Michigan State University. Cooperative Extension Service

Scope and Contents This collection contains the newsletter from the U.S. Agriculture Director of Extension Work that announces Ray A. Turner’s retirement in 1951. There are photos of Turner receiving awards, the building named in his honor, in Washington D.C. and of the Marine Corp band. It also contains the booklet “From a Dream to Reality: A History of the National 4-H Service Committee 1921-1971.There are three bound volumes of letters of congratulations on Turner’s retirement from his...

Dates: 1924 - 1985

Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Richard W. Chase papers

Record Group

Identifier: UA-17.244

Scope and Contents This collection contains Certification of Seed Act No. 221 and Seed Potato Certification Regulations No. 624 and 628 brochures that outline how potatoes are to be certified. Also included are Seed Potato Inspection Service brochures that were put out by the Michigan Potato Producers’ Association and later by the Michigan Crop Improvement Association with inspections handled by Michigan State University (MSU discontinued this practice in 1968). Also included is a brief "History of...

Dates: 1920 - 2004

Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Russell G. Hill collection

Record Group

Identifier: UA-17.58

Scope and Contents

This collection contains essays, many of which Russell Hill presented at various conferences dealing with land use and soil retention. The essays are about environmentally sound agricultural practices. Also included in the collection are two publications written by Hill: History -- Department of Resource Development and Land Stewardship.

Dates: 1961 - 1976

Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections