Collection Contents

List of published works 1961

List of Merrill Bennett's published works 1961

Unpublished materials: Papers and speeches 1923-1966

Various topics, including national standards of living, and domestic agricultural costs 1923-1942

One long work, "Analytical summaries of farming costs" 1923-1942

Various topics, including California agriculture and European wartime economy 1923-1942

Speeches concerning European wartime food economy 1923-1942

Speeches about wartime economy 1942-1949

Various topics dealing with food problems of post-war Europe 1942-1949

Papers concerned with various aspects of international food economy 1942-1949

Various topics, including world population problems, and food supply 1942-1949

Mostly correspondence to Food Research Institute (not addressed by name) from Bennett's travels in East Africa 1950-1959

Materials concerned with food economy development in East Africa and foods of the New England Indians 1950-1959

American Indian and Hawaiian food economies 1950-1959

Miscellaneous topics 1960-1966

"Foods of the rainy tropics": notes, charts, maps and drafts Undated

"Survival and losses of Aboriginal foods": notes, charts, maps and background materials Undated

Miscellaneous notes Undated

Bennett's notes on readings and a bibliography Undated

"About Van Niel's book…": letters between Merrill Bennett and his son John Bennett, exchanging critical comments on the book 1966

Travel: Hawaii 1942

Correspondence from Hawaii Undated

Hawaii in wartime: newspaper clippings 1941 December 2-1942 January 30

Hawaii in wartime: newspaper clippings 1942 February 1-1942 February 28

Hawaii in wartime: newspaper clippings 1942 March 1-1942 September 20

Hawaii in wartime: pamphlets, menus, magazine photos, and "list of rumours", kept by Bennett circa 1942

Envelope containing notecards, "Names and notes on interviews" circa 1942

Travel: Japan 1947

Mementos, business cards from Japanese associates, itinerary, personnnel lists, ID card, correspondence and Air Raid Precautions Manual circa 1947

Itinerary of Japan Trip, and passenger list of Canadian Pacific Cruise 1964, 1967

Correspondence to Dorcas Bennett from Japan 1947

Travel: Hawaii 1941-1942

Photographs of scenery circa 1941-1942

Photographs of people: some family, most unidentified circa 1941-1942

"Exhibit 1-12" circa 1941-1942

Negatives circa 1941-1942

Postcards (unwritten) circa 1941-1942

Travel: Japan 1947

Photographs, notecards, list circa 1947

Photographs circa 1947

Photographs circa 1947

Photographs 1951, 1954 and undated

USDA Group photographs, Washington DC 1951, 1954

Cousin Ben Brown and FRI friends Undated

Domestic travel to Yosemite, Point Lobos, Golden Gate Park, some unidentified scenes Undated

Bennett home Undated

Bennett family snapshots Undated

Notecard file Undated

Notecard file containing bibliographic citations arranged by subject area Undated

