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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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USDA Foreign Agricultural Affairs Representation, Foreign Visitor Protocol Office Collection

The USDA Foreign Agricultural Affairs Representation, Foreign Visitor Protocol Office Collection consists of items from foreign countries or American organizations which were presented as gifts to various U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials. There are also dies of the USDA seal, including the original die from Bailey Banks & Biddle Co., 1896.
Collection Number: 180
Earliest Date: 1896
Latest Date: 1991
Linear Feet: 12
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Agricultural History; USDA History
Digitization Status: None

USDA Graduate School Records

The USDA Graduate School Records contain catalogs, schedules of classes, annual reports, newsletters, promotional materials, newspaper articles, lectures, publications, legal memoranda and correspondence, history of origin, 25th and 50th anniversary materials, self-evaluation and long range planning information, regulations and operating procedures, general administration, educational statistics, filmstrip, and an audio tape.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
The Graduate School of the U.S. Department of Agriculture was established in 1921 by the Secretary of Agriculture to stimulate and encourage post-entry education and to offer opportunities for the education and training of employees. The department was primarily concerned with providing further educational opportunities for its younger scientists. The school did not grant degrees and not all of its work was at the graduate level. Furthermore, the curriculum was planned to offer specific courses not usually given by colleges and universities for a given type of government work. There was a cooperative agreement between the school and the University of Maryland in which the resources of each institution were made available to students.
Collection Number: 181
Earliest Date: 1921
Latest Date: 2009
Linear Feet: 16.75
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: USDA History
Digitization Status: None

USDA History Collection

The USDA History Collection documents the work of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), its staff and agencies. It is particularly strong concerning the activities of the Secretaries of Agriculture, their assistants and staffs, especially for the administrations of Henry Agard Wallace, Ezra Taft Benson, and Orville Lothrop Freeman. Large sections of the records relate to the USDA's response to such crises as World War I, World War II, and the Great Depression; droughts, floods and other disasters; and the changes brought about by the economic and technological developments of the 20th century. In addition, there are records or copies of records documenting the earliest years, as well as material covering the entire history of agriculture in the Americas. The collection includes letters, memoranda, reports, speeches, press releases, organizational charts, statistical tables, pamphlets, booklets, clippings, newsletters, scrapbooks, annual reports, audio and video tapes, oral histories and photographs, relating to the activities of the USDA and the history of agriculture. Also included are papers and writings of USDA staff and other individuals on agricultural history, correspondence and other records of the Agricultural and Rural History Section, and a small group of letters, account books, diaries, and other manuscript materials relating to U.S. agriculture dating from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries. Subjects covered include the production, distribution, and marketing of agricultural commodities; price supports and the management of surpluses; research, education, and technology; land use and conservation; rural development and other sociological aspects of agriculture; international trade, international food aid, and technical assistance; the administration of the USDA; and the USDA's relationships with the U.S. Congress and Executive Branch, with states and counties, and with agricultural interest groups and citizens. A small but unique and very valuable segment includes manuscript material such as letters, account books, diaries, and other items relating to agriculture dating from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries. There are also photographs, oral histories, and the papers of former members of the Agricultural and Rural History Section. While many of the documents are duplicates gathered from departmental files, including carbon copies, photocopies, and transcriptions, there are many original letters, memoranda, reports, and newspaper clippings in the collection, including materials received or collected from sources outside of USDA. Many of these records may be duplicated in other repositories, but to find all the materials on a given topic, a researcher might have to consult several different record groups or collections at a number of institutions. The greatest strength of these records lies in their grouping as a whole as the best single resource for the history of USDA.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
The USDA History Collection consists of materials gathered by the former Agricultural and Rural History Section of the Economic Research Service. That section was closed in 1994. These papers were created as practical research files to be used as tools for historians and others interested in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Collection Number: 182
Earliest Date: 1761
Latest Date: 1997
Bulk Dates: 1914-1994
Linear Feet: 819.5
Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.
Subjects: USDA History
Formats: Audiovisuals; Maps; Photographs
Digitization Status: Portion of collection digitized

