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University of Nebraska--Lincoln. Department of Agronomy and Horticulture

 Organization

Biography

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Agronomy first appeared in the university’s course catalogs in 1905-1906, but has been an integral part of agricultural studies since the beginning of the College of Agriculture in 1872. In 1906, the Department of Agronomy contained three staff members, T.L. Lyon, Alvin Keyser, and E.G. Montgomery, when it was divided into two the Department of Soils and the Department of Field Crops. In 1909, the departments were renamed the Departments of Agronomy and Farm Management and Experimental Agronomy. From 1909-1916, the department was renamed several more times before officially combining as the Department of Agronomy under the direction of William W. Burr in 1916. The Department of Agronomy was renamed once more when it merged with the Department of Horticulture to become the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture in 2001.

Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:

"AgroHort," Agronomy and Horticulture Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-08-31-08
Scope and Contents

"AgroHort" publication from the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture from 2003-2005.

Dates: 2003-2005

"Agronomy," Agronomy Department Records

 Collection — Box 001: [Barcode: R0241163550]
Identifier: RG-08-31-02
Scope and Contents

"Agronomy" publication from the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture from 1995.

Dates: 1995

"Agronomy and Horticulture" Agronomy and Horticulture Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-08-31-03
Scope and Contents

"Agronomy and Horticulture" publication from 2002.

Dates: 2002

Agronomy and Horticulture, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Records

 Collection — Box 001: [Barcode: R0241163542]
Identifier: RG-08-31-00
Scope and Contents

This collection contains annual reports, materials on horticulture and an Academic Program Review for 1991.

Dates: 1978-1996

"Agronomy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln," Agronomy Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-08-08-03
Scope and Contents

"Agronomy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln," newsletter from the Department of Agronomy.

Dates: 1990-2001

"Agronomy Tips," Agronomy Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-08-08-08
Scope and Contents

"Agronomy Tips" publication from the Department of Agronomy, 1955-1965.

Dates: 1955-1965

"Biometrics and Information Systems Center-AGNET," Agronomy Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-08-08-05
Scope and Contents

Agnet newsletter volumes 1-9 from 1978-1988.

Dates: 1978-1988

Chairman's Correspondence, Horticulture and Forestry Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-08-10-01

Charles E. Bessey, Botany Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-12-07-10
Abstract

College of Arts and Sciences

Dates: 1865-1915

Correspondence, Agronomy Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-08-08-01
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from the Department of Agronomy from 1978.

Dates: 1978

Earl G. Maxwell, Horticulture and Forestry Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG-08-10-10
Scope and Contents

The Maxwell Papers document his work with the forestry service throughout Nebraska. The records include field notebooks, outreach booklets that Maxwell either edited or wrote, newspaper clippings, photographs of Maxwell and his work, and awards received for his service as a forester and professor of the University of Nebraska. The records also include items relating to Maxwell's interest in the poetry of James Whitcomb Riley.

Dates: 1909-1981

Forest Club Publications, Horticulture and Forestry Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-08-10-02
Scope and Contents

University of Nebraska Forest Club annual publications and programs from 1907 to 1915.

Dates: 1907-1915

"Foundation Seedlings," Agronomy Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-08-08-02
Scope and Contents

"Foundation Seedlings" 1991 publication from the Department of Agronomy.

Dates: 1991

Harvey O. Werner, Horticulture and Forestry Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-08-10-11
Scope and Contents

The bulk of the collection is correspondence and includes professional correspondence to his colleagues, letters of written instruction and progress inquiries to the staff at various experimental stations, photographs, and reprints of articles.  The correspondence also refers to Werner's activities in agricultural or horticultural organizations for which he attended meetings, held conferences, and lectured.

Dates: 1934-1986

History, Agronomy Department Records

 Collection — Box 001: [Barcode: R0241100641]
Identifier: RG-08-08-00
Scope and Contents

This collection contains general materials, yearbooks and photographs that pertain to the Agronomy Department and the Agricultural Experiment Station.

Dates: 1920-1990

Horticulture and Forestry Department Records

 Collection — Box 001: [Barcode: R0241100861]
Identifier: RG-08-10-00
Scope and Contents

General materials from the Department of Forestry.

