Dairy and the US Congress
- About the Collection
- View All Items
- Browse the Collection
- Search the Collection
- Published
- November 07, 2006, University of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library, Special Collections
- Author(s)
- Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
- Parent Collections
- Congressional Papers
- Related Print Collection(s)
- George D. Aiken Papers
- Rights
- http://cdi.uvm.edu/exist/xquery/about.xql?pid=rights
- Subscribe:
Track items added to the collection
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.
- Geographic Coverage
- United States
- Vermont
- Topics Covered
- Agricultural price supports -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Butter trade
- Margarine -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Margarine -- Taxation -- United States
- Milk -- Prices -- New England
- Milk -- Prices -- United States
- Milk trade -- United States
- Time Period Covered
- 1941-1975