USDA and National Cancer Institute (NCI) Plant Collections Records

The USDA and National Cancer Institute (NCI) Plant Collections Records consist of 36 "active books." Each "active book" is a three-ring binder containing individual "active sheets," forms that were used for recording collection and antitumor activity data on plant species within specific geographic areas. The purpose of the "active sheets" was not to record data on antitumor activity, but to maintain a procurement status file on plants collected in approximately 40 geographic areas. Active sheets were filed alphabetically by genus and species name within the geographic book, and color-coded tabs were used to indicate the status of activity and positioned on each sheet in such a way as to indicated whether a recollection was needed or not needed. When many tabs pointed outward in an active book, it would signal a need for U.S. Department of Agriculture botanists to conduct plant exploration for recollections--species that were collected again because of a previous collection that was active. Material added in 2014 includes files from Dr. Robert E. Perdue, a lead researcher in the development of the cancer therapeutic, Taxol.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
For more than two decades, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Cancer Institute collaborated on collecting data on plants, referred to as antitumor active or cytotoxic, to be used in research for treating/curing cancer.
Collection Number: 183
Collection Group: Plant Exploration Collections
Earliest Date: 1959
Latest Date: 1980
Linear Feet: 43.5
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Plant Science; USDA History
Formats: Photographs
Digitization Status: None

USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (Fruit and Nut Watercolors and Wax Models)

The USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection contains approximately 7,000 watercolor drawings of fruit and nuts created by artists employed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Division of Pomology from 1888 to the1930s. The first artist was William Prestele. Credit information written by each artist on each watercolor includes name of property owner, county, city, and state where specimen was grown. Many of the specimens were grown in Maryland. The collection also includes 85 wax fruit models.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
In 1887 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Division of Pomology began hiring artists to render illustrations of fruit varieties for lithographic reproduction in USDA articles, reports, and bulletins. Use of color lithography was critically important to enable the farmer to visualize and comprehend the subjects and principles covered in a particular publication.
Collection Number: 184
Earliest Date: 1888
Latest Date: 1939
Linear Feet: 70
Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.
Subjects: Plant Science; USDA History
Formats: Agricultural Art and Memorabilia
Digitization Status: Portion of collection digitized

U.S. Forest Service History Collection

The U.S. Forest Service History Collection contains forester field notes, photographs, negatives, slides, films, videos, audio cassettes, albums, manuals, speeches, t-shirts, pins, oral histories, and other files related to U.S. Forest Service history.
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 11 employees who popularized the concept of forest conservation in 1898.
Collection Number: 185
Earliest Date: 1890
Latest Date: 1991
Bulk Dates: 1940-1979
Linear Feet: 91.25
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Forestry; USDA History
Formats: Agricultural Art and Memorabilia; Audiovisuals; Photographs; Posters
Digitization Status: None

United States National Arboretum Records

The U.S. National Arboretum Records consist of legislation, Advisory Council papers, correspondence, maps, photographs, field-trip notes, herbarium index files, bound Service Lot Reports, plant indexes, files of staff (John L. Creech and Frederick G. Meyer), taxonomic information, Fred Meyer files, and brochures from miscellaneous arboreta and botanical gardens. There are documents related to Fern Valley, including photographs, cards, programs, newspaper articles, and albums which were collected by volunteer Margaret Donnald. Note that the cherry tree files previously located in this collection are now a separate collection "United States National Arboretum Collection Cherry Tree Files."
Historical or Biographical Sketch
Administered by the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. National Arboretum was established in 1927 to conduct research, provide education, and conserve and display trees, shrubs, flowers, and other plants to enhance the environment. Today's research includes trees, shrubs, turf, and floral plants; development of new technologies for the floral and nursery industries; development of plants with superior characteristics through a program of testing and genetic improvement; development of new methods of pest and disease detection and control; taxonomy and nomenclature of ornamental plants and their wild relatives; and collection and preservation of plant germplasm with ornamental potential.
Collection Number: 186
Earliest Date: 1910
Latest Date: 1985
Linear Feet: 34.5
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: USDA History
Formats: Maps; Photographs
Digitization Status: None

