Agriculture -- Economic aspects
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
Elton B. Hill papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.67
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection contains material relating to the issues that interested Hill most as a teacher and researcher. He taught a number of courses on farm appraisal and agricultural finance, and his reference material appears here. Land tenure, especially the legal and moral implications of father-son partnerships and farm ownership transfers, were of special interest to him.In addition to this, there is also a scrapbook and some memorabilia from his college days at...
Dates:
1862 - 1972
Henry Larzelere papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.130
Scope and Contents
The papers of Henry Larzelere pertain to his work with Michigan regional fruit cooperatives. Specific organizations contained in the collection include the Michigan Blueberry Growers' Association, the Millburg Growers' Exchange, Peach Marketing Group, the South Haven Fruit Exchange, and the Watervliet Fruit Exchange. The aim of these cooperatives was to maximize their profits.
Several folders contain the by-laws for that region's fruit cooperatives, as well as some year-end reports. ...
Dates:
1926 - 1966
International Agriculture Institute Research Report UA 2.9.3.2
Collection — Box 1-2
Identifier: Serial-00378
Dates:
1968 - 1971
International Development Papers UA 16.5
Collection — Box 1-2
Identifier: Serial-00379
Dates:
1982 - 2001
International Development Papers-Working Paper UA 16.5
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Serial-00380
Dates:
1982 - 2002
James T. Bonnen papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.164
Scope and Contents
The James Bonnen papers include reports and other information that Bonnen collected while serving on the Michigan State University (MSU) President's Select Advisory Committee for University Planning and Priorities Committee. The papers also contain a folder of materials collected by Bonnen on the dispute between the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) and Provost David Scott over control of the Cooperative Extension Service in the early 1990s.Also included is...
Dates:
1949 - 2003
Jonathan W. Austin papers
Collection
Identifier: c-00334
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a farm account book (1841-1851) and bills and receipts (1840-1863) of Jonathon W. Austin, a resident of Lenawee County, Michigan. Also included are two letters (1851, 1854) to Austin, one of which discusses the hard times in Dundee, Monroe County, Michigan.
Dates:
1840 - 1863
Karl T. Wright papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.197
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of biographical information and publications of Karl Wright. Included is the report "Michigan State University and the University of the Ryukus: An Experience in International Cooperation (1951–1986)" by Diane Broersma Wright on behalf of Karl Wright. This report includes three photographs of the University of the Ryukus. Other materials are writings, speeches, and correspondence by Wright during his experience there and his recollections. There are also letters from...
Dates:
1920, 1924, 1941-1986, 2006
Kinney family papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.440
Scope and Contents
The Kinney family papers cover three generations, and family members were located in Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, and Ohio. Edward Porter Kinney's papers comprise a large portion of the collection. Since E. P. Kinney lived and worked in the Lansing area, much of the material in this collection pertains to East Lansing and Lansing, Michigan. Also, a majority of the material included in the family papers pertains to electricity and electrical engineering as many of the family members...
Dates:
1848 - 1970