Argentina Project (Balcarce) Records
UA.2.9.5.13

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator
Michigan State University. Argentina Project (Balcarce).
Title
Argentina Project (Balcarce) records
ID
UA.2.9.5.13
Date [inclusive]
1957-1975
Extent
6.0 Cubic feet
Language
English
Language of Materials
Some of the materials are in Spanish.

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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Historical Note

The Argentina Project (Balcarce) was undertaken by Michigan State University in conjunction with the Agency for International Development (AID), the National Development Council (NDC) of Argentina, the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) of Argentina, and the Catholic University of Mar del Plata (UCMP). Its purpose was to strengthen the agricultural college at Balcarce and to institute principles and practices common to land grant institutions, such as Michigan State University.

The project had its beginnings in 1963 with the visit and report of the pre-contract survey team. In February 1965 a contract for the project was signed with USAID. Shortly thereafter, an economic analysis and feasibility study was made and by January 1966 the first MSU personnel had arrived on the scene. From that date until December 1970, hampered as it was by financial, political, and cultural problems, the project went on, ultimately involving twenty-one long- and short-term advisors.

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Scope and Contents note

Records of the Argentina Project (Balcarce) consist of official reports and staff reports, personal and official staff correspondence, and preliminary studies and drafts of the project. Also included are financial and funding records, administrative records, and information on Argentina and agriculture.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections

Conrad Hall
888 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.

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Related Materials

Related Archival Materials

See also Educational Development Program records, 1963-1976 (UA 3.5)

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (Argentina).
  • United States. Agency for International Development.

Genre(s)

  • Contracts
  • Diaries
  • Letters (correspondence)
  • Photographs
  • Reports

Geographic Name(s)

  • Balcarce (Argentina : Partido)

Personal Name(s)

  • Combs, William H.

Subject(s)

  • Agricultural education -- Argentina
  • Agriculture -- Argentina
  • Public universities and colleges -- Argentina

