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Agriculture

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 34 Collections and/or Records:

Virginia Ellis Jenckes collection

 Collection
Identifier: L374
Scope and Contents The collection consists primarily of Virginia Ellis Jenckes’s congressional papers. Also included are correspondence, reports, and other papers relating to the Agriculture Waste Recovery Project (1933–1943) and other efforts to help farmers during the Depression; flood control on the Wabash and White Rivers; railroads; women’s rights; education; and Communists in America, as well as her opposition to Communist radio broadcasts. The collection also contains papers relating to her political...
Dates: 1918-1951

Wabash River, Mt. Carmel, Illinois flooding aerial photographs

 Collection — Folder SP097
Identifier: SP097
Scope and Contents This collection includes black-and-white photographs from Doane Studio of Mt. Vernon, Indiana, which depict rural areas near Mt. Carmel, most likely in Illinois, on June 16, 1958, before, and on June 22, 1958, after the Wabash River flooded the area.
Dates: 1958 June

Walter Levi Mowrey collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0997
Scope and Contents This collection contains Walter Levi Mowrey’s academic records from Purdue and Indiana universities, as well as several smaller academic institutions ranging from 1917 to 1947. It also contains documents pertaining to his teaching career, including annual contracts and evaluations.

There are also oversize certificates and diplomas belonging to Mowrey, ranging from 1911 to 1943 (OB156).
Dates: 1917-1947

William Marion Shearer account book

 Collection — Volume V250
Identifier: V250
Scope and Contents This collection contains an account book from WIlliam Marion Shearer in Indiana ranging from 1876 to 1909 regarding his work as a farmer and laborer.
Dates: 1876-1909