Agriculture -- United States -- History

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The collection consists of one folder which contains publications by Silverio Apostol.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of agricultural publications collected by the Purdue University College of Agriculture. Most publications are either published by the College of Agriculture, or contributed to by College of Agriculture staff. The subjects of the publications are primarily on agricultural studies, practices, and history at Purdue, as well as in Indiana more generally. Types of materials present in the collection include booklets, reports, magazines, newsletters, pamphlets, and...

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The College of Agriculture, Administration of the College of Agriculture, Records (1869-2009; 124.95 cubic feet) consists of administrative books, correspondence, financial records, faculty minutes, reports, and other materials relating to the administration of Purdue University’s School of Agriculture.

Scope and Contents The College of Agriculture, Agricultural Fraternities, Societies, and Associations records contain material from agricultural organizations associated with Purdue University’s College of Agriculture. A large portion of the collection consists of materials related to the Delta Chapter of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity. Other organizations whose material appear in the collection include but are not limited to the Purdue Agricultural Society, the State Poultry Association of Indiana, and the...

Scope and Contents The Purdue University, College of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Agricultural Safety and Health, Breaking New Ground Resource Center, AgrAbility, records (1982-2012, predominant 1986-1997, 2005, 2007-2012; 3.4 cubic feet) contains various guidebooks (bulk 1990s), newsletters (2009-2012), brochures (predominant 2008, 2010-2012), resource manuals (1986-1987, 1991, 2000), DVDs (1990s-2000s), and other materials pertaining to the services of Purdue’s Breaking...

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This collection consists of two folders containing articles by Samuel Conner.

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One folder which contains articles and a pamphlet by Frank H. Demaree.

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The papers consist of one folder which contains articles and a bulletin by Juan B. Demaree.

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The papers consist of Ernest E. DeTurk's Ph.D. dissertation.

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One folder containing articles by W. F. Epple

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The papers consist of three folders containing publications by Martin L. Fisher.

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Two folders containing articles by Max Gardner.

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Collection mMaterials include correspondence, images, publications, interviews, and notes concerning the life of early Purdue agriculture educator William C. Latta. The majority of items are photocopies.

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Publications, artifacts, scrapbook, and other materials documenting the life, work, and legacy of Purdue Agriculture Professor William C. Latta.

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This is a collection of articles written by J. Clyde Marquis, while he was the editor of The Country Gentleman.

Scope and Contents The Marshall A. Martin agricultural oral history interviews (1993; 0.2 cubic feet) includes three DVDs containing five interviews with prominent regional and national figures in the field of agriculture.  The five individuals interviewed are Earl Butz, Jim Moseley, Robert Thompson, Don Paarlberg, and Will Erwin.  The interviews were created for a senior level agricultural policy class at Purdue University, School of Agriculture in the Department of Agricultural Economics under the direction...

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The collection consists of three folders which contain 63 articles about or by Virginia Claypool Meredith as well as a four leaf clover she found on the site of the Purdue Memorial Union Building immediately preceding the building dedication ceremonies.

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The Clarence B. Richey papers (1940s-1990s) document the professional and scholastic career of Clarence B. Richey. Types of materials include: photo-and-slide albums, blueprints, instructional materials for courses, notebooks and workbooks, photographs, negatives, films, books, microfilm, and slides.  The papers are organized into five series, three of which have been further arranged into sub-series.

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Contains materials pertaining to the Agriculture class of 1938, including class lists, commencement letters, newspapers, fliers, programs, postcards, alumni materials, and directories.