Camp, Wofford B. (Wofford Benjamin), 1894-1986

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Wofford B. Camp, leader in agricultural innovation in California, supporter of a variety of conservative causes, successful business man and a government official in the United States Department of Agriculture, devoted his life to the improvement of the lot of farmers. He was instrumental in introducing cotton and potato farming in California. He was a proponent of Right-to-Work issues and the link between agriculture and the advancement of American living standards.

From the description of Wofford Benjamin Camp papers, 1919-1983, (bulk 1943-1983). (Clemson University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 43453448

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referencedIn Catalogue I of the Regional Oral History Office, 1954-1979 Bancroft Library
creatorOf Camp, Wofford B. (Wofford Benjamin), 1894-. Wofford Benjamin Camp papers, 1919-1983, (bulk 1943-1983). Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library
referencedIn Cobb, Cully Alton, 1884-1975. Reminiscences of Cully Alton Cobb and Wofford B. Camp : oral history, 1966. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
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associatedWith Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office corporateBody
associatedWith Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America. corporateBody
associatedWith Clemson University. corporateBody
associatedWith Cobb, Cully Alton, 1884-1975. person
associatedWith Di Giorgio, Joseph. person
associatedWith Dorn, William Jennings Bryan, 1916-2005. person
associatedWith Farm Labor Research Committee. corporateBody
associatedWith Helms, Jesse. person
associatedWith Jervey, Frank J. (Frank Johnstone), 1893-1983. person
associatedWith J.P. Stevens & Co. corporateBody
associatedWith National Cotton Council of America. corporateBody
associatedWith National Right to Work Committee (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994. person
associatedWith Pepperdine University. corporateBody
associatedWith Poole, Robert F. (Robert Franklin), 1893-1958. person
associatedWith Reagan, Ronald. person
associatedWith Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003. person
associatedWith Water Resources Congress (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Whittier College (Whittier, Calif.) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
California
Subject
Agricultural laborers
Agriculture
Agriculturists
Cotton growing
Potatoes
Right to labor
Water resources development
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Birth 1894-03-13

Death 1986-08-01

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