Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08633
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Located in Review of Extension Studies, volumes for 1946-1956, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., Summary of thesis for the master of science degree, Cornell University, Ithaca. 57 pages.
USA: Ronald Press Company, New York City, New York.
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C15134
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A general history, starting with English magazine origins. Emphasizes the "social and economic influence" of magazines. Includes descriptions of prominent national and regional farm periodicals: Country Gentleman, Farm Journal, Cappers Farmer, Successful Farming. Emphasizes agricultural leadership played by editors of farm magazines.
See abstract in file folder for Document No. D06143, Abstract of poster presentation at North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture conference,Athens,Georgia, June 16-20, 2015. No findings reported in this abstract.
See abstract in file folder of Document No. D06143., Abstract poster presentation at North American College and Teachers of Agriculture conference, Athens, Georgia, June 16-20, 2015.
Posted at www.agrimarketing.com, 40 pages., Special supplement to the November/December 2007 issue. Articles feature the development, influence and future of NAMA, as well as the professional fields it serves.
USA: Southern Farm Network, Raleigh, North Carolina
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12144
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Brief report on "SFN Today" featured the national Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT) student organization. 2 pages., Briefly described the development and goals of the organization, the programming it offers to student members, and the current student and faculty leadership.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C23422
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From the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, University of Kentucky, Lexington. 2 pages., Report from a session of "Rural America, Community Issues," a conference programmed by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues for the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, University of Maryland, June 12-17, 2005.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 71 Document Number: D10775
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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/, Claude W. Gifford Collection. 42 pages.
USA: National Association of Farm Broadcasting, Platte City, Missouri.
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12078
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2 pgs., Online from the publisher. 2 pages., Obituary involving a former farm broadcaster who served as NAFB president in 1984 and as NAFB Historian for nine years.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12141
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Online via AgriMarketing Weekly. 1 page., A March 1 occasion marking the retirement and legacy of Lyle E. Orwig, co-founder and chairman of Charleston-Orwig communications agency, recently rebranded as C.O.nxt.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: C25699
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Via Messenger Online. 2 pages., Announces the Ezzell family of the Canadian Record newspaper (Canadian, Texas) as winner of the Tom and Pat Gish Award for courage, tenacity and integrity in rural journalism. Award presented by the Institute of Rural Journalism and Community Issues, University of Kentucky, Lexington.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 144 Document Number: D11543
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2 pages., Online via AgriMarketing Weekly. 1 page., Announcement of change in leadership of one of the nation's pioneer agricultural periodicals/media firms.
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.
Contributed to ACDC by Warren Clark, October 2019., Features the first president of the American Association of Agriculture College Editors organization. Among other related achievements, he was chairman of the executive committee on extension organization and policy of the American Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations.
Online from publication. 2 pages., Features agricultural broadcaster Gale Cunningham, president-elect of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB), and his wife Beth at the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 67 Document Number: D10744
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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/, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture's Memorandum No. 1798, signed by Earl Butz. 4 pages., Establishes the Department of Communication, USDA. Memorandum involves responsibilities, delegations of authority, and immediate actions to be taken. Replaces the current Office of Information.
USA: National Project in Agricultural Communications (NPAC), Michigan State University, East Lansing.
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 193 Document Number: D07250
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Hal R. Taylor Collection, First training workshop of the Visual Unit in the Communication Training Program of NPAC. Ringbinder contains schedule, participant list, group photo, handouts. script for visual communication filmstrip and other resources used in the workshop conducted in East Lansing, Michigan,January 24-February 6, 1960.
October 2 issue via online. 2 pages., Recognized by Folio among "Top Women in Media for her key role in transforming the content aspect of Farm Journal Media across platforms during the past 25 years.
