BONNEY YOUNGBLOOD PAPERS
Scope and Content Note
A graduate of Texas A & M in 1902, Youngblood later earned a Ph.D. in
agricultural economics from the University of Wisconsin in 1921. He served briefly
with the USDA as an assistant agriculturalist from 1907 until 1911, returning to
Texas to direct the Texas Agricul-tural Experiment Station in 1911-26. Youngblood
returned to the USDA in Washington in 1926 to establish a cotton marketing research
program, a major initiative on the part of President Hoover which was intended to find
solutions to chronic problems of overproduction, low prices and rural poverty in the
South. Consistent with the administration's free market philosophy, Youngblood
promoted alternative uses for cotton and the production of the more profitable
long-staple cotton as an answer to overproduction.
Youngblood moved to the Office of Experiement Stations in 1929, staying
until his retirement in 1950. During those years he made frequent inspection trips to
the various stations which are reflected in his papers. These papers also contain files
concerning an investig-ation begun in 1934 into the social and economic problems of
the Navaho indians. The Southwestern Range and Sheep Breeding Laboratory was
established to restore the quality of Navaho wool and woolen products and to
improve the tribe's living standard and self-sufficiency.
Although Youngblook served in the USDA at a time when the relationship
between the federal government and the American farmer was changing dramatically,
the collection contains relatively little on such programs as the Federal Farm Board,
AAA, Rural Electrificaton Administation or Resettlement Administration. However,
correspondence with M.L. Wilson the father of the domestic allotment program,
includes letters on a variety of agricultural policies. Youngblood's involv-ment in
cotton marketing studies and programs is reflected in corres-pondence, reports, and
committee findings.
One of Youngblood's pet projects involved the establishment of an agricultural
experiment station in Rio Piedra, Puerto Rico. Initially intended to study tropical
crops in the mid-1930's, the project paid handsome dividends during World War II
when tropical products such as hemp, jute and rubber were in short supply.
Youngblood's month long visits to the Puerto Rican station are reflected in reports
and corres-pondence concerning the operation of the station and its satellites and the
difficulty of working with some territorial officials after the second world war.
Youngblood was active in a number of professional agricultural organizations.
He was one of the founders of the Society for Rural Sociology and his correspondence
reveals a considerable interest in anthopolgy, sociology and the other social sciences.
Folder List
Box Contents
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A Miscellaneous: Afan--Asbu
Adams, Andy 1923-30
Agricultural Economics, undated
See Also:
1. International Conference of Agricultural
Economists, 1939
2. Ranch Economics Course Taught by Youngblood, 1924
3. Research Projects
Agricultural Economics Research: History of, 1921-31
See Also:
1. Chicago Conference of Agricultural Economists, 1931
2. History: Agricultural
3. History of Science Committee, 1939
4. Writings and Speeches files
Agriculture, Secretary of 1929-35 and undated
Alabama Family Farms
See: Galpin, C.J. (1926)
Allen, Edwin West 1929
Allin, Bushrod 1931-41
Amana Society
See: Youngblood Bonney: Ph.D. Studies: Course
Notes: Socialism, etc.
American Cotton Cooperative Association
See: Moser, C.O.
American Farm Economic Association, 1929-43 and undated
American Political Science Association, 1943
American Society of Agricultural Sciences, 1940-42
Association of Southern Agricultural Workers, 1934-43
Ayres, W.E.
1921-31
1932-36
B Miscellaneous
Bail--Boog
Bres--Burt
B Personal
Bach--Bart
Beer--Bowe
Bran--Byrn
Bachman, George W. 1937-44
2
Barco Belt Company, 1939-42 and undated
Bargaining Association, 1921
Bennett, H.H.
1929-34
1935-37 and undated
Bibliographies
1920
1943-44
1947-48
Boll Weevil
See: Experiment Stations: Texas: History: Biographical
Material: Malley, Fred W.
Butterfield, Kenyon L. 1921-34
C Miscellaneous
Carb--Coff
Cohe--Cord
Cowa--Curt
C Personal
Cald--Cole
Coll--Cory
3
Cosm--Cross
Capper Award for Distinguished Service to Agriculture, 1930
Carter, W.T. 1931-44
Celtic Researches
Chicago Conference of Agricultural Economists, 1931
Clark, Charles W.
1929-31
1932-35
Clayton, Will 1945
Clippings: Miscellaneous, 1929 and undated
Community Chest, 1931-40
Conner, A.B.
1926-31
1932-34
1935
1936-39
4
1940-41
Undated
Cooper, J.M.
1935-38
1939-40
1941
Cooper, Maurice R. 1929-41 and undated
Cooperative Farm No. 1, 1936 and undated
Country Gentleman
1929-32
1940
Cotton: Miscellaneous
See Also:
1. Clayton, Will
2. Moser, C.O.
3. Reimer, Harry
4. States Files for cotton state
5. Woods, A.F.
6. Yeary, W.B.
1924-30
1931-37
1940-45 and undated
Cotton: Delta Trip Clippings, 1931
Cotton Belt Conference 1930
See Also: Pridmore, J.C.
