Georgia Experiment Station records, 1857-1999

Summary

Creator:
University of Georgia. Georgia Experiment Station and Georgia Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers
Date:
1857-1999
Extent:
53 Linear Feet (51 boxes, 1 oversized box, 1 oversized folder)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Georgia Experiment Station records. University Archives, UA07-022, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The Georgia Experiment Station Records consists of a large and diverse collection of materials generated by its administrators and scientists. The majority of the collection dates from the 1890s through the early 1980s. Administrative correspondence associated with: R. J. Redding, H. N. Starnes, T. H. McHatton, G. M. Rommel, H. P. Stuckey, R. P. Bledsoe, S. V. Stacy, J. G. Woodroof and F. H. Smith is found in the collection. In addition there are photographs, experimental reports and data, press bulletins, news clippings, plant samples, property inventories, supply requisitions, deeds and financial records. Records generated by the Georgia Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers are also in the collection. These documents include applications, scholarships, information pertaining to meetings, publicity and financial records.

Biographical / historical:

The Georgia Experiment Station was founded in 1888 as a result of the federal Hatch Act of 1887 which established a national network of agricultural experiment stations. Located on the former Bates Farm in Griffin, Georgia (Spalding County), the station has played an important role toward improving Georgia citizens' living standards through the development and growth of modern agricultural practices. Early research at the Station focused on fertilizers and soil erosion but eventually a complete program of agricultural and environmental science research developed. Today research centers on: crop and pest management, food safety and quality, environment and natural resources, urban agriculture and applied plant genetics.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into 12 series: Redding correspondence, Starnes correspondence, Stuckey correspondence, Bledsoe correspondence, Stacy correspondence, Woodroof correspondence, Smith, Georgia Experiment Station, Georgia Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, glass negatives, printer blocks, deeds/land acquisition.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Georgia Experiment Station records. University Archives, UA07-022, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.