Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
MS 11
Bushrod W. Allin (1899-1968)
Papers, 1932-1968, undated
creator: | Allin, Bushrod W. (Bushrod Warren) (1899-1968) |
title: | Papers |
dates: | 1932-1968, undated |
extent: | 1.68 linear feet (4 document boxes) |
collection number: | MS 11 |
repository: | Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
access: | Open for research |
publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
preferred citation: | Bushrod W. Allin Papers, MS 11, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Born on a farm near Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Bushrod Warren Allin lived near Cleburne, Texas, from early youth until he was eighteen years old. He received a B.S. (1921) and a Ph.D. (1927) in agricultural economics from the University of Wisconsin. He was an instructor (1926-1928) at Wisconsin. Since that time, except for a brief as a research economist (1934-1935) at the Wharton School of Finance, Allin served in various capacities in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He was a taxation economist (1928-1930) for the Forest Taxation Inquiry and then served as an agricultural economist (1930-1934) with the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. After working for the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (1935-1937) and the Office of Planning of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics (1938-1942), he served as special assistant (1942-1946) to the chief of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. He then became chairman (1946-1965) of the Outlook and Situation Board with responsibility for reviewing all situation and outlook reports published by the USDA and remained in this position until his retirement. In 1960, he was a consultant to the Government of India for the International Cooperation Administration and issued a report on the development of an agricultural outlook service. For many years Allin taught in the USDA Graduate School. In 1962, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the USDA. He also served as president (1961-1962) of the American Farm Economic Association. Allin married Thelma A. Otteson in 1922 and the couple had three children. Bushrod W. Allin died on 15 November 1968. |
This collection (1932-1968, undated) consists principally of Allin's writings, including articles, reports, book reviews, addresses, speeches, and lectures. The bulk of these materials document the economics of U.S. agricultural policy and practice, including analyses of land-use practices, forecasts of future economic conditions, and reports on employment opportunities. The collection also contains biographical information, correspondence, Congressional testimony, and writings by others on topics related to economics and agriculture. |
Series 1 | Addresses, Speeches and Lectures | 1936-1961, undated |
extent: | 0.46 linear feet (60 folders) | |
description: | This series contains addresses, speeches, lectures, and reports given by Bushrod Allin. The series is arranged chronologically. |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
"Is planning compatible with democracy?" Society for Social Research, University of Chicago, August 22 |
1936 |
1 |
2 |
"The land use program," Regional Extension Conference for Northeastern States, New York City, March 2 |
1939 |
1 |
3 |
"Agricultural planning, county," December 19 |
1939 |
1 |
4 |
"The county planning project...a cooperative approach to agricultural planning," American Farm Economic Association, Philadelphia, December 28 |
1939 |
1 |
5 |
"Agricultural planning," Texas Agricultural Workers Association, Dallas, January 12 |
1940 |
1 |
6 |
"Land use planning in the Northeast," radio address given as part of annual program of the Rhode Island Agricultural Conference, March 2 |
1940 |
1 |
7-8 |
"Historical background of the United States Department of Agriculture" (2 versions), North Carolina State College for Agriculture and Engineering, Raleigh, October 4 |
1940 |
1 |
9 |
"Agricultural land planning from the federal point of view," National Conference on Planning, Philadelphia, May 12-14 |
1941 |
1 |
10 |
"Soil scientists have a planning job," Soil Science Society of America, November 12 |
1941 |
1 |
11 |
"Post-war agricultural problems of the United States," Report on Panel Discussion, Subcommittee on Agriculture of the System Research Advisory Committee, May 5 |
1944 |
1 |
12 |
"An over-all plan for education," People's Lobby Conference, February 9 |
1946 |
1 |
13 |
"Problems facing farmers and the Farmers Union," National Farmers Union, March 1 |
1946 |
1 |
14 |
"The general agricultural outlook" (with note "Ohio address"), April |
1947 |
1 |
15 |
"Some arguments for and against farm price supports" (with note "Ohio address"), April |
1947 |
1 |
16 |
"Guide-posts in agricultural economics," State Conference for Vocational Agriculture Teachers, College Station, Texas, August 6 |
1947 |
1 |
17 |
"The objectives and methods of agricultural economics," American Farm Economic Association, Green Lake, Wisconsin, September 10 |
