Samuel B. Akins papers, 1949-1990.

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Samuel B. Akins papers, 1949-1990.

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The collection contains correspondence and printed materials, as well as photograph and slides relating to cotton farming and legislation.

0.4 linear ft.

University of California, Davis, Shields Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7346303

University of California, Davis, Shields Library

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University of California, Davis. Library. Dept. of Special Collections.

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Biography Biographical Narrative Bret Harte (August 25, 1836 - May 5, 1902) was a short story writer, poet, and novelist. At the height of his career he was considered one of the best-known American writers of the nineteenth century. He held a variety of jobs during his early years. In Brooklyn until 1854, he worked in a lawyer's office and a counting house; later in San Francisco from 1854-64, he work...

Akins, Samuel B.

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Extension agent for the Agricultural Experiment Station in Shafter; worked with the Farm Program Development and Anlysis program in Washington, D.C. and helped the Roosevelt Administration set up cotton programs for the New Deal. After his retirement from the USDA in 1950, Akins bought a farm in Strathmore, California, and continued to work on cotton improvements and water conservation. Samuel Bernice Akins was born on August 5, 1908 in Voss, Texas. Akins served as an ex...

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