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Collection Inventory

Box Folder

Quarterly Report, US Agency for International Development MSU 

 238 1
Box Folder

No. 2 May - July 1965 

 238 2

No. 3 August - October 1965 

 238 3

No. 4 November 1965 - January 1966 

 238 4

No. 5 February - April 1966 

 238 5

No. 6 May - July 1966 

 238 6

No. 7 August - October 1966 

 238 7

No. 8 November 1966 - January 1967 

 238 8

No. 9 February - April 1967 

 238 9

No. 10 May - July 1967 

 238 10

No. 11 August - October 1967 

 238 11

No. 12 November 1967 - January 1968 

 238 12

No. 13 February - April 1968 

 238 13

No. 14 May - July 1968 

 238 14

No. 15 August - October 1968 

 238 15

No. 16 November 1968 - January 1969 

 238 16

No. 17 February - April 1969 

 238 17

No. 18 May - July 1969 

 238 18

No. 19 August - October 1969 

 238 19

No. 20 November 1969 - January 1970 

 238 20

No. 21 February - April 1970 

 238 21

No. 22 May - July 1970 

 238 22

No. 23 August - October 1970 

 238 23

No. 24 November 1970 - January 1971 

 238 24

Blueprint, Dormitory Plan undated 

 238 25

The Balcarce, Argentina Project, End of Tour Report 1970 

 238 26

Texas A&M University System Quarterly Reports July 1971 - December 1972 

 238 27

"Report on Agricultural Engineering Education" February 15 - March 15, 1967 

 238 28

Report by Pre Contract Survey Team October 1963 

 238 29-30

Chronological Sequence of Activity undated 

 238 31

Rough Draft Pre-Contract Survey Team undated 

 238 32

Report of Pre-Contract Survey Team Preliminary Report 1963 

 238 33

Report of Pre-Contract Survey Team Draft November 15, 1963 

 238 34

First Edition Report of Pre-Contract Team October 1963 

 238 35

Report of Pre-Contract Survey Team Second Edition July 1964 

 238 36

Suggested Program of Work July 7, 1964 

 238 37

Economic Analysis and Feasibility Study 
Box Folder

MSU Study Team April - May 1965 

 238 38

 November 1965 

 238 39-40

Briefing for Trip 1964-1965 

 238 41
Box Folder

Persons Contracted Trip Costa Rica, Colombia, Argentina 1965 

 238 42
Drawer Folder

Short Term Adviser’s Report, Dr. Henry Foth 1967 

 FD 2

Economic Analysis and Feasibility Study 
Box Folder

Notes 1960, undated 

 238 43

Notes undated 

 238 44

Notes 1964-1965, undated 

 238 45

Notes undated 

 238 46

Space Allocation 1964-1965 

 238 47

Plans for Building undated 

 238 48-49

Drafts of Final Report 
Box Folder

Folder 1 undated 

 238 50

Folder 2 undated 

 238 51

Folder 3 undated 

 238 52

Folder 4 1965, undated 

 238 53

Folder 5 

 238 54
Box Folder

Drafts of Figures for Printer undated 

 238 55
Box Folder

Monthly Reports 1970 

 239 1
Box Folder

 1968-1969 

 239 2

Progress, Comments on. 1966-1967 

 239 3

Diary: Davis, Robert H. 1969-1970 

 239 4

Progress 1967 

 239 5

End of Tour Report 
Box Folder

Baker, Georgianne 1970 

 239 6

Bourne, W. Clinton 1968-1970 

 239 7

Daley, Peter undated 

 239 8

Davis, Robert H. 1969 

 239 9

Downes, John D. 1970 

 239 10

Drew, William 1966 

 239 11

Esmay, Merle 1967 

 239 12

Foth, Henry D. 1967 

 239 13

Hooker, W.J. 1968 

 239 14

Kidder, E.H. 1970 

 239 15

Madaski, Frank 1969 

 239 16

Miller, Mason E. 1970 

 239 17

Munsell, Paul E. 1970 

 239 18

Nelson, R.H. 1966-1968 

 239 19

Robertson, L.S. (Pictures) 1968 

 239 20

Ruppel, Robert 1967 

 239 21

Taboada, Oscar 1969 

 239 22

Wright, Jonathon 1966, undated 

 239 25

Wood, Garland 1970 

 239 26-27
Box Folder

Report to Facultad Agronomia, Balcarce, Argentina 1968 

 239 23

Reports on Fund Raising – Smith, Battle 1966 

 239 24

Comments – Wood, Garland undated 

 239 28

Report: Problems Restricting Development of Agricultural Mechanization. Wilkinson, Ruben undated 

