Reference Pages
These pages provide additional information about people and subjects
mentioned in the USDA History Collection.
Some provide a summary of
information on a topic, others list materials available at the National Agricultural Library and
other repositories, and provide links to other Web sites.
Information on former Secretaries of Agriculture, listed in order of
administration.
- Henry Agard Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture, 1933-1940.
- Clinton P. Anderson, Secretary of Agriculture, 1945-1948.
- Charles F. Brannan, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture,
1944-1948; Secretary of Agriculture, 1948-1953.
- Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of Agriculture, 1953-1961.
- Orville L. Freeman, Secretary of Agricuture, 1961-1969.
Information on other USDA officials.
- Paul H. Appleby, Assistant to the Secretary of Agriculture,
1933-1940; Under Secretary of Agriculture, 1940-1944.
- Mordecai Ezekiel, Assistant Chief Economist for the
Federal Farm Board, 1930-1933; Economic Advisor to the Secretary of Agriculture, 1933-1939.
- Rexford G. Tugwell, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture,
1933-1934; Undersecretary of Agriculture, 1934-1936.
- M. L. (Milburn Lincoln) Wilson, Assistant Secretary of
Agriculture, 1934-1937; Under Secretary of Agriculture, 1937-1940; Director of Extension
Work, 1940-1953.
Other Reference Pages.
- Agricultural History on the Internet:
A Finding Aid . A guide to Web resources maintained by the USDA, other
government agencies such as the Library of Congress and Smithsonian Institution, university
libraries, associations and research centers, and commerical Web sites.
There are also links to relevant Listserv discussion lists.
- Guide to Historical Research at the
National Agricultural Library: The General Collection. A guide to the printed
resources on agricultural history in the National Agricultural Library.
- The Journal of Agricultural
Research contains research conducted by the USDA Agricultural Research Service. The complete run of this journal [volumes 1 (1913) to 78 (1946)] has been digitized. The images are currently being reprocessed for addition to the National Agricultural Library's digital repository in late 2007.
- The USDA Seal.
- The USDA Symbol.
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