Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
MS 118
Nelson Urban
Papers, 1934-1960
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Urban, Nelson |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | 1934-1960 |
| extent: | 0.21 linear feet (1 half-document box) |
| collection number: | MS 118 |
| repository: | Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Nelson Urban Papers, MS 118, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Biographical note
Nelson Urban became an officer in Pioneer, the company founded by Henry A. Wallace. Fred Lehmann, Raymond Baker, and Jay Newlin were also officers in the company. Currently, Pioneer produces, markets, and sells hybrid seed corn in nearly 70 countries worldwide. The company also markets and sells hybrids or improved varieties of sorghum, sunflower, soybean, alfalfa, canola and wheat, as well as forage and grain additives. Worldwide, Pioneer sells products through a variety of organizations, including wholly owned subsidiaries, joint ventures, sales representatives, and independent dealers. |
Collection description
This collection contains the received correspondence of Nelson Urban, and includes letters from Raymond Baker, Fred Lehmann, and Henry Wallace. The topics include corn genetics, the farming economy, and other related matters. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Raymond Baker correspondence: Subjects include corn genetics (inbreds, crosses), as well as the chicken "broiler industry." |
1934-1945 |
1 |
2 |
Fred Lehman correspondence |
1935-1936 |
1 |
3 |
Henry A. Wallace correspondence |
1932-1960 |
1 |
3 |
Letter: discusses expansion. Among other matters, the price of corn concerns Wallace, as well as yields, inbreeding, crosses, weather, and farm legislation |
1934 |
1 |
3 |
Letter: in longhand, expresses Wallace's idea of keeping a 10,000 bushel surplus of seed corn as insurance against a bad year |
1935 |
1 |
3 |
Letter: Wallace believes there will be a short growing season |
1936 |
1 |
3 |
Letter: concerns Commodity Credit Corporation seed corn loan |
1936 |
1 |
3 |
Letter: concerns the possibility of selling seed corn in Argentina |
1936 |
1 |
3 |
Letter: mention is made of Japanese-Americans in connection with the War Relocation Authority |
1943 |
1 |
|
Letters: concern chicken breeding |
1957-1959 |
1 |
3 |
Letter: concerns foreign trade and selling Hy-Line products (chickens) |
1960 |
1 |
4 |
Correspondence with Stanley Yates, Iowa State University |
undated |
1 |
5 |
Article on the development of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. |
undated |