Guide to the North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Agricultural Policy Institute Records, 1961 - 1970

Collection Number UA 100.041

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Collection Information
Abstract:

These records contain correspondence, minutes, a press release, reports, and seminar and meeting information. One item of note is a 17-page history of the Institute, covering the ten years of its existence.

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Date Completed
November, 2003
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Descriptive Summary

Creator

North Carolina State University. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Title

The North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Agricultural Policy Institute Records, 1961 - 1970

Call Number

UA 100.041

Extent

1 records storage box, 0.5 linear feet

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.

Information for Users

Restrictions to Access

This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information

Transferred from the North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Consult University Archivist for additional information.
Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Agricultural Policy Institute Records, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Historical Note


The Agricultural Policy Institute was created in 1960 via a grant from the Kellogg Foundation, and was run by the Department of Agricultural Economics (which later merged into the Department of Economics and is currently called the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics). The Institute's mission was primarily an educational one, and it set forth to study the economic issues facing the South and to aid the formation of public policy in confronting these issues. During its existence, the Institute received nearly four million dollars in Kellogg grants and matching funds from the state of North Carolina. The program functioned chiefly through the use of conferences and seminars, the establishment of graduate study programs, and the quarterly publication "Agricultural Policy Review". The Institute also provided for and administered a number of short-term fellowship programs, bringing students and agricultural specialists and workers from the region to North Carolina State University for further study or training. The Institute was disbanded in 1970.

List of Directors

1960 - 1966 C. E. Bishop
1967 - 1970 James G. Maddox

Scope and Content Note


The collection consists of records describing the creation, history, and activities of the Agricultural Policy Institute during its decade of existence. The records are arranged into one series, General Records, and arranged alphabetically by subject. One item in the Reports and Summaries folder is a Preliminary Report from 1961, setting out the mission and function of the Institute and activities over the first year of its existence. Also of note are the several files of seminars and conferences, grouped together in folders six through eight. The final folder contains a 17-page review of the goals, activities, and accomplishments of the Institute during its lifetime. The author of this report is not known.

Related Materials

[HTML] North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Record Group, UA 100
[HTML] North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Annual Reports, UA 100.002
[HTML] North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Records, UA 100.011

Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Correspondence -- C. E. Bishop, 1961 - 1963 [UA 100.041 Box 1, Folder 1]
  • Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, 1961 - 1963 [UA 100.041 Box 1, Folder 2]
  • Press Release, 1962 [UA 100.041 Box 1, Folder 3]
  • Proposals -- Kellogg Foundation, 1970 [UA 100.041 Box 1, Folder 4]
  • Reports and Summaries, 1961 - 1964 [UA 100.041 Box 1, Folder 5]
  • Seminars and Conferences, National Economic Policies Conference, 1966 [UA 100.041 Box 1, Folder 6]
  • Seminars and Conferences, Regional Farm Policy Conference, 1963 [UA 100.041 Box 1, Folder 7]
  • Seminars and Conferences, Various, 1961 - 1970 [UA 100.041 Box 1, Folder 8]
  • Ten-Year Review, 1970 [UA 100.041 Box 1, Folder 9]
  • Creating Opportunities for Tomorrow [conference proceedings], 1968 [UA 100.041 Box 1, Folder 10]