Alexander Gumberg Papers, 1904-1939

Container Title
Series: Working Files
Arrangement of the Materials: Alphabetical by organization or project name.
Agricultural Marketing Project (AMP)
Box   1
Folder   64
Educational materials for students and parents, 1970s
Box   1
Folder   65-66
General, 1977-1980
Box   1
Folder   67
Newsletters, food fair related, 1977-1980 October/November
Agricultural Marketing Project (AMP) appropriate technology (A.T.) project
Box   19
Folder   48
AMP general, 1976-1980
Box   19
Folder   49
AMP updates, 1977-1980
Box   19
Folder   50
Correspondence, 1976-1979
Box   19
Folder   51
Cost benefit analysis, 1976 December
Box   19
Folder   52
Funding proposals, 1976-1978
Box   19
Folder   53
Project evaluation, 1979
Box   19
Folder   54
Project updates, 1976-1978
Box   19
Folder   55
Tennessee farm outlook, 1977?
A.T. International (ATI)
Note: Private appropriate technology non-profit organization.
Box   19
Folder   56
Agency for International Development (AID), 1982-1983
AID evaluation of ATI
Box   19
Folder   57-58
Comments, correspondence, 1981-1982
Box   20
Folder   1-2
Draft materials, 1982 March 25
Box   20
Folder   3
Blobaum, Roger, representing ATI, 1979-1982
Box   20
Folder   4-8
Board of Trustees materials, 1979-1982
Box   20
Folder   9
Briefing book, 1982 May
Box   20
Folder   10
Business and Technology Services, 1982
Box   20
Folder   11
Eco-ag studies, 1980-1981
Box   20
Folder   12
Field reports, 1981
Box   20
Folder   13
Finances, 1981-1982
Box   20
Folder   14
Funded projects, 1981
Box   20
Folder   15-17
Organizational profile, 1981 March
Box   20
Folder   18-19
Reports, 1979-1982
Box   20
Folder   20
Technology for the People trade fair, 1981
Note: Mexico City.
Box   20
Folder   21
Report: Development through Small Business and Creative Technology, U.S. Pavilion, 1982
Box   20
Folder   22
Third world development, 1979-1981
Box   20
Folder   23
Working paper: "Microenterprise Development in the Urban Informal Sector: case studies from Brazil and the Philippines," 1982
Association of American Colleges (AAC)
Box   1
Folder   68
Trends 2000 Advisory Council, 1978
Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA), State Sustainable Agriculture Programs project
Box   1
Folder   69
General, 1992-1996
Box   1
Folder   70
Sustainable development reports, 1990-1994
Center for Respect of Life and Environment (CRLE), Soul of Agriculture project
Box   1
Folder   71
Background materials, 1974-1999, undated
Box   1
Folder   72
California ethics meeting, “From Farm to Table: Animal Husbandry and Public Health: A symposium on agricultural values and issues,” 1998 May 12
Box   1
Folder   73
Conference presentations, 1997-1999
Consortium for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (CSARE)
Box   1
Folder   74
Agricultural Ethics Task Force, 1997-1999
Box   1
Folder   75
Meeting, Amherst, 1998
Box   1
Folder   76
Coordinator reports, 1996-1998
Correspondence
Box   1
Folder   77
General, 1997-1998
With individuals
Box   1
Folder   78
Brown, Miriam, Sister, Churches' Center for Land and People (CCLP), 1997-1998
Box   1
Folder   79
Dundon, Stan, 1997-1999
Box   1
Folder   80
Tacheny, Mary Mark, Sister, 1996-1998
Box   1
Folder   81
Drafting Committee materials, 1996-1997
Box   1
Folder   82
Ethics document drafts and comments, 1997-1998
Box   1
Folder   83
Facilitated meeting, 1997 March 22-24
Follow-up events
Box   1
Folder   84
Do We Share Common Values? (Minnesota Project), 1998 February
Box   1
Folder   84
Final project report follow-up, 1998 April 2
Box   1
Folder   85
Rural Life conference and Summer Get-Together, 1998 June 10-11
Box   1
Folder   86
Handover to new coordinator, 1998-1999
Box   2
Folder   1
National conference, 1997 November
Box   2
Folder   2
Correspondence with speakers, 1997
Box   2
Folder   3
Follow-up letters, 1997, 1999
Box   2
Folder   4
Participant lists, 1996-1998
Box   2
Folder   5
Planning Committee materials, 1996-1998
Center for Rural Affairs (CRA)
Box   20
Folder   24
Agriculture issues, 1979-1993
Box   2
Folder   6
Annual reports and other materials, 1973-2001
Box   2
Folder   7
Board of Directors meeting, 1978 January
Box   20
Folder   25
Corporate hog takeover report, 1979
Correspondence
Belden, Joe
Box   2
Folder   8
Correspondence, 1978-1980
Box   2
Folder   9
Memos, 1978-1979
Box   2
Folder   10
General, 1974-1979
Box   2
Folder   11
Ralston, Don, 1973-1980
Box   2
Folder   12
Strange, Marty, 1975-1980
Box   20
Folder   26
History, 2015
Box   20
Folder   27-29
National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) study, 1979-1981
Note: Barriers, conversion to organic.
Box   2
Folder   13
Nebraska banking study, 1977
Box   2
Folder   14
Omaha Municipal Wastes Conference, 1975-1976, 1978
Note: Blobaum, coordinator and moderator.
Box   2
Folder   15
Correspondence
Small Farm Advocacy Project (SFAP)
Box   2
Folder   16
Correspondence, 1978-1979
Newsletters: see .
Box   2
Folder   18
Weekly reports, 1978-1980
Small Farm Energy Project (SFEP)
Box   20
Folder   30
Advisory Committee, 1977-1979
Box   20
Folder   31-32
Citizen/Labor Energy Coalition (C/LEC), 1976-1979
Box   20
Folder   33
Citizens United for Responsible Energy (CURE), 1974-1978
Box   20
Folder   34
Cooperator selection survey, 1976
Correspondence
General
Box   2
Folder   18-19
1973-1980
Box   20
Folder   35-36
1977-1980
Box   20
Folder   37
Boulanger, Clément, 1978
Box   21
Folder   1
Demmel, Dennis, 1976-1980
Note: SFEP staff memoranda.
Box   21
Folder   2
Hohmann, Mike, 1977
Box   21
Folder   3
Holmberg, Bill, 1977-1980
Box   21
Folder   4
Justice, Lincoln, Midwest Energy Alternatives (MEA), 1976-1979
Note: See also MEA newsletter in M2014-106.
Box   2
Folder   20
Kirkwood College, 1978
Box   21
Folder   5
Krupicka, Ron, 1977-1980
Box   2
Folder   21
McRobie, George, 1978-1979
Box   2
Folder   22
Meisner, Joseph, 1975, 1977-1978
Box   2
Folder   23
Neifert, Carl W., 1977-1978
Box   2
Folder   24
Nesbitt, Patricia M., 1979-1980
Box   2
Folder   25
Rands, Gordon P., 1978
Box   2
Folder   26
Sklar, Scott (NCAT), 1978-1980
Box   2
Folder   27
Steggell, Dorene, 1978
Box   2
Folder   28
Sullivan, Jim, 1978
Box   21
Folder   6
Walsh, Michaela, 1978-1979
Box   21
Folder   7
Farm alcohol project, 1977-1979, 1985
Box   21
Folder   8-9
Farm energy background, 1977-1986
Box   21
Folder   10-11
Forms, recordkeeping, 1976-1978
Box   21
Folder   12
Future potential of project, 1978-1980
Box   21
Folder   13
Green Thumb project, 1981-1983
Box   21
Folder   14
Kansas-Nebraska Energy Program, 1976-1977
Box   21
Folder   15
Landers, Ted, undated
Note: Tape transcript of talk and chapter on Small Farm Energy Project.
Box   35
Folder   1
News clippings, 1976-1980, undated
Newsletters: see .
Box   21
Folder   16
Presentations, circa 1976-1980
Box   21
Folder   17
Press releases, 1976-1980
Box   21
Folder   18
Project outreach, publicity, 1975-1979
Box   21
Folder   19-20
Project testimony, statements, 1977-1981
Box   21
Folder   21-22
Proposal development, 1976-1979
Reports
Box   21
Folder   23
Final report: draft, 1978-1980?
Box   21
Folder   24
Progress reports, 1977-1979
Box   21
Folder   25
Quarterly and monthly reports, 1977-1982
Box   21
Folder   26
Reader survey and evaluation reports, 1978-1979
Box   21
Folder   27
Weekly reports, 1977-1978
Box   21
Folder   28
Seminars, other events, 1978-1979
Box   21
Folder   29
Slideshow, 1978-1980
Box   21
Folder   30
Slideshow presentations, 1977-1979
Box   2
Folder   29
Solar Energy Policy Forum, 1978
Box   21
Folder   31
Southern Cooperatives Energy Project, 1977
Box   21
Folder   32
Staff retreats, 1978-1979
Box   35
Folder   2
Workshops, other events, 1975-1977
Box   21
Folder   33-34
Workshops, 1976-1979
Box   21
Folder   35
Guthrie Center (February 24, 1979), 1978-1979
Box   21
Folder   36
Minnesota workshop (April 21, 1979), 1979
Box   21
Folder   37
Wheel of Fortune irrigation report, 1975-1976
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
Americans for Safe Food (ASF)
Box   2
Folder   30
Biotech seminar, Brussels, 1990, 1992
Box   2
Folder   31
Calgene (GMOs), 1985, 1990-1991
Conferences
Box   2
Folder   32
Ceres, 1991
Box   21
Folder   38
Participants, 1991
Box   2
Folder   33
International Conference on Agriculture for the 21st Century, 1990
Box   2
Folder   34
National Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Conferences, 1989-1992
Box   21
Folder   39
Participant lists, 1989-1992
Audio   1723A/10
Recordings, 1989
Note: Keynote addresses: Jim Hightower, Barry Commoner.
Audio   1723A/11-31
Recordings, 1989
Note: 21 tapes: set of 1-18, 20-22, same conference. Keynotes also Hightower and Commoner.
Audio   1723A/32
3rd National Conference on Organic/Sustainable Agriculture Policies, 1991 February
Note: Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
Audio   1723A/33-43
4th National Conference on Organic/Sustainable Agriculture Policies, 1992 February
Note: 11 tapes, missing no. 3.
Box   2
Folder   35
Public Voice for Food and Health Policy, 2nd annual food forum, 1990
Box   2
Folder   36
Consulting, 1988-1989
Box   2
Folder   37
Correspondence, 1988-1992, 2007, undated
Box   2
Folder   38
General, 1987, 1990-1991, 1998
Keystone Center National Policy Dialogue on Food Safety and Pesticides
Box   2
Folder   39
Dialogue description and participants, 1990-1991, 1993
Box   2
Folder   40-42
Draft reports, 1991-1993
Box   2
Folder   43
Final report, pre-publication copy, 1993 September
Box   2
Folder   44
General, 1991, undated
Box   2
Folder   45-49
Plenary sessions, 1990-1992
Box   2
Folder   50
Report: National Hazardous Waste Management Strategies Project, 1989 June
Work groups
Box   2
Folder   51-52
Agricultural practices, 1990-1992
Box   2
Folder   53
Imports and exports, 1990-1991
Box   2
Folder   54
Public relations and communications, 1991
Box   2
Folder   55
Research and development barriers, solutions, 1989-1992
Box   2
Folder   56
Risk assessment, 1988-1991
Box   2
Folder   57
Leadership training, 1991
Box   2
Folder   58
National Organic Standards Board application, 1991-1992
Box   2
Folder   59
Organic Foods Production Act implementation, 1991
Box   2
Folder   60
Publications, 1988-1990, 2006, undated
Box   2
Folder   61
Sustainable Agriculture State Programs project materials, 1988-1995
Box   3
Folder   1
Case studies (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Texas, California), 1989-1990
Box   3
Folder   2
Other publications (Iowa, Maine, and general report on taxing pesticides), 1989-1990, 1995
Box   3
Folder   3
Workshop participant lists, 1991-1992
Box   3
Folder   4
Board of Directors meeting agenda, 1989 October 19
Box   3
Folder   5
Correspondence, 1988-1993
Box   3
Folder   6
General, 1974-1975, 1991, 2002, 2013
Box   3
Folder   7
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs), 2000-2001
Box   3
Folder   8
Report, pre-publication copy: “Functional Foods--Public Health Boon or 21st Century Quackery? An International Comparison of Regulatory Requirements and Marketing Trends,” 1999
Ceres Trust Organic Research Initiative (ORI)
Box   21
Folder   40
Grants, 1999-2013
Box   21
Folder   41
Midwest organic researchers, 2009-2010
Box   21
Folder   42-43
Monthly reports, 2009-2013, 2020
Box   21
Folder   44
Presentations, 2010-2012
Box   3
Folder   9-19
Codex Committee on Food Labeling (CCFL), 1991, 1994-2000, 2002
Community Action Research Group (CARG)
Box   22
Folder   1
Articles of incorporation and by-laws, 1977
Box   22
Folder   2
Citizens Advisory Board, 1977-1980
Box   22
Folder   3
Press releases, 1977
Community Farm Alliance (CFA)
Box   3
Folder   20-21
Annual meetings, 2001, 2003
Note: Keynote address, Blobaum, 2001.
Box   3
Folder   22
Board meetings, 2002
Box   3
Folder   23
Correspondence, 2002-2003
Note: With Executive Director Deborah Webb and CFA staff.
Box   3
Folder   24
Fundraising assistance, 2002
Box   3
Folder   25
Governor's office, response to Blobaum, 2000-2003
Box   3
Folder   26
Greenprint report, 2001 October
Box   3
Folder   27
Meeting handouts, 2002-2003
Box   3
Folder   28
Reports, 1994-2007
Note: Includes annual report (1994), biennial report (2000-2001), and project reports.
“Bringing the Farm Economy Home to Kentucky's Small Farms and Local Communities” (Cornucopia report revisited), 2003
Box   3
Folder   29-33
Background materials, 2001-2003
Drafts
Box   4
Folder   1
First, 2003
Box   4
Folder   2
Final (submitted), 2003
Box   4
Folder   3
Final report, 2003 September
Food systems background reports
Box   4
Folder   4-5
General, 1999-2002
Box   4
Folder   6
Kentucky Cornucopia report, 1983
Box   4
Folder   7
University of Nebraska-Lincoln food systems report, 2001
Box   4
Folder   8
Community Services Administration (CSA), 1978-1979
Small farm conference project
Box   22
Folder   4
General, 1978-1979
Regional conferences
Box   22
Folder   5
Midwest, 1978
Box   22
Folder   6
Northeast, 1978-1979
Box   22
Folder   7
Northwest, 1978-1979
Box   22
Folder   8
Southeast, 1978
Box   22
Folder   9
Southwest, 1978
Box   22
Folder   10-11
Reports, 1978-1979
Conference/Alternative State and Local Public Policies
Note: See related publications held by the WHS Library: newsletter and Ways and Means
Box   22
Folder   12
Agriculture Project: "New Directions in American Agriculture, Land and Food Policy: A Time for State and Local Action" reports, 1977, 1979
Box   22
Folder   13
Conferences, 1975-1979
Box   22
Folder   14
Correspondence, 1977-1979
Cornucopia Institute
Note: See also photographs in PH 6898.
Box   22
Folder   15
Articles, papers, scorecards, 2006-2014
Box   22
Folder   16-19
Correspondence, 2004-2016
Box   22
Folder   20
Countryside Council activities report, 1974 February 28
Democratic Party
Blobaum for Congress
Note: See also campaign photos in Visual Materials series.
U.S. Representative, Fourth District
Box   22
Folder   21
Billboards, 1970
Box   22
Folder   22
"Blobaum Girls" youth group, 1970
Box   22
Folder   23
Campaign announcement, 1970
Box   35
Folder   3
Campaign issues, 1969-1970
Box   22
Folder   24
Campaign literature, 1970
Oversize Folder   1
Campaign promotional materials, 1970
Oversize Folder   2
Poster, 1970
Box   22
Folder   25
Campaign strategy, 1969-1970
Box   22
Folder   26
Correspondence, 1970-1975
Box   35
Folder   4
Endorsements, 1969-1970
Box   22
Folder   27
Event schedules, 1970
Box   22
Folder   28
County events, 1970
Box   22
Folder   29
Farmers for Blobaum, 1970
Box   22
Folder   30
Fundraising, 1969-1971
Box   22
Folder   31
Humphrey dinner (June 17, 1970), 1970
Box   22
Folder   32
News clippings, 1968-1972
Box   22
Folder   33
Press releases, 1970
Box   22
Folder   34-35
Scrapbooks, 1970
Box   22
Folder   36
Speeches, 1970
U.S. Representative, Fifth District
Note: Democratic primary.
Box   22
Folder   37
Campaign strategy, 1983-1984
Box   22
Folder   38
Correspondence, 1983-1984
Box   22
Folder   39
Endorsements, 1983-1984
Box   22
Folder   40
Family Farm Survival Plan, 1983
Box   22
Folder   41
News clippings, 1983-1984
Box   35
Folder   5
Petitions: Farm Unity, Family Farm Survival, 1984?
Box   22
Folder   42
Clark, Dick, Senator, correspondence, 1976-1978
Box   35
Folder   6
Democratic State Central Committee (DSCC), Iowa, 1970-1973
Box   22
Folder   43-44
Democratic Study Group (DSG), 1964-1970
Box   22
Folder   45-46
Farm plank, National Platform Committee, 1968, 1972
Humphrey, Hubert H. (HHH)
Note: See also HHH photos in Visual Materials series.
