The Land Institute CollectionManuscript Collection No. 777
Descriptive IdentificationThis section provides basic data about the collection and a brief overview of its contents. Repository: Kansas State Historical Society (Topeka) Title: Land Institute records Dates: 1974—[ongoing] Quantity: 70 boxes (60 cubic feet) Abstract: Research institution, educational organization, ecological agriculture foundation; of Salina, Kansas. Non-profit research and educational organization devoted to the development of alternative forms of agriculture. Established near Salina, Kansas in 1976 by Wes and Dana Jackson. Devoted to finding a type of agriculture that mimics the native prairie of Kansas, does not deplete natural resources, and promotes prosperous communities. Major programs include: natural systems agriculture research, Sunshine Farm, rural community studies, and graduate research fellowships. Contains correspondence, itineraries, financial records, newspaper and magazine articles, and speeches. Research materials include those used by staff in conducting experiments and writing articles. Notes and reports on experiments are also present. Identification: Notes: This finding aid describes materials held by the Kansas State Historical Society. Materials may be used in the Research Room in the society’s Center for Historical Research during regular research hours. Support for telephone, mail, and online reference and research is limited. In a continuing effort to improve the completeness and accuracy of finding aids, revisions are made as more or new information becomes available. Consequently, this finding aid may differ slightly from what appears in paper form. Descriptions are often based on a preliminary inspection of the material. As such, they may contain misspellings or other inaccuracies based on folder headings and other sources within the materials. As the collections are arranged and as time permits, these finding aids are improved and corrected. If you spot an error, please feel free to report it to the reference staff or an archivist. HistoryThis section contains a chronicle of the organization that created the records. Founded in 1976 by Wes and Dana Jackson, The Land Institute (LI) is a non-profit education and research organization located near Salina, Kansas. Recognizing the strain that current agricultural practices put on the land and its resources, LI is devoted to seeking out alternatives in agriculture, energy, shelter, and waste management. Its purpose is to develop an alternative system of agriculture that mimics the native prairie of the region, with the hope that this practice will lead to a resilient, economical, and ecologically responsible form of agriculture. In this system, the crops are comprised of a mixture of perennial plants that are native to the prairie, the soil is left untilled for years, and few or no chemicals are used. The ultimate goal is to establish crops that produce a grain yield comparable to that from annual crops while maintaining the ecological stability of the prairie. Work at LI is carried out by staff members and graduate students educated in ecology, botany, agriculture, environmental studies, and various disciplines within the humanities. Their findings, as well as information about LI and sustainable agriculture, are published quarterly in The Land Report and yearly in the Land Institute Research Report. The Land Report has been published since 1976, the Research Report since 1984. After its founding in June of 1976, LI took on its first class of interns in September. However, true research into sustainable agriculture did not begin until 1978, as the first year of LI was devoted more to establishing itself as an organization. After that year of establishment, LI planted its first crop of twenty-five native prairie wildflowers in the spring of 1977. This was followed the next year (spring 1978) by what would essentially become the first experimental plots at LI. These were plots of potential alternative grain candidates, containing thirty-five varieties of perennial forbs and grasses. LI began on three acres of land. Over the next decade, it expanded by purchasing and acquiring land in the surrounding area. In the spring of 1982, the organization purchased a 160-acre quarter section of land that it used to enlarge its plant-breeding program. Four thousand accessions of wild perennial grasses were planted. This was followed in the fall of 1985 by the acquisition of a fifty-year lease with an option to buy eight acres of unplowed prairie. Shortly thereafter, LI purchased a neighboring farm and nine acres of land in October 1986. The farmhouse was used to set up new offices. Finally, in July 1987, LI purchased seventy-two acres of bottomland on Ohio Street in Salina. Additional research plots were established on this land. In addition to expanding in terms of acreage, LI also expanded its areas of research and programs. The graduate intern program began in September 1976 with seven students. Originally, the program followed a semester schedule much like that of a university. This schedule was augmented in February 1983 to a ten-month program more closely oriented to the growing season. Moreover, interns were