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Scope and Content of Collection
Arrangement Statement
Title: Norris E. Dodd papers
Date (bulk): 1946-1953
Collection Number: 75020
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
11 manuscript boxes, 2 card file boxes, 16 oversize boxes
(21.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Collection includes notebooks, travel documents, speeches and writings, photographs, audiovisual material, and memorabilia,
relating to American and world agricultural problems during 1905 to 1969.
Creator:
Dodd, Norris E. (Norris Edward), 1879-1968
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
Boxes 27 and 29 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research;
materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the
collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Use
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1975.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Norris E. Dodd papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
July 20, 1879 |
Born, Chichsaw County, Iowa |
1900-1907 |
Opened and operated drug stores in Pendleton, Pilot Rock, Baker, Haines, and Wallowa, Oregon |
1907-1912 |
Built and operated rural and city telephone lines, Haines, Oregon |
1933 |
Chariman, County Wheat Committee, Oregon |
1934 |
Chairman, County Corn-Hog State Board Control, Oregon |
1934-1935 |
Chairman, Corn-Hog State Board Control, Oregon |
1936-1937 |
Chairman, Oregon State Agriculture Conservation Committee |
1938-1939 |
Assistant Director, Western Division, Agriculture Adjustment Agency |
1939-1943 |
Director, Western Division, Agricultural Adjustment Agency |
1943-1946 |
Chief, Agricultural Adjustment Agency |
1946-1948 |
United States Under Secretary of Agriculture |
1948-1954 |
Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
1968 |
Died, Arizona |
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection dates 1905 to 1969 and documents Dodd's days as Director-General of the United Nation Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO). Collection includes notebooks, travel documents, speeches and writings, photographs, memorabilia, and
audiovisual material (10.5" reels) relating to American and world agricultural problems. Series one includes documents related
to Dodd's time with the FAO. Series two consist of books with written contributions from Dodd. Series three combines photographs
and negatives to showcase the agricultural landscape and harvests from around the world. With a combination of medals and
displays of gratitude, series four consist of Dodd's memorabilia. The sound recordings include magnetic tapes and vinyls relaed
to FAO events.
Arrangement Statement
The collection is organized into five series: Personal papers file, Published writings file, Photographs/Negatives, Memorabilia
and Sound Recordings. Materials there after arranged by subject.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Food supply
Economic assistance
Agriculture
Agriculture -- United States
Agriculture -- International cooperation
United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
United States. Department of Agriculture