 239 29

Follow Up 1965-1970 

 239 30

Future Contracting with INTA 1969 

 239 31

Peterson Cucumber Project 1966-1967 

 239 32

Language Lab Equipment 1968 

 239 33

Language Lab Book Orders 1970 

 239 34-35

Proposed Milking Barn Equipment 1966, 1969 

 239 36

Catalogs, Requests for 1965 

 239 37

Information about Argentina 1961-1963, undated 

 239 38

Home Economics Information 1964-1965 

 239 39

Agricultural Information 1963 

 239 40

Argentina, Climate of Balcarce, Information undated 

 239 41

Soil Description undated 

 239 42

Curriculum 
Box Folder

 1957, undated 

 239 46

 1965, undated 

 239 43

 1967, undated 

 239 45

 undated 

 239 44

Balcarce Experimental Station 
Box Folder

Work Plans 1961-1962, 1969, undated 

 239 47

Work plans 1960-1961, 1963-1964, undated 

 239 48

Work plans 1960-1962, undated 

 239 49

Speech by Dean Cottanio 1966 

 239 50
Box Folder

Graduate School in Argentina Republic of Argentina Rule Book 1968, undated 

 239 51

Graduate School in Argentina Comments by Personnel 1968-1969, undated 

 240 1

Balcarce College Information Collect Dr. Ruppel February 1966 

 240 2

Fundraising 1965-1966 

 240 3
Box Folder

 1966-1970 

 240 4

Personnel 
Box Folder

Participation by MSU Staff and Others 1963-1970 

 240 5

Notes on Personnel, Argentina, AID undated 

 240 6

Monthly Reports on Participants Under Contract 1967-1971 

 240 7

Regulations for Visas January 1968 

 240 8

Pre-Departure Checklist January 1969 

 240 9

Mail October 1966 

 240 10

Shipping Allowances 1965 

 240 11

Tips for Families Living in Mar del Plata 1965 

 240 12

Staff Allowances 1966-1968 

 240 13

Information for Families Planning One or More Years Overseas (education) 1967 

 240 14

School Information 1965 

 240 15

Projected Staff Requirements 1965-1975 

 240 16

Prospective 1966-1968 

 240 17

Suggested Staff Candidate List 1965 

 240 19

Short Term Staff 1969 

 240 20

AID Personnel 1970 

 240 21

Pre-Contract Survey Team 
Box Folder

Lassiter, C.A. 1963 

 240 22

Perkins, M.F. 1964 

 240 23

Ralston, N.P. 1963-1965 

 240 24

Wood, C.P. 1963-1964 

 240 25
Box Folder

Adams, Wayne 1965 

 240 26

Baker, Georgianne 1969-1970 

 240 27

Baker, Rollin 1966, 1970 

 240 28

Bourne, Clinton (pictures) 1968, 1970 

 240 29

Byg, Delbert 1968 

 240 30

Cowden, T.K. 1967 

 240 31

Dalby, Peter 1969-1970 

 240 32

Davis, Robert H. 1969-1970 

 240 33

Dietrich, John 1969 

 240 34

Downes, John 1969-1970 

 240 35

Drew, William B. 1966-1969 

 240 36

Foth, Henry D. 1966-1970 

 240 37

Garese, Pedro. (Pictures) 1968 

 240 38

Hackett, Arthur J. 1970 

 240 39

Hoefer, Jake 1965 

 240 40

Hooker, William J. 1967-1968 

 240 41

Kidder, Ernest. (Pictures) 1969-1970 

 240 42

Kneller, Carolyn undated 

 240 43

Kyle, Leonard 1965 

 240 44

Lawton, Kirk 1965-1968 

 240 45
Box Folder

 1965 

 240 46

Madaski, Frank (Pictures) 1969 

 240 47

Miller, Mason (Pictures) 1970 

 240 48

Munsell, Paul 1970 

 240 49

Nelson, Ronald 1966-1968 

 240 50

Paape, Max 1969-1974 

 240 51

Peacock, Dave 1967 

 240 52

Peterson, Glenn M. 1958-1968 

 240 53

Robertson, Lynn 1968 

 240 54

Ruppel, Robert (Pictures) 1965-1968 

 240 55

Smith, Battle 1967 

 240 56

Taboada, Oscar 1967-1969 

 240 57

Wilkinson, Robert 1967-1968 

 240 58

Wood, Garland (Pictures) 1967-1968 

 240 59

Wright, Jonathon 1966-1967 

 240 60

Wright, Earl T. 1963-1965 

 240 61

Wyeth, Irving 1967 

 240 62

Argentine Participants 
Box Folder

Agricultural Experts, visits of 1964 

 240 63

 1965 

 240 64

Agricultural Experts 1967-1968 

 240 66
Box Folder