Correspondence from Dorcas Gallup 1911-1922 and undated

Correspondence 1911-1918

Correspondence 1919

Correspondence 1920 January-March

Correspondence 1920 April-May

Correspondence 1920 June-December

Correspondence 1921 January-March

Correspondence 1921 April-August

Correspondence 1921 September-October

Correspondence 1921 November-December

Correspondence 1922 January-February

Correspondence 1922 March-April

Correspondence 1922 May-June

Correspondence Undated

Correspondence to Dorcas Gallup 1917-1924

Correspondence 1917 August 7-October

Correspondence 1917 November 1-December 27

Correspondence 1918 January 2-March 28

Correspondence 1918 April 15-May 27

Correspondence 1918 June 2-July 15

Correspondence 1918 August 2-October 30

Correspondence 1918 November 5-27

Correspondence 1918 December 5-24

Correspondence 1919 January 2-February 13

Correspondence 1919 March 10-April 7

Correspondence 1919 July 3-August 27

Correspondence 1919 September 8-October 14

Correspondence 1919 November 10-December 16

Correspondence 1920 January 24-March 9

Correspondence 1920 April 7-June 13

Correspondence 1920 June 16-November 6

Correspondence 1920 November 18-December 18

Correspondence 1921 January-February 23

Correspondence 1921 March 1-April 4

Correspondence 1921 April 8-May 16

Correspondence 1921 May 26-June 20

Correspondence 1921 September 5-24

Correspondence 1921 September 25-October 14

Correspondence 1921 October 16-31

Correspondence 1921 November

Correspondence 1921 December 1-21

Correspondence 1922 January 3-12

Correspondence 1922 January 18-31

Correspondence 1922 February 2-28

Correspondence 1922 March 2-24

Correspondence 1922 March 27-April 13

Correspondence 1922 April 25-May 12

Correspondence 1922 May 14-June 21

Correspondence (to Dorcas Gallup Bennett) 1924 August 28-September 20

Correspondence (to Dorcas Gallup Bennett) 1924 September 25-October

Family correspondence 1922-1968 and undated

MKB to Dorcas Gallup Bennett 1939 April 12-May

MKB to DGB 1944 March 18-1945 January 12

MKB to DGB (carbon of typed transcript) 1951 May 2-23

MKB to DGB (carbon of typed transcript) 1951 April

MKB to DGB (carbon of typed transcript) 1951 March 5-27

MKB to DGB 1951 February 27-May 23

John Gallup to MKB/DGB 1922 September 3-1926 December 23

John Gallup to MKB/DGB 1927 January 3-1928 August 7

John Gallup to MKB/DGB 1929 March 4-December 9

John Gallup to MKB/DGB 1930 January 20-1941 December 16

Miscellaneous correspondence from MKB 1951

Postcards to MKB/DGB from Steve, John and Polly Undated

Miscellaneous Undated

MKB/DGB to John Bennett Undated

John Bennett to MKB/DGB Undated

John Bennett to MKB/DGB Undated

John Bennett to MKB/DGB Undated

Steve Bennett to MKB/DGB Undated

Linnea Peterson to MKB/DGB Undated

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bennett to MKB/DGB 1963-1964

Steve Bennett to MKB/DGB 1965

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bennett to MKB/DGB 1967-1968

Mr. and Mrs. Steve Bennett to MKB/DGB Undated

Bennett family 1922 and undated

Postcards Undated

Family and home: photos and miscellaneous Undated

Three photos Undated

Photographic portraits of Merrill K. Bennett Undated

Western States postcard: blank Undated

Wedding announcement, 1922, Christmas cards, photos of MKB and family Undated

Ledgers 1932-1974

Ledgers 1932 October-1938 January

Ledgers 1938 January-1942 September

Ledgers 1942 September-1950 June

Ledgers 1951 August-1956 August

Ledgers 1956 January-1963 December

Ledgers 1964 January-1974 April

Assets, budgets, bank notes, etc. Undated

Miscellaneous and oversize materials 1939-1954 and undated

Miscellaneous and oversize materials 1939-1954 and undated

Miscellaneous Memorabilia 1908-1970 and undated

Miscellaneous memorabilia 1908-1964 and undated

Miscellaneous memorabilia 1917-1970 and undated

Miscellaneous and Biographical Materials 1913-1975 and undated

Eulogy for Dorcas Gallup Bennett 1975

MKB and chilldren to Dorcas Bennett 1939

Miscellaneous correspondence to MKB 1941-1945

Gallup family to MKB/DGB 1927-1931

Killingsley High School graduation program 1913 June

Stanford University diploma: Ph.D. 1927

Brown University diploma: L.H.D. (honorary) and commencement program 1954, 1921

Certificates: birth, marriage, honorable discharge, identification papers Undated

Publications Undated

Miscellaneous Undated

Bibliography of MKB biography 1961 February 6

Correspondence (re: Stanford University Oregon offer) 1920 January 15-1926 August 14

Miscellaneous correspondence 1956-1963

Brown University honorary degree, photos 1954 June

Brown University commencement attendance 1954

MKB correspondence to Mrs. Blyth circa 1919

Materials re: MKB's death 1969

Miscellaneous from correspondence Undated

Newsclippings Undated

Saturday Morning Club, 17th anniversary 1941