poultry-related commercial firms’ personnel and products. The Poultry Times portrait file contains negatives and black and white photographs.

Historical or Biographical Sketch

The Poultry Times is published by Poultry and Egg News and includes news articles on research; technical development; and current trends in production, marketing, and pricing. There are reports of activities of industry organizations with an emphasis placed on regional news.

Collection Number: 136

Collection Group: Poultry Science Collections

Earliest Date: 1963

Latest Date: 1986

Linear Feet: 37.5

Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.

Subjects: Agricultural Organizations; Poultry; USDA History

Formats: Photographs

Digitization Status: None

Wilhelm Heinrich (William Henry) Prestele Papers

The Wilhelm Heinrich (William Henry) Prestele Papers consist of grape variety watercolors, sketches, tracings, notes, papers, plant specimens, and an album cover.

Historical or Biographical Sketch

In 1887, Wilhelm Heinrich Prestele (1838-1895) was appointed the first artist of the Pomology Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Prestele was assigned to create illustrations for a book on native American grapes written by Thomas Volney Munson. Munson was asked to prepare this exhaustive monograph on grapes by the Secretary of Agriculture. As Munson wrote in his 1909 publication titled Foundations of American Grape Culture, "The manuscript for this monograph, and accurate life-size colored plates of all our native grape species, were prepared and delivered but from lack of sufficient appropriation by Congress the work remains unpublished."

Collection Number: 137

Earliest Date: 1889

Latest Date: 1890

Bulk Dates: 1889-1890s

Linear Feet: 12

Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.

Subjects: Plant Science

Formats: Agricultural Art and Memorabilia

Digitization Status: Portion of collection digitized

Prince Family Manuscript Collection

The Prince Family Manuscript Collection contains correspondence, account books, notebooks, and journals that provide an insight into the difficulties of maintaining a large nursery in the early years of the new American nation. Much of the material concerns business dealings between members of the Prince family and those transacting business with them. The remaining portion of the material deals with observations on and experiments with plants.

Historical or Biographical Sketch

This material is concerned with the most productive and innovative years of the Prince nurseries, which were based in Flushing, Long Island, New York. During these years, the nursery was owned and operated by William Prince, Jr., and William Prince, his son. Their Linnaean Gardens developed into experimental grounds for cultivating native American species and for testing European and Asian species.

Collection Number: 138

Earliest Date: 1779

Latest Date: 1914

Bulk Dates: 1790-1861

Linear Feet: 8

Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.

Subjects: Agricultural History; Economics; Plant Science

Digitization Status: Portion of collection digitized

Charles William Pugsley Manuscript

The Charles William Pugsley Manuscript was compiled circa 1930s by Pugsley and is titled, "The Land Grant College in South Dakota: Its Field of Work. A Court Record with Supporting Notes." Part 1 of the manuscript contains copies of documents which were presented to and considered by the court. Part 2 has materials used by the attorneys for the defense.

Historical or Biographical Sketch

Charles William Pugsley (d.1940) was president of South Dakota State College. The Regents of Education of South Dakota reported to the 1933 Legislature of the State Senate about duplication in work of the institutions of higher learning in the state. The Legislature discontinued certain courses. Alumni and friends of the university brought suit before the Supreme Court of South Dakota questioning the legal right of the Regents to discontinue courses. The Regents won. Pugsley was U.S. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture from 1921-1923.

Collection Number: 140

Bulk Dates: 193-?

Linear Feet: 0.25

Processed: Yes, contact Special Collections.

Subjects: Agricultural History; Agricultural Organizations; Farms and Farming Systems

Digitization Status: None

Joseph H. Reall Correspondence

The Joseph H. Reall Correspondence contains nine typewritten copies of letters, the majority written to Henry E. Alvord during November and December 1879, regarding plans for the organization of the American Agricultural Association (apparently first considered under the name National Agricultural Society), the proposed and the elected officers, and the organizational meeting held December 10-12, 1879. Reall became the chairman of the Executive Committee and Henry E. Alvord was made one of the directors. The letters show that governors appointed delegates to the meeting and that 200 acceptances had been received by December 1. There is also a press release regarding the organization of this society. The typewritten copies were made possible through the courtesy of Caroline B. Sherman, Henry E. Alvord's niece.

Collection Number: 141

Earliest Date: 1879

Linear Feet: 0.25

Processed: Yes, contact Special Collections.

