Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
MS 508
Knapp, Joseph Grant (1900-1983)
Papers, 1910-1983, n.d.
creator: | Knapp, Joseph Grant (1900-1983) |
title: | Papers |
dates: | 1910-1983, n.d. |
extent: | 4.41 linear feet (10 document boxes and 1 half-document box) |
collection number: | MS 508 |
repository: | Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
access: | Open for research |
publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
preferred citation: | Joseph G. Knapp Papers, MS 508, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Joseph Grant Knapp was born in 1900. Initially he attended the University of Illinois, but became a fellow of the Food Research Institute of Stanford University in 1924 where he went on to receive his Ph.D. (1929). He has also received honorary Doctor of Science degrees from the University of Nebraska and North Carolina State University and has taught at both North Carolina State University and Stanford University. In 1934 Knapp became the principal agricultural economist for the Farm Credit Administration. He was the first administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farmer Cooperative Service (1953-1966). Knapp also served the Brookings Institution and the Farm Credit Administration. In 1975 he received the Cooperative Foundation Ellerbe Award. Knapp published a two-volume history of the cooperative movement in the United States: The Rise of American Cooperative Enterprise, 1620-1920 (1969) and The Advance of American Cooperative Enterprise, 1920-1945 (1973). He is also the author of numerous other publications, including Farmers in business, studies in cooperative enterprise (1963); The hard winter wheat pools; an experiment in agricultural marketing integration (1933); The cooperative marketing of livestock (co-author, 1931); Great American cooperators; biographical sketches of 101 major pioneers in cooperative development (1967); Edwin G. Nourse, economist for the people (1979); Seeds that grew; a history of the cooperative grange league federation exchange (1960); An analysis of agricultural cooperation in England (1966); The Glen Haven story (1967); An appraisement of agricultural cooperation in Ireland (1964); and Cooperative farm supply purchasing in the British Isles (1939). Joseph Knapp passed away in 1983. |
The collection (1910-1983, n.d.) contains correspondence, research materials, and writings, primarily about agricultural cooperatives, including farmer's associations, grower's exchanges, cooperative leagues, and agricultural trading societies. There is considerable correspondence relating to Knapp's research on cooperatives in England during 1964-1965. American correspondents include the California Fruit Grower's Exchange, New England Milk Producers Association, Tennessee Valley Authority, and Margaret Digby of the Plunkett Foundation for Cooperative Studies. There are also materials relating to Knapp's interest in the career of Edwin G. Nourse. |
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Acknowledgements |
1979 |
1 |
2 |
Agricultural Organization Society notes |
n.d. |
1 |
3 |
Agricultural policy |
1927 |
1 |
4 |
