Agricultural History Symposium--Call for Papers

One hundred years ago, in 1904, Liberty Hyde Bailey and New York State
farmers convinced the State Legislature to support a College of Agriculture
at Cornell University, a largely private institution that had been
established in 1865 as New York's land-grant institution. Since then the New
York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has gone on to achieve
worldwide fame and recognition.

As part of the College's centennial celebration, a symposium will be held in
Ithaca September 9-11, 2004. Its organizers seek historical papers on the
subjects including state support of higher education in agriculture; Cornell
University and agriculture; New York State and agriculture; achievements of
alumni, faculty, and staff of CALS, the Green Revolution, and other
agricultural institutions internationally; and related topics in the history
of the agricultural sciences (horticulture, soils, entomology, animal
science, etc).

The deadline for the submission of abstracts for papers and sessions is May
15, 2004. Proposals or any inquiries should be sent to Prof. Margaret W.
Rossiter, Department of Science and Technology Studies, 331 Rockefeller
Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA 14853 or e-mail at
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