Woodrow Wilson McPherson Manuscript
Scope and Content
Draft of a history of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and its predecessors written by McPherson. The manuscript is also a history of the major developments in Florida agriculture covering the years 1880-1984. An outline of the manuscript is located in the first folder. Part of the section in Chapter 9 on citrus is missing as is Section Q of Chapter 5.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1984
Creator
- McPherson, W. W. (Woodrow Wilson.) (Person)
Access
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Biographical/Historical Note
Professor of Food and Resource Economics.
Extent
1 Linear feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Unpublished history of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, the Florida Cooperative Extension Service, and Florida agriculture.
Physical Location
University of Florida Smathers Library Building
Subject
- Florida Cooperative Extension Service. (Organization)
- University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. (Organization)
- University of Florida. Agricultural Experiment Station. (Organization)
- Title
- A Guide to the Woodrow Wilson McPherson Manuscript
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Dept. Staff
- Date
- March 2005
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Repository
George A. Smathers Libraries
PO Box 117005
Gainesville Florida 32611-7005 United States of America
352-273-2755
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