Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
MS 101
John William Megown
Papers, 1961-1984, undated
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Megown, John William |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | 1961-1984, undated |
| extent: | 2.94 linear ft. (6 document boxes and 2 half-document boxes) |
| collection number: | MS 101 |
| repository: | Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | John William Megown Papers, MS 101, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Biographical note
John William Megown was born in New London, Missouri. Megown received his A.B. (1953) and his M.S. (1955) from the University of Missouri. From early 1955 until November of 1968, he was associated with several leading agri-business firms headquartered in Illinois. He joined the Vigortone Products Company (Division of Beatrice Foods Co.) Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in November of 1968. Megown was promoted to Vice President and Director of Communications (1970-1972), Vice President and Director of Marketing and Public Affairs (1972-1978), and finally Vice President for Public Affairs and Governmental Relations (1978-1980). He was also named to the Board of Directors (1972). In August of 1980, he became President of Megown and Associates, Marion, Iowa, and in September of 1980, he was named President of Possibilities, Incorporated, Davenport, Iowa. Megown served as President (1970-1971) of the National Feed Ingredients Association and was chairman of the Governor of Iowa's Agricultural Promotion Board for ten years. He served on two U.S. Department of Agriculture advisory committees, as a Trustee of the Livestock Merchandising Institute and as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Agri-Marketing magazine. He was also a commentator on WMT Radio in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. By 1980 Megown's "Food for Thought" radio shows were broadcast each week by over 700 radio stations in the U.S. and Canada and his "Speaking Out" shows aired on over 450 radio stations. He was widely recognized for his work. His awards include: Honorary American Famer Degree, National Future Farmers of America (1973); Best Public Relations Performance of the Year, Midwest Feed Manufacturers Association (1974); Iowa Farm Marketing Man of the Year, National Agri-Marketing Association (1975); Cedar Rapids Advertising Person of the Year, Cedar Rapids Advertising Federation (1977); Faculty Alumni Award, University of Missouri-Columbia (1978); Essential Ingredient Award, National Feed Ingredients Association (1978); Outstanding Service to Agriculture Award, Linn County Iowa Farm Bureau (1979); Honorary Chapter Farmer, Linn-Mar Future Farmers of America Chapter (1980). |
Collection description
This collection (1961-1984, undated) contains articles, correspondence, honors and award information, radio addresses, speeches, and other files related to the agriculture industry. Several articles written by Megown regarding Trace Minerals in Nutrition are in the collection. Also included is information about awards, honors, recognitions, and special assignments received by Megown, including the "National Agri-Marketing, Iowa Farm Marketing Man of the Year" award and his appointment to the Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board. Information regarding his employment with Vigortone Products Company can be found in the collection, which includes advertisements, public relations and promotion programs, television commercials, and advertising awards. Megown was an active promoter of the agriculture industry and the collection contains many materials related to his efforts. Copies of many of his radio addresses, "Food for Thought" and "Speaking Out" can be found in the collection. These were weekly programs that usually discussed a relevant topic in agriculture. The collection also contains information regarding the Agriculture Promotion Movement, which consisted of several agricultural forums. Also included is information regarding Iowa Agriculture Day, including speeches, publicity, and newspaper articles. Other files contain Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board meeting minutes; publicity, correspondence and remarks from Nebraska Senator Carl T. Curtis; several speeches given by Megown regarding the support of Agriculture; and the "Nixon Cabinet Meeting" in Des Moines. |
Organization
This collection is arranged chronologically by topic. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Article: Trace Minerals: Nutritional Task Force for Formula Feed, from Feeds Illustrated |
1961 |
1 |
1 |
Article: Recent Developments with Trace Minerals for Swine, reprint, Feedstuffs, February |
1961 |
1 |
1 |
Article: Trace Minerals in Feeds and Relationship of Trace Minerals to Modern Nutrition, reprint Feed Merchant, March and April |
1964 |
1 |
1 |
Article: Use Level Data on Six Essential Trace Minerals Given at Idaho, Feedstuffs, February |
1966 |
1 |
1 |
Article: Trace Mineral Facts Brought up to Date, The Feed Bag, March |
1966 |
1 |
1 |
Article: Beef Cattle Science Handbook, Vol. 4, Agriservices Foundation, Arizona State University, January |
1967 |
1 |
1 |
Article: Trace Mineral Nutrition, Animal Nutrition and Health, January |
1967 |
1 |
1 |
Article: Some Basic Concepts Involving Trace Minerals, Feedstuffs, February |
1967 |
1 |
1 |
