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1915 - Monterey County, California - Lands For Wealth, Fruit For Health; Arthur Dunn

Miscellaneous Monterey and San Luis Obispo County Documents and Reports

It was the aim of this booklet to direct attention to the advantages and opportunities found in Monterey County in 1915 for those who were seeking homes. The hope was that the publication would induce further settlement, for there was a vast amount of territory awaiting development. A marketing publication prepared by Sunset Magazine Homeseekers' Bureau for the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, the publication described in detail the bountiful agricultural opportunities, especially when irrigation and pumping were utilized. The document contains a: 1) description of existing irrigation systems, as well as a vision for the future of irrigation and …

College Of Life Sciences And Agriculture (University Of Maine) Records, 1914-1985, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

Finding Aids

In 1964, during the tenure of University of Maine President Lloyd Hartman Elliot the existing College of Agriculture was renamed the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture to reflect the developing program and staff orientation within the College. The objectives of the College were to provide high quality educational opportunities in the agricultural and life sciences and to contribute generally to the economic, social and cultural development of the state by means of basic applied research and various extension educational techniques to help groups and individuals better understand the need and action necessary for properly managing and developing Maine's resources: …

Railroad Development Lesson Plan

Lesson plans

This unit explores the development of railroads and their impact on the economic development of Arkansas through the use of primary and secondary sources. Students will read newspaper articles and pamphlet excerpts to understand how the railroads affected industry and settlement across the state. A list of various activities related to original primary and secondary resources allows teacher the flexibility to choose parts of this lesson plan to use and adapt to various types of students.

This lesson plan was produced for 7^th grade, 8^th grade, and 9th^th grade students, but may be altered by teachers to …

Knox-Wise Family Papers - Accession 591, Knox-Wise

Manuscript Collection

The Knox-Wise Family Papers includes a land grant issued to John Knox in 1768; diaries written by Dr. John Knox [1792-1859] covering the 1840s and 1850s; James N. Knox [1806-1880] covering 1859-1880; and William D. Knox [1847-1928] covering 1869-1928; indentures, deeds, receipts, court summonses and other papers of Hugh Knox [1757-1821], sheriff and justice of the peace in Chester County, South Carolina (ca. 1780s and 1790s); correspondence of James N. Knox, correspondence, and other professional papers of Dr. John Knox; correspondence, and other papers of William D. Knox, Superintendent of Education in Chester County from 1896-1928. Papers of various other …

Charles Lonergan Cobb Papers - Accession 11, Charles Lonergan Cobb

Manuscript Collection

The Charles Lonergan Cobb Papers consists mainly of correspondence but also includes photographs, biographical material, magazine and newspaper clippings, all relating to Cobb's career as a banker at People's National Bank( 1905-1949); and the People's National Bank and Trust Company(1949-1953) in Rock Hill, SC as well as his association with Winthrop College as a Board of Trustees' member(1938-1953). Subjects include, railroad cotton shipping service to South Carolina mill towns, crop loans in the early 1920s, location of the Celanese Chemical Plant in Rock Hill, the Winthrop College Board of Trustees, and a1946 article about Cobb that appeared in the Saturday …

Oral Interview Of Alvin Arneson, Alvin Arneson

Oral Interviews

Interview with Alvin Arneson on schools and farming during the 1920s and 1930s, and his involvement in progressive politics in North Dakota and Minnesota.

Maine Alumnus, Volume 32, Number 5, February 1951, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Radioactive Research --- The Union Building --- Budget Hearing --- The Undergraduate

Maine Alumnus, Volume 20, Number 4, January 1939, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Soil Mechanics in Maine --- New Girls' Dormitory Announced --- Under the Dome (alumni in state government) --- He Makes Farming a Business (Harold J. Shaw '14)

Maine Alumnus, Volume 20, Number 1, October 1938, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Enrollment Largest in History --- Gov. Barrows '16 Re-elected --- Hen Engineer --- Rev. Albion Beverage New M.C.A. Secretary

Maine Alumnus, Volume 18, Number 4, January 1937, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Fairer Fields and Happier Homes (by Fred Giffee, Director, Maine Agricultural Experiment Station) --- Banks '06 Builds Big Dams --- Vocations Week to Be Held Jan. 12-15

Campus View At Magnolia A.& M. College

Arkansas schools

Campus View of Magnolia A.& M. College, looking west from Caraway hall and Old Main buildings.

Maine Alumnus, Volume 12, Number 3, December 1930, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Learning the game of golf --- New poultry plant for the Agricultural Experiment Station

Third District Agricultural School

Arkansas schools

Photograph of four buildings on the campus of the Third District Agricultural School in Magnolia, Arkansas, including the dining hall, boys' and girls' dormitories, and Old Main.