Box   22
Folder   47
Background, 1961-1978, 2013
Senator, Vice President-Elect
Box   22
Folder   48-49
Trip schedules, press information, 1964
Box   23
Folder   1-4
Trip schedules, press information, 1964 (continued)
1964 Vice-Presidential campaign
Box   23
Folder   5-6
Advancemen, 1964-1966
Oversize Folder   1
"The Advanceman" scripture, Campaign '64
Box   23
Folder   7
Campaign songs, 1964
Vice-President (VP)
Box   23
Folder   8
Correspondence, 1965-1969
Box   23
Folder   9
Inauguration (January 20, 1965), 1964-1965
Box   23
Folder   10
Plane manifests, 1966 September-November
Box   23
Folder   11-12
Speechwriting, 1965-1968
Box   23
Folder   13
Staff correspondence, 1964-1968
Box   23
Folder   14-16
Travel schedules, 1966 Fall
1968 Presidential campaign
Box   23
Folder   17
Agnew, Spiro, "Spying on Agnew," 1968
Box   23
Folder   18
Citizens for Humphrey, 1968
Box   23
Folder   19
Event organizing, 1968
Farm campaign, 1968
Note: Rural Americans for Humphrey. Blobaum, Executive Director.
Box   23
Folder   20-21
Correspondence, 1968 April-September
Box   23
Folder   22
Democratic National Convention, 1968 June-September
Box   23
Folder   23-24
Farm issues, 1965-1968
Box   23
Folder   25
Lewis, Bob, advisor, 1959-1968
Box   23
Folder   26-27
Memos, 1968 May-September
Box   23
Folder   28
Setting up campaign, 1968 March-September
Box   23
Folder   29
Short, Bob, staff reports to, 1968 June-August
Nelson, Gaylord, Senator
Box   23
Folder   30
Blobaum staff appointment, 1964 June
Box   23
Folder   31-32
Corporate farms, 1968-1975
Box   23
Folder   33
Goldschmidt, Walter study, 1971-1972
Box   23
Folder   34
DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) ban, 1966-1970, 2003, 2009
Box   23
Folder   35
Diet-heart project, 1971-1972
Note: Correspondence with William Eckles and Robert "Bob" Lewis.
Box   23
Folder   36
Farm/rural issues, 1965-1966, 1977
Box   23
Folder   37
Wildlife payments, 1965-1968
Box   23
Folder   38
Robinson, Cloyd, campaign, 1971 January
Family Farm Defense Fund (FFDF)
Box   23
Folder   39
Articles of incorporation, by-laws, founding documents, 1985-1987
Box   23
Folder   40
Tax exempt status, 1985-1989
Board of Directors
Box   23
Folder   41
Board, staff, 1985-1987
Box   23
Folder   42
Executive Director's reports, 1985-1988
Box   23
Folder   43-44
Meeting materials, 1985-1988
Box   23
Folder   45-47
Correspondence, 1985-1988
Note: Including close-down correspondence, memos, 1988.
Box   24
Folder   1-2
Farm Aid, 1985-1987
Box   24
Folder   3
Mugar, Carolyn, correspondence, 1986-1987
Farm crisis
Box   24
Folder   4-5
Background, 1984-1987
Box   24
Folder   6-9
Farmer resources, 1984-1987
Box   24
Folder   10
Legislation, 1986-1988
Box   24
Folder   11
Farmers requesting help, 1986-1987
Box   24
Folder   12-13
Fundraising, 1985-1988
Box   24
Folder   14
Penny Project, 1987
Box   24
Folder   15
Legal services, 1986-1988
Box   24
Folder   16
Brief bank proposal, 1987
Box   24
Folder   17-18
Court case documents, 1986-1987
Box   24
Folder   19
Legal projects reports, 1987-1988
Box   24
Folder   20
Pro bono lawyers, 1986-1988
Box   24
Folder   21
Lender bias project, 1987
Box   24
Folder   22
Mailing list, 1987 October 14
Box   24
Folder   23
Media, 1985-1987
Box   24
Folder   24
Publications, 1987
Note: Farm crisis resource directory, bankruptcy manual.
Reports
Box   24
Folder   25
Monthly, 1986-1988
Box   24
Folder   26
Quarterly, 1986-1988
Box   24
Folder   27
Speech to Grange, 1987 November 12
Box   24
Folder   28
Women Involved in Farm Economics (WIFE) lawsuit, 1987-1988
Note: Women's Farm Law Project.
Box   24
Folder   29-30
Case documents, 1987-1988
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Box   4
Folder   9
Soth, Lauren, correspondence, 1979
Note: Includes Blobaum comments on FAO report on world food issues.
Box   4
Folder   10
World Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (WCARRD), 1978-1979
Box   24
Folder   31
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), 1999
Institute for Alternative Agriculture (IAA)
Note: Later known as the Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture and the Henry A. Wallace Center for Agricultural & Environmental Policy.
Box   4
Folder   11
Annual reports, 1984-1986, 1991, 1993-1996
Box   4
Folder   12
Appeal letters, 1983, 1985, 1994, 2001
Box   24
Folder   32
Biotechnology, 1984-1986
Box   4
Folder   13
Board of Directors, 1983-1986
Box   24
Folder   33
Monthly Executive Director letters, 1983-1986
Box   4
Folder   14
Correspondence with Garth Youngberg, news clippings, 1979-1986, 1998
Box   24
Folder   34
Funding, 1983-1986, 1997
Box   24
Folder   35
General, 1983-1986
Note: Includes articles of incorporation and by-laws.
Box   4
Folder   15
Grant proposal, circa 1983
Box   4
Folder   16
Journal and newsletter planning, 1983-1986
Note: See Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Publications, M2014-106, for newsletters.
Box   24
Folder   36
Occasional papers, No. 1: On Farm Research Techniques, Report on a Workshop, No. 2: An Agenda for Research on the Impacts of Sustainable Agriculture, 1991 March, July
Box   24
Folder   37
Policy memos, 1983, 1995-1998
Box   4
Folder   17
Symposium, 1984-1987, 1991-1993
Box   24
Folder   38
International Family Farm Consultation, Canada, 1979
International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM)
Box   4
Folder   18
Animal standards, 1991, 2006
Box   4
Folder   19
Annual reports, 1998, 2000-2003
Box   4
Folder   20
Basic standards drafts, 1996, 1998, 2001
Box   4
Folder   21
BioFach, 1996-1999, 2001-2005
Box   4
Folder   22
Biofair, Costa Rica, 1995
Box   4
Folder   23
Brochures, 1992, 1997-2002, 2006
Box   4
Folder   24-25
Conferences, 1978, 1992-1996, 1998-2006, 2008
Box   4
Folder   26
Correspondence, 1995-2009
Box   4
Folder   27
European Action Plan, 2000, 2004
Box   4
Folder   28
General, 1989-2006, undated
Box   4
Folder   29
Growing Organic program, 2001
Box   4
Folder   30
Guarantee system (OGS), 2001-2007
Box   4
Folder   31
IFOAM Accreditation Program (IAP) Seal, 1996-1999, 2002, 2006
Box   4
Folder   32
Meetings, 1991, 1996-1998, 2002-2006
Box   4
Folder   33
Membership, Blobaum & Associates, 1996, 1999, 2002
Box   4
Folder   34
Organic leadership course, 2012-2013
Box   4
Folder   35
Planning, 1996, 2001-2009
Box   4
Folder   36
Position papers and press releases, 1992-1993, 2000-2009
Box   4
Folder   37-38
Proposed Benchmark for Standards, 2007
Box   4
Folder   39
Standards Committee, 1996-2008
Box   4
Folder   40
Vaupel, Suzanne, 1993, 1998-2003
International Organic Accreditation Services (IOAS)
Box   4
Folder   41
Accreditation criteria, 1997-1998, 2000
Accredited Certification Bodies (ACB)
Box   4
Folder   42
General, 1997, 1999-2003
Box   4
Folder   43
Lists, 1996-1997, 1999-2003
Box   4
Folder   44
Annual reports and updates, 1996-1998, 2001-2008, 2012
Box   4
Folder   45
Articles of incorporation and by-laws, 1997
Board of Directors
Box   4
Folder   46
Accreditation Committee (IFOAM International Programme Board, or IAPB), 1995-2006
Box   4
Folder   47
Board meetings, 1996-1999
Box   5
Folder   1
Canada/Quebec, 1998-1999, 2001, 2005-2007
Box   5
Folder   2
Comments on IFOAM, 1997-2008
Box   5
Folder   3
Commins, Ken, statements, 1996, 2001, 2006
Box   5
Folder   4
Correspondence, 1995-2008
Box   5
Folder   5
Equivalence, 1996, 2003-2004
Box   5
Folder   6
European Union (EU) regulations, 1996-2006
Box   5
Folder   7
General information, 1998-2004, 2011
Box   5
Folder   8
Guide to Compiling Documentation for Organic Certification Bodies, 2002
Box   5
Folder   9-10
International Accreditation Forum (IAF), 1997-2005
IFOAM Accreditation Program (IAP)
Box   5
Folder   11
Agreement between IFOAM and IOAS, 1995, 2001
Box   5
Folder   12
Application form, 1999, 2001
Box   5
Folder   13
Articles of incorporation and by-laws, 1996-1998
Box   5
Folder   14
Operating manuals, 1995, 1998, 2001, undated
Box   5
Folder   15
Survey, 2005
Box   5
Folder   16
Training sessions, 2000, 2006
Box   5
Folder   17
IFOAM seal, 1996-1999, 2002, 2005
Box   5
Folder   18
IFOAM/AOS comparison, 2000
Box   5
Folder   19
IFOAM/OTA memorandum of understanding, 1998-2001
Box   5
Folder   20
Independence from IFOAM, 1996, 1999-2000, 2005-2006
Box   5
Folder   21-22
ISEAL Alliance, 2000-2008
Box   5
Folder   23
ISO 65, 1993, 1996-2002, 2006
Box   5
Folder   24
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) evaluation, 2001-2003
Policy manual
Box   5
Folder   25
IFOAM accreditation, 2000
Box   5
Folder   26
Resources, 2000
Box   5
Folder   27
Quality manuals, 1998 May and September, 2000 December
Box   5
Folder   28
Reports to authorities, 1998-1999, 2006-2007
Box   5
Folder   29
Sauer, Jan, review, 1998-1999
Box   5
Folder   30
United Kingdom (UK) standards, 2001
Box   5
Folder   31
USDA issues, 1996, 1998-2002
Box   5
Folder   32
Van Elzakker, Bo, 2000-2002
Iowa environment
Box   24
Folder   39
General, 1970-1973
Box   24
Folder   40
Iowa Citizens for Environmental Quality (ICEQ), 1971-1972
Note: Highway system environmental impact.
Iowa Confederation of Environmental Organizations (ICEO), 1971-1972
Box   24
Folder   41
General, 1971-1972
Note: Highway system environmental impact.
Box   24
Folder   42-43
Board of Directors meeting materials, 1971-1972
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Box   24
Folder   44
General, 2000-2001
Box   24
Folder   45
Trauger, David L., 1987-1988
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute (MFAI)
Box   24
Folder   46
Articles of incorporation, by-laws, 1983
Box   24
Folder   47
Board of Directors materials, 1991-1992, 1997-1999
Note: Blobaum, part-time executive director, 1992.
Box   24
Folder   48
Events, 1991-1999
Box   24
Folder   49
History, 2010, 2014
Box   25
Folder   1
Papers, bulletins, 1992-1998, undated
Box   25
Folder   2
Projects, 1990-1998
Box   25
Folder   3
International, 1992-1994
Box   25
Folder   4
Issues in Sustainable Agriculture project, 1991-1992
Note: Includes Bulletin No. 2, 1992: Issues in Sustainable Agriculture: What Are the Next Steps? / by Cheryl Miller.
Box   25
Folder   5
Updates, 1992-1998
Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES)
Box   5
Folder   33
Annual reports, 2001-2002, 2007-2008, 2010
Box   5
Folder   34
Articles of incorporation and by-laws, 1999-2000
Box   5
Folder   35
Behar, Harriet, National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) nomination, 2011
Box   5
Folder   36
Board and staff lists, 2004-2013
Box   5
Folder   37-48
Board meeting materials, 2000-2002, 2004-2010
Box   6
Folder   1-5
Board meeting materials, 2011-2013
Box   6
Folder   6
Blobaum welcome and retirement, 2005, 2013-2014
Box   6
Folder   7
Book lists, 2000-2002, undated
Box   6
Folder   8
By-laws revision, 2006, 2011
Box   6
Folder   9
Cornucopia Institute issues, 2009-2012
Note: See also Cornucopia Institute correspondence, 2014.
Box   6
Folder   10
Direct mail campaign, 2000-2002, 2009-2010, 2012
Box   6
Folder   11
Executive Director evaluation, 2005
Box   6
Folder   12
Fact sheets, 2005-2007, 2012
Box   6
Folder   13
Farmer of the Year, 2003, 2006-2012
Box   6
Folder   14
Founding meeting, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, 1999 December 2
Box   6
Folder   15
Fundraising, 2000-2002, 2006, 2008
Box   6
Folder   16
Fundraising program (Blobaum), 1999-2008
Grant files
Box   6
Folder   17
Cavaliere Foundation, 2000
Box   6
Folder   18
Education program strengthening, 2001-2002
Box   6
Folder   19
Information and education, 2001-2002
Box   6
Folder   20
Organic farming information and referral system, undated
Box   6
Folder   21
Organic farming incentives, 2000
Box   6
Folder   22
Organic research forum, 2010-2011
Box   6
Folder   23
Organic showcase, 2000-2001
Box   6
Folder   24
Organization strengthening, 2000
Box   6
Folder   25
Other programs, 2007, 2010
Box   6
Folder   26
Outreach enhancement, 2001-2002
Box   6
Folder   27
Professional development (SARE), 2001-2002
Box   6
Folder   28
Wedgeshare support, 2000
Jones, Faye
Box   6
Folder   29
Memos to, 1999-2003, 2010
Box   25
Folder   6
Recognition, 2014-2015
Box   6
Folder   30
Leadership workshop, 2005
Box   6
Folder   31
Mentoring project, 2007-2011, 2013
Box   6
Folder   32
Organic Broadcaster (newsletter) Committee, 2003-2010
Box   6
Folder   33
“Inside Organics” columns, circa 2000s, 2003-2010
Box   6
Folder   34
Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA) education events, 1996-1999, undated
Note: Pre-MOSES.
Box   6
Folder   35
Organic Resource Directory project, 2000-2001, 2003, 2010
Organic University
Box   6
Folder   36
Annual reports and evaluations, 2000-2008, 2012
Box   6
Folder   37
Correspondence, 2000-2003
Course notebooks
Box   25
Folder   7
Compost: At the Heart of Organics, 2003 February 27
Box   25
Folder   8
Farm Energy: Conservation and Alternatives, 2008
Box   25
Folder   9
Grazing the Organic Way, 2007
Box   6
Folder   38
Organic Agriculture 101, 2006
Box   25
Folder   10
Organic Agriculture and Biodynamic Methods, 2009
Box   25
Folder   11
Organic Basics: Organic Production and Certification: Crops, Livestock and Vegetables, 2008
Box   25
Folder   12
Organic Dairy Production, 2007
Box   25
Folder   13
Producing Seed & Breeding Crop Varieties on Organic Farms, 2006
Box   25
Folder   14
Transitioning to Organic Crop Production, 2008
Box   6
Folder   39
Funding proposal, circa 2000
Box   6
Folder   40
Implementation, 2000-2009, 2013
Box   6
Folder   41-45
Planning meetings, 2003, 2005, 2007-2008, 2012
Box   6
Folder   46
Policy documents, 2004-2008, 2012
Box   6
Folder   47-65
Upper Midwest Organic Farming Conference (UMOFC), 1993-2016
Note: As of 2008, this conference is known as the MOSES Organic Farming Conference.
Midwest Organic Services Association (MOSA)
Box   25
Folder   15
General, 1999-2005
Box   25
Folder   16
Board materials, 2005-2006
Box   25
Folder   17
Executive Director, 2005
Box   25
Folder   18
Quality, program manuals, 2003-2006
Box   25
Folder   19
Staff reports, 2004-2005
Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (MSAWG)
Box   7
Folder   1
Appropriations, 1993-1998
Box   7
Folder   2
Funding, 1992-1994, 1997
Box   7
Folder   3
General, 1991-1997, 2003
Box   7
Folder   4
Livestock issues report, 1992-1998
Box   7
Folder   5-23
Meeting materials, 1992-1999
Box   7
Folder   24
Member lists, 1993-1997
Box   7
Folder   25
Mission and planning, 1990-1999
Box   7
Folder   26
National policy issues agenda proposals, 1997
Box   7
Folder   27
Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (SAC) connection, 1992-1996
Box   7
Folder   28-30
“Washington, D.C. Reports,” 1995-2001, 2004
Box   25
Folder   20
National Agricultural Research and Extension Users Advisory Board, 1979-1980
National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture (NCSA)
Box   7
Folder   31-39
Appropriations, 1993, 1995-1996, 2003-2004, 2006-2007, 2009-2010
Box   7
Folder   40
Board of Directors, 2003-2005
Box   7
Folder   41
Brown bag lunches, Washington, D.C., 1994-2003
Box   7
Folder   42
Composting standards, 2001-2003
Box   7
Folder   43
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), 1995, 2005-2006, undated
Box   7
Folder   44
Cost share program development, 1998-2006, 2009
Box   7
Folder   45-48
Farm bills, Campaign involvement, 1995, 2002, 2007
Box   7
Folder   49-50
First proposed rule fight, 1998-2000
Box   7
Folder   51
Certifier issues, 1998-2004
Box   7
Folder   52
Fundraising, 1992-1999, 2003
Box   7
Folder   53
General, 1993, 1998, 2006, undated
Box   25
Folder   21-22
Harvey decision follow-up, 2004-2005
Box   7
Folder   54
Harvey decision follow-up, 2005-2006
Box   7
Folder   55
IFOAM, 1995-2001
Issue files
Box   7
Folder   56
Access to pasture, 2000-2006
Box   7
Folder   57
Accreditation, 1997-2004, 2008-2009
Box   7
Folder   58
Conflict of interest, 2001-2003, 2006
Box   7
Folder   59
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pamphlet flap, 1998
Box   7
Folder   60
European Union organic, 2000
Box   7
Folder   61
Floor vs. ceiling controversy, 2001
Box   7
Folder   62
GMO and biotechnology, 1995-2006
Box   7
Folder   63
Inerts, 2002
Box   7
Folder   64
Marketing order controversy, 2003
Box   7
Folder   65
Miscellaneous, 2001-2004
Box   7
Folder   66
National Organic Program, ex parte, 1998
Box   7
Folder   67
Organic feed controversy, 2002-2003, 2007
Box   7
Folder   68
Peer review panel, 2001-2005, 2009
Box   8
Folder   1
Processing materials, 1999-2005
Box   8
Folder   2
Thinking paper, 1998-1999
Box   8
Folder   3
Trade related, 1992-1994, 2001-2002
Meeting materials
Box   8
Folder   4
66 Points of Darkness, 1998
Box   8
Folder   5-8
Annual meetings, 1997-2002, 2004
Box   8
Folder   9
Dialogue meeting, Reno, Nevada, 1993
Box   8
Folder   10
Founding meeting, 1992
Box   8
Folder   11-13
National Dialogue on Sustainable Agriculture, national meetings, 1993-1994
Box   8
Folder   14
Working session, 1993
Box   8
Folder   15
National Sustainable Agriculture Coordinating Council (NSACC) and issue committee materials, 1992- 2006
Box   8
Folder   16
News clippings, 1994-1996, 2012
Newsletters (incomplete runs)
Box   8
Folder   17
Ag Matters, 2002-2008
Box   8
Folder   17
E-newsletter (print-outs), 2003-2004
Box   8
Folder   18
Monthly Update, 1994 June, August
Box   8
Folder   19
News and Resources from the Field, 2005-2006
Box   8
Folder   20
Update, 1995-2002
Organic Committee
Box   8
Folder   21
American Organic Standards (AOS) initiative, 1998-1999
Note: Includes AOS Draft 3: October 1, 1999.
