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College of Agriculture. Department of Agricultural Economics

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1920-

Historical Information

The College of Agriculture’s Department of Agricultural Economics began as the Department of Farm Management in 1920 and offered courses in farm organization, tenancy, credit, marketing, and management. It awarded its first master’s degrees in 1922. The department conferred its first PhD in 1937 to Earl Butz, who later served as head of the department from 1946 to 1954. In 1942, the Department of Farm Management changed its name to the present Department of Agricultural Economics. In the 1960s, the department widely embraced computer technology for farm records, outlook reports, and simulation models. Agricultural Economics introduced international work to its undergraduate students for the first time in 1970.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

College of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics records, addition 01

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20190812
Dates: Majority of material found within circa 1950s - 1960s
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics, records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 66
Scope and Contents

The Purdue University, College of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics, Records (1933-2003; 12.4 cubic feet) documents the history and activities of Purdue’s Department of Agricultural Economics.  The Records include departmental correspondence; an unpublished manuscript, “History of Agricultural Economics At Purdue University;” and department reports, including those for Agricultural Economics Extension.

Dates: 1933 - 2003; Other: Date acquired: 03/08/2008
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections