Agriculture -- Economic aspects

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Two oral history interviews with J. Carroll Bottum by Gordon Law.

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 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  The Records include departmental correspondence; an unpublished manuscript, “History of Agricultural Economics At Purdue University;” and department reports, including those for Agricultural Economics Extension.

Scope and Contents This collection documents David C. Pfendler’s career as a professor and Assistant and later Associate Dean of the College of Agriculture at Purdue University. It includes speeches and articles written by Pfendler, correspondence and administrative records, documents for courses that Pfendler attended or taught at Purdue, and files related to committees Pfendler was involved with at Purdue.Also included are speeches and articles written by Earl L. Butz and others which Pfendler...

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The Ernest C. Young papers (1929-1949; 0.1 cubic feet) documents the scholarly career of Ernest C. Young in agricultural economics.   The papers include publications by Young about the following topics: city ward drift of rural population, farm administration, farm credit, and consumer milk prices.  Types of materials include: articles and booklets.