Article: Need is Urgent for Good Communication, The Feed Bag, January |
1968 |
1 |
1 |
Article: The Significance of Trace Minerals in Nutrition |
undated |
1 |
2 |
Awards: honors, recognitions, special assignments, Congressional Record items, correspondence with governmental leaders |
1968-1975 |
1 |
2 |
Award: Photo with Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Clarence Palmby and Del Van Horn, Photo of John Megown receiving "National Agri-Marketing Association-Iowa Farm Marketing Man of the Year" Award |
1968-1975 |
1 |
3 |
Vigortone Products Company Advertising; public relations and promotion programs, television commercials, advertising awards, campaigns, bumper stickers |
1969-1975 |
1 |
4 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: National Committee for Better Agricultural Publicity |
1969-1971 |
1 |
4 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: Agricultural Executives' forum-bimonthly agriculture issues discussion group and membership list |
undated |
1 |
4 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: Public Affairs Council for American Agriculture, purposes and projects |
undated |
1 |
4 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: Improving the Public Image of Agriculture, speech at Agricultural Executives' forum |
1970 |
1 |
4 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board Meeting Minutes |
1971 |
1 |
4 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: Enhancing Agricultures' Image |
1971 |
1 |
4 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: Remarks by Senator Carl T. Curtis, Midwest Chapter Meeting of National Agricultural Advertising and Marketing Association |
1971 |
1 |
4 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: publicity and correspondence with Senator Carl T. Curtis and minutes of luncheon hosted by Senator Curtis |
1971 |
1 |
4 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: correspondence, Clarence Adamy, President of National Association of Food Chains |
undated |
1 |
4 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: correspondence, Henry L. Ahlgren, Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development |
undated |
1 |
4 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: correspondence, E. Thurman Gaskill, Vice Chairman of Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board |
undated |
1 |
4 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: correspondence, Claude W. Gifford, Director of Information USDA |
undated |
1 |
4 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: correspondence, Mervyn Helfert, Iowa Farm Business Association |
undated |
1 |
4 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: correspondence, George Mahon, Member of Congress |
undated |
1 |
4 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: correspondence, Allen Paul, Executive Director National Agricultural Institute |
undated |
1 |
4 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: correspondence, W. W. Smith, Public Relations, National Farmers Organization |
undated |
1 |
4 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: correspondence, Russel R. Weisensel, Executive Director, Wisconsin Agricultural Business Council, Inc. |
undated |
1 |
4 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: correspondence public relations directors of farmer organizations, farm businesses and farm journals |
undated |
1 |
5 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: correspondence, letters to editor |
1972-1975 |
1 |
5 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: National Agricultural Institute Meeting agenda with Curtis-Mahon Ad Hoc Committee on Agricultural Communications |
1972-1975 |
1 |
5 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: interim officers and members of National Agricultural Communications Board |
1972-1975 |
1 |
5 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: National Agricultural Communications Board, communications from John Megown |
1972-1975 |
1 |
5 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: publication, Agriculture USA, vol. 4, no. 1, March (voice of National Agricultural Institute and National Agricultural Communications Board) |
1973 |
1 |
5 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: reports, memoranda, news releases, and newspaper clippings |
1972-1975 |
1 |
6 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: Megown Speeches, article and vita. "Need is Urgent for Good Communication, Feed Bag |
1970-1975 |
1 |
6 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: Improving the Public Image of Agriculture |
1970-1975 |
1 |
6 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: The Changing Face of American Agriculture |
1970-1975 |
1 |
6 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: Stand Up For Agriculture |
1970-1975 |
1 |
6 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: Speech given at first Marketing Commodity Groups Seminar, July |
1973 |
1 |
6 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: Your Future in Agri-Business |
1970-1975 |
1 |
6 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: Some Well-Deserved Recognition for Agriculture |
1970-1975 |
1 |
6 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: A Look at Iowa and U.S. Agriculture |
1970-1975 |
1 |
6 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: Speech Introduction Material |
1970-1975 |
1 |