Berardo, Angel 1968 

 240 67

Goni, Dean 1969-1970 

 240 68

Mendiburu, Americo O. 1967-1971 

 240 69

Requena, Rafael 1968 

 240 70

Tunon, Eduardo Fernandez 1968-1969 

 240 71

Tunon, Eduardo Fernandez 1968 

 241 1

Villar, Jorge A. 1968-1970 

 241 2

Hannah, John 1968 

 241 3

Lonnemark, Henning 1968 

 241 4

Miller, Richard 1966 

 241 5

Correspondence 
Box Folder

General A. 1965, 1967, 1969 

 241 6

General B. 1963, 1965-1967, 1970 

 241 7

Bourne, W.C. 1968, 1970-1971 

 241 8
Box Folder

 1968 

 241 9-10

General C. 1965-1967, 1969-1970 

 241 11

Constantino, A.G. 1964 

 241 12

Cowden, T.K. 1964-1967 

 241 13

General D. 1968-1970 

 241 14

General F. 1963, 1965 

 241 15

Ford, James 1966-1969 

 241 16

France, Louis 1965 

 241 17

General G. 1965-1967, 1970 

 241 18

General I. 1965, 1968 

 241 19

General J. 1964, 1966 

 241 20

Jacobs, Gerald 1963, 1965-1967, 1969-1971 

 241 21

Jacobsen, Harry 1964-1965 

 241 22

Jacobsen, Eugene 1966 

 241 23

General L. 1963-1967 

 241 24

Ruppel, Robert; Lawton, Kirk 1966-1967 

 241 25

Lawton, Kirk 1965-1967 

 241 26

Lippincott, Richard 1967 

 241 27

General M. 1967-1968, 1971 

 241 28

May, Phillip J. 1966-1967 

 241 29

Mendia, Justino A. 1965-1966 

 241 30

Miller, Jarvis E. 1964-1965 

 241 31

General N. 1963, 1965, 1969 

 241 32

Nelson, Linda 1970 

 241 33

Nelson, Ronald 
Box Folder

 1966-1967 

 241 36-37

 1967-1968 

 241 35

 1968, 1970 

 241 34
Box Folder

Nelson, Ronald; Lawton, Kirk 1966-1967 

 241 38

Ojeda, Srta. Norma Glayds 1968 

 241 39

General P. 1965-1966, 1969 

 241 40

Pasquale, Domingo 1966-1968 

 241 41

Perkins, M.F. Concerning Pre – Contract Survey Team 
Box Folder

 1962-1963 

 241 43

 1963-1964 

 241 42
Box Folder

Peterson, Virgil 1965 

 241 44

Riley, Harold W. 1968-1969 

 241 45

Ruppel, Robert (Personal) 
Box Folder

 1965-1966 

 241 50

 1966 

 241 49

 1966-1967 

 241 48

 1967 

 241 47

 1967-1968 

 241 46
Box Folder

Ruppel, Robert; Lawton, Kirk 1966-1967 

 241 51
Box Folder

 1966 

 241 52

General S. 1966-1967, 1970 

 241 53

Sanders, Terry 1963 

 241 54

Santillan, Juan C. Garcia 1965-1966 

 241 55

Shaefer, William 1966 

 241 56

Smith, Battle 1966-1967, 1969 

 241 57
Box Folder

 1966-1967 

 241 58

Smith, Freeman 1963 

 241 59

Smith, Phillip 1970 

 241 60

Smuckler, Ralph 1965-1967 

 241 61

General T. 1965 

 241 62

Taboada, Oscar 
Box Folder

 1967-1968 

 241 64

 1968-1969 

 241 63
Box Folder

Taggart, Glenn 1966-1967 

 241 65

Taylor, Donald 1967-1968 

 241 66

General 
Box Folder

 1964-1965, 1970 

 241 68

 1965, 1967 

 241 67
Box Folder

Walker, Joseph 1969-1970 

 241 69

Walt, George 1965-1969 

 241 70

Watkins, J.C. 1963-1966 

 241 71

Wittle, Boyd 1970-1971 

 241 72

Wilkinson, Robert 
Box Folder

 1968 

 241 74

 1969 

 241 75

1969-1971 

 241 73

Wood, Garland 
Box Folder

 1964, 1968-1969 

 243 51

 1969 


    Box Folder
Mixed materials   241 81
    Box Folder
Mixed materials   243 52-54

Box Folder

 1969-1970 

 241 80

 1970 

 241 77-79

 1970 

 243 55

 1970-1971 

 241 76

Numbered Letters to Lawton, Kirk 1969 

 241 85

Numbered Letters to Wyeth, Irving 1970 

 241 86
Box Folder

Wyeth, Irving. Numbered Letters to Wood, Garland 1970 

 242 1
Box Folder

 1970 

 242 2

Zavaleta, Amaro 1967 

 242 3

Cables August 1970 - February 1971 

 242 4
Box Folder

 April 1965 - September 1966 

 242 9

 September 1966 - June 1967 

 242 8

 June 1967 - April 1968 

 242 7

 April - November 1968 

 242 6

 January - August 1970 

 242 5

Administration 
Box Folder

Contract 1963, 1965, n.d. 

