The reminiscences of Samuel B. Bledsoe.
| Author/creator | Bledsoe, Sam |
| Other author | Albertson, Dean, 1920-1989 |
| Format | Microform |
| Publication Info | [1954] |
| Description | 700, 12, 8 leaves. |
| Subjects |
| Series | New York times oral history program Columbia University oral history collection. Part 1. ^A510643 |
| Summary | Government official, agricultural journalist. Topics include: childhood and education; newspaper work in Memphis, 1921-23, and Washington, D.C., 1928-35; Agricultural Adjustment Administration Information Section, 1935-40; assistant to Vice President Henry Wallace, 1941; assistant to Secretarty of Agriculture Wickard; preparing for war; commodity production and price ceilings; Farm Bureau Federation and the Farmers' Union; political influence of the Dept. of Agriculture; Pearl Harbor; reorganization and prices; control of food production and agricultural manpower; War Production Board; congressional relations; relations of the Farm Security Administration with labor and the political left; production and supply of farm machinery; control of the War Food Administration; departmental reorganization, November, 1942; Herbert W. Parisius and the Food Production Administration; Gardner Jackson; Claude Wickard as war food administrator, 1941-43; work with NY Times, US News. National Cotton Council, National Association of Manufacturers. |
| General note | Typescript. |
| General note | Transcript of a series of tape-recorded interviews with Samuel B. Bledsoe conducted by Dean Albertson for the Oral History Research Office of Columbia University in 1953-54. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Microfiche. [Glen Rock, N.J. : Microfilming Corp. of America, 1972]. 8 microfiches. (NYT OHP Columbia Univ. collection. Part 1). |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Microforms B300 | MICROFICHE NYTOH CU/I B615 | ✔ Available |