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United States. Agency for International Development

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1961-

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

African Agricultural Mechanization Study records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.14
Scope and Contents

The African Agricultural Mechanization Study records contain administrative and accounting records, correspondence, and progress and final reports. Technical records consist primarily of information on hydraulic systems, also some on agriculture and various African countries. Also includes a few workshop and colloquium records, and records for the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Dates: 1962 - 1971
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Agricultural Sector Analysis and Simulation Projects records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.26
Scope and Contents

The records include the annual report for the project Adapting and Testing of Agricultural Simulation Models to Sector Analysis for July 1, 1973 to June 30, 1974.

Dates: 1974
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Argentina Project (Balcarce) records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.13
Scope and Contents

Records of the Argentina Project (Balcarce) consist of official reports and staff reports, personal and official staff correspondence, and preliminary studies and drafts of the project. Also included are financial and funding records, administrative records, and information on Argentina and agriculture.

Dates: 1957 - 1975
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Argentina Project (Castelar) records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.22
Scope and Contents

The records consist of an end of tour report by A. Earl Erickson, a professor of soil science at Michigan State University and quarterly reports for the project.

Dates: 1972 - 1974
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Consortium for the Study of Nigerian Rural Development (CSNRD) records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.15
Scope and Contents The records document the efforts of the Consortium for the Study of Nigerian Rural Development (Michigan State University, Colorado State University, Kansas State University, Ohio State University, University of Wisconsin, Research Triangle Institute of the University of North Carolina, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Interior,) under contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development to improve agriculture in Nigeria through education, research and investment....
Dates: 1964 - 1969
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Guatemala Project records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.9
Scope and Contents The majority of the material deals with administrative concerns such as the budget, contracts, details of meetings, administrative notes, documents pertaining to various organizations and correspondence. Also included in the collection are documents pertaining to the development of proposals, programs and projects. Finally, the collection contains the reports from various projects and organizations as well as publications generated from the research. An addition to the collection was made...
Dates: 1960 - 1968
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Nepal Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science Project records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.25
Scope and Contents The Nepal Project records contains end-of-tour reports from both short-term and long-term advisors of the program, and biannual progress reports on the development of the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences (IAAS) from 1975 to 1983. There are also files about the advisors, participant trainees, and local employees. The files about the research projects contain final reports, proposals and progress information, administration and committee materials. The administration and...
Dates: 1970, 1973, 1975-1985
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Overseas Project Argentina (Balcarce) Quarterly Report UA 2.9.5.13

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Serial-00808
Dates: 1965 - 1971
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Overseas Project - Nigeria: Progress Report UA 2.9.5.4

 Collection — Box 1-2
Identifier: Serial-00822
Dates: 1963 - 1969
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Thailand Project records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.9.5.7
Scope and Contents Records of the Thailand Project include a large amount of correspondence between alumni, professors, and education officials in Thailand with administrators and members of the "back-up" team at Michigan State University, as well as some from various American and international agencies connected with the project. Records document the development of the three-party contract to begin the project; and preliminary, official University, consultant, and miscellaneous reports document the progress...
Dates: 1950 - 1970
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections