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J.H. Jacobson report on Idaho agriculture

 Collection
Identifier: MG 227

Content Description

The contents of the J.H. Jacobson Report on Idaho Agriculture span the years 1922-1926. Data in the report was compiled at the request of the War Finance Corporation (U.S.) to be used in establishing zones and loan values for such zones for the Idaho Agricultural Loan Company, Inc., of Pocatello; compiled by J.H. Jacobson, agricultural statistician for the state of Idaho, U.S. Bureau of Crop Estimates, cooperating with the Idaho Department of Immigration, Labor, and Statistics, and University of Idaho Extension Division. Included are maps and carbon typescripts of reports by Jacobson and county agents.

Dates

  • Creation: 1922-1926

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

J. (Julius) H. Jacobson worked as an agricultural statistician for the state of Idaho, U.S. Bureau of Crop Estimates. Jacobson was born in 1881 in Minnesota and died 21 February 1958 in McKenzie, North Dakota.

The War Finance Corporation (U.S.) was established by Congressional Act on April 5, 1918 to give financial support to essential industries during WWI and the following interwar period. Essential industries supported by the corporation included government-controlled railroads, U.S. exporters, war agencies, and the banks that aided them. The corporation also provided agricultural loans to financial institutions and created corresponding agricultural loan agencies. In accordance with the Reorganization Plan No. II of 1939, the corporation was abolished on December 31, 1939.

Extent

1.00 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The contents of the J.H. Jacobson Report on Idaho Agriculture span the years 1922-1926. Data in the report was compiled at the request of the War Finance Corporation (U.S.) and includes maps and carbon typescripts of reports by J.H. Jacobson and county agents.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials were located among the uncataloged materials within Special Collections in 1985.

Related Materials

Related materials may be found in MG 228 (Land Use Plan papers).

Cultural context

Topical

Title
Guide to J.H. Jacobson report on Idaho agriculture
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Trixie Zwolfer.
Date
2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository