Abbott, Eric A. (author) and Benton, Holly (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2005-06
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 144 Document Number: C22333
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Presented at the conference of ACE (Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences), San Antonio, Texas, June 1, 2005. 13 pages., Largest single collection of such publications ever assembled - 9,573 titles. Bibliographic database can be searched online by title, date, editor, state or subject matter topic. Describes the development of this collection by Donald Watson, long-time agricultural editor.
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.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36895
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Agricultural Publishers Association Records, Series No. 8/3/80, Box 23, Page 7, Minutes of APA membership meeting, San Francisco, California, November 11, 1987., Members note reports from editors about increasing pressure from advertisers to influence editorial material. Suggested that publishers exchange information when this happens.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36842
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Agricultural Publishers Association Records, Series No. 8/3/80, Box 12, Page 2, Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Agricultural Publishers Association, Chicago, Illinois, October 18, 1933., A director, W.G. Campbell, calls attention to conflicting statements about the age of APA. Cites an unbroken succession from the Corn Belt Association and the Farm Press Club, an existence of about 30 years.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C24819
Journal Title Details:
: 2-3
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Weekly Bulletin No. 107., "One of the most troublesome features of the advertising business today, especially in the agricultural field, is the ease with which some publishers extend recognition" to advertising agencies. Calls for advertising agencies to handle this themselves, through a general clearinghouse.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36847
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Agricultural Publishers Association Records, Series No. 8/3/80, Box 12, 4 pages., Discussion copy for a plan to revise the Association's system of agency relations.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36813
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Agricultural Publishers Association Records, Series No. 8/3/80, Box 9, Printed on back side of APA stationery. 1 page., Lists 38 member publications with a combined audited circulation of more than 7,000,000 per issue.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36825
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Agricultural Publishers Association Records, Series No. 8/3/80, Box 10, Printed on back side of APA letterhead. 1 page., Reports 31 member periodicals with combined audited circulation of more than 7,500,000 per issue.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C24822
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Listed on the back side of APA stationery. 1 page., Lists 49 member periodicals and reports a combined audited circulation of more than 8,211,579 per issue.
Agricultural Publishers Association Archives, Describes the content of an approaching short course, guided by suggestions from advertising agency representatives about topics of most interest.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C24900
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Bulletin No. 4. Page 2., The Modern Business Text of the Alexander Hamilton Institute, a course in business that is studied by thousands of people, carries a complimentary reference to farm papers for taking "an advanced stand for honest advertising."