6 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: Who's Who |
1974-1975 |
1 |
7 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: Vocational Agricultural Education and Future Farmers of America Activities, includes correspondence |
1970-1975 |
1 |
7 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: Speech, Agriculture |
1970-1975 |
1 |
7 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: A Time of Change and Challenges, news clippings, and publicity promoting Agriculture Day |
1970-1975 |
1 |
8 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: White House Farm Advisor Proposals, Nixon Administration |
1970-1975 |
1 |
8 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: Ford Administration, includes correspondence, editorial, and newspaper clippings |
1970-1975 |
1 |
9 |
Agriculture Promotion Movement: Nixon Cabinet Meeting in Des Moines, President Nixon and Governor Robert Ray's "Salute to Agriculture Days", breakfast with Secretary Butz |
1971-1972 |
2 |
1 |
Agriculture Day: First Iowa Agriculture Day, March 27, sponsored by Marion-East Cedar Rapids, Iowa Rotary Club, includes news releases, reports, and articles |
1973 |
2 |
2 |
Agriculture Day: Iowa Agriculture Day, includes correspondence, publicity, reports, Iowa Farm to Food Essay Contest won by Amy Hibbs, news paper clippings, articles, and farm coloring book |
1973-1974 |
2 |
3 |
Agriculture Day: National Agriculture Day, includes speeches, correspondence, publicity, articles, mailing lists, and newspaper clippings |
1974-1975 |
2 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: History of the Agriculture Division of the Iowa Development Commission |
1970-1975 |
2 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Formation of the Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board |
1970-1975 |
2 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Megown appointment to Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board and elected chairman |
1970-1975 |
2 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Vigortone Advertising Program Film (16mm film) |
1975-1976 |
2 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Correspondence, origin of Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board, yearend report of IAPB, meeting minutes, purpose of Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board in Iowa Development Commission Digest |
1976 |
2 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence regarding advisory post with USDA |
1976 |
2 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board minutes |
1976 |
2 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: political correspondence, agenda |
1976 |
2 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: letter naming Megown to the Cattle Industry Advisory Committee of USDA |
1976 |
2 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Vigortone Advertising Program, newsletter |
1976 |
3 |
1 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Corn Grading Standards, a Study of Present Corn Quality Levels and the Economic Effect of Proposed Changes in USDA Grades |
1977 |
3 |
1 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence, memoranda, Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board minutes, Who's Who in the Midwest Proof regarding Megown |
1977 |
3 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board minutes, Iowa Development Commissions, 1976 Annual Report |
1977 |
3 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: speech, "Vigortone's Advertising is Geared for Growth" |
1977 |
3 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Certificate for flag flown over Capitol (Washington, DC) in honor of John Megown and said flag presented to him |
1977 |
3 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Vigortone Bulletin Bunk, Bull, and Business |
1977 |
3 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence regarding consumer activists and livestock industry |
1977 |
3 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: IAPB agenda and minutes |
1977 |
3 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: speech, "What it's Like Being an Aggie Activist" |
1977 |
3 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: newspaper clippings and articles |
1977 |
3 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence regarding Defenders of Agricultural Rights and Truths |
1977 |
3 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "A Marketing Approach that Worked for Us" slide show presentation |
1977 |
3 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: National Agri-Marketing Association Conference program |
1977 |
3 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: the Iowa Chop publicity |
1977 |
3 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence, including anti-Carol Tucker Foreman propaganda, and newsletters attacking consumerism |
1977 |
3 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board agenda and minutes |
1977 |
3 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence regarding consumer attacks on agri-business |
1977 |
3 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Lock and Dam #26, Alton, Illinois |
1977 |
3 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: reduction of antibiotics in animal feed |
1977 |
3 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: newsletter Bunk, Bull and Business, and news paper clippings |
1977 |
