The United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 50th Anniversary Time : collection, 1947-2004. 1947-2004.

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The United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 50th Anniversary Time : collection, 1947-2004. 1947-2004.

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The materials in the collection were donated from ARS offices accross the nation and Puerto Rico. The materials capture the work, progress, and invention of ARS over the last 50 years. The donation were various. Types of items included in the capsule are posters, photograps, ephemera, awards, computer software, brochures, stuffed animals, training items, paperweights, miniatures of inventions, buttons, audio. In January 2005, a DVD and VHS copy of the Time Capsule program were added to the collection. There is no sound of any of the recordings.

4.5 linear ft. (17 boxes)

National Agricultural Library, NAL

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National Agricultural Library, NAL

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As ARS closed out their 50th anniversary year on November 2, 2004 they sealed the time capsule that ARS employees helped to build. Each office, unit, or location was encouraged to send in an item that defined what they contributed to the overall ARS mission. ARS employees were encouraged to donate materials of significant accomplishment and something that characterized their place in history. All items were to be sent to Susan Fugate. The Special Collections staff entered items into a database a...