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)
- Anderson, Don S. [1]
- Bailey, Consuelo Northrop, 1899-1976 [1]
- Bridges, Styles, 1898-1961 [1]
- Gore, Albert, 1907-1998 [1]
- Green, Theodore Francis, 1867-1966 [1]
- Marsh, Henry N. [1]
- Stephens, Thomas E. (Thomas Edwin), 1903-1988 [1]
- Towne, Elmer [1]
- United States. Dept. of Agriculture [1]
- Vermont Milk Control Board [1]
Topic(s)
- Milk -- Prices -- New England [2]
- Milk -- Prices -- United States [2]
- Milk trade -- United States [2]
- Milk yield -- Law and legislation -- New England [2]
- Agricultural price supports -- United States [1]
- Dairy Farmers of America [1]
- Dairy laws -- New England [1]
- Dairy processing -- Vermont [1]
- Dairy processing -- Vermont -- Brattleboro [1]
- Dairy products -- Cooperative marketing [1]
- Dairying -- Economic aspects [1]
- Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 [1]
- Farm produce -- Marketing [1]
- Farmers -- Economic conditions [1]
- Farmers -- Taxation -- Law and legislation [1]
- Flood control -- Law and legislation -- United States [1]
- Foreign trade regulation -- United States [1]
- Ice cream, ices, etc. -- Law and legislation [1]
- Milk consumption [1]
- Milk trade -- New England [1]
- New England Dairy and Food Council [1]
- School milk programs [1]
- Taft, Robert A. (Robert Alphonso), 1889-1953 [1]
- Trade regulation -- United States [1]
- United States. Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act [1]
- Water -- Law and legislation -- United States [1]