American Society of Equity |
1916-1921 |
1 |
5 |
Article - "Letter from America" |
ca. 1963 |
1 |
6 |
Basset |
n.d. |
1 |
7 |
Book - Nourse/Grether biography |
1977-1979, n.d. |
1 |
8 |
Book promotion |
1978-1980 |
1 |
9 |
Book promotion - V. L. Thomas |
1980 |
1 |
10 |
Bowen, E. R. - correspondence |
1969-1972 |
1 |
11 |
California Fruit Exchange |
1946, n.d. |
1 |
12 |
California Fruit Growers Exchange |
1920 |
1 |
13 |
Cheese |
1913 |
1 |
14 |
Comments on book |
1979-1980 |
1 |
15 |
Cooley, Oscar - correspondence |
1969 |
1 |
16 |
Cooperative Credit |
1922-1931 |
1 |
17 |
Cooperative League notes |
1910, n.d. |
1 |
18 |
Cooperative League of the USA - correspondence |
1968-1970 |
2 |
1 |
Cooperatives - Correspondence - General |
1964-1965 |
2 |
2 |
Coops - general |
1939-1948 |
2 |
3 |
Cornell oral history project |
1966-1975 |
2 |
4 |
Correspondence, February-September |
1933 |
2 |
5 |
Correspondence, October-December |
1933 |
2 |
6 |
Correspondence |
1934 |
2 |
7-8 |
Correspondence - general |
1969-1975 |
2 |
9 |
Correspondence - relating to publications |
1969-1973 |
3 |
1 |
Cosmos Club - correspondence |
1974 |
3 |
2 |
Cranberries |
n.d. |
3 |
3 |
Cranberries |
n.d. |
3 |
4 |
Davis, Joseph - correspondence |
1969-1973 |
3 |
5 |
Dust jacket materials |
1974, n.d. |
3 |
6 |
Eggs |
1946 |
3 |
7 |
England - Agricultural Central Trading - A. Dashwood correspondence |
1964 |
3 |
8 |
England - Agricultural Market Development Executive Committee - P. R. Dodds Correspondence |
1964-1965 |
3 |
9 |
England - Agriculture Central Co-operative Association correspondence |
1964 |
3 |
10 |
England - Brind and Richardson correspondence |
1964-1965 |
3 |
11 |
England - Cecil Edwards correspondence |
1964 |
3 |
12 |
England - Cooperative Wholesale Society correspondence |
1961-1965 |
3 |
13 |
England - Correspondence - General |
1964-1965 |
3 |
14 |
England - D. J. Sneddon |
1964-1965 |
3 |
15 |
England - English government correspondence |
1965 |
3 |
16 |
England - F. J. Pete correspondence |
1964-1965 |
3 |
17 |
England - general research |
1965 |
3 |
18 |
England - interview transcript |
1964 |
3 |
19 |
England - J. H. Kirk correspondence |
1964-1965 |
3 |
20 |
England - James Altson correspondence |
1965 |
3 |
21 |
England - Joe Turner correspondence |
1964-1965 |
3 |
22 |
England - National Agricultural Advisory Service - W. E. Jones - correspondence |
1964-1965 |
3 |
23 |
England - Norman Corke correspondence |
1964-1965 |
3 |
24 |
England - North Notts' Farmer Ltd. - correspondence |
1964-1965 |
4 |
1 |
England - North Western Farmers - Eric Bradshaw correspondence |
1965 |
4 |
2 |
England - Plutkett Foundation - Margaret Digby Correspondence |
1964-1965 |
4 |
3 |
England - Southern Counties Agricultural Trading Society correspondence |
1964-1965 |
4 |
4 |
England - Wade, John - correspondence |
1964-1965 |
4 |
5 |
England - West Midland Farmers' Association - correspondence |
1964-1965 |
4 |
6 |
England - Worcestershire Farmers correspondence |
1964-1965 |
4 |
7 |
England (Dorset) - Bob Saunders correspondence |
1964 |
4 |
8 |
English trip correspondence |
1964 |
4 |
9 |
Farmer's Cooperative Exchange - M. G. Mann correspondence |
1934-1955 |
4 |
