Sherwood O. Berg papers
Scope and Content
The collection contains talks and writings, correspondence, dispatches, and course materials created by Sherwood O. Berg, as well as university committee files for committees Berg was involved in. The bulk of the collection consists of miscellaneous talks and writings, dating from 1961-1970, and course materials, mainly regarding Agricultural Economics course 206: seminar in agricultural policy. The collection dates from 1954-1972.
Dates
- 1954-1972
Creator
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 Sherwood O. Berg (b. 1919)
Sherwood Olman Berg B.A. (1947) South Dakota State College, M.S. (1948) Cornell University, PhD (1951), University of Minnesota. U.S. agricultural attaché to Yugoslavia (1951-1954); U.S. agricultural attaché to Denmark and Sweden (1954-1957); Professor and Chair, Department of Agricultural Economics (1963-1973), Dean, Institute of Agriculture (1963-1973), University of Minnesota.
Sherwood Berg was born in 1919 in Hendrum, Minnesota. He earned his PhD in agricultural Economics at the University of Minnesota, and served as agricultural attaché for the US State Department Europe during the post –war period. In July 1957, Berg accepted the position of Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Minnesota. He held this position until June 1963. During his tenure as department head, Berg was appointed by Lyndon Johnson to chair the National Advisory Commission on Food and Fiber from 1965 to 1967. He resigned as the dean of the Institute in 1973, embarking on a two year assignment as director of the Indonesia Project, a MUCIA (Midwest Universities Consortium for International Affairs) initiative to develop an institute of agriculture in Jogjackarta, Indonesia. Upon his return in 1975, Berg was named president of South Dakota State University. Berg retired as South Dakota State University president in 1984.
Extent
5 Cubic Feet (4 boxes)
Abstract
Collection contains the papers of Sherwood O. Berg, professor of agricultural and applied economics and dean of the Institute of Agriculture at the University of Minnesota.
Physical Location
Off-Site (WBOB)
Source of acquisition
The collection was donated to University Archives in July of 1981.
Other Related Materials
Sherwood O. Berg papers on the National Advisory Commission on Food and Fiber, South Dakota State University Archives, Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.
Office of the President: Papers of University Presidents, South Dakota State University Archives, Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.
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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- Agriculture -- Study and teaching Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- University of Minnesota. Institute of Agriculture
- Title
- Sherwood O. Berg Papers, 1954-1972
- Author
- Karen Spilman
- Date
- March 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Collecting Area Details
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