Robert Leslie Usinger Collection on Carolus Linnaeus

The Robert L. Usinger Collection on Carolus Linnaeus is a collection of books by Carolus Linnaeus, the founder of systematic biology, on insects and other animals. The collection also includes works about Linneaus.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
Robert Leslie Usinger (1912-1968), one of the world’s outstanding entomologists and an expert on the ecology of insects, was a professor of entomology at the University of California during most of his career. He was the author of 150 scientific books and papers. As a hobby, Usinger collected the works of Carolus Linnaeus. Usinger was a fellow of the Linnaean Society of London, and his library of materials by Linnaeus is one of the most extensive of its kind in the world.
Collection Number: 187
Earliest Date: 1747
Latest Date: 1957
Linear Feet: 10
Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.
Subjects: Animal Science; Entomology; Plant Science

Boris Petrovich Uvarov Manuscript

The Boris Petrovich Uvarov Manuscript is a two-volume manuscript by Uvarov, titled "Insect Nutrition and Metabolism" and consisting of typewritten abstracts. The original abstracts are located at Rowett Research Institution in the United Kingdom.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
Uvarov (b. 1888) was an entomologist and director of the Anti-Locust Research Center in London, England, as of 1959. He tracked locusts and their movements over the world while studying the conditions under which they reproduce and swarm. Born in Russia, Uvarov moved to England in 1929 and established the Commonwealth Institute of Entomology. He was responsible for the formation of the International African Migratory Locust Organization and the International Red Locust Control Service.
Collection Number: 188
Earliest Date: 1928
Latest Date: 1928
Linear Feet: 0.25
Processed: Yes, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Entomology
Digitization Status: None

Lewis F. Norwood Collection on the Joint Committee to Study the Cooperative Extension Service

The Lewis F. Norwood Collection on the Joint Committee to Study the Cooperative Extension Service includes publications related to the Extension Service and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), meeting minutes, memoranda, draft documents, reports, letters, and guidelines for interviews with land-grant universities.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
Lewis F. Norwood, Jr., served as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Purpose and Objectives, Task Force to Study the Cooperative Extension Service. The Cooperative Extension Service (CES) consisted of a partnership between state land-grant colleges/universities and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in cooperation with local governments and people in order to aid and diffuse among the people of the United States useful and practical information as provided for by legislation. Its main function was to educate the people on farming and homemaking. A Joint Committee to Study the Cooperative Extension Service was formed to anaylze and evaluate contributions of the CES, to review basic administrative and operational relationships between the USDA and respective land-grant universities, to examine the functions exercised by the CES in relationship to other entension and and extension-related programs of various executive departments of the federal government, and to project the future scope of the CES in order that it may make the maximum contribution to local, state, and national goals and needs of the people it served.
Collection Number: 189
Earliest Date: 1945
Latest Date: 1967
Bulk Dates: 1966-67
Linear Feet: 1.25
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: USDA History
Digitization Status: None

Charles Valentine Riley Printing Blocks

The Charles Valentine Riley Printing Blocks consist of 1,211 woodcuts, electrotypes (electroplated lead molds of original engravings), and metal casts used to illustrate Riley's publications. Approximately 508 blocks were figures for the 9 Missouri annual reports (1869-1877) produced by Riley when he was Missouri's first state entomologist. Other printing blocks were used in publications such as American Entomologist and American Entomologist and Botanist. Some of the electrotypes are duplicates or cast from woodcuts which are present, but most represent different drawings than the woodcuts.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
Riley (1843-1895) was the state entomologist of Missouri (1868-1877), an entomologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (1878-1879), and Chief of the Federal Entomological Service (1894-1895).
Collection Number: 190
Collection Group: Riley, Charles Valentine
Earliest Date: 1872
Latest Date: 1895
Linear Feet: 55
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Entomology
Formats: Agricultural Art and Memorabilia
Digitization Status: None

