Robert Handschin papers. 1322-1981, bulk 1939-1981.

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Robert Handschin papers. 1322-1981, bulk 1939-1981.

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Research files and related correspondence of Robert Handschin, who organized farming co-operatives across the Midwest. He was the Research Director of the Grain Terminal Association of Minnesota (1948-1981) and a member of the Board of Directors for the Environmental Balance Association of Minnesota (EBA). The records of EBA (1975-1980) are also included in this collection. Includes early documents from France concerning the requisitioning of grain (May 15, 1368), a grain receipt given by Jean de St. Martin to the monks of the Priory of Grain (1322), and a list of storage places for grain and kinds of grain stock by the Army of Sambre and Meuse (December 1795-January 1796).

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Handschin, Robert, 1911-1997.

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Handschin organized co-operatives in farming communities throughout Minnesota and the Upper Midwest and was the Director of Economic Research for Grain Terminal Association of Minnesota (GTA) for 33 years (1948-1981), reporting directly to general manager Myron William Thatcher. Before joining GTA Handschin was a legislative representative for the National Farmers Union from 1938-1943. He was also a lobbyist for GTA after he retired in 1981. As research director for GTA,...

Minneapolis Grain Exchange

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Grain Terminal Association (Minn.)

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The National Farmers Union (NFU) was organized in 19O2 at Point, Texas, to be a non-partisan body representing the interests of farmers in America. The organization worked to provide cooperative grain elevator facilities, relief to drought victims, price protection, farm coops, insurance services, lobbying, and educational programs for members. In 1926 NFU took over the properties of the Equity Cooperative Exchange, a terminal marketing coop founded in 1911 and managed by M.W. Thatc...

Reserve Mining Company

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Thatcher, Myron William, 1883-1976.

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Minnesota Farmers Union

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Environmental Balance Association.

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Minnesota Association of Cooperatives

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The Minnesota Association of Cooperatives is a trade organization that was formed in 1946 to advance public perception of the cooperative movement and to advocate the interests of member-owned and controlled businesses. The impetus for the association came from several regional cooperatives who wanted a common front to counter legislation proposed by the National Tax Equality Association that would have changed the tax status of cooperatives. Organizational meetings were...

Northern States Cooperative League (U.S.)

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