Descriptive summary
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creator:
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Iowa Farmers Union |
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title:
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Records |
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dates:
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1921-1994, n.d. |
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extent:
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26.45 linear ft. (42 document boxes, 11
half-document boxes, and 5 records center cartons) |
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collection number:
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MS
92 |
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repository:
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Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.
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Administrative
information
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access:
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Open for research
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publication rights:
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Consult Head, Special Collections Department
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preferred
citation:
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Iowa Farmers Union Records, MS 92, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.
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Historical
note
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The Iowa Farmers Union (IFU) is a division of the
National Farmers Union, established in 1902. It considers itself to
be a liberal, progressive organization committed to giving family
farmers parity of living. The IFU was reorganized and rechartered in
1957, and most of the records date from after this time. The IFU is
organized into community and county units in over 30 Iowa counties.
Members participate in trips to Washington, D.C., to lobby for their
interests. The organization has hosted foreign farm leaders and has
run summer camps for children of members. In the 1960s, it provided
an on-the-job training program, through a contract with the U.S.
Department of Labor. In addition, it offers such services as
cooperatives and insurance coverage to its members. |
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Collection description
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The collection (1921-1994, n.d.) includes
correspondence, memos, minutes, resolutions, reports, newsletters,
financial records, members' insurance records, federal and state
legislation, a constitution, bylaws, and other records, chiefly from
1951-1974. It also includes material relating to commodity
production and marketing, conferences on soil and water
conservation, youth camps and other educational programs, job
training, IFU cooperatives and corporations, and state and national
Farmers Union conventions. Correspondents include Charles F.
Brannan, Merwin Coad, John Culver, Tony Dechant, Orville Freeman,
Lee H. Gaudineer, Jr., Gus F. Geissler, H. R. Gross, Sidney L.
Gross, Bourke B. Hickenlooper, Charles B. Hoeven, Leonard E.
Hoffman, Hubert H. Humphrey, Ben F. Jensen, Reuben Johnson, John Kyl,
Thomas E. Martin, Angus McDonald, Jack Miller, Maurice O'Reilly,
Kenneth Owen, James G. Patton, Kenneth Schuman, Mamie Schuman, Fred
Schwengel, E. B. Smith, Neal Smith, and Leonard G. Wolf. |
Container list
A container list is available in the
Special Collections Department, 403 Parks Library.
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