Department of Agricultural Engineering records, 1912-2004 (bulk 1920-1945).

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Department of Agricultural Engineering records, 1912-2004 (bulk 1920-1945).

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The Department of Agricultural Engineering records are primarily composed of correspondence between the department head and faculty and local, state and national groups and organizations.

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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SNAC Resource ID: 8122494

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota. Agricultural Engineering Dept.

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Agricultural Engineering and Physics was first listed as a Course of Study for the University's College of Agriculture in the 1908-1909 Catalogue. At their January 24, 1919, meeting, the University Board of Regents voted "to approve the plan of separation of the Division of Agricultural Engineering into two divisions to be known respectively as Division of Farm Engineering and Division of Drainage, as recommended by the Dean of the Department of Agriculture." These two divisions were part of a n...

Schwantes, Arthur J.

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Boss, William, 1869-1965

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William Boss was an instructor in the School of Agriculture, University of Minnesota (1892-1900), a professor of Farm Structures and Farm Mechanics (1906-1910), a professor and dept. head of the Agricultural Engineering Dept. (1919-1938), and professor emeritus from 1939. From the description of William Boss papers, 1908-1938 <bulk 1908-1910> (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63314316 William Boss was the fourth of eleven children...