then allowed to conduct their own agricultural experiments, rather than just aiding those on which the staff was working. In recent years, LI has also added an intensive weekend course in natural systems agriculture for undergraduate students. In 1998, the internship program was discontinued. It was replaced with a Natural Systems Agriculture Graduate Research Fellowship. This program allows students at the master’s and doctoral levels to conduct research projects on university campuses. Experimentation also expanded beyond the research plots located on the original three acres at LI. In the spring of 1980, an herbary was established. It features perennial native and naturalized grasses and wildflowers of the prairie states that are used for research and education. A greenhouse opened in 1987. Two of The Land Institute’s largest projects began in the early 1990s. The first of these is the Sunshine Farm Research Project. This project involves collecting data on the energy, materials, and labor expended on fifty acres of conventional crops plus one hundred acres of prairie pasture grazed by cattle. With its last field season in 2001, the goal of the experiments of Sunshine Farm is to determine the amount of productive capacity a sustainable farm must devote to its own fuel and fertility if it does not use fossil fuels, fertilizers, or pesticides. The desired outcome of this project is a national policy for the transition of agriculture to renewable energy sources. The second of LI’s large research projects, known as the Rural Community Studies Program, takes place in a small town in Chase County called Matfield Green. LI, Wes Jackson, and other individuals associated with LI began buying land and properties there in the early 1990s. In 1994, they opened a refurbished brick school for community functions and meetings, as well as activities and programs sponsored by LI. The goal of the program at Matfield Green is to use ecology as the organizing principle for human community. Instead of relying on non-renewable resources, people hopefully would learn to adapt to the environment as it naturally exists. Jackson calls this plan “ecological community accounting.” Recently, LI began a “place-based” curricula program that involves three school districts, including 183 teachers and over 2000 students. The Land Institute is also working to share information about sustainable agriculture with a wider audience. In 2001 they began the Prairie Writers Circle. Involving writers in Kansas and across the nation, this program produces newspaper op-ed commentary to increase public awareness of the ecological and sustainability issues related to LI’s mission. Articles written by Kansas authors run in Kansas newspapers, while those produced by national authors run in both large and select smaller markets. Work at The Land Institute has not gone without acknowledgement. In the 1980s, Wes Jackson received a Lindisfarne Fellowship. The Lindisfarne Association is a counter-culture think-tank made up of an international community of scholars, artists, and students. They award fellowships to people working to recreate the image of nature, society, and self. A decade later, Wes and Dana Jackson received a grant from the Pew Scholars Program in Conservation and the Environment, which supports outstanding early- to mid-career scholars who are dedicated to the conservation of biological diversity and the sustainable use of earth’s resources. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation recognized Jackson’s work in 1992. Fellowships from this organization are awarded to individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication to their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-dedication. More recently, in 2000, Jackson received a Right Livelihood Award. Known as the “Alternative Nobel Prize,” the award is given to people whose work promotes respect for others and the natural world. Research and education at The Land Institute continues. Their work may well be a glimpse into the future of agriculture in Kansas. Scope and ContentsThis section contains a description and analysis of the contents of the collection. This collection contains two subgroups of records from The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas. The majority of the records fit into the Land Institute Materials subgroup, which is divided into seven series. The files in this subgroup pertain directly to activities that involve the research and experimentation that was carried out by the organization between 1976 and 2002. The Environmental Preservation Organizations subgroup is comprised of smaller amounts of material, dating from the 1970s to the late 1990s, which originated with the Friends of the Earth and Save the Tallgrass Prairie, Inc. Both of these associations are related to The Land Institute in their focus on the preservation of the environment; however, because the materials in this subgroup were not created as a direct result of the activities at LI, the documents pertaining to them were separated from the other records. Within the Land Institute Materials subgroup, a majority of the materials fit into one of the following series: Correspondence, Research Materials, or