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Smith, James B. James B. Smith land grant, plat, and deed, 1832-1833.

Title: James B. Smith land grant, plat, and deed, 1832-1833.

This collection consists of a grant to James B. Smith of Burke County, Georgia for Lot 269, 160 acres, in the 77th District, 2nd Section of Cherokee County, 1833. A plat and pendant seal are attached. This lot was probably a gold lot. The collection also contains a deed for the same lot of land from James B. Smith to Stephen Corker, both of Burke County, bearing the same date as the original grant.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (.05 cubic feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/137281888 View

James B. Smith papers

Title: James B. Smith papers

Files kept by Smith on sculptors whom he contacted to do sculptures for his employer, the Taubman Company, Southfield, Mich. Files contain photographs, correspondence, some exhibition catalogs, and a few chronologies. Sculptors represented include Bruce Beasley, William Crutchfield, Josefa Filkosky, Richard Lippold, Jim Pallas, Buky Schwartz, Ernest Trova, Wen-Ying Tsai, and DeWain Valentine.

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Hollender, Marc H. (Marc Hale), 1916-,. Letter, 1836-1862.

Title: Letter, 1836-1862.

Transcriptions prepared by Hollender of letters written by pioneer residents of Wisconsin, being primarily reports to friends and relatives in the East on the writers' activities and surroundings.

ArchivalResource: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145788526 View

Mattice, Asa Martines. Asa Martines Mattice papers, 1853-1925.

Title: Asa Martines Mattice papers, 1853-1925.

Correspondence, court proceedings, contracts, specifications, and other material relating to naval reorganization and improvement, between Mattice and George W. Baird, James B. Smith, Gustav Kaemmerling, and other naval officers; topics include the grounding and losses of certain vessels, and the training program for naval engineers at Annapolis. Also, correspondence with officers of the Royal Navy and others concerning British naval affairs, particularly in regard to the status of naval engineers in both navies; contracts with the Columbian Iron Works and Dry Dock Company for the construction of gunboats, cruisers, and other vessels; specifications for machinery for the Maine and other vessels; and letters and resolutions concerning congressional action on military and naval affairs.

ArchivalResource: 1.2 cubic ft.; 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63937602 View

Metz, Joseph F., 1924-. Joseph F. Metz oral history, 1965.

Title: Joseph F. Metz oral history, 1965.

In this interview Joseph F. Metz discusses his observations of the New York State sugar beet industry. Topics include: the New York State College of Agriculture's contributions to the New York State sugar beet industry, including the establishment of field plots, and the determination of cultural practices and economic feasibility; his observations of the coordination between the Redevelopment Area Organization (RAO) of Cayuga County (N.Y.), the college, Cooperative Extension, and sugar beet farmers; and his impressions of the RAO and the political and economic motivations for procuring a sugar allotment for Cayuga County from the USDA. Also included as an addendum is a five page letter from Charles E. Palm (Dean of the New York State College of Agriculture) to Lawrence Myers (Director of the Sugar Division for the USDA) dated December 10, 1962. Also included are his impressions of Paul W. Lattimore, Henry Stack, James B. Smith, Paul Aron, Charles Lavis, and Dewey Stewart.

ArchivalResource: 63 p. of transcript.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63934399 View

Swayze, Benjamin, 1909-1987. Benjamin Swayze oral history, 1966-1968.

Title: Benjamin Swayze oral history, 1966-1968.

In this interview, Benjamin Swayze discusses his experiences growing sugar beets and integrating them into his farm operation. Topics include: raising beets on experimental plots in 1962 and 1963; his use of migrant labor to thin and weed beets; contract negotiations between farmers and the Empire State Sugar Company; and problems he experienced growing and harvesting his crop.

ArchivalResource: 2 tape recordings.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63934439 View

Hayes, D. Leo, 1902-. D. Leo Hayes oral history, 1968.

Title: D. Leo Hayes oral history, 1968.

