US-RUn-rcg143 Guide to the Early Recordings of Rhode Island State College 1948-1950 Finding aid prepared by David Sherman. University of Rhode Island Library, Special Collections and Archives 2007
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 Finding aid encoded by David Sherman 2007 October 18, updated by Erin C. Mullen on 2012 May 24 English Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) English University of Rhode Island Library, Special Collections and University Archives
15 Lippitt RoadKingston, RI 02881-2011Tel: 401-874-4632E-mail: archives@etal.uri.eduWebsite: http://www.uri.edu/library/special_collections/
 Rhode Island State College Early Recordings of Rhode Island State College 1948-1950 Early Recordings of Rhode Island State College 1 box(es) (0.25 linear feet) Contains twenty-two 78 rpm phonograph records of lectures on agricultural topics. Rec. Gr. 143 Historical note

The origin of the recordings in this collection is unknown. Members of the faculty in the Rhode Island State College School of Agriculture recorded the lectures from 1948 through 1950. The lectures may have been used as part of regular radio broadcasts by the Cooperative Extension Service of the College.

 Collection information

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Early Recordings of Rhode Island State College, Rec. Gr. 143, University of Rhode Island.

The collection consists of twenty-two 78 rpm phonograph records of lectures on agricultural subjects made between August 10, 1948 and June 9, 1950 by professors in the Agricultural School at Rhode Island State College.

The collection is arranged into one series as follows: 1. Recordings

Administrative information

It is not known when the records were acquired by the University Archives.

The records were processed in October 2007 by David Sherman. The phonograph records had been stored in brittle paper sleeves, and had dirt and some inactive mold on the discs. The discs were cleaned using RCA D4+ record cleaning solution, and were re-housed in polyethylene sleeves.

 Names Allbritten, Herbert Bell, Robert Bond, George Christopher, Everett P. (Everett Percy), 1904- Delaplane, John P. Higgins, Thomas Craven Kerr, Theodore W. (Theodore William), 1912- Kneeland, Charles Laar, John Ladd, John E. Larmie, Walter Esmond Odland, Theodore Eugene, 1892- Palmer, Eugene Stuart, Homer Ohliger, 1903- Tennant, John L. Salomon, Milton Subjects Rhode Island State College. Extension Service Rhode Island State College Rhode Island State College. Agriculture Dept. RIAMCO Browsing Terms Agriculture Education Titles

Types of materials

Occupations

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Additional information

See also the Everett P. Christopher Papers, Mss. Gr. 80, and the Rachel and Tom Higgins Papers, Mss. Gr. 192, for more information on two of the lecturers in the collection, and the Records of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Rec. Gr. 73, for information on agricultural research at Rhode Island State College and the University of Rhode Island.

 Series 1 Recordings1948-1950

Contains twenty-two 78 rpm phonograph records of lectures on various agricultural subjects by professors in the Agricultural School at Rhode Island State College.

The recordings are arranged chronologically. Some discs contain two recordings whose dates encompass the dates of other discs; in those cases the discs are arranged by the date of the earliest recording. One disc at the end of the series cannot be dated with certainty.

1 1 1948 Aug 10 Bond, George: So You're Not Taking a Vacation? 1 2 1948 Aug 11 Delaplane, John P.: A New Respiratory Disease 2 1 1948 Oct 15 Kerr, Theodore W.: Insects in 1948 2 2 1948 Oct 18 Delaplane, John P.: Internal Parasites 3 1 1948 Dec 10 Delaplane, John P.: Science Saves You Money 3 2 1948 Dec 13 Allbritten, Herbert: Grassland Farming 4 1 1949 Feb 01 Odland, Theodore E.: Crop Varieties for 1949 4 2 1949 Feb 02 Delaplane, John P.: Management Practices 5 1 1949 May 11 Laar, John: Tender Grass Makes Milk 5 2 1949 May 12 Delaplane, John P.: Chronic Respiratory Disease 6 1 1949 Jun 15 Tennant, John L.: Price Prospects 6 2 1949 Jun 16 Delaplane, John P.: Progress in Poultry Research 7 1 1949 Jun 27 Ladd, John E.: Making Good Silage 7 2 1949 Jun 28 Higgins, Thomas: Labor Efficiency on the Farm 8 1 1949 Jul 15 Christopher, Everett P.: Summer Orchard Notes 8 2 1949 Jul 18 Higgins, Thomas: Our Chicken of Tomorrow 9 1 1949 Aug 02 Kneeland, Charles: The Vegetable Marketing Problem 9 2 1949 Aug 03 Delaplane, John P.: Bluecomb Pullet Disease 10 1 1949 Sep 05 Stuart, Homer O.: Our Human Resources 10 2 1949 Sep 06 Higgins, Thomas: Keep the Hens on the Job 11 1 1949 Oct 04 Larmie, Walter: Come and See Us 11 2 1949 Oct 14 Delaplane, John P.: Our Vaccination Program 12 1 1949 Oct 05 Higgins, Thomas: Poultry Notes 12 2 1949 Oct 17 Salomon, Milton: Bacteria, Friends in the Soil 13 1 1949 Nov 04 Christopher, Everett P.: A Balanced Fruit Business 13 2 1949 Nov 07 Higgins, Thomas: A Good Show 14 1 1949 Nov 23 Delaplane, John P.: A Disease Conference 14 2 1949 Nov 24 Tennant, John L.: Farm Prices 15 1 1949 Dec 12 Higgins, Thomas: Challenge to Poultrymen 15 2 1950 May 10 Allbritten, Herbert: Plan Summer Pastures Now 16 1 1950 Feb 08 Kerr, Theodore W.: Insects of 1949 16 2 1950 Feb 09 Higgins, Thomas: Poultry Review 17 1 1950 Mar 17 Higgins, Thomas: What's Ahead for Poultry 17 2 undated Unlabeled Recording 18 1 1950 Apr 12 Higgins, Thomas: Summer Laying Shelter Management 18 2 1950 Apr 13 Palmer, Eugene: Egg Quality Study 19 1 1950 May 01 Tennant, John L.: Feed-Grain Prices 19 2 1950 May 02 Higgins, Thomas: Control of Leveosis Complex 20 1 1950 May 03 Bell, Robert: What is Loam? 20 2 1950 May 05 Delaplane, John P.: Infectious Bronchitis 21 1 1950 Jun 08 Higgins, Thomas: A New Type of Laying Shelter 21 2 1950 Jun 09 Bell, Robert: It's in the Bag 22 1 [1949] Feb 21 Odland, Theodore E.: Seed Mixtures 22 2 [1949] Feb 22 Delaplane, John P.: Brooding Pullets