Dates: undated

"Horticulture Thymes," Horticulture and Forestry Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-08-10-05
Scope and Contents

This collection contains volumes 1 through 9 of "Horticulture Thymes", a newsletter for the Department of Horticulture, Plant Science.

Dates: 1987-1995

"Horticulture Thymes," Horticulture Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-08-31-01
Scope and Contents

"Horticulture Thymes" newsletter from the Department of Horticulture (1997).

Dates: 1997

Joseph O. Young, Horticulture and Forestry Records

 Collection — Box 001: [Barcode: R0241101760]
Identifier: RG-08-10-14
Scope and Contents

This collection includes correspondence and publications related primarily to the Tercentennial Celebration of Sir Isaac Newton, the history of Newton's apple tree, and a Flower-of-Kent apple tree planted at the University of Nebraska as part of the celebration.

Dates: 1939-1999

Letters to Alumni, Agronomy Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-08-08-06
Scope and Contents

This collection contains examples of letters sent out to the Alumni of the Agronomy Department from 1932-1977.

Dates: 1932-1977

Myron Jenkins, Horticulture and Forestry Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-08-10-13
Arrangement

This collection consists of 50 boxes of manuscript material arranged in 4 series; (1) Works Progress Administration (WPA) Files; (2) Correspondence. 1936-1941; (3) Subject Files; (4) Miscellany.

Dates: 1936-1942

"Nebraska Vine Lines," Agronomy and Horticulture Department Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-08-31-07
Scope and Contents

"Nebraska Vine Lines" publication from 2003 published by the Agronomy and Horticulture Department, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Dates: 2003

"Nebraska Wildfires," Horticulture and Forestry Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-08-10-04
Scope and Contents

“Nebraska Wildfires” publication from 1976-1984 and 1988.

Dates: 1976-1988

Photographs, Agronomy Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-08-08-14
Scope and Contents The photographs from the Department of Agronomy were created between 1924-1962 and include prints and mounted photographs used as teaching aids to educate students in a Land Capability Class on conservation studies. Photo subjects include various land treatment examples (erosion, waterways, gully construction), farm equipment from Case, John Deere, Farmall, Ford, and others, native grass growth comparisons, Salt Creek Wahoo Watershed Project, State Land Judging Contest, and activities with...
Dates: 1924-1962

Progress Reports, Horticulture and Forestry Records

 Collection — Box 001: [Barcode: R0241100934]
Identifier: RG-08-10-03
Scope and Contents

Progress Reports publication from Horticulture and Forestry from 1971 to 1972.

Dates: 1971-1972

Reports and Publications, Agronomy Department Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG-08-08-04
Scope and Contents

This collection contains reports, lab manuals, yearbooks and misc. publications regarding the Agronomy Department.

Dates: 1920-1982

Roger D. Uhlinger, Horticulture and Forestry Papers

 Collection — Box 001: [Barcode: R0241101249]
Identifier: RG-08-10-12
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a few letters related to Roger D. Uhlinger's career at the University of Nebraska and to his research.  Biographical information, obituaries, and articles written by Uhlinger are also included.  Most of the articles relate to ornamental plants.

Dates: 1962-1991

Rosalind Morris, Agronomy Papers

 Collection
Identifier: RG-08-08-17
Scope and Contents The Rosalind Morris, Agronomy Papers relate to Morris’s pioneering research on wheat cytogenetics and correspondence about distribution of seed lines and data books on Cheyenne, Wichita, and Chinese Spring wheat strands. Teaching materials include syllabi and lecture notes from the classes Agronomy 918: Plant Cytogenetics and Agronomy 919: Experiments in Genetics. Also included are correspondence between E. F. Frolik and Robert Cushing in 1947 regarding her appointment to the university, as...
Dates: 1940-2009

Telephone Directories, Agronomy Department Records

 Collection — Box 001
Identifier: RG-08-08-07
Scope and Contents

Department of Agronomy telephone directories from 1965-1982.

Dates: 1965-1982

"The Blade," Agronomy Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-08-08-15
Scope and Contents

"The Blade" publication from 2000 and 2015.

Dates: 2000-2015

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Subject
Agriculture 30
Agronomy 14
newsletters 9
Agriculture -- Nebraska 8
Forests and forestry 8