3 |
7 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Scientific Advisory Council of National Feed Ingredients Association |
1977 |
3 |
7 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Consumer Protection and Locks and Dam #26 |
1977 |
3 |
7 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: editorials, reports, news releases, news paper clippings |
1977 |
3 |
8 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board minutes, correspondence regarding nitrates in bacon |
1977 |
3 |
8 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: The Iowa Chop |
1977 |
3 |
8 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Financing the Iowa Livestock Producer", Iowa State University in cooperation with the Iowa Development Commission |
undated |
3 |
8 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: editorials, articles, news releases, and news paper clippings |
1977 |
3 |
9 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence regarding "banning bacon" with replies from letters sent to legislators in Washington |
1977 |
3 |
9 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Scientific Advisory Council Symposium of the National Feed Ingredients Association |
1977 |
3 |
9 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: speech given by Donald E. Shasteen, Executive Assistant to Senator Carl Curtis regarding Regulatory Accountability Project at Scientific Advisory Council Symposium |
1977 |
3 |
9 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: articles reprints from farm and food journals, USDA News, newspaper clippings |
1977 |
3 |
10 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence regarding nitrites |
1977 |
3 |
10 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: The Iowa Chop |
1977 |
3 |
10 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Regulatory Accountability Project |
1977 |
3 |
10 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: farm journal Forage |
1977 |
3 |
10 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: luncheon hosted by Senator Carl Curtis and Representative George Mahon |
1977 |
3 |
10 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: newsletters, news releases, news paper clippings, October 7 Congressional Record |
1977 |
3 |
11 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board minutes |
1977 |
3 |
11 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence regarding nitrites |
1977 |
3 |
11 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: speeches "An Agri-Marketer Looks at Today's Agriculture" and "Promoting and Defending Pork Products" television interview on "Country Day" farm program |
1977 |
3 |
11 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Iowa Corn Check-Off information and Iowa corn Growers Association material |
1977 |
3 |
11 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: report on Carol Tucker Foreman's speech to Iowa Division of Mid-America Dairymen, Inc. |
1977 |
3 |
11 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: editorials, articles, Vigortone sales promotion items and advertising programs, news releases and newspaper clippings |
1977 |
3 |
12 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Who's Who in Government, John W. Megown resume |
1977 |
3 |
12 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence, articles, and editorials regarding nitrites. |
1977 |
3 |
12 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: nitrites, antibiotics and gasohol, tape of television and radio interview, news releases, and newspaper clippings |
1977 |
4 |
1 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence, speech "Topsey Turvey Turbulent Times for American Agriculture" |
1978 |
4 |
1 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board minutes, Iowa Development Commission Annual Report, articles, editorials, and press releases |
1978 |
4 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence, Agri-Marketing Editorial Advisory Board |
1978 |
4 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Editorial Advisory Board |
1978 |
4 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board Agenda |
1978 |
4 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: memoranda, editorials, newsletters, newspaper clippings |
1978 |
4 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board agenda and minutes, correspondence |
1978 |
4 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Topsey-Turvey Turbulent Times", speech given for Black Hawk County Pork Producers Association and Wellman, Iowa Rotary Club |
1978 |
4 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Agriculture Day publicity |
1978 |
4 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Consumer Alert Council Submission of Comments Relative to Nitrate Nitrite Usage in Bacon to Hearing Clerk, USDA March 15 |
1978 |
4 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: FDA public hearing proposed regulations on distribution controls, Penicillin, and Tetracyclines in animal feed |
1978 |
4 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: roster of presenters |
1978 |
4 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: statements of National Feed Ingredients Association on FDA antibiotic proposals as well as those of American Feed Manufacturing Association and the National Pork Production Council |
1978 |
4 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: media releases, newsletters |