Subjects: Agricultural Organizations

Digitization Status: None

John Peter Richardson Correspondence

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

Historical or Biographical Sketch

John Peter Richardson resided in Clarendon, Sumter District, South Carolina, and W.S. Reynolds resided in Blackville in the Barnwell District of South Carolina .

Collection Number: 142

Earliest Date: 1840

Latest Date: 1840

Linear Feet: 0.25

Processed: Yes, contact Special Collections.

Subjects: Agricultural History; Farms and Farming Systems; Physical Sciences

Digitization Status: None

Charles Valentine Riley Collection

The Charles Valentine Riley Collection consists of letters to Riley, unpublished lectures, notes, photographs, news clippings, reports, reprints, paintings, drawings, sketch books, books, and artifacts. The collection focuses on the history of entomology and the development of biological control of insects injurious to crops, and on Riley’s energetic efforts on its behalf during the latter part of the 19th century.

Historical or Biographical Sketch

Charles Valentine Riley (1843-1895) was a visual artist and entomologist in the mid-19th century. Born in England, Riley settled in the United States in 1850. He had grown up studying and sketching insects, and he quickly began to apply his abilities while working for Prairie Farmer, a leading agricultural journal. In 1868 Riley was recommended for and appointed to the post of entomologist for the state of Missouri. In this capacity, he not only became a distinguished entomologist, but he also revolutionized the entire field of entomology. In 1878 Riley became the second Chief Entomologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, succeeding Townend Glover. Riley held this position over a period of 17 years, having parted with the USDA briefly from 1880-1881 over a procedural dispute. During the 1880s Riley was also closely involved with the U.S. National Museum (currently the Smithsonian Institution), to whom he donated his collection of over 100,000 insect specimens. He served as an assistant curator for the museum, specializing in insects. Riley worked in both capacities until his death in 1895.

Collection Number: 143

Earliest Date: 1868

Latest Date: 1919

Linear Feet: 12.75

Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.

Subjects: Entomology; USDA History

Formats: Agricultural Art and Memorabilia; Photographs

Digitization Status: Portion of collection digitized

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, Collection

The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Collection consists of copies of press releases, presidential addresses, inaugural addresses, executive orders, and newspaper articles of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, all pertaining to agricultural matters. It is likely that this collection was originally housed in the library of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics.

Historical or Biographical Sketch

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945), the 32nd President of the United States, held office from 1933-1945. Roosevelt dealt with the problems related to the Great Depression from the previous administration and established several key programs and experiments that would become part of his New Deal. He also successfully led the United States through World War II until his death near the end of the war. The goal of the New Deal was to rehabilitate the economy, recover agricultural resources, and prevent citizens from losing their homes and farms. Some of Roosevelt’s experiments included Social Security, a revamped tax system, work relief programs, and tighter control over banks. Roosevelt was also able to gain federal regulation of the economy.

Collection Number: 144

Earliest Date: 1934

Latest Date: 1941

Linear Feet: 2.5

Processed: No, contact Special Collections.

Subjects: Agricultural History; Economics

Digitization Status: None

Percy B. Rowley Papers: American Poultry Historical Society Papers

The Percy B. Rowley Papers and photographs pertain to the production and sale of hatching eggs and young poultry to foreign markets; records of advertising, permits, correspondence, and photographs of shipments to Asia and South America; and records of the Washington State Poultry Improvement Association, of which Rowley was an active, longtime member.

Historical or Biographical Sketch

Percy B. Rowley was one of the earliest U.S. poultry breeders of egg-producing chickens to open East Asia as a market for their products following World War II.

Collection Number: 145

Collection Group: Poultry Science Collections

Earliest Date: 1922

Latest Date: 1997

Linear Feet: 0.5

Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.

Subjects: Agricultural Organizations; Poultry

Digitization Status: None

Paul George Russell Papers

The Paul George Russell Papers consist of notes and drafts of his U.S. Department of Agriculture circular "Oriental Flowering Cherries" published in March 1934, clippings, photographs of his retirement in 1959, and biographical information. The circular provides facts on cultivation and historical details about varieties of ornamental cherries grown in the United States, including trees growing around the tidal basin in Washington, D.C. A published version of the circular is located in the general collection of the National Agricultural Library.

Historical or Biographical Sketch

Botanist Paul George Russell (1889-1963), began his 50-year career with the federal government in 1908 as a scientific aide and clerk in the National Herbarium, U.S. National Museum. He accompanied J.N. Rose on botanical expeditions to Mexico (1910), the West Indies (1913), and South America (1915). From 1916-1959, Russell was employed with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Among his various responsibilities as botanist, he was in charge of the introduction of foreign trees upon their arrival in the United States. At the time of his retirement, he was part of the New Crops Research Branch of the Crops Research Division and was a national authority on the identification of plant species by seed alone.

