Papers, 1906-1970.

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Papers, 1906-1970.

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Collection contains annual reports, correspondence, meeting minutes, news clippings, and a record of Kreger's business expenses during the first two years of FELCO's operation, 1926-1927. Correspondents include Paul H. Appleby, Mary H. Rumsey, and Henry A. Wallace. Of special note are materials pertaining to a trip Kreger made to Washington, D.C., in 1933 in a successful effort to reverse a National Recovery Administration decision which had declared cooperatives illegal.

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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...

Farmers Regional Cooperative.

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Kreger, Elmer L., 1886-1972.

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Cooperative manager Elmer L. Kreger started the Farmers Elevator Service Company (FELCO ) in 1926, with the idea that if elevator companies would cooperate in purchasing farm supplies in large units, substantial savings could be gained for their customers. Eventually the cooperative handled a full line of farm supplies. FELCO later merged with the Nebraska Farmers Union State Exchange, becoming the Farmers Regional Cooperative. In 1970, the Farmers Regional Cooperative merged with Land O' Lakes,...

Rumsey, Mary Harriman, 1881-1934

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Appleby, Paul H. (Paul Henson), 1891-1963

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Political scientist. From the description of Reminiscsences of Paul Henson Appleby : oral history, 1952. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309722781 Paul H. Appleby was born in Greene County, Missouri on September 13, 1891, to Andrew B. and Mary (Johnson) Appleby. He earned his A.B. from Grinnell College in 1913. He married Ruth Meyer on October 4, 1916. The couple had three children, Margaret Finley, Mary Ellen Sarbaugh, and L. Tom. Appleby ...

Land O'Lakes Creameries

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Farmers Elevator Service Company.

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Nebraska Farmers Union State Exchange.

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