Seaman A. Knapp collection, 1902-1957.

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Seaman A. Knapp collection, 1902-1957.

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Papers relate to the dedication (1937) of the Wilson and Knapp Memorial arches connecting the U. S. Agricultural buildings in Washington, D. C.; commemoration (1953) of the Golden Anniversary of Farm Demonstration by Texas A&M College and McNeese State College; Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson's remarks upon acceptance of the Seaman A. Knapp Silver Cup at the opening of the Cotton Exhibit (1953); and a typewritten copy of a speech delivered by U. S. Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace at Knapp's funeral in Ames, Iowa. The photographs are of Maria Hotchkiss Knapp, Seaman Knapp, and a group in front of Knapp Memorial Arch. A rice cookbook, an article by Knapp published in a USDA Bulletin, a selection of quotations by Knapp published by the Texas A&M Extension Service, and a pamphlet about Knapp comprise the volumes.

13 items;4 v.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6774813

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Knapp, Seaman Ashahel, 1833-1911

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Seaman A. Knapp, a native of New York, attended the Troy Conference Academy (Green Mountain College) at Poultney, Vermont, where he met his wife, Maria Elizabeth Hotchkiss. He graduated from Union College in 1856 and after his marriage, he and his wife taught at Fort Edward Collegiate Institute. Mr. Knapp then became Vice President (1856-1863) at Fort Edward and then Assistant Manager (1864-1865) of the Ripley Female College. In 1866, Knapp and his family came to Iowa, where he served as a Metho...