Descriptive summary
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creator:
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Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., Eastern
Division |
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title:
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Records |
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dates:
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1937-1976, n.d. |
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extent:
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45.5 linear ft. (35 records center cartons) |
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collection number:
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MS
541 |
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repository:
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Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.
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Administrative
information
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access:
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Open for research
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publication rights:
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Consult Head, Special Collections Department
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preferred
citation:
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Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. Eastern
Division Records, MS 541, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.
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Historical
note
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Pioneer Hi-Bred
International, Inc., was established as the Hi-Bred Corn Company in
Johnston, Iowa, in 1926 by Henry A. Wallace, then editor of
Wallaces' Farmer. Pioneer was added to the name in 1935. The
company began to expand its research facilities during the 1930s,
adding remote locations for the testing of seed under different
climatic conditions. In 1936, staff members Raymond Baker and Robert
J. Woods secured 150 acres of plots in Flora, Indiana, to produce
parent corn. The resulting seed was sent back to Iowa for use in
commercial seed production. In 1937, a commercial crop of Pioneer
Brand Seed Corn was planted at Flora to be sold in Indiana. A plant
was built in Flora, and a new business was established: the Pioneer
Hi-Bred Corn Company of Indiana. Robert J. Woods was named president
of the new company. Eventually, the company was headquartered in
Tipton, Indiana. In 1971, the name of the company was changed to
Pioneer Hi-Bred, Inc., and it became a subsidiary of Pioneer Hi-Bred
International, Inc. In 1975 it became known as Pioneer Hi-Bred
International's Eastern Division. |
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Collection description
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The collection
(1937-1976, n.d.) includes advertisements, contracts,
correspondence, news clippings, publications, seed corn salesmen's
accounts, and sales ledgers. Correspondents include John Airy,
Raymond Baker, William L. Brown, David Garst, Jonathan Garst,
Roswell Garst, Gordon McCleary, Owen Newlin, R. Wayne Skidmore, W.
L. Thomas, Nelson Urban, James W. Wallace, and Robert J. Woods. |
Container list
Full finding aid
(pdf format) with container list.
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