Subject Files. Correspondence includes letters sent to and from staff at The Land Institute between 1976 and 2002. Within the series, the documents are further divided into two subseries, General Correspondence and Topical Correspondence. General Correspondence is the larger of the two subseries, and includes inquiries about alternative agriculture, research, Wes Jackson’s publications, and internship and job opportunities at LI. Many of the letters were sent to either praise or criticize the work carried out by the staff. Such letters give insight into the perceptions people have of the organization, its activities and goals, as well as an indication of the reputation and fame of the organization. Among the General Correspondence are letters from personal friends and acquaintances of Wes Jackson who assisted him with his work. Of particular interest are letters from such individuals as author Wendell Berry; economist E.F. Schumacher; author and native Kansan Harry Morgan; Amish farmer and author David Kline; LI scientist Marty Bender; writer and farmer Gene Logsdon; author and environmental studies professor David Orr; executive chef and owner of Chez Panisse Alice Waters; environmental historian and author Donald Worster; and scientist and Wes Jackson’s daughter Laura L. Jackson. While these letters are, in part, personal in nature, they also contain discussion of environmental and agricultural issues, as well as information on scientific research done by others that could be applied to activities at The Land Institute. They provide the researcher an understanding of the methods used at LI and the collaborative nature of scientific research and writing. The Topical Correspondence subseries includes letters that were exchanged about specific subject matter. Most of the letters concern articles or interviews that Jackson contributed to specific publications. Included are files on the Sierra Club Book Review, Whole Earth Review, Blue Moon Productions, and Island Press. Documents used by LI staff and interns in conducting research and experiments are organized in the Research Materials series. This series is subdivided into twelve subseries, which include Journal Articles, Maps, Newsletters, Newspaper and Magazine Articles, Numbered Research Files, Poetry and Literature, Press Releases, Sources/Bibliographies, Specific Book Research, Specific Research Topics and Resources, Statistics, and Miscellaneous Research Materials. Of these subseries, those that are most obviously associated with Wes Jackson’s works are the Numbered Research Files and Specific Book Research subseries. The Numbered Research Files contain notes that Jackson presumably compiled and used in writing speeches, articles and/or books. Jackson numbered each of these notes (1 through 380), and an index to each folder was attached to the front. Some of the notes consist of entire articles, while others are simply a quote or several ideas written or typed on a piece of paper. A guide to each file’s contents is located at the front of each folder. The notes are filed numerically. The Specific Book Research Subseries contains articles and resources used by Wes Jackson in writing one or more of his books. Jackson placed each article in its own folder and numbered it in a detailed and specific manner. The topics of the materials include ecological and environmental issues, genetics, evolution, natural selection, and ecosystems. Topics relating specifically to plants include articles on annuals, perennials, and biennials; plant diversity; succession; senescence; and disease. These files are arranged according to the numbering system implemented by Jackson. Please note: It is unknown as to which of Jackson’s books this subseries applies. The last of the largest series is the Subject Files series, which contains a wide variety of materials pertaining to the daily functioning and activities at LI. It is subdivided into fourteen subseries. They include: Associates/Contacts of LI, Board Meetings, Book Reviews, Financial Reports, Funding and Development, Lindisfarne Association, MacArthur Fellowship, Magazine and Newspaper Articles about LI, Management Team Meetings, Pew Scholars Program, Related Organizations, Research and Projects at LI, Speaking Engagements and Staff Meetings. Records in this series include budgets, meeting minutes, memos, letters, articles, brochures, and research notes and findings. It should be noted that the financial reports for fiscal years 1985 through 1987 are missing, and, within the Research and Projects subseries, there are no notes on experiments conducted in 1996 and 1997 or on research conducted in 1986, 1987, and 1990. Further, there is no information on staff meetings held in 1988. This series would be most beneficial to researchers looking for information about The Land Institute, its activities and day-to-day operations. Materials that do not fit into these three series are organized into the subgroup’s four smaller series: Dana Jackson’s Papers, Internship Program, On the Road and Travel, and Writings. The Dana Jackson’s Papers series includes documents written and gathered by Dana Jackson, the co-founder of The Land institute. Most of the papers pertain to an agricultural tour the Jackson’s took in Southeast Asia in the late 1970s. They include educational information on the countries they visited, as well as a spiral notebook and a few loose-leaf pages that Dana used as a journal to document the trip. These notes contain her impressions about living and farming conditions, people they met, etc. Additionally, there are a few pieces of correspondence about the trip. A limited number of files concerning speaking engagements/conferences and organizational development materials are also present. These are the only materials of Dana Jackson’s in this collection. This is presumably due to the fact that she left The Land Institute in 1992 and took her documents with her. Researchers will find this series useful if they are interested in comparing U.S. agriculture with that of third world countries or in formation about the farming techniques used in other countries. The second of the smaller series contains a wide range of documents relating to LI’s internship program. Most of the materials consist of correspondence sent to LI from prospective interns, responses to these inquiries from LI staff, and applications for intern positions. Additionally, there are syllabi and curricula for each session. Several notebooks document intern activities, including a journal for daily entries and notebooks describing planting, harvesting, etc. in the intern garden. Finally, several files contain evaluations written by interns to critique their experiences. These evaluations give insight into the reasons behind the canceling of the intern program in 1998. Lacking in the series is information about the interns’ research projects and experiments. There is no record of the topics of papers or the focus of experiments, with the exception of one file of research papers from one session. The records that are present date from the 1980s to 1998. They are arranged chronologically. In addition to his responsibilities at LI, Wes Jackson also frequently travels across the country, and sometimes around the world, to deliver lectures or attend conferences on college campuses and for environmental, agricultural, or ecological organizations. Records in the On the Road and Travel series document these trips, and include letters, brochures, itineraries, and notes pertaining to the speaking engagements and conferences attended by Jackson. The series also holds files on trips Jackson made to attend meetings of organizations for which he served as a board member. These include the Kerr Foundation, Meadowcreek, and the Powell Center. It should be noted that the files in this series are identical in nature to those in the Speaking Engagements subseries of the Subject Files series; however, because they were separated and specified in this manner by the donor, they were not combined. Additionally, copies of many of the speeches that Jackson gave can be found in the Writings series. The Writings series is comprised of articles, manuscripts, and speeches about sustainable agriculture written by people at or associated with The Land Institute. The documents are divided into six subseries: Wes Jackson’s Works, Marty Bender’s Works, Laura Jackson’s Works, Collaborative Efforts of LI Staff, Authors with LI Connections, and Unknown Authors. Items in the Wes Jackson subseries include manuscripts for several of his books (Altars of Unhewn Stone, Becoming Native to This Place, New Roots for Agriculture, and Rooted in the Land), correspondence pertaining directly to these books, and copies of lectures and short articles. The materials in the other subseries are all short articles, except for a copy of the manuscript of Harry Mason’s Life on the Dry Line: Working the Land. This series provides insight into the science behind sustainable agriculture, as well as presenting a more philosophical approach to environmental issues. Documents in the Environmental Preservation Organizations subgroup consist of records from entities with which Wes Jackson had contact independent of his involvement with the Land Institute. The subgroup is divided into two series. The first is the Friends of the Earth (FOE) series. Wes Jackson served as the Mid-Western Vice President of FOE in 1986. Records in this series contain letters, financial records, memos, newsletters, newspaper articles, and board meeting agendas and minutes relative to Jackson’s involvement with the organization. The records date from 1980 to 1997. Of greatest focus in the series are court papers concerning Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. David Brower. Brower was the founder and CEO of the Friends of the Earth, and was accused of activities that hindered the fulfillment of the goals of the organization. The court papers from Brower’s counter suit of FOE are also present. This set of documents will be of particular interest to those concerned with environmental issues or with an interest in environmental organizations. The second series of this subgroup pertains to the Save the Tallgrass Prairie, Inc. Records in this series include letters, brochures, articles, newsletters, and event fliers concerning the tallgrass prairie in Kansas and Oklahoma. A majority of the documents relate to efforts made to preserve the tallgrass prairie, as well as potentially turn the land into a national park. Like the FOE series, this series would also be of use to researchers with environmental interests. Most of the documents within this collection are typewritten; however, some of the correspondence and notes on experiments and research are handwritten. Depending on the nature of the materials they hold, the files are arranged either chronologically or alphabetically by name or subject at the level of series or subseries. Within most of the folders the materials are organized chronologically. In some cases, specific dates of documents are unknown. Such records were placed in folders designated for unspecified dates. Correspondence is arranged with the original letter and the reply together when possible. This collection will be of particular interest to researchers desiring information about alternative forms of agriculture and the environment, as well as those interested in the history and development of The Land Institute. Organization of the CollectionOrganized into 9 series (2 subgroups) corresponding to the format of the materials. Contents: Series 1. Correspondence, 1974-2002 -- Series 2. Dana Jackson’s Papers, 1970s -- Series 3. Internship Program, 1980s-1998 -- Series 4. On the Road and Travel, 1983-1991 -- Series 5. Research Materials -- Series 6. Subject Files, 1977-1999 -- Series 7. Writings -- Series 8. Friends of the Earth, 1980-1997 -- Series 9. Tallgrass Prairie, 1971-1997. Detailed Description of the Collection Land Institute Records Group, 1971-1999
(60 CU. FT.) The Land Institute Records Group is divided into two subgroups. This division separates documents generated by the Land Institute from those that they simply acquired through their association with similar organizations. The two subgroups include the Land Institute Materials Subgroup and the Environmental Preservation Organizations Subgroup. Land Imstitute Materials Subgroup, 1971-1999
(59 CU. FT.) Correspondence Series, 1978-1998 (4 CU. FT.) Among the general correspondence are letters from personal friends of Wes Jackson who assisted him with his work. Of particular interest are letters from such individuals as noted author Wendell Berry; economist E.F. Schumacher; author and native Kansan Harry Mason; Amish farmer and author David Kline; LI scientist Marty Bender; writer and farmer Gene Logsdon; author and environmental studies professor David Orr; executive chef and owner of Chez Panisse restaurant Alice Waters; environmental historian and author Donald Worster; and scientist and Wes Jackson’s daughter Laura L. Jackson. While these letters are, in part, personal in nature, they also contain discussion of environmental and agricultural issues, as well as information on scientific research done by others that could be applied to activities at The Land Institute. They provide the researcher an understanding of the methods used at LI and the collaborative nature of scientific research and writing. The Topical Correspondence subseries includes letters that were exchanged about specific subject matter. Most of the letters concern articles or interviews that Jackson contributed to specific publications. Included are files on the Sierra Club Book Review, Whole Earth Review, and Blue Moon Productions. Also present is a file of correspondence between Wes Jackson and Island Press. Records in this series date between 1978 and 1998, and are arranged chronologically within the General Correspondence subseries and alphabetically by topic in the Topical Correspondence subseries. Dana Jackson's Paper's Series, 1970s (1 CU. FT.) Internship Program Series, 1980s-1998 (2
CU. FT.) On The Road And Travel Series, 1983-1991
(1.25 CU. FT.) Some trips were made to attend conferences both across the country and around the world. These include seminars like the Ecosystem Caucus in California, a conference at the Royal Botanical gardens in London, and the Fate of the Earth conference in Washington, D.C. At many conferences, Wes Jackson was a speaker while others he attended as a spectator. A final type of materials found in this series are documents pertaining to trips made by Wes Jackson to attend meetings of organizations for which he served as a board member. These include the Kerr Foundation, Meadowcreek, and the Powell Center. Materials in these files include correspondence concerning the meetings, itineraries, memos, and meeting minutes. It should be noted that the files in this series are identical in nature to those in the speaking engagements subseries of the subject files series. However, because they were separated and specified in this manner by the donor, they were not combined. Additionally, copies of many of the speeches that Jackson gave can be found in the Writings series. Research Materials Series (5 CU. FT.) Jouranl Articles Subseries (2 CU. FT.) Maps Subseries (4 FOLDERS) Newsletters Subseries (7 FOLDERS) Newspaper And Magazine Articles Subseries,
1971-1996 (16 FOLDERS) Numbered Research Files Subseries (14 FOLDERS) Poetry And Literature Subseries (2 FOLDERS) Press Releases Subseries, 1980-1991 (1 FOLDER) Sources/Bibliographies Subseries (1 FOLDER) Specific Book Research Subseries (0.25 CU.
FT.) Specific Research Topics And Resources Subseries
(0.25 CU. FT.) Statistics Subseries (1 FOLDER) Miscellaneous Research Materials Subseries
(0.25 CU. FT.) Subject Files Series, 1977-1999 (10 CU. FT.) Associates/Contacts Of Li Subseries (1 CU.
FT.) Board Meetings Subseries, 1986-1997 (0.5
CU. FT.) Book Reviews Subseries, 1985-1997 (4 FOLDERS) Financial Reports Subseries, 1977-1999 (0.75
CU. FT.) Funding And Development Subseries, 1980-1997
(0.25 CU. FT.) Lindisfarne Subseries, 1981-1997 (7 FOLDERS) Macarthur Fellowship Subseries, 1993-1996
(3 FOLDERS) Magazine And Newspaper Articles Subseries,
1982-1999 (0.25 CU. FT.) Management Team Meetings Subseries, 1989-1993
(5 FOLDERS) Pew Scholar’s Program Subseries, 1991-1994
(3 FOLDERS) Related Oorganizations Subseries (0.25 CU.
FT.) Research And Projects At Li Subseries, 1982-1998
(1 CU. FT.) Speaking Engagements Subseries, 1978-1997
(4.5 CU. FT.) Staff Meetings Subseries, 1987-1997 (11 FOLDERS) Writings Series(2 CU. FT.) Environmental Preservation Oorganizations
Subgroup, 1971-1997 (0.5 CU. FT.) Friends Of The Earth Series, 1980-1997 (0.25
CU. FT.) Tallgrass Prairie Series, 1971-1997 (0.25
CU. FT.) Adjunct Descriptive DataThis section includes lists of sources used in the preparation of this finding aid, collections on similar subjects that may be of interest to researchers, items cataloged separately, and items emoved from the collection. Related Materials Agriculture Jackson, Wes. Altars of Unhewn Stone. GL333. 1.
J139 Land Institute, Salina. The Land Report, no. 1- 62. 333.
005 L23 Mason, Harry Morgan. Life on the Dry Line: Working the Land. 630.1 M381 Smith, Nancy Mary Eyster. Tallgrass Prairies: An Ecological Analysis
of 77 U.S. National Park Service. Midwest Region. Special Resource Study:
Z-Bar Jones, Bruce A. Archaeological Overview and Assessment for Tallgrass
Prairie General Management Plan and Environment Impact Statement: Tallgrass
Prairie Collins, Scott L. and Linda L. Wallace, eds. Five in North American
Tallgrass United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks, and Forests. Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks, and Forests on the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session on S.1967 to provide for the establishment of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in the state of Oklahoma, and for other purposes, May 26, 1988. 328.7304 Un3s 100-871 Fletcher, Wendell. The American Cropland Crisis: Why U.S. Farmland is Being Lost and How Citizens and Government Are Trying to Save What is Left. HD205. F48 H5 Peterson, Pam, ed. Biological Soil Crusts: Ecology and Management. KSHS Fed. Microfiche I53. 35:1730-2 Beeman, Randall S. A Green and Permanent Land: Ecology and Agriculture in The 20th Century. 333. 76 B392 Larrabee, Aimee. Last Stand of the Tallgrass Prairie. Oversize K577. 44 L328 Sherow, James E. A Sense of the American West: An Anthology of Environmental History. 33. 7Se59 McIsaac, Gregory and William R. Edwards. Sustainable Agriculture in the American Midwest: Lessons from the Past, Prospects for the Future. 630. 977 Su82 Malin, James Claude. History and Ecology: Studies of the Grassland. 333. 74 M295 “Land Institute Sows Seeds of New Agriculture” in Kansas
Business News v.2, Smith, Roger C. “Upsetting the Balance of Nature, with Special
Reference to Evans, Terry. Prairie: Images of Ground and Sky. 547. 5 Ev16 Albertson, Frederick William. Ecology of Mixed Prairie in West Central Kansas. 580 Pam.v.2 Duncan, Patricia D. Tallgrass Prairie: The Inland Sea. 581 .5 D912 Farney, Dennis. “Restoring Prairies is Tougher Than Just a Planting Job…” in Smithsonian, July 1965, p. 61-65. 711 Un3 Pam. V.1 no.6 Haden, Gary. “Konza Prairie is Ecological Gem for Scientific Study of Grasses in Kansas State University Clippings, v.8, p.139-141. SP630. 7Kl3 clipp. v.8 p.139 Hetzer, W.A. “An Ecological Study of the Prairie and Pasture Lands in Douglas and Franklin Counties, Kansas” in Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, Sept. 1951, v. 54, no. 3, p. 356-69. SP506 Kl3 v.54 no.3 p.356 Madson, John. Where the Sky Began: Land of the Tallgrass Prairie. GL574 .5 M267 Weaver, John Ernest. Prairie Plants and Their Environment: A Fifty-Year Study in the Midwest. GL581. 52 W379 Saving the Prairie Two Days at a Time. 711 Un 3s Wooster, Lyman C. “The Scientist on the Farm” in Kansas
Academy of Science Ham, George E. The Rise of the Wheat State: A History of Kansas Agriculture. 630. 6H17 Keifer, Ben. “ACP (Agriculture Conservation Program) in Kansas” in Land Improvement v. 2, no. 11, Nov. 1955, p. 17, 28. 631. 45 L229 v.2 no.11 p.17 Reichman, O.J. Konza Prairie: A Tallgrass Prairie National History. SP630. 7 Z B521r Tomanek, Gerald Wayne. Effects of Climate and Grazing on Mixed Prairies. GL506 Am3a “Types of Tallgrass Prairies in Kansas” in Kansas Wildlife an Parks v. 48 no. 1 Jan./Feb. 1991 p. 31. SP639 Kl3k v.48 no.1 p.31 Perry, Stephen M. Limestone, Oak and Bluestem. (Note: “A character study of the Flinthills Region of Kansas.”) F687. F55 P47 “Prairie Acre Preserves Virgin Land on KU Campus” in Kansas University Clippings, v.12, p.229. (Article originally ran in the Lawrence Journal World Aug. 26, 1963). SP378 K13 clipp. v.12 p.229 Popper, Joe. “Life on the Konza: Searching for the Ultimate Answers in the Tallgrass Prairie” in Kansas State University Clippings, v.10, p.221-230. SP630. 7 K13 clipp. v.10 p.221 Dewing, Rolland. “Introduction: Environment Versus Culture” in Kansas History. v. 12, no. 3, Autumn, 1989. p. 148-9. SP906 K13qh v.12 p.148 Separated Material Index Bibliography Controlled Access HeadingsThe terms listed below may include names, places, subjects, occupations, titles, and other words describing this collection. These terms are used in the ATLAS catalog used by the Kansas State Historical Society and affiliated libraries in Topeka, http://lib.wuacc.edu/search, as well as libraries and archives subscribing to OCLC, a national library/archives database. Searches on these words should produce a description of this collection as well as other books and collections that may be of interest. Names in SMALL CAPS are cataloging added entries (co-creators); names in regular type are subjects. Topical terms are Library of Congress subject headings unless indicated otherwise. Personal Names Corporate Names Geographic Names Subjects Titles Occupation Functions Administrative InformationThis section provides more detailed information about this collection that may be helpful to those wishing to use it, including its history, restrictions, copyright information, other formats, and a suggested citation form. Restrictions on Access Restrictions on Use Wes Jackson retains the copyright to all materials written by him (published or unpublished) until his death. Copyright at that point would transfer to the Kansas State Historical Society. Requests for copies or permissions should be directed to: Wes Jackson, The Land Institute, 2440 E. Water Well Rd., Salina, KS 67401-9941. Alternate Form Available Preferred Citation Acquisition Information Processing Information Accruals Notes |
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