Planting the Seeds of the Green Revolution

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,934
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Regents of the University of Minnesota
Start Date
April 2010
End Date
June 2011
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview

The University of Minnesota Libraries received funding support to digitize the records of the principals of the Green Revolution, the worldwide collaborative effort to expand food crop production that traces its roots to the University of Minnesota in the first half of the 20th century. The project’s centerpiece is the Norman E. Borlaug Papers, which are complemented by the collections of his colleagues and mentors, including Elvin C. Stakman, John Gibler, and Helen Hart, and the Plant Pathology departmental records, and are frequently used by students, faculty, and independent scholars.

University Archives selected approximately 58 boxes of materials directly related to the Green Revolution for digitization. These comprise a variety of formats including photographs, correspondence, field notebooks, and other materials. With this project, University of Minnesota Libraries expanded use of the Green Revolution collections by creating digital surrogates of the materials, delivered via a web-based, publicly available, full-text searchable database.

Project Details
To digitize the Norman Borlaug Papers and provide worldwide access.
Legal Citation / Subdivision
LAWS of MINNESOTA for 2009 Ch. 172, Art. 1, Subd. 4 (b), Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants
Appropriation Language

(b) Statewide Historic and Cultural Grants. (i) $2,250,000 in 2010 and $4,500,000 in 2011 are appropriated for history programs and projects operated or conducted by or through local, county, regional or other historical or cultural organizations; or for activities to preserve significant historic and cultural resources. Funds are to be distributed through a competitive grants process. The Minnesota Historical Society shall administer these funds using established grants mechanisms, and with assistance from the advisory committee created herein.

2010 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$23,934
Other Funds Leveraged
$20,505
Project Manager
Salutation
Ms.
First Name
Elisabeth
Last Name
Kaplan
Street Address
Dept. of Archives and Special Collections, 218 Andersen Library, 309 19th Ave. S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55455
Administered By
Administered by
Location

345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-259-3000