 242 10

Memorandum of Understanding 1966-1967 

 242 11

Contract Amendments 1968, 1970 

 242 12

Contract Extension 1966 

 242 13

Contract Justification for Direct Aid 1967 

 242 14

Contractors Guides undated 

 242 15

Project Agreements 1957, undated 

 242 16

Contract Implementation 1964-1965 

 242 17

Procedures 1965-1969 

 242 18

Project Inventory 1966-1967 

 242 19

University Business Office 1966-1968 

 242 20

Correspondence Relating to Contract 1964-1970 

 242 21

Visit of Lawton, Cowden, Halpin, Reichel, Saccid 1967 

 242 22

Finances 
Box Folder

Account Statement Pre-Contract Survey Team 1963-1964 

 242 23

Account Statement 1965 

 242 24
Box Folder

 1966 

 242 25

 1967 

 242 26

 1968 

 242 27

 1969 

 242 28

 1970 

 242 29

 1971 

 242 30

 1972 

 242 31

Automobile Purchase 1965-1968 

 242 32

Budget 
Box Folder

Expenditures 1963-1964 

 242 33
Box Folder

 1966 

 242 34

Proposal and Final 1964-1965 

 242 35

Financial Statement 1966 

 242 36

Proposals 1967 

 242 37

Financial Statement-Approval Budget 1967 

 242 38

Expenditures 1967 

 242 39

Miscellaneous Materials 1963-1967 

 242 40
Box Folder

 1963-1967 

 242 41

 1963-1967 

 242 42

 1963-1967 

 242 43

Proposed 1968 

 242 44

Expenditures 1968 

 242 45

Miscellaneous Materials 1968 

 242 46

Proposed 1969 

 242 47

Expenditures 1969 

 242 48

Miscellaneous Materials 1969 

 242 49

Proposed 1970 

 242 50

Expenditures 1970 

 242 51

Miscellaneous Materials 1970 

 242 52
Box Folder

 1970 

 242 53

Pre-Contract Survey Team. Lassiter, Charles 1963 

 Box
243		 Folder
1

Pre- Contract Survey Team. Perkins, Maurice F. 1963 

 243 2
Box Folder

Ralston, Noel P. 1963 

 243 3

Wood, Garland 1963 

 243 4

Expenses, Argentina Participants 
Box Folder

Butzonitch, Ivan 1968, 1970 

 243 5

Garay, Ana 1970 

 243 6

Induni, Cesar 1970 

 243 7

Mendeburo, Americo O. 1967, 1970 

 243 8

Vellar, Jorge 1968 

 243 9
Box Folder

Gifts and Grants (Incomplete) 1970 

 243 10

Vouchers, Argentine Participants 
Box Folder

Butzonitch, Ivan 1969-1970 

 243 11

Garay, Ana 1970 

 243 12

Garise, Pedro 1968 

 243 13

Induni, Cesar 1970 

 243 14

Mendiburo, Americo 1967-1970 

 243 15

Requena, Rafael 1968 

 243 16

Tunon, Eduardo 1967-1969 

 243 17

Villar, Jorge 1968-1970 

 243 18

Bourne, Clinton 1968-1970 

 243 19

Davis, Robert 1969-1970 

 243 20

Downes, John 1970 

 243 21

Madaski, Frank 1969 

 243 22

Nelson, Ronald 1967 

 243 23

Ruppel, Robert 1967 

 243 24

Taboada, Oscar 1967-1969 

 243 25

Wood, Garland 1969-1970 

 243 26
Box Folder

 1968-1969 

 243 27

Wilkinson, Robert 1969 

 243 28

Miscellaneous 1967 

 243 29
Box Folder

 1968 

 243 30

Miscellaneous 1969 

 243 31

Purchase 
Box Folder

 1965-1969 

 243 34

 1967 

 243 35

 1967-1968 

 243 33

 1967-1968 

 243 36

 1968 

 243 39

 1968-1969 

 243 32

 1968-1969 

 243 38

 1969-1970 

 243 37
Box Folder

Miscellaneous Materials 1964-1972 

 243 40
Box Folder

 1966-1967 

 243 41

New Releases 1966-1967 

 243 42
Box Folder

 1965 

 243 43

Miscellaneous Publications 
Box Folder

English Language 1965, 1967-1968, 1970 

 243 44

Spanish Language 1959, 1962-1963 

 243 46
Box Folder

 1960 

 243 47

 1961, 1964-1965 

 243 45

 1963-1965 

 240 72

 1965-1966 

 243 48

 undated 

 243 49
Box Folder

Ecclesion School, Mar del Plata Day School, Calvert School 1965 

 243 50
Drawer Folder

Cost Analysis-MSU Soil Science Inputs 1971 

 FD 1

Oversized 
Drawer

"Anteproyecto Edificio Dormitorio Para 80 Estudiantes" 

 OS 5

Photographs. Argentina Project. 

 Drawer
MSU Photos

Balcarce. 

People. Requena, Rafael. 

Serials 

#808: Overseas Project - Argentina (Balcarce) - Quarterly Report 

#809: Overseas Project - Argentina (Balcarce) - Semi-Annual Report 

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