10 |
Farmgate |
1962-1964 |
4 |
11 |
Fauquet, G. "Le Secteur Coperatif" translation |
1942 |
4 |
12 |
Finance |
1962-1965 |
4 |
13 |
Funding |
1973 |
4 |
14 |
Future of buying and marketing groups - notes |
1964-1965 |
4 |
15 |
Gardner, Kelsey - correspondence |
1968-1972 |
4 |
16 |
Grether, E. T. - correspondence |
1969-1973 |
4 |
17 |
Hellebust, Hal - correspondence |
1973 |
5 |
1 |
Honorary Degree Materials - University of Nebraska |
1967 |
5 |
2 |
Honorary Degree Script (University of Nebraska) |
1967 |
5 |
3 |
Hood River Apples |
1946 |
5 |
4 |
Hull, Harvey - correspondence |
1970 |
5 |
5 |
Ideas for Study |
n.d. |
5 |
6 |
Industrialization of Agriculture - General |
1927 |
5 |
7 |
Jesness, O. B. - correspondence |
1969-1972 |
5 |
8 |
Kenya - Alec Ward - correspondence |
1965 |
5 |
9 |
Knapp, John - writings |
1974 |
5 |
10 |
Legal |
1958-1964 |
5 |
11 |
Marketing Boards - correspondence |
1964-1965 |
5 |
12 |
National Farmers Union - Relationship problem |
n.d. |
5 |
13 |
New England Mild Producers Association |
1922-1924 |
5 |
14 |
New Zealand - A.T.S. McGhie correspondence |
1965 |
5 |
15 |
North Carolina State College Agricultural Economics Department - history |
1945 |
5 |
16 |
Nourse biography - preliminary draft |
1973 |
5 |
17 |
Nourse, E. G. - Plan of the Book |
n.d. |
5 |
18 |
Nourse, E. G. - publications list |
1962, n.d. |
5 |
19 |
Nourse, E. G., "The Philosophy of cooperative Marketing" |
1936 |
5 |
20 |
Oregon |
1945 |
5 |
21 |
Plunkett Foundation for Cooperative Studies - Margaret Digby |
1951-1964 |
6 |
1 |
Publisher - Ronald McDaniel correspondence |
1979 |
6 |
2 |
Purchasing - misc. notes |
n.d. |
6 |
3 |
Raisins/Prunes |
1916, n.d. |
6 |
4 |
Research |
1964-1965 |
6 |
5 |
Rice notes |
n.d. |
6 |
6 |
Scottish Agricultural Organization Society - C. J. M. Cadzow - correspondence |
1964-1965 |
6 |
7 |
State Councils |
1961-1963 |
6 |
8 |
Survey correspondence |
1964-1965 |
6 |
9 |
Survey replies (33 questions) |
n.d. |
6 |
10 |
Tennessee Valley Authority - L. C. Salter correspondence |
1944 |
6 |
11 |
Tennessee Valley Authority - misc. correspondence |
1946-1957 |
6 |
12 |
Tennessee Valley Authority on Cooperatives |
1945-1949 |
6 |
13 |
Truman Library - correspondence |
1974-1979 |
7 |
1 |
USA - Associated Raisin Company |
1919-1920 |
7 |
2 |
USA - California Fruit Exchange |
1947 |
7 |
3 |
USA - Cooperative Foundation - correspondence |
1969 |
7 |
4 |
USA - Excerpts from the California Citro graph |
1915-1923 |
7 |
5 |
USA - International Cooperative Training - correspondence |
1968-1970 |
7 |
6 |
USA - Western Trip |
1971-1972 |
7 |
7 |
USA Producers Contract |
1920 |
7 |
8 |
Valko, Laszlo |
1971 |
7 |
9 |
Virginia - Eastern Shore Produce Exchange |
1900-1947 |
7 |
10 |
Wales - Elwyn Thomas - correspondence |
1964-1965 |
7 |
11 |
Wales - Welsh Agricultural Organization Society correspondence |
1964-1965 |
7 |
12 |
Walnuts notes |
n.d. |
7 |
13 |
Wool |
n.d. |
7 |
14 |
Writings |
1965 |
7 |
15 |
Writings |
1960-1964 |
7 |
16 |
Writings |
1957-1959 |
7 |
17 |
Writings |
1950-1956 |
8 |
1 |
Agriculture History Society: Correspondence with Everett E. Edwards |
1945 |
8 |
2-4 |
Articles by Joseph G. Knapp |