1947 |
1 |
18 |
"What's ahead?" 1948 Production Outlook Conference, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, December 2 |
1947 |
1 |
19 |
"Utilizing Bureau of Agricultural Economics information in farmer training," Southern Regional Conference of State Supervisors and Negro Teacher Trainers in Agricultural Education, Howard University, Washington, D.C., February 17 |
1948 |
1 |
20 |
"The long-time outlook in the farming business," Farm and Home Convention, University of Kentucky, Lexington, January 27 |
1949 |
1 |
21 |
"Cotton in the present farm program," Cotton Research Congress, Dallas, July 29 |
1949 |
1 |
22 |
"The economic position of Texas farmers," Texas Agricultural Workers Association, Galveston, Texas, January 13 |
1950 |
1 |
23 |
"Farm labor and the agricultural outlook" (with note "Okla. speech"), March 8 |
1950 |
1 |
24 |
"The agricultural situation," printed version, Kansas Agricultural Convention, Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Topeka, January 12 |
1951 |
1 |
25 |
"The agricultural situation," typescript, Kansas State Board of Agriculture, Topeka, January 12 |
1951 |
1 |
26 |
"The general economic situation for agriculture today," Management Conference for General Managers of Cooperatives, Excelsior Springs, Missouri, January 29-31 |
1951 |
1 |
27 |
"Agricultural outlook for 1952," State Outlook Conference, Amherst, Massachusetts, November 28 |
1951 |
1 |
28 |
"The general economic situation," Annual Extension Conference, Columbia, Missouri, December 4 |
1951 |
1 |
29 |
"Comments on the farm price and income outlook," Annual Extension Conference, Columbia, Missouri, December 5 |
1951 |
1 |
30 |
Summary of four talks: "Agricultural markets...contracting or expanding?"; "Importance of foreign trade to agriculture"; "Effects on agriculture of changes in technology and business organization"; and "Agricultural policy...past, present, and future." Given at Oklahoma Agricultural Cooperative Council, Lake Carl Blackwell, July 24-26 |
1953 |
1 |
31 |
"The agricultural outlook," Texas Farm and Ranch Credit School for Commercial Bankers, December 6-9 |
1953 |
1 |
32 |
"The agricultural situation and livestock," National Farm and Ranch Congress, Denver, April 7 |
1953 |
1 |
33 |
"The current agricultural situation," Farmer-Banker Meeting, Rustburg, Virginia, June 5 |
1953 |
1 |
34 |
"The agricultural situation and outlook," Wisconsin Agricultural Cooperative Council, Sparta, July 22 |
1953 |
1 |
35 |
"A look at the farm market," Power Use Conference, Fort Worth, Texas, October 15 |
1954 |
1 |
36 |
"The agricultural outlook," Agricultural Outlook Conference, October 26 |
1953 |
1 |
37 |
"Market analysis and outlook," National Workshop on Agricultural Marketing, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, August 27 |
1954 |
1 |
38 |
"The agricultural outlook," Farmers' Cooperative Grain Dealers, Enid, Oklahoma, April 14 |
1955 |
1 |
39 |
"The agricultural situation," National Poultry, Butter and Egg Association, Chicago, October 7 |
1955 |
1 |
40 |
Untitled draft, Virginia State Seed Meeting, Virginia, January 26 |
1955 |
1 |
41 |
Summary of remarks, Georgia Bankers Association Short Course, Tifton, Georgia, February 2 |
1955 |
1 |
42 |
Summary of remarks, National Farm Placement Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, February 14 |
1955 |
1 |
43 |
"Significant trends," Training Conference for Operations Field Representatives in REA, Memphis, Tennessee, February 6 |
1956 |
1 |
44 |
"The agricultural situation," Great Falls Chamber of Commerce Farm and Ranch Forum, Great Falls, Montana, March 21 |
1956 |
1 |
45 |
"The agricultural situation and outlook," Rice Millers' Association, New Orleans, May 11 |
1956 |
1 |
46 |
"The agricultural situation," Waseca, Minnesota, February 7 |
1957 |
1 |
47 |
"Rural influences on the American politico-economic system," USDA Graduate School, April 10 |
1957 |
1 |
48 |
"Agriculture's public relations," American Farm Economic Association, Philadelphia, December 29 |
1957 |
1 |
49 |
"The agricultural situation," draft, February |
1958 |
1 |
50 |
"The farm problem: Economics vs. justice," Association of Southern Agricultural Workers, Little Rock, Arkansas, February 4 |
1958 |
1 |
51 |
"The development of the social sciences and their relation to the use of scientific information in human progress," July 3 |
1958 |
1 |
52 |
"The role of technology and social innovation," USDA Graduate School course on "The economics of market expansion," October 20 |
1958 |
2 |
1 |
"Major agricultural policy questions of the next fifteen years in Farm Foundation," national agricultural policy conference planned by National Committee on Agricultural Policy and sponsored by the Farm Foundation |
1959 |
2 |
2 |
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture as an instrument of public policy: In retrospect and in prospect," American Farm Economic Association, Ames, Iowa, August 10-13 |
1960 |
2 |
3 |
"The agricultural outlook for 1961," Agricultural Outlook Conference, Washington, D.C., November 14 |
1960 |
2 |