Correspondence
1929
1930
Program Topics
Session Summaries
5
Cotton Grade and Staple Estimates, 1928-29
Cotton Marketing, Undated
See Also: Research Projects, 1927
Cotton Research Coordinating Committee
1929
April--July
August--December
1930
January--September
October
1931
March--April
May--December
Undated
Cotton Studies: Miscellaneous, 1926-28
Cox, A. B. 1929-42
Crawford, G.L.
1929-37
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1938-44
Curtis, George W. 1940-45
D Miscellaneous
Dall--Dewe
Dick--Dowd
D Personal
Dall--Dick
Dixi--Down
Detweiller, S.B. 1936-40
E Miscellaneous
Ebli--Elli
Emas--Ezek
E Personal
Egan--Engl
Eddy, Sherwood
See: Cooperative Experimental Farm No. 1
Employees Union, 1934-43 and undated
Experiment Stations
See Also:
1. Under names of station directors
2. Conner, A.B. (Texas)
3. Office of Experiment Stations
4. States Files
Miscellaneous, 1927-40
Texas
Appropriations, 1915-19
Board of Directors Meetings
7
1911-16
1917-20
History (see boxes 34-5 for complete list)
Extension Services, 1930-41
See Also: History: Agricultural
F Miscellaneous
Fack--Flem
Folm--Full
F Personal
Farr--Fril
Farm Board, Federal
See: Christenson, Chris
Farmer's Guild History, 1941
Farmer's Marketing Association of America
See: Yeary, W.B.
Farm Relief, 1929 and undated
Farm Security Administration, 1941
Federal Emergency Relief Administration, 1934-35
Federal Land Policies, 1921
Flooring: Information Re: 1936
G Miscellaneous
Gage--Goul
Grad--Gunn
G Personal
Gain--Goug
8
Graf--Gute
Gabbard, L.P. 1929-39
Galpin, C.J. 1926-38
Garcia, Fabian
1929-32
1933-45
Gold Situation, 1933-34
Grass Mixtures, 1939
Grazing, undated
H Miscellaneous
Hall--Harl
Harm--Hawk
Heal--Holi
Holm--Huxl
H Personal
Hami--Huze
Harwell, Gordon 1943-44
Hill, Grover 1940-41
Historical Resources, 1933 and undated
9
History: Agricultural, 1920-39
History of Science Committee, 1939
Hollingshead, August B. 1935-36
Hotels
See Also: Trips
1929-32
1933-39
1940-41 and undated
Hudgins, Bessie 1933-34
Hyde, Arthur
See: Agriculture, Secretary of
I Miscellaneous
Info--Irwi
I Personal
Idek--Insu
Indian Policy
See: Englund, E. (2-22-40)
Interbureau Committee on Postwar Programs
1941-42
1943
January--September
October
November
December
1944-45
Institute of American Meat Packers, 1933
10
International Conference of Agricultural Economists, 1938-39
Interstate Commerce Commission, 1947
J Miscellaneous
Jack--Jute
Jack--Jury
Jackson, S.B. 1929-33
Jardine, James T.
1931-33
1934-35
1936-38
1939-40
1941-42 and undated
K Miscellaneous
Karp--Krue
K Personal
Karp--Klem
Kent, Harry Llewellyn 1930-35
Kyle, Edwin J.
1929-35
1938-45
L Miscellaneous
Labr--Law
11
Lebe--Lush
L Personal
Lamb--Lush
Land Economics, 1921 and undated
See Also:
1. Ranch Economics
2. Ranch Econ Course Taught by BY
3. Writings and Speeches files
4. Youngblood, B: PhD Studies: Course
Notes: Land Economics
Land Policies
See: Federal Land Policies
Land Grant Colleges Association
1932-36
1939-41 and undated
Land Grant Colleges Joint Committee on Correlation of Research
See:
1. States Files: Illinois
2. States Files: Nevada
3. States Files: New York
Laws, 1914-29
Leases and Contracts, 1946 and undated
M Miscellaneous
MacC--Marq
Marr--Merrif
Merril--Mors
Mose--Myer
M Personal
MacD--Mowr
Mann, A. R. 1930-41
McPhee, H.C. 1935-42
Meetings of Staff, 1946-48 and undated
Moser, C.O. 1929-32
Moffet, George 1929-31
Mules, 1935-36
Musgrove, M.E. 1934-37
N Miscellaneous
Nati--Nutr
N Personal
Neel--Newt
National Farm Economic Society, undated
National Research Council
1929-35
1936
Navajo Indians, 1934-41
See Also:
1. Bennett, H.H.
2. Cooper, J. M.
3. McPhee, H.C.
4. Musgrove, M.E.
5. Nusbaum, Jesse L.
6. Shantz, H.L.
7. Southwestern Range and Sheep Breeding Laboratory
8. States Files: Wisconsin
Navajo Trading Report by Youngblood, 1935
Negro Farmers, 1943
New Deal, 1934
Nolla, J.A.B.
