Guide to the Records of the Potato Administrative Committee, Area III

Prepared by Holley R. Lange


Colorado State University, Colorado Agricultural Archive
Morgan Library, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1019 USA


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Finding aid encoded in EAD Version 2002 by Holley R. Lange, 2007.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Collection Summary

Restrictions

Index Terms

History

Scope and Contents

Arrangement

Administrative Information

Inventory


Collection Summary

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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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Restrictions on Use

Not all of the material in the collection is in the public domain. Researchers are responsible for addressing copyright issues.

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Index Terms

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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History

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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Scope and Contents

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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Arrangement

Folders in the collection are arranged in alphabetical order by folder title.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Records of the Potato Administrative Committee, Area III, Colorado Agricultural Archive, Colorado State University.

Acquisition

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

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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Inventory

Note: Title information supplied by the archivist is bracketed.

Box Folder
1 1 Budget. 1979-1980.
1 2 Colorado regulations. 1953-1979.
1 3 [Committee correspondence, financial reports, minutes]. 1979-1980 and undated.
1 4 Correspondence. 1978-1979.
1 5 [Financial]. 1979-1980.
1 6 Labeling requirements. 1960, 1965.
1 7 Late blight, early blight. undated.
1 8 Legal, bylaws. undated.
1 9 National Potato Council, Denver, Colo. 1979-1980 and undated.
1 10 Newsletter. 1978-1979.
1 11 Photographs. undated. 48 black-and-white photographs
1 12 Pictures and recipes. 1959-1962 and undated.
1 13-14 Potato display contest, pictures of events. 1970.
1 15 Printed news releases. 1978.
1 16 Reports. 1978-1979.
1 17 Research-mechanization. 1960 and undated.
1 18 Spudletter. 1976.

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