Box   8
Folder   22-23
Farmers' Legal Action Group (FLAG) involvement in Massachusetts Independent Certification Inc. (MICI) chicken issue, 2002-2004, 2006
Note: See also Country Hen dispute in Subject Files series.
Box   8
Folder   24
Kind, Congressman Ron, organic bill, 2001, 2006-2007
Box   8
Folder   25
Meeting, 2004 October
Box   8
Folder   26
Structure, 1994-2006
Box   8
Folder   27
Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA) implementation report card, 2002
Box   8
Folder   28
Organic research and extension, 1992-1994, 2003-2006
Box   8
Folder   29
President's Council on Sustainable Agriculture, 1993-1995
Box   8
Folder   30
Regional workshops, 1992-1993
Box   8
Folder   31
Revised rule response, 1998-2003
Box   8
Folder   32
Staffing, 1993-1994, 2002-2007
Box   8
Folder   33
Supporting organizations, 1994-2003
Box   8
Folder   34
Tabard meeting, 2005
National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)
Box   25
Folder   23
General, 1977-1978
Box   25
Folder   24
NCAT/Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) correspondence, 1977-2005
National Coalition for Land Reform (NCLR)
Note: Roger Blobaum, Midwest organizer, director.
Box   25
Folder   25
General, 1971-1975
Box   25
Folder   26
Board of Directors, 1972-1976
Center for Rural Studies (CRS) conferences
Box   25
Folder   27-28
Midwest (November 23-25, 1973), 1973-1974, 1977
Note: Roger Blobaum, conference chair.
Box   25
Folder   29-30
National (April 25-28, 1973), 1973
Box   25
Folder   31
Correspondence, 1968-1975
Box   25
Folder   32
Draper, Jim, Center for Rural Studies (CRS), 1973-1974
Box   35
Folder   7
Land reform articles, 1969-1976
Box   25
Folder   33
NCLR/ Center for Rural Studies (CRS) fundraising, 1972-1975
Box   25
Folder   34
NCLR/CRS political action, 1971-1975
Box   25
Folder   35
Other land conferences, 1973-1976
Box   25
Folder   36
Taylor, Paul, 1972-1975
National Farmers Organization (NFO)
Note: Roger Blobaum, director, public relations.
Box   35
Folder   8
Conlee, John concert, 1985
Note: Benefit for Family Farm Defense Fund (FFDF). See also FFDF files.
Box   26
Folder   1
Farm Aid concert, 1985
National Crisis Action Rally (February 27, 1985)
Box   26
Folder   2
Day-by-day diary, 1985 February 8-24
Box   26
Folder   3
Farm crisis conference (January 17-18, 1985) report
Box   26
Folder   4
Mending a Broken Heartland: Community Response to the Farm Crisis : draft / by Joyce Barrett, 1987 January
Box   35
Folder   9
Planning, 1984-1985
Box   26
Folder   5
Post-rally correspondence, 1985 February-April
Box   26
Folder   6
Presentations, 1985 February
Box   35
Folder   10
Publicity, news clippings, 1985 February-April
VHD 399
Video recording: "Ames Iowa Farm Rally Feb. 85 sponsored by NFO-NFU-WIFE and others"
Physical Description: VHS, 240 minutes. 
Mss 1169
Box   26
Folder   7
National Institute for Work and Learning (NIWL), 1980-1981
National Organic Coalition (NOC)
Box   26
Folder   8
General, 2003-2016
Box   26
Folder   9
Accredited Certifiers Association (ACA), 2005, 2014
Box   26
Folder   10
Congressional testimony, 2006-2014
Box   26
Folder   11
Correspondence with USDA, 2006-2016
Box   26
Folder   12
Fact sheets, 2006-2016
Box   26
Folder   13
Farm Bill, appropriations summaries, 2007-2016
Box   26
Folder   14
Meeting notes, 2012-2015
Box   26
Folder   15
NOSB issues, 1999-2015
Box   26
Folder   16
Organic checkoff issues, 2015
Box   26
Folder   17
Policy recommendations, 2007-2016
Box   26
Folder   18
Pre-NOSB meeting, 2016 April
National Rural Center (NRC)
Box   26
Folder   19
General, 1977-1981
Box   8
Folder   35
Economy of Rural America conference, 1980
Box   8
Folder   36
Energy rural policy seminars, 1980
Small farms project
Box   26
Folder   20-22
Advisory board, 1978-1980
Box   26
Folder   23
Correspondence, 1977-1980
Box   26
Folder   24-25
Reports, Phase I, II, 1978, 1980
Box   8
Folder   37
Small farms policy workshop, 1977
Box   26
Folder   26
Tax policy, 1981-1982
Box   8
Folder   38
Northeast Organic Farmers Association-New Jersey (NOFA-NJ), 1989-1998, 2013-2015
Office of Technology Assessment (OTA)
Box   8
Folder   39
Task Force on Appropriate Technology, 1978
U.S. Food and Agricultural Research Advisory Committee
Note: Also local development, dispersed electric generating technologies.
