Identity elements
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Name and location of repository
Level of description
collection
Title
College of Agriculture subject files, 1916-1980
Date(s)
- 1916-1980. (Creation)
Extent
1.5 cubic feet (3 archives boxes)
Name of creator
Biographical history
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The College of Agriculture was established at River Falls as a two-year program in 1912. Since then it has expanded to a five-year program with majors offered by five departments: Agricultural Education; Agricultural Economics; Agricultural Engineering; Animal and Food Science; and Plant and Earth Science. This is an artificial series based mainly around the correspondence of Prof. J.M. May, Director of the Department of Agriculture, 1913-1959. Also included is a 1964 report entitled The School of Agriculture: Its last Ten Years and materials related to Farm Progress Days and the AgriBusiness Tour. The collection also includes photographs.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
COLLECTION STORED, ALL or IN-PART, AT ARC: Collection can be requested for transfer through the Area Research Center (ARC) Network, consult Reading Room Staff.