1941-1950 |
8 |
5 |
Articles on Co-operatives |
1969-1972 |
8 |
6 |
Bibliography of Writings by Joseph G. Knapp |
1966 ca. |
9 |
1 |
Birdsall, Webster J., Director |
1947 |
9 |
2 |
Black, John D.: Correspondence |
1946 |
9 |
3 |
Book Reviews and Joseph Knapp Biographical Information |
1954-1964 |
9 |
4 |
Book Reviews: "Seeds That Grew" |
1960-1961 |
9 |
5 |
Brand, Charles J. |
1912-1949 |
9 |
6 |
California Fruit Growers Exchange |
1933 |
9 |
7 |
Calkins, Robert (Brookings Institution): Papers |
1961 |
9 |
8 |
Carver, T. N. |
n. d. |
9 |
9 |
Carver, T. N.: Correspondence |
1914,1945 |
9 |
10-12 |
Committee on Biographies (desk file) |
1966 |
9 |
13 |
Corn Products |
1964-1966 |
9 |
14 |
David, Irving G. |
1945 |
9 |
15 |
Digby, Margaret: Correspondence |
1951-1963 |
9 |
16 |
Economic Clippings |
1972 |
9 |
17 |
Excerpts From "David Lubin: A Study In Practical Idealism" |
1941 |
9 |
18 |
Farmers In Business: Compliments |
1963-1964 |
10 |
1 |
Farmers in Business: Correspondence |
1963-1964 |
10 |
2 |
Farmers In Business: Publicity |
1963 |
10 |
3 |
Farrand and Farrand (Attorneys): Correspondence |
1912-1947 |
10 |
4 |
Firor, J. William: Correspondence |
1945 |
10 |
5 |
Flyers: Correspondence |
1981-1983 |
10 |
6 |
Flyers and Other Publicity for Books by Knapp |
1974-1983 |
10 |
6 |
Naden, Kenneth (National Council of Farmer Cooperatives): Correspondence |
1974,1982 |
10 |
7 |
Guin, Russell: Correspondence |
1978-1983 |
10 |
8 |
Hallberg, Owen (American Institute of Cooperation) |
1974-1979 |
10 |
9 |
Hussey, Frank W. |
1981 |
10 |
10 |
Homan, Reuben: Correspondence |
1947 |
10 |
11 |
Mann, M. G. (Farmers Cooperative Exchange) |
1956, n.d. |
10 |
12 |
Miscellaneous Correspondence |
1946-1947 |
10 |
13 |
Miscellaneous Excerpts: Pigou, Commons, etc. |
1953 |
10 |
14 |
Mississippi Federated Cooperatives: Correspondence with Charlie McNeil |
1945 |
10 |
15 |
Morgan, H. A. |
n.d. |
10 |
17 |
Norman, Harry S.: Correspondence |
1945 |
10 |
18 |
Notes on Various Subjects |
n.d. |
10 |
19 |
Oregon State College |
1947 |
11 |
1 |
Personal Correspondence |
1959 |
11 |
2 |
Personal Correspondence |
1960 |
11 |
3 |
Radio Talk: "Cooperative Purchasing and Cooperative Marketing Fit Well Together" |
1935 |
11 |
4 |
Radio Talk: "Cooperative Supply Buying Increases Farm Efficiency" |
1936 |
11 |
5 |
Radio Talk: "How Cooperative Farm Supply Associations Work" |
1935 |
11 |
6 |
Radio Talk: "Two Examples of Successful Large Scale Purchasing Associations" |
1935 |
11 |
7 |
Radio Talk: "The Widening Circle of Cooperative Farm Supply Purchasing" |
1935 |
11 |
8 |
Sapiro, Aaron |
1923-1937 |
11 |
9 |
Scotland: Christmas Card and Dictaphone Cards |
1963-1964, n.d. |
11 |
10 |
Scottish and Welsh Agricultural Organization Societies |
1963 |
11 |
11-12 |
Speeches and Writings |
1930-1949 |
11 |
13 |
Source Materials |
n.d. |
11 |
14 |
Stanton, Beryle: Correspondence |
1973-1979 |
11 |
15 |
Terms of Study : Agricultural Cooperation in England |
1963-1964 |
11 |
16 |
Trip to Sao Paulo, Brazil (2- 5x7 b/w photographs) |
1967 |
11 |
17 |
University of Kentucky: Correspondence |
1946 |
11 |
18 |
University of Kentucky: Brookings Foundation Correspondence |
1945-1946 |