Grace Gershuny Papers, 1977-2015 (bulk 1984-2010)

Summary Information

Title: Grace Gershuny Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1977-2015 (bulk 1984-2010)

Creator:
  • Gershuny, Grace, 1950-
Call Number: Mss 1227

Quantity: 5.2 cubic feet (5 records center cartons and 1 half-archives box) and 90.0 megabytes
Repository:
Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:
Papers, circa 1985-2010, of Grace Gershuny, organic farmer, writer, educator, administrator, and consultant. Gershuny served as a staff member with the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) and was a main writer for several sections of the organic rule standards. She was involved with other organic and sustainable agriculture organizations, including the Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA), Organic Foods Production Association of North America (OFPANA), Organic Trade Association (OTA), Rodale Institute, and other national organizations. Gershuny's work as an editor, author, and teacher is also documented in the papers.

Note:

Forms part of the Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Collection.
The Wisconsin Historical Society Library holds Gershuny's memoir, Organic Revolutionary: A Memoir of the Movement for Real Food, Planetary Healing, and Human Liberation.



Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss01227