Lazar Volin Manuscript

The Lazar Volin Manuscript is titled "A Century of Russian Agriculture, from Alexander II to Krushchev." This manuscript was published in 1970.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
Russian immigrant and economist Lazar Volin (1896-1966) joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1926 and became chief of the East European Analysis Branch of the Economic Research Service's Regional Analysis Division, a post he retained until his retirement in 1965. Recognized as one of the foremost Western authorities on Russian agriculture, Volin authored many publications for USDA, leading economic and historical periodicals, the New York Times, and the Washington Post.
Collection Number: 191
Earliest Date: 1960
Latest Date: 1966
Linear Feet: 1.5
Processed: Yes, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Agricultural History; Farms and Farming Systems
Digitization Status: None

Henry Agard Wallace Papers

The Henry Agard Wallace Papers include press releases of addresses and statements made by Wallace while he was secretary of agriculture (1933-40) and newspaper clippings about Wallace while secretary of agriculture and during his first year as Vice President of the United States. There is also a copy of the typescript, "The Reminiscences of Henry Agard Wallace," Volume 2, 1935-39, pages 310-643, and Volume 3, January-March 1940, pages 644-991. Wallace pencilled notes on several pages of the typescript. The typescript was published and is owned by the Library of Congress. See also: Enzler, Clarence Joseph Papers
Historical or Biographical Sketch
Wallace (1888-1965) was associate editor (1910-24) and editor (1924-29) of Wallaces’ Farmer, editor (1929-33) of Iowa Homestead and Wallaces’ Farmer, secretary of agriculture (1933-40), vice president of the U.S. (1941-45), secretary of commerce (1945-46), and editor of New Republic (from 1946). He was the son of Henry Cantwell Wallace, the seventh Secretary of Agriculture.
Collection Number: 192
Earliest Date: 1933
Latest Date: 1942
Bulk Dates: 1933-1940
Linear Feet: 4.25
Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.
Subjects: USDA History

Don Cameron Warren Papers: American Poultry Historical Society Papers

The Don Cameron Warren Papers include correspondence to and from poultry leaders from 1928-1973, an autobiography, newspaper articles, certificates and awards, reprints of scientific papers, speeches, audiotape recording of induction speeches, and monographs.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
Don Cameron Warren (1890-1994) researched the genetics of fowl at the poultry science department of Kansas State University and was a geneticist for Kimber Farms late in his career. In 1971, Warren was inducted into the Poultry Hall of Fame.
Collection Number: 193
Collection Group: American Poultry Historical Society Papers
Earliest Date: 1917
Latest Date: 1990
Linear Feet: 1
Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.
Subjects: Agricultural Organizations; Poultry
Formats: Reprints
Digitization Status: None

USDA Weed Photograph Collection

The USDA Weed Photograph Collection consists of approximately 1,400 negatives (glass and nitrate) and black and white photographs of weeds in different geographic locations. There are close up shots of various types of weeds, photographs of fields with weeds, and experimental plots of land, weeds in suburban yards, downtown District of Columbia, fields of corn, fallow fields, field experiment stations, desert areas, and farm land as well as examples of well-kept fields. Some of the photographs are more of a scientific nature with the weed having been pulled and laid flat. There are also photographs of people planting cotton and harvesting grain. The photograph envelopes are very well labeled and the notations are descriptive: they list the type of weed along with scientific name, indicate city and state when necessary, indicate how weeds affect growth of crops, how certain tillage machinery encourages growth of weeds, praise a well-weeded field etc. Some of the envelopes are labeled “Forage Crop Investigations” and “Weed Investigations” Examples of some of the weeds pictured: Alligator grass, ragweed, prickly poppy, milkweed, rattleweed, Russian thistle.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
The Division of Forage Crops and Diseases operated under the Bureau of Plant Industry of the United States Department of Agriculture. Its main purpose was to research crops that are grown specifically for livestock consumption. It started in the 1900s as the Office of Forage-crop Investigations, and was re-designated the Office of Forage Crops in 1926. In 1929 the Office took on research related to forage disease from the Office of Vegetable and Forage Crops, and became the Office (Division in 1931) of Forage Crops and Diseases. This division became a divisional component of the Field Crops Division of the Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Research in 1946. After the USDA reorganization of 1953, the Division became the Forage and Range Section of the Field Crops Research Branch, Agricultural Research Service. Research on weeds affecting crops was done by the Division of Weed Investigations, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. In 1953, this research was transferred to the Section of Weed Investigations, Field Crops Research Branch, Agricultural Research Service.
Collection Number: 194
Collection Group: Plant Photograph Collections
Earliest Date: 1906
Latest Date: 1946
Linear Feet: 9
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Plant Science
Formats: Photographs
Digitization Status: None