1937
1938
1939
January--April
May--December
1940
January--July
13
August--December
1941
January--April
May--August
September--December
1942
January--June
July--October
November--December
1943
1944-47
North Carolina Agricultural Society, 1929
O Miscellaneous
Obri--Onta
Office of Accounts (USDA), 1923-36 and undated
Office of Experiment Stations (USDA)
See Also: Experiment Stations
1928-38
1939
14
1940
1941
1942-45 and undated
Ballowe, Mary 1940-43
OES News, 1938
Office Rulings
1934-35
1936
1937-40
P Miscellaneous
Palm--Paxt
Peas--Pott
Pres--Purn
P Personal
Padg--Pull
Parr, Vernon 1939-42
Philosophy of Science Committee (USDA), 1939
Postwar Planning
See: Interbureau Committee on Post War Planning
Project Statement Guidelines, 1908-39 & undated
Puerto Rico Experiment Station
See: Nolla, J.A.B.
R Miscellaneous
Radi--Rutf
15
R Personal
Rahb--Risi
Roac--Russ
Ranch Economics, 1925
See Also: Land Economics & cross refs thereunder
Ranch Economics Course Taught by Youngblood, 1924
Range Committee Report, 1940-41
See: Merrifield, Fred R.
Range Economics
See: Land Economics
Recipes, 1933-43
Reece, Madge 1931
Reorganization of Federal Government, 1939-45
Research: Miscellaneous
See:
1. Land Grant Colleges Joint Committee on
Correlation of Research
2. Roth, Walter J.
3. States Files
4. Writings and Speeches
Research Projects
See Also: Project Statement Guidelines
1927: Cotton Marketing
1927: Farm Management
1927: Marketing Farm Products
1927: Miscellaneous Topics
1927: National Problems for Cooperation
1927: Rural Sociology
16
1930: Agricultural Economics
1930-31: Review of World Agric Economic Research
1931: Classified List of Projects
1931: Relations Between State Governments and Colleges
1938: Rural Sociology
1940: Publications Dealing With Farm Management, 1903-40
1945: Examples of Research Conducted by Experiment Stations
1948: Lack of Emphasis in Agricultural Economics
Research in the U.S.
1950: Distribution of Various Types of Research
Retirement Act, 1940-41
Roque, Arturo 1943-44
Rose, Philip S.
See: Country Gentleman
Roth, Walter J.
1929-36
1939-40
Rural Sociology
See Also:
1. Butterfield, Kenyon L.
2. Galpin, C.J.
3. Melvin, Bruce L.
4. Research Projects 1927, 1938
5. Smith, T. Lynn
6. States Files for New Mexico, New York, Ohio,
Virginia, & Wisconsin
7. Writings and Speeches, Nov 1932
8. Zimmerman, C.C.
1938-45
1947-48
1949
January--April
17
May--November
1950 and undated
Rural Sociological Adult Education in the U.S., 1929
Rural Sociological Society
1937-39
1940-50
S Miscellaneous
Sado--Seri
Shan--Sloa
Smit--Spil
Stap--Swop
S Personal
Scan--Sipp
Smith--Sure
18
Schulte, J. 1929-31
Science, History of
See: History of Science Committee
Secretary's Report, 1938
Sheep Dog for Southwestern Indians, 1937
Smith, T. Lynn
1934-38
1939-45
Sociology
See:
1. Rural Sociology
2. Southern Sociological Society
Soil Conservation Service, 1936-42
See Also: Roth, Walter J.
Soremouth Treatment, 1932 and undated
Southern Sociological Society, 1938
Southwestern Range and Sheep Breeding Laboratory
Correspondence
1934
1935
1936-44
1946-47
Annual Reports
1937
1938
1938
1939
19
1940
1941
1944-45
Printed Matter, Photographs, etc. 1935-40 & Undated
Spanish War Veterans, 1937
Stallings, J.H. 1929-32
Standard Brands, Inc. 1943
States Files
See Also: under names of individual directors
Alabama, 1929-41
Arizona
1932-36
1939
Arkansas
1929-32
1935-37
1938-41 and undated
California, 1931-35
Colorado, 1931-40
Connecticut, 1931-38
20
Florida, 1929-39
Georgia, 1929-34
Idaho, 1930-41
Illinois, 1929-37
Indiana, 1929-37
Iowa, 1929-41
Kansas, 1932-40
Kentucky, 1929-41
Louisiana, 1929-41
Maine, 1931-37
Maryland, 1938-39
Massachusetts, 1931-37
Michigan, 1931-36
Minnesota, 1930-39
Mississippi
1929-31
1935
1937
1938
1939
21
Missouri, 1929-41
Montanta, 1930-40
Nebraska, 1930-31
Nevada
1932
1940-41
New Hampshire, 1931-38 and undated
New Jersey, 1931-36
New Mexico
1930-34
1935
1936-37
1939-41
New York
1929-32
1933-36
1937-45
North Carolina
1929-31
22
1932-41
North Dakota, 1929-41
Ohio, 1929-40
Oklahoma
1929-36
1937-40
1941
Oregon, 1930-41
Pennsylvania, 1931-37
Puerto Rico
Miscellaneous Correspondence
1936-38
1939
1940-41
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