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Items with subject 'Poultry'
Allen Family Collection
by Allen, Larry; Mills, George S. (1904 – 1995)
2 boxes, 1 oversize box (1.25 linear feet)
This is a collection of maps, postcards, flyers, catalogs and other local ephemera accumulated by Florence Elizabeth Pruitt (Allen) over the course of her life. The date range of the materials runs from 1904 to 1995.
Cluck, Pluck and Luck documentary
by Oates, Michael (2015)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
Digital videodisc featuring the documentary, "Cluck, Pluck and Luck: the Improbable Early History of Delmarva's Chicken Industry." The documentary, produced by Michael Oates and 302 stories, discusses the beginnings of the poultry processing industry on Delmarva and its present 5.1 billion dollar industry.
Delmarva Poultry Industry Publications Collection
by Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc.; Gwin, James M.; Smith, Harold D. (1950 – 1959)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains publications pertaining to the Delmarva Poultry Industry in the 1950s.
Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc. records
by Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc. (1926 – 2017)
43 cartons, 3 oversize folders (48 linear feet)
The Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc. records are comprised of material related to the Delmarva Chicken Festival and the poultry industry from 1926-2017 (with the bulk of the material dating from 1948-2004), as well as the predecessor and related organizations: Delaware State Poultry Commission and Eastern Shore Poultry Growers Exchange. In addition to the festival records, newspaper clippings related to the mission and vision of the industry document one of the Delmarva Peninsula’s most significant industries through a series of ephemera, photographs and scrapbooks. This collection highlights the impact of the Delmarva Poultry Industry; while revealing the unique characteristics of the festival, for example the large frying displayed yearly at the festival.
Hastings Hatchery collection
by Hastings, Elmer F. (1930 – 2008)
3 folders (0.03 linear feet)
This collection contains material on Hastings Hatchery and its founder, Elmer F. Hastings. Items include a biographical sketch of Elmer Hastings written by Elbert Robbins in 2008, a cassette and CD of an interview of Mrs. Elmer Hastings and Henry Vinyard by Ray Thompson in 2007, two CDs of images pertaining to the Parsonsburg and Arkansas farms. In addition, there are photocopies of brochures pertaining to Hastings Hatchery's baby chick care and management, and pamphlet on the state certification of chicks. Also there are advertisements for the business, and photocopies with legend of an aerial shot of Hastings Hatchery.
John Thomas Parker Farmers' Bulletin Pamphlets
by Burritt, M. C.; Cox, H. R.; Lamon, Harry M.; Thompson, H. C.; United States Department of Agriculture (1915)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains multiple Farmers' Bulletin pamphlets from the US Department of Agriculture from Jan.-May 1915. Topics include growing strawberries, weed control, raising poultry, and management of apple orchards.
Live Stock and Chickens scrapbook
by Unknown (1899 – 1912)
1 oversize box (1.5 linear feet)
The Live Stock and Chickens scrapbook documents the poultry and cattle industry from 1899-1912 through a series of newspaper clippings from the American Agriculturalist, the Country Gentlemen, and the Practical Farmer as well as series of U.S. Department of Agriculture pamphlets on poultry management, ducks and geese, breeds of dairy cattle, and turkeys.
New Yorker Salisbury Article
by Hamburger, Philip (1960)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains an article written by Philip Hamburger of the New Yorker in 1960 on the city of Salisbury.
Records of Perdue Farms, Inc.
by Perdue Farms, Inc.; Perdue, Franklin P. (1790 – 2018)
208 boxes, 4 oversize boxes (99.08 linear feet)
The Records of Perdue Farms, Inc. consist of correspondence, agendas, memoranda, handwritten notes, reports, speeches, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, slides, audio and video documenting the Salisbury, Maryland company Perdue Farms, Inc, which includes both Perdue Foods and Perdue AgriBusiness. The collection also houses records pertaining to the Perdue Family, as well as some of Frank P. Perdue's personal papers, dating from 1790 to 2018 (though primarily from 1970 to 2000).
Salisbury Booklets collection
by Culver, Elizabeth (1952 – 1976)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
This collection contains various pamphlets of events occurring within Salisbury, MD and the adjoining metropolitan areas. Booklet topics include the Delmarva Chicken Festival from 1965 and 1970, the Delmarva Directory, and information for the Peninsula General Hospital. The collection also includes two black and white photographs of unknown origin, and a copy of the Salisbury Magazine from 1976.