Collection Number: 146

Earliest Date: 1908

Latest Date: 1959

Linear Feet: 0.25

Processed: No, contact Special Collections.

Subjects: Plant Science; USDA History

Digitization Status: None

Edward John Russell Manuscript

The Edward John Russell Manuscript, titled "Field Experiments at Rothamsted," was given to the Graduate School of the U.S. Department of Agriculture by Sir John Russell. It was proposed for publication, along with many black and white photographs, as a Bureau of Chemistry and Soils Bulletin in 1928; however, it was never published.

Historical or Biographical Sketch

Edward John Russell was Director of Rothamsted Experimental Station in Harpenden, England in 1927.

Collection Number: 147

Earliest Date: 1927

Latest Date: 1927

Linear Feet: 0.25

Processed: Yes, contact Special Collections.

Subjects: Physical Sciences

Formats: Photographs

Dr. Salsbury's Laboratories Photograph Collection: American Poultry Historical Society Papers

Dr. Salsbury's Laboratories Photograph Collection contains approximately 2,000 black and white glossy photographs depicting many facets of poultry and the poultry industry during the 1930s and 1940s. Dr. Salsbury's Laboratories, a major producer of pharmaceutics to treat poultry, used this collection as it published different editions of Dr. Salsbury Health Messenger, a widely distributed poultry health manual in the 1930-40 era.

Historical or Biographical Sketch

Veterinarian Joseph E. Salsbury (b. 1887) opened Dr. Salsbury's Poultry Service Company in 1924 in Charles City, Iowa, in order to combat poultry mortality by the use of low-cost medicine. By 1935, the company purchased 55 acres for its research farm and changed its name to Dr. Salsbury's Laboratories. Branches were opened in 1936 and 1937 in Pomona, California; Kansas City, Missouri; Fort Worth, Texas; and Columbus, Ohio. The first product developed by Salsbury was Avitone, a flock wormer. By 1951, the company line consisted of 55 products, and 9 out of 10 of these were for poultry ailments. The research specialists in helminthology, protozoology, biochemistry, and other branches of science developed new products at the research farm.

Collection Number: 148

Collection Group: Poultry Science Collections

Earliest Date: 1930

Latest Date: 1949

Bulk Dates: 1930s and 1940s

Linear Feet: 1

Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.

Subjects: Agricultural Organizations; Poultry

Formats: Photographs

Digitization Status: None

William Saunders Manuscripts

The William Saunders Manuscripts include: "Alphabetical List of Plants in Four Different Languages, Botanical, English, German, French" (handwritten; call number 452.14 Sa8A Folio), "Cyclopaedia of Economic Plants; Their History Culture and Uses" (handwritten, 1880; six volumes; call number 452.8 Sa8), and "The Journal of William Saunders" (photostat, 1898-1899; call number 120 Sa8). The colllection includes facsimiles of the following documents from the National Grange: William Saunders' manuscript on History and Organization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1885; American Association of the Red Cross document in which the Association thanks Saunders for the care of its Exhibits at New Orleans, 1885; Report of William Saunders concerning his trip to South Carolina to study the introduction of the tea plant as a profitable industry in the United States, 1897; excerpt from "The Journal of William Saunders" regarding the Gettysburg Cemetery, 1898; and William Saunders' portrait, undated. Other materials associated with the National Grange Collection on William Saunders include maps of pine supply in various states from the Tenth Census of the United States, 1881, and U.S. Department of Agriculture Album of Agricultural Statistics of the United States by J. R. Dodge, 1891, signed "Compliments of J.M. Rusk, Secretary of Agriculture.

Historical or Biographical Sketch

William Saunders (1822-1900), horticulturist and landscape gardener, was appointed Superintendent of the Experimental Gardens of the newly created Department of Agriculture in 1862. He established an extensive collection of trees on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and developed a system of street tree-planting used in the District of Columbia in the 1870s. He wrote widely on general horticulture and his publications include some 3,000 titles.

Collection Number: 149

Earliest Date: 1880

Latest Date: 1899

Linear Feet: 1

Processed: Yes, contact Special Collections.

