U.S. Representative Jamie L. Whitten Addressing Unknown Mississippi Agricultural Group

Creator

Jim Buck Ross

Identifier

eastland_audioreel_16

Creation Date

1970

Document Type

Open Access Recording

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Description

Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture Jim Buck Ross introduces and pays tribute to U.S. Representative Jamie L. Whitten. Whitten discusses flood control and soil conservation; conservation challenges of the 1970s; rural development; agriculture; environmental movement and Rachel Carson's Silent Spring; and the Environmental Protection Act.

Subject Headings (Library of Congress)

Whitten, Jamie L.; Flood control; Soil conservation; Rural development; Agriculture; Environmental movement; Environmental protection;

Relational Format

audio recording

Extent

42m19s

Original Format

audioreel

Original Collection

James O. Eastland Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries

Finding Aid

http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00117/

Rights

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Comments

circa early 1970s