Box   8
Folder   40
1974-1979
Box   26
Folder   27-28
1979-1982
Box   26
Folder   29
General accounting office (GAO) study, 1976 April 9
Box   26
Folder   30
Paper and report drafts, 1980
Oldways Preservation & Exchange Trust
Box   8
Folder   41
General, 1991-1997
Conferences
Box   8
Folder   42
Culinary Issues, 1993
Box   8
Folder   43
Food Choices, 1993
Box   8
Folder   44
Baum, Joe Forum, 2000
Box   8
Folder   45
Mediterranean Diets, 1993
Oregon Tilth
Box   26
Folder   31
Musick, Mark, correspondence, 1975-2015
Organic Farmers Association for Relationship Marketing (OFARM)
Box   26
Folder   32
General, 2008-2009, 2014
Box   26
Folder   33
Annual meetings, 2001-2010
Box   26
Folder   34
Strategic planning, 2016
Organic Farmers Associations Council (OFAC)
Box   8
Folder   46
Annual meeting materials, 1991-1994
Box   8
Folder   47-48
Board of Directors meeting minutes and materials, 1990-1992
Box   8
Folder   49
Brochure, circa 1992
Box   8
Folder   50
By-laws and articles of incorporation, 1991-1992
Box   8
Folder   51
Certification/accreditation, 1991-1992
Colorado Organic Producers Association (COPA)
Box   8
Folder   52
Correspondence, 1990-1992
Box   8
Folder   53
Mailing/contact lists, 1991-1992
Box   9
Folder   1
Meeting materials, 1991-1992
Box   9
Folder   2
Committees, 1990-1991, undated
Box   9
Folder   3-9
Steering Committee, 1989-1992, undated
Box   9
Folder   10
Defining “organic,” 1988-1992
Box   9
Folder   11
Computer networks, 1991-1993
Box   9
Folder   12
Conference, Organic Farmers' Leadership and Planning, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1990
Correspondence
Box   9
Folder   13
Ardapple-Kindberg, Eric, 1990, 1993-1994
Box   9
Folder   14
Consumer inquiries, 1990-1992
Box   26
Folder   35-36
General, 1990-1993
Box   9
Folder   15
General, 1990-1994
Box   9
Folder   16
Henderson, Elizabeth, 1992-1994
Box   9
Folder   17
Letterhead
Box   9
Folder   18
Membership letters
Box   9
Folder   19
Organic Foods Production Association of North America (OFPANA), 1990-1991, undated
Box   9
Folder   20
Inputs survey (Zea Sonnabend), 1991
Box   9
Folder   21
Development plan, 1990-1991
Box   9
Folder   22
Dissolution papers, 1994, undated
Box   9
Folder   23
Financial, 1989-1993
Box   9
Folder   24
Fundraising, corporate contributions, 1991
Box   9
Folder   25
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), 1991
Box   9
Folder   26
Grant files, circa 1989-1995
Box   9
Folder   27
Initial release materials, 1990-1991
Interstate certification
Box   9
Folder   28
Natural Organic Farmers Association (NOFA) Interstate Council, Certification Committee, 1989-1992
Northeast Interstate Organic Certification Committee (NIOCC)
Box   9
Folder   29-30
Correspondence, 1990-1994
Box   9
Folder   31
General, 1987-1994
Box   9
Folder   32
Mailing lists, 1993, undated
Box   9
Folder   33
Meeting minutes and materials, 1991-1994
Box   9
Folder   34
Other state certification organization materials, 1991-1994
Box   9
Folder   35
Legislative agendas, 1991-1993
Box   9
Folder   36
Mailing, contact, and membership lists, 1990-1994, undated
Materials evaluation model, Lynn Coody
Box   9
Folder   37
Annotated copy, 1990 July 15
Box   9
Folder   38
Materials correspondence, 1990-1991
Box   9
Folder   39
Member mailings, 1992-1994
Membership applications, 1990-1992
Box   9
Folder   40
Posted
Box   9
Folder   41
Unposted
Box   9
Folder   42
National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP) forum, 1993
National Organic Standards Board (NOSB)
Box   9
Folder   43
Draft recommendations, 1993-1994
Nominations
Box   9
Folder   44
Criteria, 1991-1992
Box   9
Folder   45-47
Nominees, 1990-1991
Box   9
Folder   48
Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA) contacts, 1990-1991
Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA)
Box   9
Folder   49
Congressional vote, 1990
Box   9
Folder   50
Forster, Thomas, commentary, 1990
Box   9
Folder   51
Implementation, 1991
Box   9
Folder   52
Testimony mailing and responses, 1993
Box   9
Folder   53
Organic Foods Production Association of North America (OFPANA) teleconferences, 1991
Box   9
Folder   54-55
Organic livestock, 1991-1994
Box   10
Folder   1
Ozarks leadership and planning conference, 1990 November/December
Box   10
Folder   2
Regional secretariats project, 1991-1994
Box   10
Folder   3
Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (SAWG), 1991-1992
Box   10
Folder   4
Tax exempt status, 1992-1994
Box   10
Folder   5
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED, also known as Earth Summit), 1991-1992
Box   10
Folder   6
Working notes, undated
Box   26
Folder   37
Organic farmer voice, 2004, 2006, 2016
Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF)
Box   26
Folder   38
Annual reports, 2001, 2012-2014
Box   10
Folder   7
Articles of incorporation and by-laws, 1990-2000
Note: Includes other OFRF documents and Blobaum description of OFRF files.
Board of Directors
Box   10
Folder   8
By-laws revision, 1998-2002
Box   10
Folder   9
Executive Committee meeting materials, 1997-2002
Box   10
Folder   10
Goals, 1996-2001
Box   10
Folder   11-16
Meeting materials, 1996-2002
Box   10
Folder   17
Member lists and information, 1995-2002
Box   10
Folder   18-19
Nominations Committee, 1996-2002
Box   10
Folder   20-21
Staff reports, 1993-2007
Box   10
Folder   22
Strategic planning, 2000-2001
Box   26
Folder   39
Correspondence, 1997-2015
Box   10
Folder   23-24
Farmer surveys, 1993-2004
Box   10
Folder   25
Federal research funding issues, 1998-2008
Box   10
Folder   26
Fundraising, 1994, 1997, circa 2001
Box   10
Folder   27
General, 1992-2001, 2005, 2012-2014
Box   10
Folder   28
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) policy statement, 1999-2001
Box   10
Folder   29
Lobbying issues, 2000-2001
Box   10
Folder   30
National Organic Certifiers Directory, 1995
Box   10
Folder   31-34
News clippings regarding organic food and farming, 1995-2004
Box   10
Folder   35-36
Newsletter: OFRF Information Bulletin, 1995-2010
Box   10
Folder   37
Organic agriculture caucus, 1996, 2003, 2006
Box   10
Folder   38
Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA) rules fight, 1997-2000
Box   10
Folder   39
Presentation to USDA, 1998
Box   10
Folder   40-42
Regulatory conferences, 1993, 1995, 1997-2001
Reports
Box   10
Folder   43
“Investing in Organic Knowledge” / by Jane Sooby, 2006
Box   26
Folder   40
"Organic Farming for Health and Prosperity" / by Carolyn Dimitri et al., 2012 August
Box   10
Folder   44
“Searching for the 'O' Word” / by Mark Lipson (1997), 1995-2001
Box   11
Folder   1
“State of the States” / compiled by Jane Sooby (2001), 2000-2001
Research grants
Box   11
Folder   2
Application process, 1995-2008
Box   11
Folder   3
Awards, 1995-2002, 2011
Box   11
Folder   4
Research policy project, 1995
Scientific Congress on Organic Agriculture Research (SCOAR)
Box   11
Folder   5
General, 1998-2003
Box   11
Folder   6
Newsletter: SCOAR Bulletin, 2002-2007
Box   11
Folder   7
Report and final pre-publication draft: “2007 National Organic Research Agenda: Soils, Pests, Livestock, Genetics: Outcomes from the Scientific Congress on Organic Agricultural Research (SCOAR)” / by Jane Sooby, Jonathon Landeck, and Mark Lipson, 2007
Organic Field School (OFS)
Box   11
Folder   8
Articles of incorporation and by-laws, 2008
Box   11
Folder   9
Board of Directors meeting materials, 2009-2012
Box   11
Folder   10
Correspondence regarding board service, 2009-2012
Box   11
Folder   11
Dissolution, 2014
Box   11
Folder   12
Fundraising, 2009-2012
Meetings
Box   11
Folder   13
Action plan, 2009 November
Box   11
Folder   14
Visioning, 2009 June
Box   11
Folder   15
Staffing, 2012
Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA)/National Organic Program (NOP)
Box   26
Folder   41
Access to pasture, 2006-2008
Box   26
Folder   42
Briefings, 1989, 1995
Box   11
Folder   16
Comments to National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), 1992, 1994
Box   11
Folder   17
Documents, 1990, 1992-1995
Box   11
Folder   18-23
First proposed rule, 1997 December
Box   11
Folder   24
66 Points of Darkness meeting (1998), 1997-1998
Environmental Media Services
Box   11
Folder   25
Media report, 1998 June
Box   11
Folder   26
Press conference, 1998 April
Box   11
Folder   27
Organic certifiers meeting, 1998 April
Box   11
Folder   28-31
Public comments, 1998
Box   11
Folder   32
Demeter Association, 1998
Box   11
Folder   33
Organic Trade Association (OTA), 1998
Box   11
Folder   34
Re-write, 1998
Final rule
Box   11
Folder   35
44 Points of Darkness, 2001
Box   11
Folder   36
Implementation, 2000-2003
Box   11
Folder   37-38
National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) final recommendations, 1992-2001
Box   11
Folder   39
Follow-up to Harvey decision, 2006
Box   11
Folder   40-41
General, 1990-2005
Box   11
Folder   42
Implementation, legal memos, 1991-1998
Box   26
Folder   43
Leahy, Senator Patrick, bill draft, 1989-1991
Box   26
Folder   44
Letter opposing change, 1995, 2005
Box   11
Folder   43
Mailing and contact lists, 1993, 1997, undated
Box   27
Folder   1-2
National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) issues, 1992-2017
Box   11
Folder   44
Organic Watch, 1998
Box   11
Folder   45
Political support, 1989, 1998
Box   12
Folder   1-3
Pre-OFPA certifier standards, 1990-1998
Box   27
Folder   3
Presentations, 1993-2014
Box   12
Folder   4
Private seal issue, 1995-1996, 2000-2001
Revised proposed rule
Box   12
Folder   5
Comments, 2000-2001
Box   12
Folder   6-7
Draft, circa 2000
Box   12
Folder   8
Rules process, 1992-1999, 2002-2004
Box   27
Folder   4
Working groups, 1990-2004
Organic Food Production Association of North America (OFPANA)/ Organic Trade Association (OTA)
Box   27
Folder   5
General, 1988-2006
Box   27
Folder   6
Action Alerts, updates, 1989-2008
Box   27
Folder   7
Advisory role, 1990
Box   27
Folder   8
Blobaum membership, 1992-2007
Box   27
Folder   9
Board of Directors materials, annual meeting, 1990-2004
Box   27
Folder   10
Government Affairs Council, 1993-1995
Box   27
Folder   11-12
Government affairs representative, 1992-1994
Box   27
Folder   13
Guidelines for the Organic Foods Industry packet, 1992 March 16
Note: Drafts, 1988-1992, from the Organic Foods Coalition: OFPANA, OFAC (Organic Farmers Association Council), and the Organic Food Act Implementation Working Group (OFAIWG).