In this interview, D. Leo Hayes shares his impressions of the New York State sugar beet industry. Topics include: sugar beet field experiments conducted by the New York State College of Agriculture; the formation of the Finger Lakes Sugar Beet Growers Association; efforts by Empire State Sugar Company, the growers association, and GLF (later Agway) to encourage farmers to sign contracts with the refinery; and the relationship between officials at the refinery and the directors of the growers association. Also included are his impressions of Henry Stack, Paul W. Lattimore, Frank Turek, James B. Smith, Charles Lavis, James Garlick, and the Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce and the Redevelopment Area Organziation of Cayuga County, N.Y.

ArchivalResource: 2 tape recordings.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63934445 View

Scott, Thomas W., 1929-. Thomas W. Scott oral history, 1966.

Title: Thomas W. Scott oral history, 1966.

In this interview, Thomas W. Scott shares his observations about the New York State sugar beet industry. Topics include: his assessment of the feasibility of growing sugar beets in New York; the contributions of the New York State College of Agriculture, including its research and extension and its relationships with farmers, Auburn City promoters, and the employees of the Empire State Sugar Company; making recommendations to farmers about weed control; and his impressions of Paul W. Lattimore, Paul Aron, Dewey Stewart, Bernard Pooler, James B. Smith, and Charles Lavis.

ArchivalResource: 26 p. of transcript.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64068279 View

Turek, Frank. Frank Turek oral history, 1965-1968.

Title: Frank Turek oral history, 1965-1968.

In this interview, Frank Turek shares his obsevations of the New York State sugar beet industry. Topics include: his association with the Redevelopment Area Organization of Cayuga County (N.Y.) and the effort to obtain a sugar beet allotment for Cayuga County, including the hiring of Charles Brannon, former Secretary of Agriculture, to advocate the allotment before the USDA; the formation of the Finger Lakes Sugar Beet Growers Association; his impressions of the New York State College of Agriculture's contributions to the industry; the use of Agway employees to encourage farmers to sign contracts with the Empire State Sugar Company; his reaction to C. DelMar Kearl's and the AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST's negative assessment of the feasibilty of establishing a sugar beet industry in New York; his impressions of the relationships between Empire Sugar and the growers association, including contract negotiations; his use of migrant labor to thin and weed beets; sources of information about beet production; and his impressions of F.H. Vahlsing, Jr. and the Maine Sugar Industries, D. Leo Hayes, Paul W. Lattimore, James B. Smith, Nathan Cohen, Charles Lavis, and Jack Klett.

ArchivalResource: 2 tape recordings.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63934466 View

Stewart, Dewey. Dewey Stewart oral history, 1969.

Title: Dewey Stewart oral history, 1969.

In this interview, Dewey Stewart shares his observations of the New York State sugar beet industry. Topics include: his recommendation of Charles Lavis to be a consultant for the Redevelopment Area Organization of Cayuga County, N.Y.; his impressions of the 1962 sugar beet field trials in New York; the relationship between the USDA, the New York State College of Agriculture, PepsiCo, Inc., and the Redevelopment Area Organization, including the administration by the USDA's Agricultural Research Serivce of Area Redevelopment Administration funds for field trials conducted by the New York State College of Agriculture; the feed value of sugar beet by-products, including the effect of pesticides on and the interest of Beacon Feeds in these by-products; and his impressions of Colly Parrish and James B. Smith.

ArchivalResource: 1 tape recording.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63934457 View

Smith, James B. James B. Smith oral history, 1968.

Title: James B. Smith oral history, 1968.

In this interview, James B. Smith discusses the New York State sugar beet industry. Topics include: the sequence of events leading to the production of sugar beets in Cayuga County, including the contributions of the Area Redevelopment Administration; contracting acreages, hiring fieldmen, and the priorities of the Empire State Sugar Company; his impressions of the Finger Lakes Sugar Beet Growers Association, including its secretaries D. Leo Hayes and Bernard Pooler; and his observations of the managers at Empire Sugar, especially Jack Klett.

ArchivalResource: 1 tape recording.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63934463 View