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H.H. Finnell Field Ledgers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 1992-088

Scope and Contents

Collection contains ledgers relating to Finnell’s work as a station foreman at Oklahoma A&M College's Experiment Station. Included is information about when crops were planted, types of crops and where the fields were located.

Dates

  • 1917 - 1925

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the Oklahoma Open Records Act (http://www.odl.state.ok.us/lawinfo/docs/2006-LibraryLaws-PartE.pdf), and other relevant regulations. Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Oklahoma State University Libraries assumes no responsibility.

Conditions Governing Use

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, Oklahoma State University Archives will provide information about copyright owners and related information. Securing permission to publish or use material is the responsibility of the researcher. Note that unless specifically transferred to Oklahoma State University Libraries, any applicable copyrights may be held by another individual or entity. Copyright for material published by Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College/Oklahoma State University is held by the Board of Regents for the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges. All rights reserved.

Further information about copyright policy can be obtained by contacting Oklahoma State University Archives by email at libscua@okstate.edu or by phone at 405-744-6311.

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Biographical Sketch

Henry Howard Finnell (1894-1960) was an agronomist and erosion specialist. Finnell graduated from Oklahoma A&M College (OAMC) (1917), was foreman of the OAMC Experiment Station (1917-1920), director of Panhandle A&M Experiment Station (1923-1934), and then placed in charge of the Soil Conservation Service Dust Bowl experiment in Dalhart, Texas. A year later he was appointed by President H. H. Bennett head of Region VI of the Soil Conservation Service, a dust bowl research program for the eleven great plain states in the Southern Dust Bowl region. Finnell passed away in 1960.

Extent

0.2 Linear feet (1 slim legal document box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged into one series.

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog or contact the Oklahoma State University Archives Reference staff.

Provenance

Gift of Don Green

Related Archival Materials

H.H. Finnell Papers, Collection Number 1975-001.

Processing Information

Processed by Kathleen Bledsoe, 1989 and Susan Walker, 1992. Updated by Scott Jackson, June 2009.

Subjects

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
H.H. Finnell Field Ledgers Collection Collection Number 1992-088
Status
Completed
Author
Kathleen Bledsoe
Date
1989
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Oklahoma State University Archives Repository

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Contact:
204 Edmon Low Library
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater 74078-1071 USA

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