Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 167 Document Number: C27817
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Historical sketches from the Agricultural Journalism Library, University of Wisconsin. Data collected in about 1925., Included: American Cookery, American Food Journal, American Motherhood, American Needlewoman, Arkansas Homestead, Baby, Babyhood, Better Homes and Gardens, Boyce's Home Folks, Delineator, Farmer's Wife, Forecase, Good Health, Good Housekeeping, Good Stories, Holland's Magazine, Home Circle, Home Friend Magazine, Hostess, Household Magazine, Ladies' Home Journal, McCall's, Modern Pricilla, Mother's Home Life, Nation's Health, People's Home Journal, People's Popular Monthly, Pictorial Review, Social Progress, Today's Housewife, Vogue, Woman's Digest, Woman's Home Companion, and Woman's World
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C22955
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Jim Evans Collection, 385 pages., "A behind-the-scenes story of Reiman Publications, a company that began in a basement, was built on 'wild ideas' and become a publishing empire that sold for $760 million."
Paul Hixson Collection., Describes changes in INTERPAKS Digest, newsletter of the International Program for Agricultural Knowledge Systems, published by the Office of International Agriculture,College of Agriculture, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36808
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Agricultural Publishers Association Records, Series No. 8/3/80, Box 9, Special Bulletin No. 13. 2 pages., Summary of findings by the American Association of Advertising Agencies. Among 58 general magazines, only three showed more than 12 percent duplication with any of 56 farm papers.
USA: Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale, Illinois.
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C15126
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320 pages., Chapter 10 (pp. 226-238) "Down on the Farm" - describes early farm magazines, leading farm periodicals, regionals, journals featuring special breeds and crops, and those for rural youths. --- Chapter 11 (pp. 239-272) "Land of the Giants" - includes information about farm publishers such as Meredith Corporation, The Miller Publishing Company, Prairie Farmer Publishing Company and Watt Publishing Company.
