Administrative policy records, 1940 - 1982, bulk: 1960 - 1978

This subseries contains the correspondence and administrative records of William M. Fifield, 1951-1956, Joseph R. Beckenbach, 1956-1968, John W. Sites, 1968-1976, and Howard Wilkowske, 1977. Some of these records relate to the administration and research programs of the experiment stations around the state. One also finds the records of the Fertilizer and Pesticide Committee through the 1960s and other important advisory committees such as the Florida Citrus Research Advisory Council, the Florida Foundation Seed Producers, and the Water Resources Council. In addition, special problems of an emergency nature are represented such as the work pertaining to the lethal yellowing disease of palms, citrus canker, and the Caribbean Fruit Fly. Information can be found on the history of new cultivar releases and solar energy research.

Fairly extensive records pertaining to IFAS's Costa Rican Mission during the 1950s provide details of the various research activities in that Central American nation.