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Title: William C. Latta papers, 1883-2005
Primary Creator: Latta, William Carroll (1850-1935)
Extent: 5.0 Cubic feet. More info below.
Arrangement: Chronological
Subjects: Agriculture
Languages: English
Repository: Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Alternate Extent Statement: 4 boxes, 7 folders, 3 items
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation: MSF 218, William C. Latta papers, Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries
Notes on Horticultural Experiments at Purdue University, Notes and comments on experiments with strawberries and grapes, Professor W. C. Latta, read at the Proceedings of the Indiana Horticulture Society, 1883, p. 88.
The Agricultural College. Its Missions and Needs, Paper read before the State Board of Agriculture at its January meeting, 1883, by Prof. W. C. Latta, of Purdue University, p.p. 207-213.
Experiments at the Agricultural College - An Experiment with Commercial Fertilizers and Potatoes - Results of a Four-Years Test at Purdue University, Latta, W. C. Proceedings of the Indiana Horticulture Society, 1884, pp. 39-45.
Desirable Soil Conditions: How Far Secured by Tile Drainage, Latta, W. C. Board of Agriculture, 1886, no other publication information is available.
Experiments with Oats and Corn, Latta, W. C. Purdue University School of Agriculture, Bulletin No. 6, 1886, pp. 3-16.
Notes on Experiments - Discussion by W. C. Latta, Proceedings of the Horticulture Society, 1888, pp. 601-608.
Indiana Farmers' Institutes For The Year 1906-1907, Latta, W. C., Superintendent, Farmers' Institutes, 1906. Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University.
Indiana Farmers' Institutes For The Year 1908-09, Latta, W. C., Superintendent Farmers' Institutes, 1909. Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University.
Report of the Committee on Extension Work to the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations, Columbus, Ohio, November 15-17, 1911, Committee Members: K. L. Butterfield, E. A. Burnett, C. F. Curtiss, W. C. Latta, Andrew M. Soule, C. R. Van Hise.
Copies of Certificate of Death for William C. Latta's children, Robert Wood Latta (June 22, 1970) and Mary Latta (September 5, 1973).
Agricultural Education: Its Practical Value, Latta, W. C., Delivered before the Annual Agricultural Convention, January, 1883, pp. 178-182.
The Institute Work, by W. C. Latta, Superintendent, Farmers' Institute, 1889, pp. 339-342. No other publication information is available.
Developing New Workers, Latta, W. C. Proceedings of the American Association of Farmers' Institute Managers, March, 1896, pp. 28-30.
Report of Indiana, Latta, W. C. Proceedings of the American Association of Farmers' Institute Managers, 1897, pp. 29-30.
Soil Physics, Latta, W. C. Proceedings of the Indiana Horticulture Society, June 10, 1897, pp. 73-78.
Report of Indiana, Latta, W. C. Proceedings of the Indiana Horticulture Society, October, 1897, pp. 29-30.
Letter from W. C. Latta to Mrs. J. C. Erwin, dated November 23, 1897, in regards to train tickets and a stay in his home, en route to the Indiana Farmers' Institutes in southern Indiana.
An Experimental Farm For Young People, Latta, W. C. No. 22 Leaflet - On Nature Study, Especially Adapted to the Use of Children in Schools in Rural Districts, 1898.
Agricultural Education Lecture given by Prof. W. C. Latta at the Proceedings of the Indiana Horticulture Society, 1899, pp. 33-34.
List of Speakers, along with topics, to Chairmen and Program Committees, Indiana Farmers' Institutes, under the auspices of Purdue University School of Agriculture, 1900. W. C. Latta, member of Committee on Institutes.
Farmers' Institutes, Latta, W. C. Purdue University Department of Agricultural Extension, G. I. Christie, Superintendent, Lafayette, Indiana, July, 1911.
The Obligation of the Farmers' Institute to Rural People and Rural Conditions, and How It Shall Meet Its Obligations With Respect to the Rural School Teacher, The Rural School Director, The Country Pastor, Latta, W. C. Proceedings of the American Association of Farmers' Institutes Managers, November, 1913, pp. 90-92.