Subjects: Plant Science

Digitization Status: None

Harry William Schoening Papers

The Harry William Schoening Papers consist of materials pertaining to Schoening's veterinary research; a pictorial history of individuals who worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Animal Industry; correspondence related to his retirement; and photographs of his retirement party. There are Bureau of Animal Industry reports on hog cholera, cattle, swine, sheep and goats, horses, poultry, fur animals, foot-and-mouth disease, and parasites.

Historical or Biographical Sketch

Harry William Schoening (1886-1969) began his almost 50 years of service with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1907 working as a veterinary inspector handling meat inspection for the Bureau of Animal Industry. He retired as director of the Veterinary Pathology Branch of the Animal Disease and Parasite Research Division, Agricultural Research Service. Schoening conducted and supervised investigations into the causes and prevention of livestock diseases. Most prominent among these projects were those involving hog cholera and foot-and-mouth disease.

Collection Number: 150

Earliest Date: 1903

Latest Date: 1960

Linear Feet: 2.5

Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.

Subjects: Animal Science; Poultry

Formats: Photographs

Digitization Status: None

Charles Farquharson Stewart Sharpe Papers

The Charles Farquharson Stewart Sharpe Papers consist of copies of articles, translations, and publications relating to geomorphology and erosion; correspondence and other records produced in the course of work for the Climatic and Physiographic Division; research notes and draft reports of physiographic studies in which Sharpe was involved; copies of published reports authored by Sharpe; and photographs and lantern slides documenting soil erosion studies.

Historical or Biographical Sketch

Charles Farquharson Stewart Sharpe (b. 1907) worked as a soil conservationist in the Climatic and Physiographic Division of the Soil Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, from 1935-1943.

Collection Number: 151

Earliest Date: 1925

Latest Date: 1991

Bulk Dates: 1925-1949

Linear Feet: 6.75

Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.

Subjects: Natural Resources; Physical Sciences

Formats: Agricultural Art and Memorabilia; Photographs

Digitization Status: None

American Poultry Historical Society (APHS) Photograph Collection: American Poultry Historical Society Papers

The American Poultry Historical Society (APHS) Photograph Collection contains 115 black-and-white and color photographs, with captions and texts, mostly of members of poultry-related institutions and of events held by various poultry groups. Some of the institutions, conferences, and groups represented include the American Association of Instructors and Investigators in Poultry; American Feed Manufacturers Association; American Poultry Association; American Poultry and Hatchery Federation; American Poultry School; International Baby Chick Association; Judging and Breeding School; National Poultry Improvement Plan; National Turkey Federation; National Poultry Congress; Northeast Poultry Producers Council; Poultry Science Association; and the World’s Poultry Congress.

Historical or Biographical Sketch

The American Poultry Historical Society (APHS) was organized in 1952. According to the book American Poultry History 1823-1973, "The purpose of the [society] is to find, collect, and preserve records, pictures, materials and objects connected with the development of the poultry industry and to make available its great history to this and future generations, and to honor or recognize persons for outstanding achievement or leadership." The society (and a Hall of Fame, which was formed in 1954) was modeled on similar developments in the dairy industry. The APHS wanted to form an independent and inclusive organization that would serve all types of interest in the poultry industry, from "fanciers" to commercial poultry breeders.

Collection Number: 152

Collection Group: Poultry Science Collections

Earliest Date: 1908

Latest Date: 1983

Bulk Dates: 1925-1954

Linear Feet: 2.5

Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.

Subjects: Agricultural Organizations; Poultry

Formats: Photographs

Digitization Status: None

John Louis Skinner Collection: American Poultry Historical Society Papers

The John Louis Skinner Collection includes veterinary products brochures, feed and feed additives brochures; American Poultry Historical Society Poultry Hall of Fame nomination applications for 12 years; Poultry Science Association programs and members for twenty-five or more years; correspondence from the fourth and fifth European Poultry Conferences correspondence; and four years of World Poultry Congress programs, announcements, and promotional material.

Historical or Biographical Sketch

John Louis Skinner (b.1924), professor emeritus, Department of Poultry Science, University of Wisconsin, was employed in ithe poultry industry and at universities. A licensed poultry judge, editor of the Standard of Perfection, recorder of poultry history, Skinner is an honorary lifetime director of the American Poultry Historical Society and he was inducted into their Poultry Industry Hall of Fame in 1989.

Collection Number: 153

Collection Group: Poultry Science Collections

Earliest Date: 1849

Latest Date: 1992

Linear Feet: 42.75

Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.

Subjects: Agricultural Organizations; Poultry

Digitization Status: None