John Clyde Marquis papers 1904-1960

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John Clyde Marquis papers 1904-1960

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John Clyde Marquis (1881-1965) was an editor of agricultural and gentlemen's magazines and served in the U.S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics. The collection contains personal and professional correspondence, correspondence and files on the International Institute of Agriculture, the American Committee of the International Institute of Agriculture, and the World Agricultural Society.

3.5 linear feet, 3 containers

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University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6371910

University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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United States. Department of Agriculture

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The United States Department of Agriculture was established in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln and was elevated to a Cabinet level organization by President Grover Cleveland in 1889. The Department of Agriculture assists farmers and producers of food as well as creating policies and programs related to food distribution and nutrition information. The United States Department of Agriculture controls a number of regional offices through out the continential United States and its territories....

Marquis, John Clyde, 1881-1965

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John Clyde Marquis (1881-1965) was born in Madison, Indiana and educated at Purdue University. He was editor of American Agriculturalist from 1904-1908, and of Country Gentlemen, 1911-1920. He became the director of Public Information of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U.S.D.A., from 1922-1935. Marquis also served as the American delegate to the International Institute of Agriculture from 1935-1941. From 1942 till 1946 he was active in the World Agricultural Society. ...