Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Russell G. Hill Collection
UA.17.58
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator - Donor
- Hill, Russell G.
- Title
- Russell G. Hill collection
- ID
- UA.17.58
- Date [inclusive]
- 1961-1976
- Extent
- 0.25 Cubic feet , 5 folders
- 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."
Biographical Note
Russell G. Hill was born November 26, 1909 in Trufant, Michigan. He attended Michigan State College (now Michigan State University) from 1928 to 1932 and earned his B.S. in agriculture with honors. Hill later earned his M.S., also from Michigan State.
Hill taught vocational agriculture in Caro, Michigan from 1932 to 1936. Hill joined the extension service in 1936 and held a variety of posts and eventually became a specialist in soil conservation. Hill joined the faculty in the Department of Resource Development in College of Agriculture at Michigan State. He retired in 1975.
Hill was a member of Epsilon Sigma Phi. He received the USDA Superior Service award in 1962 for his commitment to conservation in Michigan. He also held the posts of Executive Secretary of the Michigan State Soil Conservation Committee and Vice President of the National Association of State Soil Conservation Administrators.
Hill and his wife Reva had two children, James W. and Jeanette C.
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains essays, many of which Russell Hill presented at various conferences dealing with land use and soil retention. The essays are about environmentally sound agricultural practices. Also included in the collection are two publications written by Hill: History -- Department of Resource Development and Land Stewardship.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections February 2007
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status note
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.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- United States. Soil Conservation Service.
Genre(s)
- Essays
- Publications
Subject(s)
- Land use -- Michigan
- Natural resources -- Study and teaching
- Nature conservation -- Michigan
- Soil conservation -- Michigan
- Water conservation
Collection Inventory
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Essays 1961-1968 |
F.D. | 1 | ||
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The Birth of an Idea [need for soil and water conservation] undated |
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Recent Developments and Current Trends in Water management 1962 |
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East Lansing Kiwanis Club, Soil Stewardship Week 1963 |
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How to Keep My District from Getting in a Rut – Michigan Soil Conservation Districts, Inc. Summer Meeting 1963 |
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Notes – Conservation Ethics 1965 |
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Water Management – Is It a New Technology – Michigan Natural Resources Council 1965 |
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Selection, Development and Use of School Sites for Teaching Conservation in Michigan – Soil Conservation Society of America Annual Meeting 1966 |
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Water and Agriculture 1966 |
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An Educational Program for Sediment Control, Michigan Soil Conservation Conference 1967 |
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Development of Watershed Programs and Policies, Extension workshop 1968 |
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Essays 1970-1976 |
F.D. | 2 | ||
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A Brief History of Soil Conservation Districts in Michigan 1970 |
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Land Misuse, Orderly Prevention and Restoration, Michigan Citizens Workshop 1970 |
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Michigan Soil Conservation Districts and a Quality Environment 1970 |
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Some Soil and Conservation Facts 1970 |
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Agriculture’s Environmental Role 1972 |
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Soil Conservation Districts: From Rags to Riches, Michigan Soil Conservation Districts meeting 1972 |
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Environmental Concern for Field Crop Farming 1973 |
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Public Involvement in Land in Use Planning, Special Conference on Options in Land Use Policy 1974 |
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(For Clinton SCD Annual Report) Birth of an Idea 1975 |
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… And That is the Way it Was, SCD reports 1976 |
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Notes and Essays 1965, Undated |
F.D. | 3 | ||
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Notes Conservation Ethics 1965 |
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Soil Conservation Policies [handwritten notes] undated |
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Methods to Pep Up a Slow Soil Conservation District Governing Body undated |
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So You Haven’t any Erosion undated |
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Solomon’s Policy undated |
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History -- Department of Resource Development 1976 |
F.D. | 4 | ||
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Land Stewardship 1975 |
F.D. | 5 | ||