Inventory
Collection Summary |
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| Creator: | Potato Administrative Committee. Area III | |
| Title: | Records of the Potato Administrative Committee, Area III | |
| Dates: | 1959-1980 | |
| Bulk Dates: | 1978-1980 | |
| Quantity: | 0.5 linear feet | |
| Identification: | APAC | |
| Abstract: | The Potato Administrative Committee, Area III, was established as a result of the 1939 Colorado Marketing Act. It administers provisions of marketing orders of the U.S. and Colorado Departments of Agriculture. The Committee serves its members in the Greeley/Weld County area and represents both producers and handlers. This collection contains materials primarily from 1978-1980, reflecting committee business, potato promotion and marketing, and includes a number of photographs of potato processing. | |
| Contact Information: | Colorado Agricultural Archive Archives and Special Collections Morgan Library Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1019 USA Phone: 970-491-1844 Fax: 970-491-1195 Email: specialcollections@library.colostate.edu URL: http://lib.colostate.edu/archives/agriculture/ |
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There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Not all of the material in the collection is in the public domain. Researchers are responsible for addressing copyright issues.
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| This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Colorado State University Libraries online catalog. Researchers seeking materials about related subjects, persons, organizations or places should search the catalog using these headings. | ||
| Subjects: | ||
| Potatoes--Colorado. | ||
| Potato growers--Colorado. | ||
| Potato industry--Colorado. | ||
| Organizations: | ||
| Potato Administrative Committee. Area III. | ||
| Special Document Types: | ||
| Photographs. | ||
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The Potato Administrative Committee, Area III, was established as a result of the 1939 Colorado Marketing Act. It administers provisions of marketing orders of the U.S. and Colorado Departments of Agriculture. The Area III Potato Administrative Committee serves its members in the Greeley/Weld County area and represents both producers and handlers.
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The Records of the Potato Administrative Committee, Area III consists of documents dated 1959-1980, with the bulk falling from 1978-1980. The collection contains papers reflecting committee business, potato promotion and marketing, including photographs and applications for a potato display contest. There are also a number of photographs showing potato processing, most credited to the Union Pacific Railroad.
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Folders in the collection are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.
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Records of the Potato Administrative Committee, Area III, Colorado Agricultural Archive, Colorado State University.
The Records of the Potato Administrative Committee, Area III was acquired by James E. Hansen for the Colorado Agricultural Records Project in 1981 as part of the Colorado Agricultural Archive, and was transferred to the Colorado State University Libraries in February 2004.
Processing was completed in October 2007. The materials were placed in acid-free folders and reboxed. Paper clips were removed. Photographs were placed in mylar sleeves.
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Note: Title information supplied by the archivist is bracketed.
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