Box   27
Folder   14
Press releases, marketing, 1992-2008
Box   27
Folder   15
USDA meetings, 1992-1995
Box   27
Folder   16-17
Organicology, 2013, 2015
Note: Mentoring intensives.
Organic Trade Association (OTA)
Box   27
Folder   18
Accreditation Committee, 1995-1996
Box   27
Folder   19
Group Certification Task Force, 2007-2008
Organic Watch
Box   12
Folder   9
Comparative analysis of NOSB recommendations and OTA's American Organic Standards, draft and final report, 1999-2000
Box   12
Folder   10-12
Proposed organic rule, 1997-2000, 2003, 2006
Box   12
Folder   13
Materials Provided for Use in Preparing Formal Comments on USDA's Proposed Rules Implementing the Organic Foods Production Act, 1998 January 16; updated 1998 February 12
Roger Blobaum & Associates (RB&A)
Note: Other projects in the papers such as the Urban Wastes Project (UWP) were also RB&A projects.
Administrative
Box   12
Folder   14
Personnel policy, billing memo, 1980, undated
Box   12
Folder   15
Vitae, employees and consultants, Washington, D.C. office
Control Data
Box   27
Folder   20
Princeton Project, 1979-1980
Box   27
Folder   21
Rural Venture, 1979-1980
Energy project
Box   27
Folder   22-23
Appalachia, 1979-1981
Iowa
Box   27
Folder   24-25
Clearfield, 1979-1982
Box   27
Folder   26
Corn cobs, 1979-1980
Box   27
Folder   27
Wyoming, 1980-1981
Small farms conferences project: See Community Services Administration.
Rural Advancement Fund (RAF) /National Sharecroppers Fund (NSF)
Box   27
Folder   28
General, 1976-1982
Box   27
Folder   29
Board of Directors materials, 1979-1982
Box   27
Folder   30
Correspondence, 1975-1983
Box   27
Folder   31-32
Department activity reports, 1974-1982
Box   27
Folder   33
Executive Director reports, 1970-1982
Box   27
Folder   34
Farm credit crisis, 1986
Box   27
Folder   35-36
Graham, Frank P. Center, 1974-1982
Box   27
Folder   37
Long-range planning, 1976-1981
Box   27
Folder   38
Projects and proposals, 1977-1983
Box   28
Folder   1
Statements, testimony, 1980
Rural America
Box   28
Folder   2
General, 1977-1983
Box   28
Folder   3
Board of Directors, 1975-1984
Box   12
Folder   16
Correspondence, 1977-1980
Box   35
Folder   11
Platform, revised, 1977
Box   28
Folder   4
Solar Bank Project, 1982-1983
Box   12
Folder   17
Southwest State University Rural Life Institute, 1978
Box   12
Folder   18
Wefald, Jon, correspondence, 1976-1978
Box   35
Folder   12
Third National Conference on Rural America, 1976-1977
Box   12
Folder   19
Rural Resources, 1978-1980
Solar energy
Box   28
Folder   5
American Solar Energy Society (ASES), 1982-1983
Center for Renewable Resources (CRR)
Box   28
Folder   6
General, 1980-1981
Box   28
Folder   7
Relationship with Solar Lobby (SL), 1979-1981
Box   28
Folder   8-9
Reports, 1979-1982
Note: "Dear Friends" newsletters.
Box   28
Folder   10
Solar visioning, 1979-1980
Note: Second and third National Citizens' Solar Energy conferences.
Midland Energy Institute (MEI) solar jobs report
Box   28
Folder   11
MEI general, 1978-1979
Box   28
Folder   12
Drafts, 1980
Box   28
Folder   13
Final version, 1980 December
Box   28
Folder   14-15
Project files, 1978-1980
Box   28
Folder   16
Rural gasification project, 1980
Box   28
Folder   17
Solar greenhouse employment project, 1978-1980
Box   28
Folder   18
Report proposal, 1980
Box   28
Folder   19-20
Research materials, 1978-1980
Box   28
Folder   21
Reviewers, 1980
Box   28
Folder   22
Miscellaneous, 1980-1994, undated
Box   28
Folder   23
Presentations, 1980-1986
Box   28
Folder   24-25
Renewable Energy Institute (REI), 1980-1983
Box   28
Folder   26-27
Farm Energy Project, 1980-1983, 1994
Box   12
Folder   20
Solar Age “Commentary” editorials, 1980
Box   28
Folder   28
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), 1978-1981
Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI)
Box   28
Folder   29-30
Advisory board, 1978-1982
Box   28
Folder   31
Photovoltaics, 1980 May
Box   28
Folder   32
Program descriptions, 1980 June
Box   28
Folder   33
Annual report, 1979
Newsletter: See for In Review.
Box   28
Folder   34-36
Reports, papers, 1978-1980
Box   29
Folder   1
Reports, papers, 1980-1981
Box   29
Folder   2
Solar Energy Information Data Bank (SEIDB), 1979-1980
Box   29
Folder   3
Solar energy workshop, Department of Energy (DOE), 1980
Note: Florianopolis, Brazil.
Box   29
Folder   4
Brazil briefing book, 1980
Solar Lobby (SL)
Box   29
Folder   5
Articles of incorporation, by-laws, policy statements, 1978-1981
Box   29
Folder   6-11
Board of Directors materials, 1978-1982
Box   29
Folder   12
Convention for a Solar America (August 16-19, 1979), 1979-1980
Box   29
Folder   13
Financial, 1980-1981
Box   29
Folder   14-16
Legislative updates, 1978-1986
Box   29
Folder   17
Member surveys, 1980-1981
Box   29
Folder   18
Political Action Committee (PAC), 1979-1981
Box   29
Folder   19
Publications, 1978-1981
Note: See also Sun Times newsletter in M2014-106.
Box   29
Folder   20
Staff updates, 1979-1980
Box   29
Folder   21-22
Sun Day (May 3, 1978), 1977-1982
Southern Iowa Council of Governments (SICOG)
Box   12
Folder   21
Correspondence, 1976-1978
Box   12
Folder   22
General, 1977-1978
Box   12
Folder   23
Meeting minutes and materials, 1977-1978
Box   29
Folder   23-24
Non-Metropolitan Development Policy Committee, 1976-1978
Reports
Box   12
Folder   24
“Iowa: 2000” final report, circa 1975
Box   12
Folder   24
“Rural Development ... Three Years in Perspective,” circa 1976
Box   12
Folder   25
“Rural Development - Iowa Style,” housing conference, 1977
Box   12
Folder   27
Rural health incentives proposal, 1977
Box   12
Folder   28
Rural Health Task Force, 1976-1977
Box   12
Folder   29
Southern Iowa Energy Project, 1978
Box   29
Folder   25
Tanzanian food corps, 1979
Note: Second International Workshop on Food Corps and Rural Development at the Village Level, Bellagio, Italy.
Box   29
Folder   26
University of Minnesota Southwest Research and Outreach Center (SWROC) Organic Field Day, 2010
Urban Wastes Project (UWP)
Note: National Science Foundation (NSF) funded project in Omaha, Nebraska.
Box   29
Folder   27
Advisory, Overview Committees, 1977-1978
Box   29
Folder   28
Barriers proposal, 1981
Box   29
Folder   29
Holcomb, Larry, director, 1977
Box   29
Folder   30
Metro Area Planning Agency (MAPA) meetings, 1978
Box   29
Folder   31
Municipal wastes conference, 1976
Box   29
Folder   32
National conference participation, 1978
Box   29
Folder   33
Nebraska compost regulations, 1977-1978
Box   29
Folder   34
Other waste conferences, 1973-1978
Box   29
Folder   35
Project design, 1977
Box   29
Folder   36
Project evaluation, 1979
Box   29
Folder   37
Project follow-up, 1978-1979, undated
Box   30
Folder   1
Project reports, 1978-1979?
Box   30
Folder   2
Final report, 1979 January
Box   30
Folder   3
Publicity, 1978-1979
Box   30
Folder   4
Research proposal to NSF, 1976-1979
Box   30
Folder   5-7
Sludge on agricultural land issues, 1955-2010
Box   30
Folder   8
Center for the Biology of Natural Systems (CBNS) sludge project, 1977
Box   30
Folder   9
Sludge application challenges, 1975-2014
Sludge newsletter, see .
Washington University
Center for the Biology of Natural Systems (CBNS)
Box   30
Folder   10
General, 1975-1986
Box   30
Folder   11
Advisory Committee, 1974-1976
Box   30
Folder   12
Correspondence, 1975-1979
Box   30
Folder   13-17
Organic farming study, 1974-1982, 2002
Box   30
Folder   18
Madden follow-up, 1986-1987
Box   30
Folder   19-20
Reports, research proposal, 1974-1979
Box   30
Folder   21
Wildlife refuges, making organic, 1979-1982
Note: Includes Del Akerlund paper.
World Sustainable Agriculture Association (WSAA)
Box   12
Folder   30
Brief description of WSAA files (Blobaum)
Administrative files
Box   12
Folder   31
Articles of incorporation and by-laws, 1991-1995
Box   12
Folder   32
Associates, 1994-1996
Board of Directors files
Box   12
Folder   33-35
Executive Committee meetings, 1991, 1993, 1995
Box   12
Folder   36-37
Meeting minutes and materials, 1991-1995
Box   13
Folder   1
Meeting minutes and materials, 1996-1997
Box   13
Folder   2
Nominations to board, 1992-1996
Box   13
Folder   3
Brochures, occasional paper (Kirschenmann, no. 1), 1987-1994
Box   13
Folder   4
Chapters, 1991-1995
Note: Includes materials related to inauguration of California chapter at California Polytechnic, 1992 July 17-18.
Conferences
Box   13
Folder   5
Ceres, 1993
Box   13
Folder   6
Society for International Development (SID), 1994
Box   13
Folder   7
Summit on Religions and Conservation, 1995 April
Correspondence
Box   13
Folder   8
General, 1991-1996
With individuals
Box   13
Folder   9
Kawasaki, Michihiro “Mitch,” memos to, 1995-1996
Box   13
Folder   10
Madden, Patrick, memos to, 1991-1996
Box   13
Folder   11
Peng Jun, China Green Food Development Center (CGFDC), 1995-1997
Box   13
Folder   12
Directorates, 1991-1992, undated
Box   13
Folder   13
Founding meeting, Atami, Japan, 1991
Box   13
Folder   14
Fundraising, 1991-1997
Box   13
Folder   15
Goals and strategy, 1995-1997
Box   13
Folder   16
Internal reports, 1992-1997, undated
Box   13
Folder   17
Newsletter, 1992-1997
Project files
Box   13
Folder   18
Albania proposal and background information, 1992
Box   30
Folder   22
Australia, 1993-1995, 2001
Box   13
Folder   19
Book project: For All Generations: Making World Agriculture More Sustainable, 1995-1996
Box   13
Folder   20
Brown Bag lunches, 1992-1997
China
Box   13
Folder   21
Cheng Xu, China Agricultural University, 1993-1996
Box   13
Folder   22
China Green Food Development Center (CGFDC) trips, 1995-1997
Box   13
Folder   23
Correspondence and articles on Chinese agriculture, 1993-1996
Box   13
Folder   24-25
International Symposium on Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development (ISAARD) conference, Beijing, 1993 May
Box   13
Folder   26-27
Database project (organic and sustainable agriculture leaders), 1992-1997
Eastern Europe
Box   13
Folder   28
General, 1993-1995
Hungary
Box   13
Folder   29
General, 1993-1996
Box   13
Folder   30
Regional Environmental Center (REC)
General, 1993-1995
Box   13
Folder   31
Grant summaries, 1991-1994
Box   13
Folder   32
Newsletter: Information Bulletin, 1991-1994
Box   13
Folder   33
Moldova: Field Crops Institute visit work plan, 1993-1997
Box   13
Folder   34
Organic updates, 1993-1994
Note: Includes Donna Batcho correspondence and reports.
Nature Farming (Japan, India, Latin America), 1985-1997
Box   13
Folder   35
Correspondence, 1993-1997
Box   14
Folder   1
General information, 1985-1994
Box   14
Folder   2
Notes, undated
Box   14
Folder   3
Reports, articles, presentations, 1991-1995
Box   14
Folder   4
Training course, 1995 June
Box   14
Folder   5
Organic agriculture and certification standards, 1992-1997
Box   14
Folder   6
Pesticide reduction, 1992-1996
Box   30
Folder   23
Politics of Food, New York State, 1991-1993
Box   14
Folder   7
President's Council on Sustainable Development, 1994-1996
Box   14
Folder   8
Publication: From the Ground Up-and Around the World: Project profiles of grassroots initiatives in sustainable agriculture and rural development (SARD) / Women, Food and Agriculture Working Group and World Sustainable Agriculture Association, 1995 September
Box   30
Folder   24
Restructuring proposal, 1993
Box   14
Folder   9
Rodale Soil Health Initiative, 1992-1993
Box   14
Folder   10
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) proposal, 1994
Box   14
Folder   11
Taiwan, 1993-1995, 2013
Box   30
Folder   25
Thailand chapter, 1993-1994
United Nations (UN)
Box   14
Folder   12-15
Commission for Sustainable Development, 1992-1997
Box   14
Folder   16-17
Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED/Earth Summit), Rio de Janeiro (June 1992), 1992-1994
Box   14
Folder   18
Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) IV (Pre-Summit), 1992
Box   14
Folder   19
WSAA inauguration, 1991 September 6
Box   30
Folder   26
Presentations on, 1992-1997
Box   30
Folder   27
Summit follow-up, 1993-1996
Box   14
Folder   20
International Conference on Nutrition (ICN, December 1992), 1992-1993
Note: Co-sponsored by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO).
Box   14
Folder   21
Sustainable Agriculture Networking and Extension (SANE) conference, 1993
Box   14
Folder   22
United Nations Association (UNA)/WSAA Roundtable, 1994-1995
Box   14
Folder   23-24
World Food Summit (November 1996), 1995-1997
Box   14
Folder   25
Venezuela: Institute for Production and Research of Tropical Agriculture (IPIAT), 1993-1996
Volunteers in Overseas Assistance (VOCA)
Note: See also Regional Environmental Center (REC) project, Hungary, 1994.
Box   14
Folder   26
Annual report, 1992
Box   14
Folder   27
Newsletters, 1995, 2002
Box   14
Folder   28-29
World Bank, 1992-1996
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Great Lakes Agricultural Pollution Prevention Project Advisory Council
Box   14
Folder   30
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) workshop, 1994 February
Box   14
Folder   31-32
General pesticide reform initiatives, 1993-1995
Box   14
Folder   33-34
Meeting materials, 1993-1996
Box   15
Folder   1
Miller, Michelle, 1993-1995
Box   15
Folder   2
National integrated pest management (IPM) forum, 1992 June
Box   15
Folder   3
Project reports to Joyce Foundation, 1993-1994
Report: “Pesticide Reduction in the Great Lakes Basin: Barriers and Opportunities”
Box   15
Folder   4-5
Draft report review, 1993-1995
Box   15
Folder   6
Executive summary and draft, 1994-1996
Writing
Box   30
Folder   28
Appropriate technology, 1978-1980s
Box   30
Folder   29-31
Correspondence with editors, 1972-1983
Note: Primarily Jerry Goldstein of Organic Gardening and Farming (OGF) magazine, Rodale Press.
Box   30
Folder   32
Goldstein, Jerry, JG Press, 1978-1982, 2002-2003
Box   30
Folder   33
Hylton, William, Rodale Press, 1975
Box   30
Folder   34
"Directory of Small Farms Technical Assistance in the United States" / prepared by Heather Tischbein Baker, Roger Blobaum, Daniel G. Caye, Virginia M. Caye, and J. Patrick Madden, final report to the U.S. Agency for International Development, 1981 March
Box   30
Folder   35
Global transition to organic, 1998, 2006, undated
"The Loss of Agricultural Land" report, 1974
Note: See Farmland Loss under Subject Files.
Box   30
Folder   36
New Farm magazine, 1980, 1991, 2007-2008
Organic farmers
Audio interviews, 1970s
Audio   1723A/44
Akerlund, Del
Audio   1723A/45
Halstead, Vic
Audio   1723A/46
Juhl, Ray
Audio   1723A/47
Old Mill interview
Audio   1723A/48
Thompson, Dick, regarding China farm trip
Note: "Organic Kansas farmers lost 11 cows."
Box   30
Folder   37
Collected articles, news clippings, 1971-1994, 2001, undated
Box   30
Folder   38
Thompson, Dick, articles about, 1975-1984
Box   30
Folder   39
Correspondence, 1972-1977, 2015
Note: See M2014-106 for issues of Organic Observer and 1975 Almanac published by Hy-Brid Sales Company.
Box   30
Folder   40-41
Interviews, 1975, undated
Box   30
Folder   42
Magazine articles by Blobaum, 1973-1978
Box   31
Folder   1
Magazine articles by Blobaum, 1973-1978 (continued)
Box   31
Folder   2
Midwest organic farmer lists, 1974-1976
Box   31
Folder   3
Photo cutlines, 1970s
Note: See also photographs in PH 6898.
Box   31
Folder   4
Organic Gardening and Farming (OGF) editor reviews, 1976-1977
Box   31
Folder   5
Published articles, 1973-2009