1978 |
4 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Future Farmers of America Gold Award speech on Bacon given by Karen Timm on WMT radio (1 audiocassette tape) |
1978 |
4 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board agenda and minutes, correspondence |
1978 |
4 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: first Megown radio commentary, "Food for Thought" broadcasts, includes "Agriculture's Allies", "Bureaucrats are Listening" and "Freedom of Choice" |
1978 |
4 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: motivational bumper sticker, "Agriculture, Grass Roots Power" |
1978 |
4 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Antibiotics in Feed |
1978 |
4 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Iowa Development Commission Digest |
1978 |
4 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: reports, editorials, articles on nitrites, antibiotics and gasohol, newsletters, news releases, and advertisements |
1978 |
4 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Country Day", television interview regarding winning the "Bacon Battle" |
1978 |
4 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: University of Missouri Alumni Association Faculty/Alumni Award recipient |
1978 |
4 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought", "Farmer's Friend", and "The Latest From the Rat" |
1978 |
4 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: memos regarding consumer activist movement |
1978 |
4 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: articles, editorials, newsletters, and publicity |
1978 |
4 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Megown named Vice President for Public Affairs and Government Relations by Vigortone Products |
1978 |
4 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: promotion of "Agriculture Grass Roots Power" |
1978 |
4 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: roster of speakers and panelists at Livestock Marketing Congress, Kansas City Missouri |
1978 |
4 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought", "The Egg and You", and "Political Motives" |
1978 |
4 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: memoranda, articles, editorials, and newsletters |
1978 |
4 |
7 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board minutes |
1978 |
4 |
7 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: current biography of Megown for University of Missouri Awards Committee |
1978 |
4 |
7 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Lock and dam #26 |
1978 |
4 |
7 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought", "Agrigate", "Gasohol in Iowa", "Missouri Egg Research", and "Political Clout", and newsletters |
1978 |
4 |
8 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Iowa Agriculture Promotion board minutes |
1978 |
4 |
8 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence, memoranda, radio transcript on use of nitrites |
1978 |
4 |
8 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Great Plains Legal Foundation material |
1978 |
4 |
8 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought", "Action Need Before Dam Comes Tumblin' Down", "Hansen on Financin", "How Sweet it Might Be", and "Tannenbaum on Nitrite Study" |
1978 |
4 |
8 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: articles, editorials, Iowa Development Commission Digest, newsletters, and newspaper clippings |
1978 |
4 |
9 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence, Great Plains Legal Foundation |
1978 |
4 |
9 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: testimony of Great Plains Legal Foundation given before National Academy of Sciences on food safety policies |
1978 |
4 |
9 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought", "Bond of Great Plains", "Grain Transportation in Iowa", "The Nitrite Magic Act", and "On the Road" |
1978 |
4 |
9 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: National Feed Ingredients Association award, articles, newsletters, advertising, Gasohol and Vigortone program |
1978 |
4 |
10 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought", "CAST Casts Doubt About MIT Study", "Family Farms, A Part of America's Future", "Freedom", ""The Peanut Butter Dilemma", and "Where to Now with Gasohol" |
1978 |
4 |
10 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: University of Missouri faculty/alumni awards booklet |
1978 |
4 |
10 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: editorials, articles, newsletters |
1978 |
4 |
10 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: American Advertising Federation convention program and awards, convention report of NFIA |
1978 |
5 |
1 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Speeches, "Through the Looking Glass", and "The Aggies their Allies and the Activists" |
1978 |
5 |
1 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought", "Eggs and Milk, Maybe They're the Good Guys", "We Should All be Thankful", and "Speaking Out" |
1978 |
5 |
1 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Accident statistics report |
1978 |
5 |
1 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Agriculture Relations Council 25th Annual Meeting program |
1978 |
5 |
1 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: newsletters, and newspaper clippings |
1978 |
