Claude W. Gifford Collection. Beyond his materials in the ACDC collection, the Claude W. Gifford Papers, 1919-2004, are deposited in the University of Illinois Archives. Serial Number 8/3/81. Locate finding aid at https://archives.library.illinois.edu/archon/, Claude W. Gifford Collection., Brief biography of Charles Dana Bennett, 1903-1987. Bennett and his wife, Edith, helped found the Agricultural Relations Council, Kiwanis Farm-City Week, Farm Film Foundation, Foundation for American Agriculture, and Agricultural Hall of Fame. Accompanying photo of Bennett with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Clifford Hardin and Director of Communication Claude Gifford.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 149 Document Number: D06739
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Videocassette from the Agricultural Relations Council,Washington, D.C. 9:00 minutes., Captures the ARC dedication event on the grounds of the Orange County Agricultural Center, Orlando, Florida. "...it reminds us of how things were in 1988; it invites us to return to Orlando and recover the contents in the capsule."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 69 Document Number: D10732
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Claude W. Gifford Collection. Beyond his materials in the ACDC collection, the Claude W. Gifford Papers, 1919-2004, are deposited in the University of Illinois Archives. Serial Number 8/3/81. Locate finding aid at https://archives.library.illinois.edu/archon/, Item 42 located in ACDC Document D10726, Directory of written summaries of 80 items deposited in the Claude W. Gifford Papers, University of Illinois Archives. 4 pages., Provides a review of efforts to improve public understanding of agriculture, nationally. Author cites the 1950 book by Ed Lipscomb, Grassroots public relations for agriculture, formation of the Agricultural Relations Council, and Dan Murphy's book, Improving agriculture's reputation. Describes USDA efforts, including the PACER research project and staffing enhancements for that goal.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 122 Document Number: D11137
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10 pages., From author., Remarks at the memorial service for John Harvey, nationally respected and honored agricultural journalist and communicator. Former president of the American Agricultural Editors' Association.