John E. Weidlich Collection: American Poultry Historical Society Papers

The John E. Weidlich Collection contains a description of the initial plans for the National Chicken of Tomorrow Contest, prepared in 1945, and lists of individuals who entered the first contest in 1946. It comprises newspaper clippings, single issues of trade journals, promotional pamphlets, photographs, and correspondence.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
John E. Weidlich was a Roanoke, West Virginia, breeder of New Hampshire chickens and an early supporter of the National Chicken of Tomorrow Contest, which is the core of this collection.
Collection Number: 195
Collection Group: Poultry Science Collections
Earliest Date: 1945
Latest Date: 1951
Linear Feet: 1.25
Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.
Subjects: Agricultural Organizations; Poultry
Formats: Photographs
Digitization Status: None

Wellington Wells Collection: American Poultry Historical Society Papers

The Wellington Wells Collection contains lists of exhibition-type poultry breeders who exhibited in 22 states and Canada between 1898 and 1971 and a list of the awards given to the best individual birds or groups of birds for each breed on exhibit. The emphasis is on exhibitions in Massachusetts, in particular the Boston Poultry Show. A total of 132 poultry show publications are included.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
Wellington Wells was a breeder of exhibition poultry in Millis, Massachusetts.
Collection Number: 196
Collection Group: Poultry Science Collections
Earliest Date: 1898
Latest Date: 1971
Linear Feet: 2
Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.
Subjects: Agricultural Organizations; Poultry
Digitization Status: None

Richard P. White Papers

The Richard P. White Papers contain correspondence, brochures, newsletters, publications, subject files, and drafts relating to White's manuscript "A Century of Service: A History of the Nursery Industry Association of the United States."
Historical or Biographical Sketch
Richard P. White (b. 1896) was a former executive vice president of the American Association of Nurserymen.
Collection Number: 197
Earliest Date: 1965
Latest Date: 1975
Linear Feet: 3
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Agricultural History; Economics
Digitization Status: None

USDA Organization for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1914

The USDA Organization for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1914, Broadside is titled "United States Department of Agriculture Organization for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1914" and was prepared by N.E. Fealey. The broadside includes budget figures.
Collection Number: 198
Earliest Date: 1914
Latest Date: 1914
Linear Feet: 2.75
Processed: Yes, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Economics; USDA History
Formats: Agricultural Art and Memorabilia
Digitization Status: None

Harvey Washington Wiley Manuscript

The Harvey Washington Wiley manuscript consists of a typewritten draft of an unpublished USDA Bureau of Chemistry bulletin entitled "Comparative Fertility and Nitrifying Power of Soils." The draft was co-written by Wiley, C. C. Moore, and E. E. Ewell. It is dated June 30, 1904.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
Harvey Washington Wiley (1844-1930) was chief chemist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from 1883-1912. During his career in the USDA Bureau of Chemistry, he fought for the enactment of a pure food and drug law in the United States. In 1902, he organized a study on the effects of eating food treated with preservatives that manufacturers claimed were harmless. A dozen young men in Dr. Wiley's department volunteered to eat only the processed foods he gave them. This group became known as the "poison squad." Wiley published a 2,000-page report on the data he collected from his food additive experiment over a period of several years. Soon after the report was released, President Theodore Roosevelt signed into law the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. A prolific author, Wiley wrote books, government bulletins, and scientific papers on agricultural chemistry.
Collection Number: 199
Earliest Date: 1904
Latest Date: 1904
Linear Feet: 0.25
Processed: Yes, contact Special Collections.
Text Available in NALDR: http://archive.org/details/harveywashington00wile
Subjects: Natural Resources; Physical Sciences
Digitization Status: Entire collection digitized

