Campus and State Correspondence of the Agricultural Experiment Station 1921-1947

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Campus and State Correspondence of the Agricultural Experiment Station 1921-1947

Correspondence from the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service to other areas of the University of Florida campus and to other agricultural units affiliated with the Station and Service.

3.5 Linear feet; 9 boxes

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SNAC Resource ID: 6636742

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University of Florida. College of Agriculture

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Florida Cooperative Extension Service

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