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)
- Wiley, Alexander, 1884-1967 [2]
- Brigham, Elbert Sidney, 1877- [1]
- Butler, Hugh Alfred, 1878-1954 [1]
- Frear, J. Allen [1]
- Fulbright, J. William (James William), 1905-1995 [1]
- Gillette, Guy M. (Guy Mark), 1879-1973 [1]
- Hill, Lister, 1894-1984 [1]
- Johnson, Edwin Carl [1]
- Johnston, Olin D. (Olin Dewitt), 1896-1965 [1]
- Langer, William, 1886-1959 [1]
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- Margarine -- Law and legislation -- United States [2]
- Margarine -- Taxation -- United States [2]
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture [2]
- Dairy cattle -- United States [1]
- Dairy product industry -- Costs -- United States [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 States. Bureau of Internal Revenue Service [1]
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Topic: ("Margarine -- Taxation -- United States")
Contributor: ("Wiley, Alexander, 1884-1967")
Title: Oleomargarine: H.R. 2023, 1950
Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
Date: 1950
Resource type: text
Topics include H.R. 2023, an act to regulate oleomargarine, to repeal certain taxes relating to oleomargarine, and for other purposes; text and amendments to the bill; taxes under Internal Revenue Code for oleomargarine, processed butter, and adulterated butter; import duty under Tariff Act for oleomargarine and butter; average hourly rate for select states; beef and veal from milk-producing animals; cost of producing milk; Arkansas oleomargarine laws; coconut oil taxes and import duties; income figures for select agricultural products; five leading oleomargarine producers; list of qualified manufacturers of oleomargarine.
Title: Oleomargarine: bills to repeal tax, 1949
Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
Date: 1949
Resource type: text
Topics include proposed bills to repeal tax on oleomargarine; Aiken's opposition to oleomargarine being passed off as butter; text of proposed bills to repeal tax on margarine (S. 60, S. 117, S. 254, S. 332, H.R. 2023).
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