By Archives Staff
Title: College of Agriculture Records, Purdue University, 1890-2000
Primary Creator: School of Agriculture, Purdue University
Extent: 11.5 Cubic feet. More info below.
Arrangement: Roughly by deparments.
Date Acquired: 08/15/2007
Subjects: Purdue University. School of Agriculture
Forms of Material: Brochures, Correspondence, Newsletters, Pamphlets
Languages: English
Two volumes of "letter books," (approximately 900 letters each). The first volume covers a wide variety of subjects, but primarily are responses to requests to purchase wheat and other seeds from the Agricultural Experiment Station or responses to farming questions about crops, fertilizers, and animal care. Includes mention of the "Manada Purdue" and "Purduette" heifers and specifications for building a greenhouse for the Experiment Station, along with information on hiring a farm foreman, purchasing animals, and establishing a short course in agriculture at Purdue. Responses to questions about books and courses on veterinary science are included. The second volume contains primarily carbon copies of outgoing typed or handwritten letters from William C. Latta, head of the Farmers' Institute at Purdue.
Other items within this collection include: pamphlets, lantern slides, certificates, brochures, notes. etc.
Repository: Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Alternate Extent Statement: 22 boxes
Access Restrictions: No access restrictions on this collection.
Use Restrictions: No use restrictions on this collection.
Physical Access Note: This collection is located on-site.
Acquisition Source: Chris Sigurdson, Agricultural Communication
Acquisition Method: Records transfer.
Primarily carbon copies of outgoing typed or handwritten letters from C.S. Plumb, Vice Director of the Experiment Station at Purdue.
Letters cover a wide variety of subjects, but primarily are responses to requests to purchase wheat and other seeds from the Agricultural Experiment Station or responses to farming questions about crops, fertilizers, and animal care. Includes mention of the "Manada Purdue" and "Purduette" heifers and specifications for building a greenhouse for the Experiment Station, along with information on hiring a farm foreman, purchasing animals, and establishing a short course in agriculture at Purdue. Responses to questions about books and courses on veterinary science are included.