5 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought", "Agricultural Activism", "Beef Producers Have a Beef", "Happy Thoughts", "Twenty Percent Versus Two or Three Percent", and "What's Ahead in 1979" |
1978 |
5 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence, memoranda, newsletters, and newspaper clippings |
1978 |
5 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence regarding nitrates in bacon as well as other |
1979 |
5 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought", "Breakfast Table Project", "The Rusty Nail Award", "How Can young Famers Get Started?", "and "Gasohol Update" |
1979 |
5 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Through the Looking Glass" |
1979 |
5 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: invitation to Governor Ray's Inaugural Ball |
1979 |
5 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: newsletters, news releases, newspaper clippings, and reports |
1979 |
5 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought", "Agriculture Day '79", "Future Leaders in Blue Jackets", "The Ultimate Rumor", and "What's Going to Happen to the USDA?" |
1979 |
5 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Topsy-Turvy Times for Agriculture" |
1979 |
5 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board minutes and agenda |
1979 |
5 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: National Agri-Marketing Award for Vigortone Products |
1979 |
5 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Third Quarter Report of Beatrice Food Company |
1979 |
5 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: articles, memoranda, and newsletters |
1979 |
5 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board minutes and agenda |
1979 |
5 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: report on Cost of Irradiating Bacon and the Associated Energy Savings |
1979 |
5 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: draft of bill to House of Representatives "Nitrate Moratorium and Food Safety Act" |
1979 |
5 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought", "An Aggie Goes to Washington", "Government Action Program", "Nitrite Never-Never Land", and "This and That From Here and There" |
1979 |
5 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Seminar Annual Membership Meeting |
1979 |
5 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: gasohol update, articles, memoranda, newsletters, correspondence, and releases |
1979 |
5 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Fact sheet on Administration Nitrite Proposal |
1979 |
5 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: review of Newberne Nitrite Study |
1979 |
5 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: research project of Iowa Development Commission, Gasohol Acceptance in Established Markets |
1979 |
5 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought", "A Visit with Congressman Grassley", "Food Price Perspective", "Freedom of Speech in Jeopardy", "It's Springtime in the Fields", and "Reflections of a Former Broadcaster" |
1979 |
5 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: article regarding Beatrice Foods, "The War of Succession" |
1979 |
5 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: memoranda, newsletters, news releases, correspondence |
1979 |
5 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought" fan mail |
1979 |
5 |
7 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence includes WMT Radio commentaries fan mail and requests for copies |
1979 |
5 |
7 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: letter from Congressman Tom Tauke with statement before the House Way s and Means Subcommittee on Trade |
1979 |
5 |
7 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought", "An Open Letter", "Dick McDougal Speaks Out", "Go with Gasohol", and "Number Fifty-Two" |
1979 |
5 |
7 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: WMT Listener Map |
1979 |
5 |
7 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: article from agricultural journal regarding nitrite |
1979 |
5 |
7 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: memoranda, livestock and pork issues, editorials, newsletters, releases and newspaper clippings |
1979 |
5 |
8 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence composed mostly of requests for "Food for Thought" and fan mail |
1979 |
5 |
8 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought" coverage map |
1979 |
5 |
8 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: statistics on "Food for Thought" requests |
1979 |
5 |
8 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Another Batch of This and That", "Food for Crude", "From Here and There", "Thank Heaven for Ag Exports", and "Off to Washington Again" |
1979 |
5 |
8 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Bill, H.R. 3792 regarding facilities for developing Gasohol be excluded from "Gross income interest on industrial development bonds", introduced by Charles Grassley |
1979 |
5 |
8 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: letters and memos implying conflict of interest of Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Carol Tucker Foreman and her husband |
1979 |
5 |
8 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: articles, editorials, memoranda, newsletters, newspaper clippings about nitrites, and antibiotics in livestock feed and gasohol |
1979 |
5 |
