Verne H. Church Papers
c.00542

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator
Church, Verne H.
Title
Verne H. Church papers
ID
c.00542
Date
1943
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet , 1 folder
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan".

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Biographical Note

Verne H. Church (1875-1949) was the first Agricultural Statistician in Michigan for the Bureau of Crop Estimates, known today as the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. He held this position from 1914 to 1942.

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Scope and Contents note

This collection consists of a manuscript, "Personal Recollections of the Government Crop Reporting Service", written in 1943 by Verne H. Church (1875-1949). Church was the first Agricultural Statistician in Michigan for the Bureau of Crop Estimates, known today as the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. He held this position from 1914 to 1942. Church's autobiography serves as a history of the methods used by agricultural statisticians for crop reporting in Michigan during those years.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections October 1988

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Revision Description

  July 2000

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University Property Rights: Michigan State University

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Custodial History

Gift of Larry Connor, Agriculture Economics Chair, Michigan State University, 1986-07-14.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • United States. Bureau of Agricultural Economics.

Personal Name(s)

  • Connor, Larry

Subject(s)

  • Agriculture -- Economic aspects

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Collection Inventory

Folder

Personal Recollections of the Government Crop Reporting Service 1943 

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