Title: Electric Research Farm collection
Inclusive Dates: 1947-1962

Creator:

• University of Wisconsin--Madison. College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Unique Identifier: uac176

Quantity: Photographs, glass lantern slides, paper records, film reels

• 9 Linear Feet
• 6 record storage cartons, one oversized box, one glass negative box, and two film reels

Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Madison. University Archives and Records Management

Abstract:

The Wisconsin Electric Research Farm was an experimental farm established in 1946 by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Agricultural Engineering to study the impact of electric light, heat and power on dairy farm operation. This collection includes reports, correspondence, visitor logs, photographs, program files, films, and glass lantern slides documenting the program from 1947-1962.

Language: English .

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-ua-uac176

This collection is unprocessed and may have restrictions or may be in a format that is not accessible. Please consult University Archives staff prior to access.

Collection materials may be subject to laws governing rights. Researchers are solely responsible for determining the rights status of the materials they use. Permission may be required for some uses such as publication or reproduction.

Transferred by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 2023-08-14.

Dairy farming -- WisconsinElectricity in agricultureAgriculture -- Study and teaching -- Wisconsin

Reel_1 Reel [89138316023]   1	The Wisconsin Electric Research Farm Physical Description: 1 reel of film (35 mm)
Reel_2 Reel [89138316014]   2	Barns for Better Dairying