9 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought", "Congressional Viewpoints", "Millions of Food for Thought Listeners", "Balancing the Budget", "By the People", "Another Open Letter", and "A Question of Quality" |
1979 |
5 |
9 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Food for Thought radio network broadcasting John Megown's commentaries |
1979 |
5 |
9 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: memoranda, newsletters, news releases regarding Megown's appointment to Council of National Federation of Independent Business |
1979 |
5 |
9 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: National Federation of Independent Business Conference Report, and article on gasohol |
1979 |
5 |
10 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought", "Another Open Letter", "At the Drop of a Rat", "Changes on the Washington Front", "Payola", and "Regulating Risks can be Risky" |
1979 |
5 |
10 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: publication of Iowa Development Commission "Corn Alcohol, Farm Fuel" |
1979 |
5 |
10 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Iowa Development Commission Digest "Farm Alcohol Field Day" |
1979 |
5 |
10 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: publication of Archer Daniels Midland Company "Gasohol News" |
1979 |
5 |
10 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Report of the Alcohol Fuels Policy Review", U.S. Department of Energy, June 1979: Purdue Technology Students Evaluate Gasohol |
1979 |
5 |
10 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Megown Vita, memoranda, newsletters, and newspaper clippings |
1979 |
6 |
1 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought", "Mom and Pop Farms", "This and That, Summer of '79", "Theoretical Risks", "The Wild Boar and the Iowa Chop", and "International Trade Package" |
1979 |
6 |
1 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence, articles, report, and news articles |
1979 |
6 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Technical Report, Drugs in Livestock Feed, v. 1, Office of Technology Assessment, Washington D.C. |
undated |
6 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought", and "Future Leaders in Blue Jackets" |
1979 |
6 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Memoranda, speech index, Vigortone newsletter |
1979 |
6 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: minutes of Great Plains Legal Foundation Board of Directors and statement by Berkley Bedell |
1979 |
6 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence regarding "Food for Thought", |
1979 |
6 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Who's Who in America Galley |
1979 |
6 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: speech, and "Food for Thought", "Future Generations" |
1979 |
6 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought", "Farm Exports, A Positive Force", "Onward and Upward in '80", "Coercive Nutrition", and "As Hot as Bathtub Gin" |
1979 |
6 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Agricultural Issues Affecting Iowans, prepared for Governor Connally |
1979 |
6 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence, speeches, and reports |
1979 |
7 |
1 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought" |
1980 |
7 |
1 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: source materials on agricultural matters |
1980 |
7 |
1 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence, and reports |
1980 |
7 |
1 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Joint Commodity Group meeting minutes, and copy of Great Plains Legal Foundation report |
1980 |
7 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought" |
1980 |
7 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: news releases regarding speeches given promoting Iowa Agriculture |
1980 |
7 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence, Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board agenda and minutes |
1980 |
7 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Topsy-Turvy Times for Agriculture" |
1980 |
7 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: booklet of Food for Thought broadcasts |
1978-1980 |
7 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: source material |
1980 |
7 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought", |
1980 |
7 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: the American Aggie Activists oath of allegiance |
1980 |
7 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: program for Farm Media Workshop |
1980 |
7 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: additions to Who's Who in America by John Megown |
1980 |
7 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Speaking Out" Broadcast #201-203 |
1980 |
7 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Tyrrell International , Inc. pamphlet and literature on how to solve agri-marketing problems |
1980 |
7 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: paper, "Some Food For Thought", presented at Clinton Farm Bureau annual meeting |
1980 |
7 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Jeffrey Megown copy of letter of commendation on National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test |
1980 |
7 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: statement on John Culver |
1980 |
7 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Speaking Out" broadcast #204 on uncured meat products, and #205-209 |
