US-R-Ar-2008-12 Guide to the Rhode Island State Board of Agriculture Minute Book 1885-1926 Finding aid prepared by Kate Telford. Rhode Island State Archives 2009 April 21

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Rhode Island State Archives337 Westminster StreetProvidence, RI 02903Tel: 401-222-2353Fax: 401-222-3199email: statearchives@sos.ri.gov

Rhode Island. Board of Agriculture Rhode Island State Board of Agriculture Minute Book 1885-1926 State Board of Agriculture (Rhode Island) Minute Book .287 cubic feet other The volume includes hand-written meeting minutes from the inception of the Board in 1885 up to December 1926. Includes typescript notes tipped-in. 2008-12 Historical note

The State Board of Agriculture was created per Public Law Chapter 507 passed April 24, 1885. The Board was replaced by the Department of Agriculture in 1927 per Public Law Chapter 1014.

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Rhode Island State Board of Agriculture Minute Book, 2008-12, Rhode Island State Archives.

The volume includes hand-written meeting minutes from the inception of the Board in 1885 up to December 1926. Includes typescript notes tipped-in.

The Rhode Island State Board of Agriculture Minute Book is arranged chronologically. Series 1. Minute Book, 1885-1926

Administrative information

Gifted to the Rhode Island State Archives by Mary Zajac, 27 Bray Park Drive, Holyoke, MA 01040 on February 28, 2008.

Names Rhode Island. Board of Agriculture Rhode Island. Dept. of Agriculture

Subjects Agriculture. Agriculture and state--United States. Agriculture and state--United States--History--19th century. Agriculture and state--United States--History--20th century. Food supply. Land use, Rural. Horticulture.

RIAMCO Browsing Terms Agriculture Government, Politics and Law Rhode Island/Local Interest Types of materials minute books

Additional information

State Board of Agriculture, Letterpress Book 1885-1889. Accession: 1997-46

Series 1 Minute Book1885-1926

The volume includes hand-written meeting minutes from the inception of the Board in 1885 up to December 1926. Includes typescript notes tipped-in.