Robert L. Tontz Pamphlets
Scope and Content
This collection consists of two pamphlets compiled by agricultural economist Robert L. Tontz with others. Included is a photocopy of "Equality for Agriculture," written in 1922 by George N. Peek and Hugh S. Johnson of the Moline [Illinois] Plow Company, relating to the concept of base-period parity prices for farmers and accompanied by a typescript 1988 preface by Robert L. and Brenda Kay Tontz and a photocopy of "Agricultural Prices Compared by United States Department of Agriculture." Also included is a copy of a typscript report, "U. S. Agricultural Organizations: the Voices of Organized Agriculture," by Robert L. and John W. Tontz.
Dates
- 1988 - 1991
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Biographical / Historical
Robert L. Tontz, son of John Tontz, was born in Crescent (Logan County), Oklahoma on May 18, 1917, and in 1944, married Hazel Del Crothers; the couple would have two children, John and Brenda. Robert Tontz obtained a doctoral degree in agricultural economics at Oklahoma State University in 1952. He served on the faculties of Iowa State University, University of Tennessee, and Oklahoma State University before the Tontzes moved in 1957 to Falls Church, Virginia, and Tontz served on the faculty of the U. S. Department of Agriculture Graduate School. During the 1960s, he served the U. S. State Department in Paris as a diplomatic employee in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. He retired in 1980. Robert L. Tontz died in Springfield (Albermarle County), Virginia on October 16, 2014, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Falls Church.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
Two pamphlets compiled by agricultural economist Robert L. Tontz with others: "Equality for Agriculture," written in 1922 by George N. Peek and Hugh S. Johnson of the Moline [Illinois] Plow Company, with an explanatory preface added by Robert L. and Brenda Kay Tontz; and "U. S. Agricultural Organizations: the Voices of Organized Agriculture," a typescript report by Robert L. and John W. Tontz.
Source of Acquisition
The Robert L. Tontz Pamphlets were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in two accruals, dated 1989 and 1993.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Robert L. Tontz Pamphlets by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
General
This collection was originally cataloged under the title "Robert and Brenda Tontz Pamphlets." An examination of the contents during processing in 2022 revealed that only Robert Tontz's name appears on both items, with one item co-authored by Brenda Tontz; the other, by John W. Tontz. Therefore, "Robert L. Tontz Pamphlets" seemed a more accurate title for the collection.
Processing Information
The processing and description of the Robert L. Tontz Pamphlets commenced and was completed in March 2022.
- Title
- Robert L. Tontz Pamphlets, 1988-1991
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John M. Jackson
- Date
- 2022 (CC0 1.0)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2020-09-04: Finding aid notes updated to new department standards. juliags
- 2021-03-08: LM Rozema added missing notes for an unprocessed collection, added FA title and filing titles, added FA date from EAD, and added component with instances previously attached to collection level.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu