Laddie Joe Elling papers

Collection

Identifier: ua01191

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The collection consists of correspondence, talks, radio transcripts and writings related to Elling’s work with alfalfa breeding and management of seed production. The collection is primarily composed of correspondence with seed companies, colleagues in agronomy departments of land grant colleges and notable agronomists affiliated with the University of Minnesota, including H. K. Hayes and O.S. Aamodt. There is also a small amount of correspondence concerning the history of the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics at the University of Minnesota.

Dates

Creation: 1955-1987

Creator

Elling, Laddie Joe (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Access to Materials

This collection is stored at an off-site facility and requires 3-5 business days for retrieval. Email uar@umn.edu to request access. Do not make travel arrangements or plans to visit Andersen Library without making prior arrangements with University Archives staff.

Copyright

Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Requests to publish should be arranged with the University of Minnesota Archives.

Biographical Sketch of Laddie Joe Elling (1917-2001)

Laddie Joe Elling B.S. (1941), Oklahoma AM College, M.S. (1948), PhD (1950), University of Minnesota. Instructor (1950), assistant professor (1953-1957), associate professor (1957-1968), professor (1968-1985), Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota. Known for his work in the field of forage crops and grass seed production and testing.

Laddie Joe Elling was born in Lawton Oklahoma on June 18, 1917. He served as an officer in the Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1946. As a researcher, Elling was well known for his leadership in the study of forage crops and grass seed production and testing. He was also a popular and effective teacher: in 1971, he won the University’s Horace T. Morse teaching award for outstanding contributions to undergraduate teaching. Laddie Elling died in St. Paul on August 8, 2001.

Extent

3.0 Cubic Feet (3)

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection consists of correspondence, talks, radio transcripts and writings related to Laddie J. Elling’s work with alfalfa breeding and management of seed production.

Physical Location

Off-site (WBOB)

Source of acquisition

Collection donated by the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics on April 22, 2002.

Processing Information

This collection was processed with funds provided by the State of Minnesota through the Minnesota Historical Society from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

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