National Organic History Collection

The Wisconsin Historical Society has initiated an effort to acquire, manage, and provide access to personal papers, organizational records, and other materials of an archival nature that document the growth and significance of the organic and sustainable agriculture movement in the United States.

Wisconsin Historical Society is Documenting the Story of Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Movement || Nov 2013

By Roger Blobaum A new effort is underway in Wisconsin to collect and archive organization records, conference proceedings, papers and records saved by organic and sustainable agriculture pioneers, and other materials that help document the history of the organic and sustainable agriculture movement. Jonathan Nelson, a collections development archivist, heads the new national organic and sustainable agriculture collecting effort at the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison. A grant from the Ceres Trust is helping fund a project archivist and other support needed to get the collection and archiving process underway. The first two personal papers collections have been received and archived.

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Descriptions of Roger Blobaum’s Organic and Related Papers on this Website and at the Wisconsin Historical Society

Roger Blobaum is presently in the process of transferring his life long collection of organic movement and related documents to the Wisconsin Historical Society for a national organic archival collection. A portion of the collection is available on this website. It is estimated that the Wisconsin Historical Society will have Roger’s papers archived and available for public viewing in 2013. If you have organic related documents that you would like to donate to the Wisconsin Historical Society for preservation please contact Roger Blobaum  rjblobaum(at)gmail(dot)com

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Wisconsin Historical Society Organic History Collection

ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE COLLECTING PROJECT Link to the Collection  The Wisconsin Historical Society has initiated an effort to acquire, manage, and provide access to personal papers, organizational records, and other materials of an archival nature that document the growth and significance of the organic and sustainable agriculture movement in the United States. Wisconsin farmers and organizations have been leaders in organic agriculture for many years, and the Society’s goal is to act as the premier national archival repository that preserves and provides access to the records of this important social movement.

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