Office of Technology Assessment (Agriculture)
Scope and Contents
The series includes Dr. Wharton's notes, research materials, correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports.
Dates
- Creation: 1943 - 2017
Creator
- From the Collection: Wharton, Clifton R., 1926- (Person)
- From the Collection: Wharton, Dolores D. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Restricted folders are noted in the collection inventory.
Biographical / Historical
The Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) was created by the Technology Assessment Act of 1972. Its mission was to to provide scientific and technological analyses on various policy and legislative issues to Congress. The was a bipartisan body and consisted of private and government members. The OTA examined tecnology in eight areas of specialized areas, including Food Production. Clifton Wharton Jr. was the Chairman of the Food Advisory Committee. In that capacity, he establised the Panel on Nutrition.
Extent
From the Collection: 470 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu