Dairy and the US Congress
Collection Overview
This collection documents legislative issues relating to dairy such as milk pricing, subsidies, and oleomargarine. Vermont's congressional delegation has a long and active history in matters relating to Vermont's dairy farmers and the dairy industry. George Aiken, Elbert Brigham, James Jeffords, and Patrick Leahy all served on Agriculture committees and their collections document many of the agricultural issues that faced Congress in the 20th Century.
Time Period Covered: 1941-1975
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Published: November 07, 2006, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
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Contributor(s)
- Butler, Hugh Alfred, 1878-1954 [2]
- Langer, William, 1886-1959 [2]
- Wiley, Alexander, 1884-1967 [2]
- Andresen, August H. (August Herman), b. 1890 [1]
- Brigham, Elbert Sidney, 1877- [1]
- Frear, J. Allen [1]
- Johnson, Edwin Carl [1]
- Judd, Stanley G. [1]
- Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963 [1]
- Mundt, Karl E. (Karl Earl), 1900-1974 [1]
Topic(s)
- Dairy cattle -- United States [1]
- Dairy product industry -- Costs -- United States [1]
- Dairy products -- Cooperative marketing [1]
- Dairying -- New England [1]
- Dairying, Cooperative -- United States [1]
- Margarine industry -- United States [1]
- Milk -- Cooperative marketing -- New England [1]
- Milk -- Prices -- Law and legislation -- New England [1]
- National Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation [1]
- National Creameries' Association [1]
- National Milk Producers Federation [1]
- Oils and fats, Edible -- Law and legislation -- United States [1]
- Tariff on dairy products [1]
- Tariff on margarine -- Law and legislation -- United States [1]
- United Farmers of New England [1]
- United States. Bureau of Internal Revenue Service [1]
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture [1]