Agriculture
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
Burch-Taylor Grist Mill historical description
This collection consists of a typewritten historical description of a flour mill built in Riverdale, Utah, in 1853.
Thomas Robinson Cutler biography
The Thomas Robinson Cutler biography details Cutler's life, a Utah sugar industry entrepreneur and LDS Church leader.
Ercanbrack Fruit Ranch label collection
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.
Frontiers motion picture
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.
Tina Gonzales Garcia family video collection
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.
Robert Alan Goldberg photograph collection
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.
Mark H. Greene report
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.
Francis Nephi Grigg papers
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.
Growers' Market Company records
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.
Hancock Brothers Fruit Merchants records
The Hancock Brothers Fruit Merchants records (1912-1925) contains correspondence, memoranda, and invoices regarding trade with George Johnston, a grape grower in California.
Rudolph Hope oral history interview
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.
Alfred Richins Jones papers
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.
Mt. Nebo Sugar Beet and Land Company letter
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.
Ernest Poulson photograph collection
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.
Lorenzo A. Richards papers
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.
Salt Lake County Grower's Association records
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.
Harold F. Silver papers
Harold F. Silver photograph collection
The Harold F. Silver photograph collection contains stock graphs of various companies.
James Starley journal
The James Starley journal (1870-1886) was kept by Starley in which he describes his day-to-day life in Fillmore, Utah.
Myron L. and Lucille P. Sutton papers
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.