Farmers -- New York (State)
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Century Farm Awards manuscripts and pamphlets
Typewritten manuscripts of Century Farm Award citations for farms in New York State from 1949, 1951-54, and 1957. Also, pamphlets containing award citations from 1942-1982, under various successive titles including Century farms and farmers, Century farms of New York State, More century farms of New York State, and Century Farm Awards.
Edmund Northrup Moot papers
Letters, one to Jane Hardy and several to Gould Colman, discussing Cornell University, farming, and various other topics; also, articles written by Moot for THE TIMES JOURNAL, Cobleskill, New York. Many letters relating to the Cornell Countryman and Hardy's involvement as the publication's advisor.
Fred S. Hollowell papers
Material concerning "Blue Laws" and opposition to alcohol sales in New York State, 1948-1952; yellow margarine legislation; and a Federal World government, 1949-1952. Also, correspondence concerning the opposition to establishment of a Northwestern New York Water Authority, 1950; and material concerning "Operation Understanding," a series of activities including Thanksgiving Dinner, for foreign students in Penn Yan, Yates County, New York.
Gilbert S. Hillerman diaries
Typescript diaries of Gilbert S. Hillerman, a farmer from Reading, Schuyler County, New York.
New York agricultural leaders oral history project
Includes interviews with farmers, officials of the State Grange, New York State and American Farm Bureau Federations, the Dairymen's League, GLF, and other agricultural businesses, county agents, extension specialists, faculty and staff members of the New York State College of Agriculture, and others involved in agriculture in New York State.
New York State sugar beet industry oral history project
Tapes and transcripts (1571 pages) of oral history interviews with 33 people cover the planning, establishment, operation, and collapse of a sugar beet industry in an 18 county area of New York State between 1960 and 1970.