Agricultural Ephemera Collection
Scope and Content
The Agricultural Ephemera Collection was established in 2015. The collection consists of materials in a variety of formats that relate to agriculture, farming, livestock, and poultry & fowl, dating from the late 19th century to the present (although many of the items are undated). Materials include: advertisements, order forms and blanks, postcards, clippings, receipts, and more.
Dates
- c.1900s-present
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish from the Agricultural Ephemera Collection must come from Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Extent
0.7 Cubic Feet (1 box; 1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Agricultural Ephemera Collection was established in 2015. The collection consists of materials in a variety of formats (advertisements, order forms and blanks, postcards, clippings, and more) that relate to agriculture, farming, livestock, and poultry & fowl, dating from the late 19th century to the present.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into series by major topic. Within each series, materials are arranged by format. Additional series (and possibly subseries) are expected as the collection expands.
Series I: Agriculture & Food includes nursery and orchard ephemera in the form of a blank form.
Series II: Farms & Farming Equipment contains advertisements for various pieces of farmning equipments, parts for farm machinery, and receipts for purchases.
Series III: Livestock consists of advertisements for livestock feed.
Series IV: Poultry & Fowl includes advertisements for feed, poultry, and eggs, newspaper clippings, blank and used forms and record sheets (for tracking eggs laid), and some postcards/images of various types of chickens.
Acquisition Information
Initial materials for the Agricultural Ephemera Collection were purchased or donated in 2015. Additional materials are expected in the future.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Agricultural Ephemera Collection was completed in November 2016.
- Title
- Agricultural Ephemera Collection, c.1900s-present
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- © 2016 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
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