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Size | 6.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 6,000 items) |
Abstract | John Judson Brown (1865-1953) was the Georgia state commissioner of agriculture, 1917-1927. The collection includes papers of Brown and of his son, Walter J. Brown, relating chiefly to the duties and activities of John Judson Brown as commissioner of agriculture. Topics include state regulation of dairying; inspection and analysis of foodstuffs, cotton seed meal, oil, fertilizer, and peanuts; statistics on acreage of flax, tobacco, cotton, and peanuts; food production and crop reports; labor shortage; diversification; combatting the boll weevil; work of county agricultural agents; corn and canning clubs; cotton ginners' cooperative associations; use of fertilizer in the southern states; and the campaign for the economic development of middle Georgia, 1923. The collection also includes papers of Brown's predecessor, James D. Price, and papers pertaining to the election campaign of 1926 in which Brown was defeated by Eugene Talmadge. |
Creator | Brown, John Judson, 1865-1953. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, July 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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John Judson Brown (1865-1953) was the Georgia state commissioner of agriculture, 1917-1927.
Back to TopThe collection includes papers of John Judson Brown and of his son, Walter J. Brown, relating chiefly to the duties and activities of John Judson Brown as commissioner of agriculture. Topics include state regulation of dairying; inspection and analysis of foodstuffs, cotton seed meal, oil, fertilizer, and peanuts; statistics on acreage of flax, tobacco, cotton, and peanuts; food production and crop reports; labor shortage; diversification; combatting the boll weevil; work of county agricultural agents; corn and canning clubs; cotton ginners' cooperative associations; use of fertilizer in the southern states; and the campaign for the economic development of middle Georgia, 1923. The collection also includes papers of Brown's predecessor, James D. Price, and papers pertaining to the election campaign of 1926 in which Brown was defeated by Eugene Talmadge.
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Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1912-1914 |
Folder 2 |
January-February 1915 |
Folder 3 |
March-April 1915 |
Folder 4 |
May-June 1915 |
Folder 5 |
July-August 1915 |
Folder 6 |
September-October 1915 |
Folder 7 |
November-December 1915 |
Folder 8 |
January-May 1920 |
Folder 9 |
June-December 1920 |
Folder 10 |
January-February 1921 |
Folder 11 |
March-April 1921 |
Folder 12 |
May-June 1921 |
Folder 13 |
July-August 1921 |
Folder 14 |
September-November 1921 |
Folder 15 |
December 1921 |
Folder 16 |
January 1922 |
Folder 17-18
Folder 17Folder 18 |
February 1922 |
Folder 19-20
Folder 19Folder 20 |
March 1922 |
Folder 21 |
April 1922 |
Folder 22 |
May 1922 |
Folder 23-24
Folder 23Folder 24 |
June 1922 |
Folder 25 |
July 1922 |
Folder 26-27
Folder 26Folder 27 |
August 1922 |
Folder 28 |
September-October 1922 |
Folder 29-30
Folder 29Folder 30 |
November 1922 |
Folder 31-32
Folder 31Folder 32 |
December 1922 |
Folder 33-34
Folder 33Folder 34 |
January 1923 |
Folder 35-36
Folder 35Folder 36 |
February 1923 |
Folder 37-39
Folder 37Folder 38Folder 39 |
March 1923 |
Folder 40-41
Folder 40Folder 41 |
April 1923 |
Folder 42-43
Folder 42Folder 43 |
May 1923 |
Folder 44-45
Folder 44Folder 45 |
June 1923 |
Folder 46 |
July 1923 |
Folder 47-50
Folder 47Folder 48Folder 49Folder 50 |
August 1923 |
Folder 51-53
Folder 51Folder 52Folder 53 |
September 1923 |
Folder 54-58
Folder 54Folder 55Folder 56Folder 57Folder 58 |
October 1923 |
Folder 59-62
Folder 59Folder 60Folder 61Folder 62 |
November 1923 |
Folder 63-64
Folder 63Folder 64 |
December 1923 |
Folder 65 |
January 1924 |
Folder 66 |
February-March 1924 |
Folder 67 |
March-April 1924 |
Folder 68 |
April 1924 |
Folder 69 |
May 1924 |
Folder 70 |
June 1924 |
Folder 71 |
July 1924 |
Folder 72 |
August 1924 |
Folder 73 |
September 1924 |
Folder 74 |
October 1924 |
Folder 75 |
November 1924 |
Folder 76 |
November-December 1924 |
Folder 77 |
December 1924 |
Folder 78 |
January 1925 |
Folder 79-80
Folder 79Folder 80 |
February 1925 |
Folder 81-82
Folder 81Folder 82 |
March 1925 |
Folder 83 |
April 1925 |
Folder 84 |
May 1925 |
Folder 85 |
June-July 1925 |
Folder 86 |
July-August 1925 |
Folder 87-90
Folder 87Folder 88Folder 89Folder 90 |
August 1925 |
Folder 91-92
Folder 91Folder 92 |
September 1925 |
Folder 93 |
October 1925 |
Folder 94 |
November 1925 |
Folder 95 |
December 1925 |
Folder 96 |
January 1926 |
Folder 97 |
February-March 1926 |
Folder 98 |
April 1926 |
Folder 99 |
May 1926 |
Folder 100 |
June 1926 |
Folder 101-102
Folder 101Folder 102 |
July 1926 |
Folder 103 |
August 1926 |
Folder 104 |
August-September 1926 |
Folder 105 |
September-October 1926 |
Folder 106 |
October-November\ 1926 |
Folder 107 |
November 1926 |
Folder 108-110
Folder 108Folder 109Folder 110 |
December 1926 |
Folder 111-112
Folder 111Folder 112 |
January 1927 |
Folder 113-114
Folder 113Folder 114 |
February 1927 |
Folder 115 |
March 1927 |
Folder 116-117
Folder 116Folder 117 |
April 1927 |
Folder 118 |
May-June 1927 |
Folder 119-120
Folder 119Folder 120 |
Undated |
Folder 121 |
Writings |
Folder 122-123
Folder 122Folder 123 |
Writings by others |
Folder 124-125
Folder 124Folder 125 |
Bills and Acts |
Folder 126 |
Other legislative and legal papers |
Folder 127-128
Folder 127Folder 128 |
Financial material |
Folder 129 |
List of contacts |
Folder 130 |
Petitions and appointments |
Folder 131 |
Clippings |
Folder 132 |
Other items |
Image Folder PF-93/1 |
Photographs |