4 |
Remarks of Bushrod W. Allin at 23rd Annual Workshop of Farmers Cooperative Service, USDA, Washington, D.C., December 15 |
1960 |
2 |
5 |
"Relevant farm economics," American Farm Economic Association, Ft. Collins, Colorado, August 14 (see also printed version in folder 2/26) |
1961 |
2 |
6 |
"Report on the American Farm Economic Association - Western Farm Economic Association meetings" includes summary of Allin's AFEA presidential address |
1961 |
2 |
7 |
"Critique of research," discussion led by Allin, USDA Graduate School course in "Research methods in social sciences" |
undated |
2 |
8 |
"Professor Edward S. Mason on 'Problems in the political economy on natural resource use'" |
undated |
Series 2 | Biographical Material | 1937-1968, undated |
extent: | 6 folders | |
description: | This series contains biographical information, certificates of recognition for twenty and thirty years of service in the USDA, a bibliography of Allin's speeches and writings, and two photographs, one of B. W. Allin and one of the United Nations Food Conference at Hot Springs, Virginia. The series also contains news releases and newsletters which mention Allin, as well as newspaper clippings of articles written by or about Allin. The series is listed alphabetically. |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
2 |
35 |
Biographical material (2- 8x10 b/w photographs) |
1937-1965, undated |
4 |
10 |
News releases |
1961, 1968 |
4 |
11 |
Newsletters: American Institute of Cooperation, no. 149 |
1961 |
4 |
12 |
Newsletters: USDA Employee Newsletter, vol. 24, no. 20 |
1965 |
4 |
13 |
Newsletters: USDA Graduate School Newsletter |
1957 |
4 |
14 |
Newspaper clippings |
1944-1961, undated |
Series 3 | Book Reviews | 1949-1959 |
extent: | 7 folders | |
description: | This series contains copies of book reviews written by Allin. The series is arranged chronologically. |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
3 |
2 |
Review of A critical review of research in land economics by Leonard A. Salter, Jr. Agricultural Economics Research vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 98-99 |
1949 |
3 |
3 |
Review of Production and welfare of agriculture by Theodore W. Schultz. Land Economics (February 1950) pp. 92-93 |
1950 |
3 |
4 |
Review of The economics of collective action by John R. Commons. Agricultural Economics Research vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 31-32 |
1951 |
3 |
5 |
Review of American capitalism by John Kenneth Galbraith. Agricultural Economics Research vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 58-59 |
1952 |
3 |
6 |
Review of Can we solve the farm problem? by Murray R. Benedict. Agricultural Economics Research vol. 8, no. 2, p. 66 |
1956 |
3 |
7 |
Review of A national rural policy for all the people of the United States by Leonard Hastings Schoff. Rural Sociology (June 1956), p. 215 |
1956 |
3 |
8 |
Review of American cooperation, 1958 published by the American Institute of Cooperation, Washington, D.C. Agricultural Economics Research vol. 11, nos. 2-3, pp. 91-92 |
1959 |
Series 4 | Congressional Testimony | 1944 |
extent: | 3 folders | |
description: | This series contains copies of testimony given by Allin before U.S. Senate and House Special Committees on Post-War Economic Policy and Planning. The series is arranged chronologically. |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
3 |
9 |
Statement to the Senate Special Committee on Post-War Economic Policy and Planning, May 11 |
1944 |
3 |
10 |
Statement to the Senate Special Committee on Post-War Economic Policy and Planning, June 30 |
1944 |
3 |
11 |
"Agriculture and full employment." Statement to the House Special Committee on Post-War Economic Policy and Planning, August 23 |
1944 |
Series 5 | Correspondence | 1948-1965 |
extent: | 6 folders | |
description: | This series contains incoming and outgoing correspondence of Bushrod Allin concerning his writings, lectures, professional associations, and University of Wisconsin alumni affairs. Correspondents include Earl L. Butz, John Kenneth Galbraith, Henry C. Taylor, and Henry A. Wallace. |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
3 |
12 |
Correspondence |
1948-1951 |
3 |
13 |
Correspondence |
1952 |
3 |
14 |
Correspondence |
1953 |
3 |
15 |
Correspondence |
1954-1957 |
3 |
16 |
Correspondence |
1957 |
3 |
17 |
Correspondence |
1958-1965 |
Series 6 | Writings | 1932-1961, undated |
extent: | 0.42 linear feet (36 folders) | |
description: | This series contains published and unpublished writings by Bushrod W. Allin. The series is arranged chronologically. |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
2 |
9 |
"Louisiana farm taxes" by Bushrod W. Allin and R. L. Thomson. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, Agricultural Experiment Stations Bulletin no. 231, pts. 1-2 |
1932-1933 |
2 |
33 |
Migration and planes of living, 1920-1934, by Carter Goodrich, Bushrod W. Allin, and Marion Hayes. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press (Study of Population Redistribution, Bulletin no. 2, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, Industrial Research Dept.) |
