Penn Special Collections-PSPA Register 8

Addresses, papers, and articles relating to agriculture, organized alphabetically by author or title. Miscellaneous agricultural material, filed alphabetically by subject, and clippings, filed chronologically.

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75	1910-1950	Addresses, Papers, Articles (alphabetical by author)
		Subject Files (alphabetical by subject or title)
76	1951-1986		Agricultrual - Norman
77	1987-2010		Old - Soil
78	2011-2019		Talbot - Water
78	2020-2021	Clippings
78	2022	Misc. Illustrations
78	2023	Misc. Promotional material

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		1. General Correspondence. 9 boxes. Correspondence between representatives of the Society and outside individuals or organizations. These representatives are primarily officers of the Society, but may also be chairmen of committees, or members who are particularly involved in planning events or projects. Letters are filed alphabetically by correspondent, and then chronologically. While this series does contain letters from members, correspondence relating specifically to issues of membership are filed in Subseries B, in the Member files. An index of significant correspondents of the 20th century may be found in Appendix B.
27	455-538		Acme - Butz
28	539-616		C. J. - Deubler
29	617-682		Dick - Future
30	683-759		Gardeners - Irving
31	760-850		Jardine - Mayo
32	851-920		Mechling - Pearson
33	921-973		Pendelton - Pyle
34	974-1058		Quaker - Studholme
35	1059-1149		Taylor - Zinsser
35	1150-1152		Misc., envelopes, reply cards
		2. Administrative Correspondence. 4 boxes. General correspondence relating to the administration of the Society, primarily between officers, but also occasionally with the chairman of a committee, or a member particularly involved in the organization of an event. Arranged chronologically. For a list of officers of the Society, refer to Appendix C.
36	1153-1166		1910-1935
37	1167-1189		1936-1938
38	1190-1226		1939-1961
39	1227-1262		1962-1988, n.d.
		3. Circulars to Members. 2 boxes. Notices of meetings and news, sent once or twice a month to membership. (Not complete). Arranged chronologically.
40	1263-1292		1911-1967
41	1293-1314		1968-1997, n.d.

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		1. Membership Committee. 8 boxes. Letters to and from the membership committee. Papers relating to membership issues, filed alphabetically under the name of the member concerned. Also included in these boxes are lists of members, waiting lists, member certificates, and ledgers. See Appendix D for a list of members.
42	1315-1343		Correspondence, 1911-1983, n.d.
			Member files (alphabetical)
43	1344-1366		Abbott - Ewing
44	1367-1391		Fallon - Loveland
45	1392-1415		McAllister - Russell
46	1416-1439		Schaub - Zook
47	1440-1467		Directories, 1991-1995
48	1468-1485		Member lists
48	1486-1487		Waiting Lists
48	1488-1490		Inactive Membership
48	1491-1496		Membership certificates
49			Ledgers (2 bound volumes)
		2. Library and Archives Committee. 1 box. Correspondence of Librarian, Curators, History Committee and other interested parties pertaining to the maintenance of the Society's library, manuscript collection, and artwork. Correspondence organized chronologically, followed by miscellaneous papers and legal document relating to the library.
50	1497-1526		Correspondence
50	1527-1528		Acquisitions and Booklists
50	1529-1530		Contracts with University of Pennsylvania
50	1531-1532		Horticultural Hall Library
50	1533		Misc.
		3. Other Permanent Committees. 1 box. Meeting notes, minutes, and records of permanent committees; filed alphabetically by committee title and then chronologically, followed by lists of committee appointments.
51	1534-1560		Activities Committee
51	1561-1563		Board of Managers
51	1564		Executive Committee
51	1565		Nomination Committee
51	1566		Lists of Committee Appointments
		4. Special Committees. 1 box. Records and reports of specially appointed committees; organized alphabetically be committee name, and then chronologically.
52	1567		Committee on Agricultural Policy
52	1568-1575		Bicentennial Committee
52	1576		Committee on Bovine Tuberculosis
52	1577		Committee on the Congress of Soil Science

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53	1578-1614	Treasurer's Correspondence, 1925-1986
54	1615-1649	Treasurer's Reports, 1925-1991
55	1650-1679	Bank Records
55	1680-1689	Dues
56	1690-1700	Bills and Receipts
56	1701	Checkbook
57	1702-1703	Cashbook (removed from binder)
57-58	1704-1714	Account books, 1923-1991

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		1. Meeting Records. 9 boxes. Meeting minutes, bound volumes of minutes, organized chronologically, followed by loose minutes, also chronological. Finally, attendence lists and records of Special Meeting, filed chronologically.
			Minutes, bound volumes
59				1905-1924
60				1925-1931
61				1932-1935
62				1936-1942
63				1942-1964
64				1965-1982
65	1715-1737		Minutes, loose papers, 1909-1985, n.d.
66	1738-1747		Acts and Resolutions
67	1748-1761		Attendance
			Special Meetings (chronological)
67	1762-1764			150th Anniversary, 1935
67	1765			Meeting to hear John Shive, 1938
67	1766			Founder's Day, 1985
67	1767			Bicentennial Forum, 1985
67	1768			Forum, 1986
67	1769			Forum, 1987
67	1770			Vox Populi
67	1771-1773		Miscellaneous
		2. Speakers. 2 boxes. Early transcripts of meetings, including speeches, are filed chronologically. Material relating to speeches given after 1935 are filed alphabetically by the name of the speaker, and then chronologically.
68	1774-1795		Transcriptions of meetings including speeches, 1913-1935
69	1796-1835		Speeches after 1935 (alphabetical by speaker)
		3. Awards. 2 boxes. Material relating to annual awards, filed chronologically. Also material on Prizes, Harry Hayward Memorial, and Agricultural Scholarships.
			Annual awards (chronological)
70	1836-1858			1932-1971
71	1859-1867			1972-1982, 1992
71	1868-1870			Misc. Material re: annual awards
71	1871		Prize for Potatoes, 1871
71	1872		Hickory Nut Contest, 1927
71	1873		400 Bushell Club, 1934
71	1874-1879		Harry Haward Memorial
71	1880-1881		Agricultural Scholarship
		4. Projects and Outings. 1 box. Material relating to projects undertaken by the Society, filed alphabetically under the project title, followed by material on outings made by the Society, organized chronologically.
72	1882		Film Proposal, 1974
72	1883		Schuylkill Valley Nature Center
72	1884		Kid-Fling House
72	1885-1891		Grant Proposal
		5. Outings (chronological)
72	1892		Star Rose Gardens, 1932
72	1893		Eastern Shore of Maryland, 1934
72	1894		Pa. State College, 1935
72	1895		Rutgers, 1940
72	1896		New Bolton, 1961
72	1897		Future Farmers, 1963
72	1898		Walker-Gordeon Lab, 1968
72	1899		Hershey Estates, 1969
72	1900		Longwood Gardens, 1981
72	1901		Misc. Outings

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72	1902-1905	P.S.P.A. publications (and publications re: P.S.P.A.)
72	1906	Promotional Material
72	1907-8	Clippings re: P.S.P.A.
73		Photographs (see also Oversize Box 103)
74		Ephemera (see also Oversize Box 103)

II. Records, 20th Century

A. Correspondence.

B. Committee Records

C. Financial Records.

D. Proceedings

E. Memorabilia.

F. Collected Agricultural Material.