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Elmo C. Hester, Jr. collection

Elmo C. Hester, Jr. collection

Descriptive Summary

Title: Elmo C. Hester, Jr. collection
Creator: Hester, Elmo C.
Inclusive Dates: 1950-1979
Language(s): English
Extent: 11.6 Linear Feet 8 cartons, 6 document boxes, 2 photo boxes, 1 oversized folder
Collection Number: ms3091
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Elmo C. Hester, Jr. was a graduate of the College of Agriculture at the University of Georgia. He was the farm editor for the Atlanta Constitution, farm editor for the Columbus Enquirer, editor-publisher of Georgia Farmer magazine and South Carolina Farmer/Grower magazine, and founder and publisher of Pecan South magazine.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of approximately 6,000 photographs and 4,500 slides of agriculture related items such as people, barns, sheds, pecan groves, pests, poultry, quail, swine, and other farm related images.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Elmo C. Hester, Jr. collection, ms3091, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Agriculture -- Photographs
Farm buildings -- Photographs.
Farm buildings -- Slides.
Livestock -- Photographs.
Livestock -- Slides.
Slides (Photography).
University of Georgia -- Alumni and alumnae

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Photographs

boxfolder
11Agrirama/Westville
12Apples
13Apple Diseases
14Beef Cattle - Angus
15Beef Cattle - Charolais
16Beef Cattle - General
17Beef Cattle - Pasture
18Beef Cattle - Product
19Beef Cattle - Shows
110Bees
111Blackberries
112Blueberries
113Buffel Grass
114Buildings/Facilities
115Chinchilla
116Conservation - Drainage
117Conservation - General
118Conservation - Mulch Planting
119Conservation - Ponds
120Conservation - Terracing
121Conservation - Waterways
122Corn - Filling
123Corn - General
124Corn - Harvest
125Corn - Mature
126Corn - Young
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21Cotton - Blooming
22Cotton - General
23Cotton - Harvest
24Cotton - Open
25Cotton - Young
26Crop Dusting
27Crops
28Dairy Cattle - Barnyard
29Dairy Cattle - Barnyard
210Dairy Cattle - Barnyard
211Dairy Cattle - Calves
212Dairy Cattle - Cows
213Dairy Promotion
214Dogs
215Eggs
216Electricity
217Equipment and Machinery
218Equipment and Machinery
219Equipment and Machinery
220Equipment and Machinery
221Equipment and Machinery
222Equipment and Machinery
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31Equipment and Machinery
32Equipment and Machinery
33Equipment and Machinery
34Equipment and Machinery
35Equipment and Machinery
36Equipment and Machinery
37Equipment and Machinery
38Exotic Breeds
39Extension Services
310Fairs, Exhibitions, Shows, 1976
311Fairs, Floats, Festivals
312Fall Panicum
313Farm Buildings and Barns
314Feeds and Feeding
315Fertilizer
316FFA and 4-H
317Fields
318Fire Ants
319Fish
320Flame Cultivation
321Florida Pecan Growers Association
322Flowers
323Forage
324Forests - General
325Forests - Good Production Practices
326Forests - P.R. Material
327Forests - Pulpwood
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41Forests - Trees
42Forests - Turpentining
43Forests - Young Trees
44GEHL - Sales Information
45GEHL - Machinery
46Georgia Power Company Convention
47Grain
48Grapes
49Greenhouses
410Hay
411Herbicides
412Hogs - Boars
413Hogs - Facilities
414Hogs - Feeder Pigs
415Hogs - Finishing
416Hogs - General
417Hogs - Markets
418Hogs - Processing
419Hogs - Shows
420Hogs - Sows Alone
421Hogs - Sows with Pigs
422Homes and Furnishings
423Horticulture
424Horses
425Hunting
426Insects and Disease
427Irrigation - General
428Irrigation - General
429Irrigation - Water Storage Tanks
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51Labs/Experiments
52Lakes, Ponds, etc.
53Leaves
54Logging/Wood
55Microscopic Plant Parts
56Mules
57Mushrooms
58Nuts - Miscellaneous
59Orchards, Groves, etc.
510Pastures
511Peach Brown Rot
512Peaches
513Peanuts
514Peas
515Pecans
516Pecan Leaf Diseases
517Pecan Tree Treatment
518Pellets
519People - Award Recipients
520People - Beauty Queens
521People - Executives
522People - Families
523People - Farm Workers
524People - Farm Workers
525People - Georgians
526People - Miscellaneous
527People - Politicians
528People - Professionals
529People - Professionals
530People - South Carolinians
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61Pesticides
62Pests
63Plant Disease
63Plant Disease
64Potatoes
65Potted Plants
66Poultry - Broilers
67Poultry - Care and Feeding
68Poultry - Chicks
69Poultry - Layers
610Poultry - Miscellaneous
611Pruining/Thinning
612Roots
613Seeds
614Sheep and Lambs
615Silage
616Sorghum
617Soybeans - General
618Soybeans - Harvesting
619Soybeans - Product
620Soybeans - Production Practices
621Soybeans - Weed and Weed Control
622Soybeans - Young
623Spraying
624Strawberries
625Sweet Potatoes
626State Dairy Parade
627Timber and Trees
628Tobacco - General
629Tobacco - Harvesting, Curing, Selling
630Tobacco - Production Practices
631Tomatoes
632Tree Branches/Twigs
633Turkeys
634Vegetables
635Watermelons
636Weed Control
637Wine
box
13Unsorted Negatives
box
14Partial Index
box
15Unsorted Photographs and Negatives
box
16Unsorted Photographs and Negatives
oversized_folder
1AMiscellaneous
 

