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Agriculture has always played a central role in American and world history. These resources reflect that prominence as they address events significant to the development of ancient and modern agricultural practices, crops, technology, and agrarian life.
Agricultural History--Recent and Historical Articles
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Searches for article citations in the (AGRICOLA) on agricultural history back to 1900. Or search for books.
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Portrait of Layne BeatyThe Papers of Layne R. Beaty
USDA. NAL. Special Collections.
Guide to a manuscript collection on the history of farm radio and television broadcasting in the United States.
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Agricultural History Society Records
USDA. NAL. Special Collections.
Guide to the records of the Agricultural History Society, one of the very first specialized historical groups of the American Historical Association.
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Screwworm Program LogoScrewworm Eradication Program Records
USDA. NAL. Special Collections.
Guide to collections pertaining to the USDA-led eradication of the screwworm from the United States, Mexico, and most of Central America.
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Thomas Jefferson Correspondence Collection
USDA. NAL. Special Collections.
Guide to a collection of eleven letters to, from, and about Thomas Jefferson covering a variety of agricultural subjects.
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Hybrid Popcorn in IndianaPopcorn: Ingrained in America's Agricultural History
USDA. NAL. Special Collections.
Online exhibit on the history of popcorn and its importance in American agriculture.
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Collections by Subject: Agriculture in Maryland
University of Maryland Libraries. Archives and Manuscripts Department.
Lists their collections relating to the history of agriculture, especially in the state of Maryland. Briefly describes each collection and links to the finding aids where available.
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Man Harvesting WheatHistory of American Agriculture
USDA. CSREES. Agriculture in the Classroom.
A historical timeline of American agriculture, accessible by decade or major subject area.
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Agricultural Technology Collections
University of California at Davis. Shields Library. Special Collections.
Guides to more than 30 manuscript collections relating to the history of agricultural technology and agricultural manufacturers from 1795 to the present.
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Farmer Harvesting WheatBlack Farming and Land Loss: A History
Public Broadcasting System.
Documents the history of Blacks in farming from the newly freed slaves of 1863 to today. Includes a timeline, stories of Black farmers and their descendants, and a teachers' guide.
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