Information re. county/state legislation affecting farmers, 1930s, 1950s
Scope and Contents
Members of Beaufort County Agricultural Planning Committee; statement from farmers and citizens of Beaufort County protesting special session of the SC Legislature called for purpose of enacting a law prohibiting planting of cotton during the year 1932; statement explains why such an act would be detrimental to a large segment of the farming population; request the governor call a special round table conference with farming community leaders to discuss the situation (1931); WK is one of the five signers; letter (1933) to Sen. E. D. Smith from Hal R. Pollitzer re. Seed Loan and delay in relief measures; re. relief effort after storm (1935) destroyed many crops in Beaufort County; circulars re County Farm Planning and Agricultural Outlook programs; re. tax equalization; typescript, "Summary of Work Done by County [Agricultural] Agent During 1931"; typescript, "1931 Farm Program, Beaufort County."
Dates
- Creation: 1930s
- Creation: 1950s
Creator
- From the Collection: Keyserling family (Family)
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 9.0 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Yiddish
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Special Collections
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