Ezra Taft Benson Agriculture and Food Institute
Dates
- Existence: 1975 - 2008
Administrative History
The Ezra Taft Benson Agriculture and Food Institute (1975-2008) was a research institute at Brigham Young University dedicated to agricultural research in developing countries.
The Ezra Taft Benson Institute was founded in 1975 to raise quality of life through improved nutrition and agricultural practices. To accomplish this, the institute had partnerships with universities in the developing world. In 1987, the institute was placed under the College of Biology and Agriculture and later under the College of Life Sciences. In 2008 the institute was transferred to LDS Charities and renamed the Benson Food Initiative.
Citation:
Revista Latinoamericana de agricultura y nutrición, enero-jun. 1996: t.p. (Instituto Benson) p. 2 of cover (Instituto de Agricultura y Ciencias Alimenticias Ezra Taft Benson) p. 4 of cover (Exra Taft Benson Agriculture and Food Institute, Brigham Young University)Letter of transmittal, 9/9/97 (The correct spelling of the name is Ezra Taft Benson Agriculture and Food Institute)
Bringing hope and dignity, 2012: page 9 (with the approval of the Board of Trustees of Brigham Young University, the Ezra Taft Benson Agriculture and Food Institute was created at Brigham Young University September 1975)
BYU organizational history project, Aug. 20, 2014 (Ezra Taft Benson Agriculture and Food Institute; founded in 1977; placed under College of Biology and Agriculture in 1987; currently under College of Life Sciences; purpose to raise quality of life through improved nutrition and agriculture practices; cooperates with universities in the developing world)
LDS Charities, via WWW, June 5, 2017 (est. 1975 at Brigham Young University; transferred to LDS Charities in 2008, renamed Benson Food Initiative)
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
Brigham Young University vice-presidential correspondence, 1973-1984
General files, followed by communication with specific individuals. Includes one folder of "Collected information on Wesley P. Lloyd upon his death. One time dean of the Graduate School."
Brigham Young University vice-presidential correspondence and other material, 1976-1984
Honorary degrees and relevant correspondence, curriculum files, Learning Services files, Ben Lewis Award materials, David Wooley Evans Award files, Research Libraries Group files, IMURA files, Weather Modification Consort files, and BYU Press files.
Brigham Young University vice-presidential records
Contains the correspondence of Associate Academic Vice President Neal E. Lambert. It also contains information on various academic departments at Brigham Young University.
Brigham Young University vice-presidential records on academic departments and adjuncts, 1980-1984
Department files for Biology and Agriculture, the Benson Institute, Education, the McKay Institute, Engineering, Family, Home and Social Sciences, Fine Arts and Communications, Humanities, Law School, Library and Information Sciences, Nursing, Physical Education, Physical and Math Sciences, Religious Instruction, School of Management, and the Library.
College of Biology and Agriculture records
Contains records, minutes, publications, and other material from the College of Biology and Agriculture, the Benson Institute, and the departments of the College. Materials date from between 1917 and 1986, with the bulk from 1950 to 1975.
Ezra Taft Benson Agriculture and Food Institute department records, 2002-2006
Contains records from the Ezra Taft Benson Agriculture and Food Institute during 2002-2006. The materials include correspondence and reports pertaining to the activities of the Institute. Also contains memorandums, meeting minutes, reports, and financial records associated with the transfer of the Benson Institute from Brigham Young University to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Welfare Services, dating from 2005-2007.
Ezra Taft Benson Agriculture and Food Institute publications, 2003-2006
Contains Ezra Taft Benson Institute of Agriculture and Food publications. Contains issues of the Ezra Taft Benson Institute Review from 2004 to 2006, printed in Provo, Utah. Also contains 2 pamphlets regarding agricultural development projects also published in Provo, Utah in March 2003.
Ezra Taft Benson Agriculture and Food Institute records
Ezra Taft Benson Agriculture and Food Institute student records, 1982-2005
Contains materials pertaining to Benson Institute students' theses from 1982 to 2005 in their local Latin American communities. The materials include reports, letters, and theses about various Agricultural projects for bachelors' and masters degrees in Nutrition, Diet, and Animal Husbandry.
Office of the President correspondence with colleges, 1979-1989
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