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Agriculture

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

Burch-Taylor Grist Mill historical description

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0757
Abstract

This collection consists of a typewritten historical description of a flour mill built in Riverdale, Utah, in 1853.

Dates: circa 1900s

Thomas Robinson Cutler biography

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0848
Abstract

The Thomas Robinson Cutler biography details Cutler's life, a Utah sugar industry entrepreneur and LDS Church leader.

Dates: 1980s

Ercanbrack Fruit Ranch label collection

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2743
Abstract

The Ercanbrack Fruit Ranch label collection consists of six branded labels used for produce grown, packed and shipped by W. Morris Ercanbrack, a fruit producer from Provo, Utah.

Dates: undated

Frontiers motion picture

 Collection
Identifier: A0440
Abstract

The film Frontiers (1970s) is a regionally produced documentary about early settlers of the Intermountain West and the development contemporary to the making of the film of the region's agriculture, science, education, and industry. Filmmaker Richard Durrance, Jr. was an American competitive skiing champion, skiing filmmaker, and ski resort manager and developer. On this film he worked with Academy Award winning filmmaker and editor Jean Oser.

Dates: 1970s

Tina Gonzales Garcia family video collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0997
Abstract

The Tina Gonzales Garcia family video collection (1986-1991) consists of digital copies of two documentaries relating to issues Garcia espoused as an activist for the Hispanic communit: "A Rising Voice" describes the situation of the Hispanic community and their struggle for prosperity. "Wrath of Grapes" is a film about pesticide contamination in grape farming in California.

Dates: 1986-1991

Robert Alan Goldberg photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0658
Abstract

The Robert Alan Goldberg photograph collection consists of images from material gathered by Goldberg while he was researching information for his book, Back to the Soil: The Jewish Farmers of Clarion, Utah.

This collection is entirely digitalized EXCEPT the photocopies in folders 2 and 3, and available online in our Digital Library.

Dates: 1967-1984

Mark H. Greene report

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0403
Abstract

This collection consists of a bound typewritten report of government involvement in U.S. grain marketing practices and policy from 1929 through 1932. Includes recommendations by the author for changes in government policies.

Dates: 1932

Francis Nephi Grigg papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1753
Abstract

The Francis Nephi ("Neef") Grigg papers (1960-1989) contain stories, news articles, poems, and publications pertaining to the life and career of F. Nephi Grigg. Grigg was the inventor of the Tater Tot and also launched Ore-Ida Foods, a multimillion dollar industry, with his brother Golden T. Grigg. Nephi Grigg was also a successful golfer.

Dates: 1960-1989

Growers' Market Company records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2157
Abstract

The Growers' Market Company records (1911-1998) contain the business files of Growers' Market Company, a corporation which organized farmer's markets in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: 1911-1998

Hancock Brothers Fruit Merchants records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2534
Abstract

The Hancock Brothers Fruit Merchants records (1912-1925) contains correspondence, memoranda, and invoices regarding trade with George Johnston, a grape grower in California.

Dates: 1912-1925

Rudolph Hope oral history interview

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0621
Abstract

The Rudolph Hope oral history interview (1971) was done by John S. Smith with Rudolph Hope discussing inter-war economic conditions in Sanpete County, Utah; the Danish community in the county between 1905 and 1915; social life during the 1920s and 1930s; and politics during the Great Depression. Hope was elected county treasurer in 1934 as a Democrat on the "coat-tails" of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Dates: 1971

Alfred Richins Jones papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1375
Abstract

The Alfred Richins Jones papers (1891-1936) consist of personal papers and materials resulting from Jones' activities at the Echo Roller Mills in Echo City, Utah.

Dates: 1891-1936

Mt. Nebo Sugar Beet and Land Company letter

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1975
Abstract

The Mt. Nebo Sugar Beet and Land Company letter (circa 1898) details the undertakings of the company for the erection of a new sugar factory in Utah's Mt. Nebo area.

Dates: circa 1898

Ernest Poulson photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0674
Abstract

The Ernest Poulson photograph collection consists of three photographs from Ernest L. Poulson's article on the Deseret Livestock Company for the Utah Historical Quarterly.

Dates: 1891-1985

Lorenzo A. Richards papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2338
Abstract

The Lorenzo A. Richards papers (1914-1999) contain the personal and family materials of Lorenzo Adolph Richards (1904-1993), a physicist who specialized in agronomy.

Dates: 1914-1999

Salt Lake County Grower's Association records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2652
Abstract

The Salt Lake County Grower's Association records (1955-1991) consist of bylaws, articles of incorporation, meeting minutes, financial records, and meeting announcements. The Salt Lake County Grower's Association was created to promote and encourage the principles and practices of cooperative buying and marketing to the farmers in Salt Lake County, Utah.

Dates: 1955-1991

Harold F. Silver papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1551
Abstract The Harold F. Silver papers (1941-1998) contains financial records of the Silver Corporation, requests for charitable contributions, documents relating to the sale of sugar processing machinery patents to American Factors Associates, and drawings of a continuous coal mining machine designed by Silver and built by Silver Engineering Works (1941-1946). Silver was a Utah and Colorado inventor, businessman, philanthropist and civic leader. He invented the continuous coal miner, a non-flammable...
Dates: 1941-1998

Harold F. Silver photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0785
Abstract

The Harold F. Silver photograph collection contains stock graphs of various companies.

Dates: 1950-1980

James Starley journal

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114041839350]
Identifier: MS 0091
Abstract

The James Starley journal (1870-1886) was kept by Starley in which he describes his day-to-day life in Fillmore, Utah.

Dates: 1870-1886

Myron L. and Lucille P. Sutton papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1763
Abstract

The Myron L. and Lucille P. Sutton papers (1872-1996) contain record journals, rolled drawings, blueprints, maps, aerial photos, news clippings, data sheets, and other materials mainly from Myron Sutton's career with the Morton Salt Company. Myron L. Sutton was an employee of the Morton Salt Company for many years until his retirement in 1973. He also served as a weather observer for the National Weather Service for over thirty years.

Dates: 1872-1996