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Agricultural associations and societies have worked to advance agricultural practices by encouraging cooperation, establishing standards, advancing research, and lobbying for the needs of their membership.
Portrait of Charles Valentine RileyCharles Valentine Riley Memorial Foundation
USDA. NAL. Special Collections.
Guide to the records of the organization formed in 1985 to honor the memory of Charles Valentine Riley.
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American Poultry Historical Society Collection
USDA. NAL. Special Collections.
Guide to the American Poultry Historical Society Collection, which contains individual, company, and association donations of personal correspondence, reports, publications, pictures, tapes, and other artifacts.
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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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Hunt Institute LogoHunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
Carnegie Mellon University.
Collects in and provides reference services for the history of botany and all aspects of plant science, including the fields of botanical art, history of science, horticulture, botanic gardens, medicine, scientific education, scientific expeditions, and biographies of botanists.
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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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Finding Aids to Records of Professional Societies
Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution Archives.
List of guides to records of professional societies held at the Smithsonian Institution Archives, many of which are related to agriculture.
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Drawing of a BullBritish Agricultural History Society
British Agricultural History Society.
Provides resources regarding the study of agricultural and rural history. Addresses relevant publications, conferences, research questions, and related links.
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Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences Records
USDA. NAL. Special Collections.
Guide to the collection of records pertaining to the Association, including newsletters, meeting minutes, directories, reports, photographs, and posters.
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