| Collection Name: |
Minnesota Farm Advocate Oral History Project |
| Repository Name: |
Minnesota Historical Society. Library [Repository Details] |
| Repository Location: |
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States |
| Local Identifier: |
OH 37 |
| URL: |
http://www.mnhs.org/collections/oralhistory/farmadvocate.htm |
| Dates Spanned: |
1988-1989 |
| Description: |
Consisting of 31 interviews, this project documents the views of men and women from around the state who have been active with farm advocacy programs. Differing styles of advocacy become evident as the narrators discuss topics such as mediation and negotiation. They also talk about the frustrations and rewards of advocacy work, the historical roots of farm advocacy, current trends, agricultural law, and organizations such as the Farmer's Home Administration, the Minnesota Farm Advocate Program, and the farm activist group Groundswell. |
| Estimated Total of Interviews: |
31 |
| Broad Subjects: |
Agriculture; Economics |
| ASP Subjects: |
Agricultural administration; Agriculture; Agriculture--History; Community; Farmers; Finance; Minnesota; Oral history; United States |
| Other Subjects: |
Advocates; Agricultural law; Farmers Home Association; Groundswell; Minnesota Farm Advocate Program |
| Collection Code: |
OHC0002074 |