1935 |
3 |
18 |
"What peace can mean to American farmers," working draft (with note "Used for George Committee") |
1944 |
2 |
10 |
"What peace can mean to American farmers: Post-war agriculture and employment," USDA Miscellaneous Publication no. 562 |
1945 |
2 |
11 |
"What peace can mean to American farmers: Maintenance of full employment," USDA Miscellaneous Publication no. 570 |
1945 |
2 |
12 |
"What peace can mean to American farmers: Expansion of foreign trade," USDA Miscellaneous Publication no. 582 |
1945 |
2 |
13 |
"What peace can mean to American farmers: Agricultural policy," USDA Miscellaneous Publication no. 589 |
1945 |
2 |
14 |
"The objectives and methods of agricultural economics," Journal of Farm Economics vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 545-52 |
1948 |
2 |
15 |
"Theory: Definition and purpose," Journal of Farm Economics vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 409-17 |
1949 |
2 |
16 |
"The human will in action," typescript |
1950 |
2 |
17 |
"Land-use planning in retrospect and in prospect," typescript |
1950 |
2 |
32 |
"What is economics?" typescripts (2 versions) |
1950 circa |
3 |
19 |
"What is economics?" typewritten and handwritten drafts |
1950, undated |
4 |
1 |
"American agricultural political economy (A theory of American agricultural policy)," typewritten draft |
1952 |
2 |
18 |
"Predilections, parity and the public interest," typescript |
1952 |
2 |
19 |
"Is group choice a part of economics?" The Quarterly Journal of Economics vol. 67, pp. 362-79. Reprint, comments, and typescript |
1953 |
2 |
20 |
"Galbraith's stinger," Journal of Farm Economics vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 1054-55 |
1956 |
2 |
21 |
"Economic forecasting for agriculture," typescript |
1957 |
2 |
22 |
"What's next in federal farm price policy?" typescript draft |
1957 |
2 |
23 |
"Survival of democratic capitalism," typescript submitted to Committee on Economic Development |
1957 |
4 |
2 |
"What happened at first session of hearings before Subcommittee on Agricultural Policy of the Joint Economic Committee," typewritten draft |
1957 |
4 |
3-4 |
"The agricultural-business conflict," typewritten and handwritten draft |
1958 |
4 |
5 |
"What kind of agriculture do we want?" typewritten draft |
1958 |
2 |
24 |
"Farm policy outlook: Problems ahead!" Better Farming Methods vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 18-22 |
1960 |
3 |
1 |
"Toward an Indian Agricultural Outlook Service" a report by Bushrod W. Allin to the Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Government of India. Published by India (Republic), Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Also includes minutes of meetings set up to implement this report and related correspondence |
1960 |
2 |
25 |
"The U. S. Department of Agriculture as an instrument of public policy: In retrospect and in prospect," Journal of Farm Economics vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 1094-1103 |
1960 |
2 |
26 |
"Relevant farm economics," Journal of Farm Economics vol. 43, no. 5, pp. 1007-18 |
1961 |
4 |
6 |
"Agricultural political economy," typewritten and handwritten draft |
undated |
2 |
27 |
"Agriculture's part in providing jobs for 60 million workers," typescript |
undated |
4 |
7 |
"Chapter III: Institutions and going concerns," typewritten and handwritten draft |
undated |
2 |
29 |
"Internal migration in prosperity and depression," typescript, Study of Population Redistribution, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania |
undated |
4 |
8 |
"Our misunderstood economy," draft contents and introduction |
undated |
2 |
30 |
"The outlook work of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics (An example of the Evolution of an Institution)," typescript |
undated |
2 |
31 |
"Parity goals for agriculture," typescript |
undated |
2 |
34 |
"Tentative publicity program for county agent work in Forest County, Wisconsin for the coming year" |
undated |
4 |
9 |
"What is economy?" typewritten and handwritten draft |
undated |
Series 7 | Writings by Others | 1948-1953, undated |
extent: | 6 folders | |
description: | This series contains writings on economics and agriculture by authors other than Bushrod Allin. The series is arranged alphabetically by author. |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
4 |
15 |
Knight, Frank H. "The role of principles in economics and politics," The American Economic Review, vol. 41, no. 1, pp. 1-29 |
1951 |
4 |
16 |
Long, Erven J. "Freedom and security as policy objectives," Journal of Farm Economics, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 317-322 |
1953 |
4 |
17 |
McDonald, Stephen L. "The process of integration and agricultural problems," Journal of Farm Economics vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 371-380 |
1953 |
4 |
18 |
Schickele, Rainer. "Theories concerning land tenure" |
1952 |
4 |
19 |
Taylor, C. C. "Social science as science" |
1948 |
4 |
20 |
Newcomb, Simon. "Principles of political economy" |
undated |