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Kansas. Board of State Fair Managers. Records of the Kansas State Fair, 1867 - 1985.

Title: Records of the Kansas State Fair, 1867 - 1985.

This collection consists of records of the administration and operation of the Kansas State Fair held annually in September in Hutchinson, Reno County. It Includes administrative records (e.g., correspondence, financial, contracts, permits, etc.), architectural drawings and construction plans, exhibition records (e.g., exhibitors, agricultural products, livestock and dog shows, awards, pedigree records, livestock transfers, etc.), and exhibit programs.

ArchivalResource: Circa 70 cubic feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/692436563 View

Kansas State Historical Society. Library and Archives Division. Kansas State Fair : selected newspaper clippings, 1927-1999 / Collected and photocopied by the Kansas State Historical Society.

Title: Kansas State Fair : selected newspaper clippings, 1927-1999 / Collected and photocopied by the Kansas State Historical Society. 1927-1991

ArchivalResource: 2 v. : ill. : 29 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/256076564 View

Ambler, Cathy. County Fairs collection, circa 1994.

Title: County Fairs collection, circa 1994.

Kansas county fair research files and photos, compiled by Cathy Ambler. The collection includes copies of newspapers and fair listings, articles on fairs by other individuals (both local to Kansas and on a national level), notes and research materials from various clubs and other organizations typically involved with fairs (including the Kansas Women's Day Clubs and the Kansas State University Extension Office), and other such materials. The bulk of the collection are fair surveys conducted by Cathy Ambler in the mid-1990s. These surveys are organized numerically by survey number and document each county or other local fair in Kansas, with forms, maps, building information, historical materials and narratives, programs and other materials from fairs contemporaneous with Ambler's research, photographs, and other such materials. Also includes some information from the Kansas State Fair.

ArchivalResource: 8 cubic feet (8 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/696817972 View

Kansas. Dept. of Agriculture. Records of the State Board of Agriculture and the State Department of Agriculture, 1860- [ongoing]

Title: Records of the State Board of Agriculture and the State Department of Agriculture, 1860- [ongoing]

This collection contains the records of both the Kansas Board and Department of Agriculture. The records document the agency's management of a safe food supply, pesticide regulation, environmental protection programs, and water resource programs. A large portion of the records consists of files containing applications, memoranda, and correspondence regarding the registration of pesticides for use throughout the state, or for the licensure of pesticide applicators. Several series contain administrative records such as minutes, agency budget files, correspondence, annual reports, rules and regulations files, and financial records. Others series are composed of subject files discussing the use of ethanol, noxious weed eradication programs, the Farmers Assistance Counseling and Training Service, drought, agricultural marketing, and agricultural education. The collection contains State Fair registration volumes documenting fair attendees, fair exhibits and competitions, and the subsequent winners. Also included in the agency's records are series consisting of inspection reports of meat packing plants and grain warehouses to monitor sanitation requirements with state law, and related plant closure documents. Several series comprise agricultural statistical roles provide census information per town and township, as well as owned land and the agricultural commodities produced on said land. In addition to paper records are slides and photographs of various conferences and farm equipment.

ArchivalResource: Circa 1850 cubic feet + microfilm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/692363157 View