State of Indiana Report on Farmers' Institutes for the Year 1900, Winthrop E. Stone, Chairman of the Institute (1901). Indianapolis, Indiana: Wm. B. Burford, Contrator for State Printing and Binding.
Indiana Farmers' Institutes From Their Origin in 1882, to 1904, W. C. Latta, Superintendent of Farmers' Institutes, 1904. Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University. [2 copies]
Indiana Farmers' Institutes For the Year, 1905-1906, W. C. Latta, Superintendent of Farmers' Institutes, 1906. Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University.
Indiana Farmers' Institutes for the Year 1907-1908, W. C. Latta, Superintendent of Farmers' Institutes, 1908, Lafayette: Indiana, Purdue University.
Agriculture in Public Schools, Latta, W. C., The Nature Study Review, February, 1907, pp. 43-49.
Farmers' Institutes, Latta, W. C., July, 1911. Purdue University Department of Agricultural Extension, G. I. Christie, Superintendent, Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University. [2 copies]
The Purdue Agriculturist, vol. 2, no. 1, October, 1907, pp. 3-4 [no other publication information available] The article is about Prof. J. H. Skinner succeeding Prof. W. C. Latta as Dean of the School of Agriculture, and Prof. Latta becoming head of the Farmers' Institute workers of the State.
The Country Life Movement, Latta, W. C. The Purdue Agriculturist, vol. VIII, no. 7, April, 1914, pp. 9-11.
The Farmers' Institute As A Factor In Rural Education, Latta, W. C. The Purdue Agriculturist, vol. 12, no. 5, February, 1918, pp. 278-280, 306, 308, 310-311.
Photocopy of photo of staff who have been with the University forty or more years. Featured in the photo are Professor J. C. Arthur, Dean Stanley Coulter, Dr. George Spitzer, Professor James Troop, Professor W. C. Latta, Professor W. P. Turner [No date provided.]
Program - "You are invited to attend the unveiling of the William Carroll Latta Portrait on his Eightieth Birthday" Faculty Lounge, Memorial Union Building, 4:00 p.m., March 9, 1930. The portrait was presented to Purdue University by the Alpha Lambda Chapter of the Epsilon Sigma Phi in cooperation with associates, faculty members, former students, friends and members of rural organizations with whom Professor Latta had been intimately associated for many years.
Photocopy from Purdue University, The Board of Trustees, President's Calendar, January 15, 1936, (Item 6706) noting Professor William Carroll Latta's death.
Photocopy from Purdue University, The Board of Trustees, President's Calendar, January 19, 1938, (Item 7517) in regards to publishing the History of Indiana Agriculture, written by the late Professor W. C. Latta.
Photocopy of a Google search (http://www.latta.org/Liberty%20Ship.htm) - WWII Liberty Ship honored "Father of Indiana Agriculture", Lawrence Sullivan.
A Bibliography of the More Important Publications by the Faculty of Purdue University for the Past Ten Years, also a list of bulletins published by the United States Experiment Station from December, 1884, to November, 1898. William C. Latta's publications are listed.
Back to Our Roots - Agricultures newsletter, Fall 2005. Mentions the biography of William Carroll Latta, The Grand Old Man, by Fred Whitford.
Photocopy of entries for Professor William Latta from the Index to Purdue Publications.
Ensilage - Its Preparation and Utility, W. C. Latta, The Purdue, vol. 2, no. 1, October 1883, p. 10. An abstract from a paper on "Ensilage," read before the Purdue Scientific Society by Professor Latta.
Size of "Laterals" in Tile Draining, W. C. Latta, The Purdue, vol. 3, no. 7, April, 1885, pp. 96-97. An abstract of a paper read before the Purdue Scientific Association, March 16, 1885.
Photocopies from various Purdue Publications, 1891-1936, featuring William C. Latta.
