Department of Agronomy and Horticulture project records
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence, notes, reports, and newspaper clippings relating to the work of Dr. Raymond B. Farnsworth with American Indians, as well as research proposals to various grant agencies.
Dates
- approximately 1971-1984
Creator
- Brigham Young University. Department of Agronomy and Horticulture (creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted. Closed for 35 years from the date of creation of the records, and thereafter open to the public in accordance with the University Archives Policy.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the collection must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services.
Biographical / Historical
The Department of Agronomy and Horticulture (1968-2003) was a department under the College of Biology and Agriculture at Brigham Young University.
Extent
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in three series: 1. Department of Agronomy and Horticulture records on Indian history project, 1971-1984. 2. Department of Agronomy and Horticulture records on departmental history project, 1971-1984. 3. Department of Agronomy and Horticulture records on other projects, 1971-1984.
Other Finding Aids
A more detailed finding aid is available in print in the repository.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/UA962.xml
Custodial History
These materials were transferred to the University Archives from Records Management on June 4, 2002. The records were stored in Records Management from 1993-2002. Prior to that they were in the custody of the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; Records Management; 2002.
Appraisal
Departmental records (University Archives collecting policy, July 2003).
Processing Information
Processed; J. Gordon Daines III; June 2002.
- Agriculture
- Agriculture -- Libya
- Agriculture -- South America
- Agronomy
- Brigham Young University -- History
- Colleges and Universities
- Education
- Farnsworth, Raymond B. (Raymond Bartlett), 1915-1987
- Indians of North America -- Agriculture
- Indians of North America -- West (U.S.)
- Letters
- Programs
- Reports
- Title
- Register of Department of Agronomy and Horticulture project records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- J. Gordon Daines III
- Date
- June 2002
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US