Vivian Wiser Manuscript

The Vivian Wiser Manuscript consists of draft copies of seven chapters written by Dr. Wiser about U.S. Department of Agriculture history. The draft traces the origins and development of the Department, starting with the establishment of the Federal government under the Constitution in 1789, and continuing through the New Deal agricultural programs of the 1930s.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
Vivian D. Wiser (1915-2008) was a historian for the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Born on a farm in New York, Dr. Wiser earned bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D degrees from the University of Maryland. Her career in the federal government spanned 33 years, including 11 years at the National Archives and 19 years in the history office of USDA. She co-authored the book "Century of Service: The First 100 Years of the United States Department of Agriculture" (1963) and wrote numerous bulletins and articles for historical journals.
Collection Number: 200
Earliest Date: 1964
Latest Date: 1967
Linear Feet: 0.5
Processed: Yes, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: USDA History
Digitization Status: None

Charles Dayton Woods Manuscript

The Charles Dayton Woods 1893 Manuscript is handwritten and typewritten and is titled "Compilation of Analyses of New England Feeding Stuffs." It contains charts on oat grass, maize fodder, orchard grass, seeds, grains, and roots.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
Charles Dayton Woods (1856-1925) was an agricultural chemist who worked at the Agricultural Experiment Station at Wesleyan University. He was the first person to publish information about the caloric content of foods.
Collection Number: 201
Earliest Date: 1893
Latest Date: 1893
Linear Feet: 1
Processed: Yes, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Agricultural History; Farms and Farming Systems; Plant Science
Digitization Status: None

Jethro Wood Papers

The Jethro Wood Papers consist of an original 1823 contract signed by Jethro Wood and Williams Roads for the manufacture and sale of the improved cast-iron plow.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
In 1819, Wood patented an iron plow with interchangeable parts and, within a few years, thousands were in use.
Collection Number: 202
Earliest Date: 1823
Latest Date: 1823
Linear Feet: 0.25
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Agricultural History; Farms and Farming Systems

U.S. Forest Service Woodsy Owl Collection

The U.S. Forest Service Woodsy Owl Collection includes films, slides, negatives, videotapes, posters, original artwork, songsheets, bumper stickers, patches, keyrings, campaign materials, costumes, distribution materials, legislation, photograph albums, and other miscellaneous items. Campaign materials consist of publication proposals, drafts, correspondence, newspaper cuttings, news releases, newsletters, magazines, and public service announcement statistics and information.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
Woodsy Owl was the U.S. Forest Service’s anti-pollution symbol. Beginning in 1970, the Forest Service promoted Woodsy Owl’s 'Give a hoot! Don’t pollute.' campaign against littering and vandalism in national forests.
Collection Number: 203
Earliest Date: 1974
Latest Date: 1987
Linear Feet: 73
Processed: No, contact Special Collections.
Subjects: Forestry; Natural Resources
Formats: Agricultural Art and Memorabilia; Audiovisuals; Photographs; Posters
Digitization Status: None

World's Poultry Science Association (WPSA) Records

The World's Poultry Science Association (WPSA) Records contain materials collected by various members of the organization. Included are correspondence, reports, publications, awards information, ephemera, meeting meetings, and photographs. The majority of the materials correspond with member participation in the world's poultry congresses, European poultry conferences, and other meetings. The earliest material dates from the 1st World's Poultry Congress in 1921.
Historical or Biographical Sketch
The World's Poultry Science Association began with the formation of the International Association of Poultry Instructors in 1912. In 1928 the organization changed its name to the World's Poultry Science Assocation. The 1st World's Poultry Congress was held in 1921 at The Hague, Netherlands. In 1960, the 1st European Poultry Conference was helt at Utrecht, Netherlands. The first national branch of WPSA was established in the United Kingdom in 1947. WPSA continues to be an active international organization with the purpose of advancing knowledge and understanding of all aspects of poultry science and the poultry industry.
Collection Number: 204
Collection Group: Poultry Science Collections
Earliest Date: 1921
Latest Date: 2004
Linear Feet: 34
Processed: Yes, view the finding aid online.
Subjects: Agricultural Organizations; Poultry
Formats: Agricultural Art and Memorabilia; Photographs
Digitization Status: Portion of collection digitized