Lowell Dean Hill collection, 1905-2016, bulk 1963-1998

Hill, Lowell D.

Lowell Dean Hill collection, 1905-2016, bulk 1963-1998

1905-2016

Hill, Lowell D.

The Lowell Dean Hill Collection consists of unpublished papers, correspondence, publications, and documents related to Hill's research on grain quality. Included are materials related to his involvement in the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service COMEX project. There are also minutes from Grain Quality Workshops of the North American Export Grain Association, and materials related to Hill's leadership on the international study on grain quality conducted by the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment. Personal and biographical materials include documents on Hill's research work, along with selected complementary published resources from his personal library. Hill collected many resources while researching and writing his 1990 book, Grain Grades and Standards: Historical Issues Shaping the Future, including many reports that address USDA-related issues concerning grain grades.

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Mots clés AGROVOC

economic aspects grading grain quality research

Informations bibliographiques

Langue

anglais

Note

Lowell Dean Hill Collection. Special Collections, USDA National Agricultural Library.

Accession numbers 2015.16, 2017.02, 2017.10.

Lowell D. (Lowell Dean) Hill (1930-) is an expert on grain quality economics and marketing strategies. He received his bachelor's degree in agricultural education at Iowa State University in 1951, and his master's and Ph.D. degrees in agricultural economics at Michigan State University in 1961 and 1963, respectively. In 1963, Hill became a professor of agricultural economics at the University of Illinois and served on the faculty for 35 years. In conjunction with this position, he researched grain quality and marketing strategies in more than 50 countries. Hill testified at several U.S. Congressional hearings related to grain grades, weight irregularities, and the U.S. Grain Standards Act. The results of his work helped shape U.S. grain grading laws. In 1989, Hill received the USDA Distinguished Service Award for improving quality of grain markets and opening new market opportunities.

AARelated collection, the lowell d. hill papers 1962-1997, is located at the university of illinois archives and document his work for the department of consumer sciences and agricultural economics. these materials include books, typed manuscripts, journal articles, government publications, technical bulletins and research reports written by hill between 1962 and 1997.

Type

Mixed Material; Text; Monographic

Sur AGRIS depuis: 2024-02-27

Date de modification: 2025-04-22

Format: MODS

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