John Archbold papers, 1934-1994, (bulk 1947-1991)

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John Archbold papers, 1934-1994, (bulk 1947-1991)

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The papers document Archbold's various business and agricultural endeavors on his Dominican plantations as well as research that he sponsored related to commercial agriculture and a wide variety of studies of the island's fauna. There are records about efforts to develop a banana fiber plant and a variety of studies sponsored in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution. Oversize material includes maps of the plan of crops on the Archbold plantations, and a variety of drawings of machinery to be used in processing crops and renovating buildings. There are several maps documenting historic fortifications at Prince Rupert's Head in 1799 and of the island of Dominica in 1776 and in the 1980s.

3.5 cubic ft. 7 boxes + (30 photographs, 1 scrapbook, 7 reels of 16 mm motion picture film, 4 oversize folders with maps and reports)

Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library

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Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library

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Box, Benton H. (Benton Holcomb), 1931-

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Archbold, John Dana, 1910-1993.

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John Dana Archbold was born on July 10, 1910 at Bar Harbor, Maine. His maternal grandfather, John Dustin Archbold, was the first president of Standard Oil of New Jersey. Raised on a dairy farm in England, Archbold acquired a lifelong love of agriculture and rural life. As a young man Archbold developed a love of sailing and adventure that included a 1935 treasure hunt in the Caribbean that visited Dominica. Archbold came to love the island and bought a plantation, Springfield in 1935. He began a...