1980 |
7 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Megown Associates and Possibilities, Inc. |
1980 |
7 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: source material on Iowa Pork Producers Association |
1980 |
7 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Some Food For Thought", Vital Speeches of the Day, November 1 |
1980 |
7 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: broadcast "Speaking Out" #210, and #213-215 |
1980 |
7 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: news releases, source material, correspondence, publicity |
1980 |
7 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Iowa Agriculture Promotion Board minutes |
1980 |
7 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: USDA Fact Sheet |
1980 |
7 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "Food for Thought" tapes, five cassettes, includes explanatory note |
1980 |
7 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: broadcasts #103-120, and "Speaking Out" cassettes #201-206 |
1980 |
7 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: updated resume, and correspondence, publicity |
1981 |
7 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: speech introductions for Megown |
1981 |
7 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: announcements of new affiliations |
1981 |
7 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Farm Energy Resources conference program, February 26 |
1981 |
7 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Future Farmers of America chapter program contest |
1981 |
7 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: "on-farm" alcohol production |
1981 |
7 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Jeffrey Megown named "Agricultural Youth delegate to Iowa Agricultural Youth Institute, May 28 |
1981 |
7 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Waterloo Courier guest editorial on Energy Independence (gasohol) |
1981 |
7 |
6 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: speech, "Problems and Possibilities Facing Agriculture in the 1980's" |
1981 |
8 |
1 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: news releases regarding Megown named to Governor's Committee on Employment of Handicapped |
1982 |
8 |
1 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: nominated to serve on USDA Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade of Feed and Grain |
1982 |
8 |
1 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: interview with reporter from Cedar Rapids Gazette |
1982 |
8 |
1 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: newspaper clippings |
1982 |
8 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Mr. Megown's activities, becoming Market Manager with Nelson Manufacturing Company |
1983 |
8 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: helping design booklet of Growthland Real Estate |
1983 |
8 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: designing advertisements, correspondence regarding appointment to Agricultural Technical Advisory Commission |
1983 |
8 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Cedar Rapids-West Rotary Club officer roster |
1983 |
8 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: memorandum and position papers on the Generalized Schedule of Preferences and Domestic International Sales Corporation |
1983 |
8 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: two Federal Register notices, announcing release of draft schedule and public hearing on the Harmonized System-U.S. Tariff Schedule Conversion |
1983 |
8 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: congratulatory letters on appointment to Agricultural Technical Advisory Commission |
1983 |
8 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Iowa Corn Promotion Board Executive Director |
1983 |
8 |
2 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: resume update |
1983 |
8 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Iowa Cattleman's Association convention and trade show programs and agenda |
1984 |
8 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: speech given at Iowa Cow Belles Session of Convention "Stop to Consider the Problem of Getting People to Stop to Consider" |
1984 |
8 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: certificate for Megown's fund raising efforts for Iowa River Pin Oaks from Ducks Unlimited |
1984 |
8 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: endorsements nominating Megown for Friends of Agriculture Public Service Award |
1984 |
8 |
3 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: news releases regarding presentation of Friend of Agriculture award to Megown |
1984 |
8 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: material relative to Distinguished Alumnus Award, Hannibal-La Grange College, May 4 |
1984 |
8 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Missouri House of Representatives Resolution |
1984 |
8 |
4 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: correspondence news releases |
1984 |
8 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: Business and political interests includes news stories regarding Grassley, Jepsen, Reagan, and Republican Party |
1980 |
8 |
5 |
Agricultural Activities and Commentaries: nitrite controversy, pork industry, Nelson sales book |
1980-1984, undated |