Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Director Charles E. Thorne Records 1887-1963

23.6 Cubic feet

(19) cartons, (2) 5" letter document boxes

The Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Director Charles E. Thorne Records contain correspondence, files on farmer’s institutes and various experiment stations around the country, public queries sent to Charles Thorne in his capacity as director of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, and administrative files of the Station. In 1882, Ohio State University established the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station (OAES) to direct agricultural research on campus, and Charles Thorne became the Station's first director in 1887. Thorne served as director until 1921.

[identification of item], Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Director Charles E. Thorne Records, RG 22.L.4, Ohio State University Archives, Ohio State University

The Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Director Charles E. Thorne Records contain correspondence, files on farmer’s institutes and various experiment stations around the country, public queries sent to Charles Thorne in his capacity as director of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, and administrative files of the Station.

This collection is arranged in 7 series:

• Series 1: Correspondence, General
• Series 2: Correspondence: Letters to Thorne
• Series 3: Experiment Stations
• Series 4: Farmers' Institutes
• Series 5: Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station Files
• Series 6: Queries from Public to Director
• Series 7: Supplemental Correspondence

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Ohio State University Archives Biographical File: Charles Embree Thorne

Ohio State University Archives Subject File: Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC)

RG 22.L: Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center Records

In 1882, Ohio State University established the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station (OAES) to direct agricultural research on campus. The Hatch Act of 1887 established federal funding for all land grant institutions to establish agricultural experiment stations, separating OAES from the University. The new Board of Control of the Station hired former OAES farm foreman Charles Thorne to be the Station's first director. In 1892, the Station moved to 470 acres in Wooster, Ohio. Thorne served as director of the Station until 1921, after which he continued to serve the Station as a consultant. His own professional research was in crop rotation and soil fertility.

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Finding aid written by Karen Glenn, 2017 May

Finding aid prepared by Karen Glenn