Papers, 1932-1960.

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Papers, 1932-1960.

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Collection consists of photocopies of correspondence from Henry A. Wallace to key officers with Pioneer Hi-Bred International: Nelson Urban, Raymond Baker, Fred Lehmann, and Jay Newlin. Letters deal with corn and chicken genetics; selling, in-breeding, crosses, yields, and prices of corn; expansion; weather, farm legislation; maintenance of seed corn surplus; possibilities of growing seed corn in Argentina; and raising broilers.

.3 linear ft. (1 document box)

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard), 1888-1965

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Henry Agard Wallace (October 7, 1888 – November 18, 1965) was an American politician, journalist, and farmer who served as the 11th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, the 33rd vice president of the United States, and the 10th U.S. Secretary of Commerce. He was also the presidential nominee of the left-wing Progressive Party in the 1948 election. The oldest son of Henry C. Wallace, who served as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1921 to 1924, Henry A. Wallace was born in Adair County, Iowa in...

Urban, Nelson.

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Executive with Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. Nelson Urban graduated from Antioch College in 1929 and worked at Pioneer from 1930 to 1970, beginning as sales manager. Urban was the first person hired at Pioneer by its founder, Henry A. Wallace, and he ended his career as executive vice president. From the description of Papers, 1932-1960. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 19417302 ...

Baker, Raymond F., 1906-1999.

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Raymond F. Baker (1906-1999 ) graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agronomy in 1935. Seven years earlier, he had joined Pioneer Hi-Bred Corn Company. He headed the company's corn research department for more than 40 years until retirement in 1971. In 1965, he was named Fellow in the American Society of Agronomy and also in the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Furthermore, he has been the Achievement Fund National Chairman since 1974. He ha...

Newlin, Jay.

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Lehmann, Fred W., Jr.

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Pioneer Hi-Bred International

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