2. Slides

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71Aerial Views
72American Camelia Society
73Apples
74Blueberries
75Crape Myrtle
76Crops
77Farm Equipment
78Farm Equipment
79Fields
710Flowers
711Flowers
712Fruits (Various)
713Grapes
714Greenhouse
715Hats
716Insects
717Longwood Gardens
718Luchsinger Farm
719Owen's Vineyard Nursery, 1979
720Peaches
721Pecans
722People
723Plant Diseases
724Spraying
725Trees
726University of Georgia All American Test Garden
727Water
boxfolder
81Loose slides in boxes, peanuts, pecans, irrigation
 

3. Proofs

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91Agricultural Convention
92Apples
93Buildings
94Cattle
95Cattle
96Corn
97Cotton
98Crops
99Cucumber
910Farm Equipment
911Fields
912Forestry
913Grapes
914Greenhouse
915Hay
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101Hogs and Piglets
102Horses
103Irrigation
104Lakes, Ponds
105Onions
106Peanuts
107Pecans
108People
109Poultry and Egg Production
1010Sheep
1011Soybeans
1012Spraying
1013Tobacco
1014Trout Farm
1015Western Irrigated Meeting, 1976
1016Unsorted
 

4. Printed Materials

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111AAEA Standards
112Advertisements and Cartoons
113Diagrams
114Film
115Gasohol
116Graphs
117Growers
118Letters and Notes
119Magazines and Articles
1110McCall Pattern Company News and Photo Services
1111Newsletters
1112Note Cards with Contact Information
1113Pamphlets
1114Press/News Releases
1115Production Statistics
1116Recipe Books and Papers for Pork
1117Reports
1118Transparencies - Charts
1119Transparencies - Flowers and Plants
1120Transparencies - Miscellaneous
1121Transparencies - Trees
 

5. Biographic Files

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121Abbit, Ben
122Aiken, Dr. J.B.
123Aldrich, Jim
124Amling, Dr. Harry
125Andrews, Charles P.
126Arnold, C.E.
127Ball, Joe C.
128Barber, James M.
129Barnes, Harris Jr.
1210Biggs, R.H.
1211Boethel, David J.
1212Boutwell, John L.
1213Bowden, Henry L.
1214Branson, Jay
1215Brison, Dr. Fred
1216Brittain, Jere A.
1217Brook, Ted S.
1218Brooks, Howard
1219Brooks, Joe F.
1220Bryant, Douglas
1221Buchanan, Dan
1222Busbee, Mary Beth
1223Campbell, Russell K.
1224Cannon, Joe
1225Carpenter, T.L.
1226Clayton, C.N.
1227Colditz, Paul
1228Coleman, Richard L.
1229Collins, Major C.
1230Condra, Gary D.
1231Corley, W.L.
1232Crater, Doug
1233Crocker, Thomas F.
1234Crocker, Timothy
1235Cullipher, Jack M.
1236Daniell, J.W.
1237Dickson, Angus Jr.
1238Dillard, B.M.
1239Doremus, Celia
1240Drake, Charles R.
1241Eckstein, Erwin B.
1242Eikenberry, R.D.
1243Einert, A.E.
1244Ellis, H.C.
1245Escher, Gielijh
1246Ferree, Maurice E.
1247Flora, L.F.
1248Forde, Harold
1249Galloway, Frasier T.
1250J.L. Farmakis, Inc.