Coates Preston Bull papers, 1912-1938.

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Coates Preston Bull papers, 1912-1938.

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The collection includes a scrapbook of weeds with descriptions by Henry Bull, together with papers from Joseph Ball about the history of the University of Minnesota School of Agriculture. Material by C.P. Bull include a collection of material on Luther Burbank, correspondence, a history of the relation of the Minnesota Grange to the University School of Agriculture, 4 x 4 slides of grains and weeds, glass negatives of Northern Minnesota and Port Arthur, copper plates of Indians gathering wild rice, and a collection of miscellaneous pamphlets.

1.25 linear ft.

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 7884948

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Bull, Coates Preston, 1872-

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Coates Preston Bull was born in 1872 in Edina Mills, Minnesota. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1901, and remained as a professor of Agronomy, except for a term of service for the Red Cross starting in 1918 in Serbia. In addition to teaching, Bull also worked with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's Weed Program as well as founding the American Society of Agronomy, which led the development of the Crop Improvement Association. He was a member of Sigma Xi, the American Gene...

Bull, Henry B. (Henry Bolivar), 1905-

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Burbank , Luther, 1849-1926

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Botanist, horticulturist, and naturalist. From the description of Luther Burbank papers, 1830-1989 (bulk 1880-1926). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981669 Luther Burbank began his work in horticulture in his birthplace, Lancaster, Massachusetts, where he raised seeds and vegetables for market. He moved to Santa Rosa, California in 1875 in order to pursue his work in a warmer climate. Burbank became world famous for his timesaving methods of plant breeding and grafting, esp...

University of Minnesota. School of Agriculture

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The School of Agriculture opened on October 18, 1888, on the University Farm in St. Paul, with 17 students registered for the fall term. The School's administrative home was the College of Agriculture, and the School would remain a part of the College's administrative structure throughout its existence. Additional branches of the School of Agriculture were opened in Crookston (1906), Morris (1909), Grand Rapids (1921), and Waseca (1952). At their meeting on May 12, 1960, the Board of Regents, on...

Ball, Joseph H

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Joseph Ball, a potter at Longton, England, and recorded as the compiler of these floral and geometric designs, seems to be identified with the firm of Bagguley & Ball, active between 1822 and 1835. From the description of Pattern book, 1820-1850 (bulk). (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122503634 ...

Minnesota State Grange

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Minnesota farmer Oliver Hudson Kelley and six associates established the National Grange (Order of the Patrons of Husbandry) in Washington, D.C., in 1867. Conceived as a social and educational organization for farmers, it was also involved in cooperation and politics. It described itself as a force for social betterment and as a spokesman for public affairs for the people of rural America. The Grange is a secret and ritualistic fraternal society of farmers and others int...