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DeKalb AgResearch Records

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-190
Scope and Contents This collection contains many of the records generated by the DeKalb Genetics Corporation. The materials, dating from 1910-2011, provide information for a basic history of the company; for ascertaining the role played by the industry in the DeKalb area, the United States, and around the world; for the research in the company's areas of expertise; and for analyzing marketing techniques and approaches. The collection is organized into 10 series: Historical Research and General Corporate...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1910-2011; Other: Date acquired: 07/00/1988

W.W. Embree Collection (DeKalb)

 Collection
Identifier: RHC-RC-002
Scope and Contents Waite W. Embree and his father, Elmer E. Embree, preserved most of the historical materials generated by the family’s business and social activities. Waite, especially, collected a large volume of printed materials and photographs that relate to his main interests--the history of DeKalb and the history of railroading. It is important to note that Embree was a collector: indeed, in the absence of an active county historical society, Waite Embree filled a void in DeKalb County with his keen...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1881-1966; Other: Date acquired: 03/00/1967