Papers, 1808-1964, n.d.

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Papers, 1808-1964, n.d.

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The collection contains Hugh Bennett's articles, speeches, manuscripts, correspondence, field diaries, conference materials, writings about Hugh Bennett, and publications by others on conservation. The bulk of the collection contains written materials by Bennett relating to soil conservation produced during his career working under the United States government. The records from the Soil Conservation Service include reports, photographs, newspaper clippings, editorials and other publications. Some of these records are from the Soil Conservation Service, while others deal with the Soil Conservation Service. Most of the correspondence relates to Bennett's professional work while at the Soil Conservation Service. The correspondence series also includes correspondence with other organizations, individuals, and government agencies. The series on the reorganization of the Soil Conservation Service contains reports, correspondence, statements , speeches, articles and remarks by others regarding the reorganization of the agency begun in the 1930s and not completed until the 1950s. The series also includes materials related to Bennett's retirement in 1951. The bulk of the collection consists of various publication and writings. The manuscripts and notes include Hugh Bennett's drafts, notebooks, notes and manuscripts (some possibly unpublished) for his writings, books and speeches. This series includes drafts and proofs of Bennett's book Elements of Soil Conservation. The field diaries and notebooks contain Bennett's notes on plants, soils, erosion, observations from regions in the United States and worldwide including Brazil, South Africa, and Cuba, and a variety of other observations and notes. The Panama field diary is also available online: http:/www.scribd.com/doc/2600138/Hugh-Bennett-Field-Diary-Panama.html . The collection also includes Bennett's articles, interviews and many of his speeeches and lectures. Also included are writings by others on conservation.

15.75 linear ft. (37 document boxes and 2 half-document boxes).

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Iowa State University, Parks Library

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United States. Soil Conservation Service

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Reports were prepared by various engineers with the Soil Conservation Service. From the description of Reports of a land management survey, Navajo Indian Reservation, 1930-1938. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 31277347 Formed in 1935, the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) was an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Its function was to promote and lead efforts to protect against soil and watershed degradation as part of a broader concern fo...

Bennett, Hugh H. (Hugh Hammond), 1881-1960

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Hugh Hammond Bennett (1881-1960) was born on April 15, 1881, near Wadesboro, North Carolina. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1903, with a degree in chemistry. He began his career as a soil surveyor for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). As he conducted soil surveys and investigated declining crop yields, he became convinced that soil erosion was a problem not just for farmers but also for rural economies. By 1909, he was supervising soil surveys in the southern Unit...