Papers, 1942-1974.

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Papers, 1942-1974.

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Collection contains materials relating to Hewes' work in agricultural administration, including correspondence dealing with the Outdoor Recreation Resources Commission, agriculture in India and publications of articles and books (1964-1974); speeches (1944-1946); newspaper clippings (1942-1974); reports by Hewes on rural development and agricultural production in India (1965). Also included are articles on the Farm Security Administration, land reform, energy needs and rural development (1942-1966); and manuscripts of Hewes' works, including "World Population Growth, Food and Fibre Needs and Environmental Considerations," "Expanding World Needs for Food and Fibre and Protection of the Ecosystem," and "Rural Developments : World Frontiers," (1942-1974).

4.95 cubic ft. (11 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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United States. Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission

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Hewes, Laurence Ilsley, 1902-....

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Laurence Ilsley Hewes Jr. (1902- ) graduated from Dartmouth in 1924 and worked as an investment banker in San Francisco from 1925-1933. From 1935-1939 he served as assistant to the administrator of the Farm Security Administration and then was the regional director at San Francisco from 1939-1944. He was the west coast director of the American Council of Race Relations from 1944-1947 and from 1947-1949 he was a land reform advisor in Japan. From 1950-1959 Hewes served wi...

United States. Farm Security Administration

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The Farm Security Administration (FSA) was established within the United States Department of Agriculture to implement the provisions of the Bankhead-Jones Tenant Act of 1937. The agency also took over certain functions of its predecessor, the Resettlement Administration (RA). The FSA made available and administered long-term loans to tenants and sharecroppers, loaned funds to rural cooperatives, and operated camps for migrant farm workers. The FSA was abolished in 1946; the Farmers Home Adminis...

Hewes, Laurence Ilsley, 1902-....

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Laurence Ilsley Hewes Jr. (1902- ) graduated from Dartmouth in 1924 and worked as an investment banker in San Francisco from 1925-1933. From 1935-1939 he served as assistant to the administrator of the Farm Security Administration and then was the regional director at San Francisco from 1939-1944. He was the west coast director of the American Council of Race Relations from 1944-1947 and from 1947-1949 he was a land reform advisor in Japan. From 1950-1959 Hewes served wi...