Larry Corbett Collection
Collection
Identifier: ASTATE-2018-10-11
Scope and Content
The Larry Corbett Collection is comprised of 16 series contained within 31 folders: Oilseeds and Rice Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee (2 subseries), Subcommittee on Family Farms and Rural Development (1 subseries), Committee on Agriculture US House of Representatives (1 subseries), Subcommittee on Agricultural Production Marketing and Stabilization of Prices (2 subseries), Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (3 subseries), Congressional Information (5 subseries), Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation (1 subseries), Correspondence (1 subseries), House Agriculture Committee (2 subseries), Memorabilia (1 subseries), U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (1 subseries), Legislation (2 subseries), Farm Publications (4 subseries), Rice Production (3 subseries), Personal (2 subseries)and Congressional Books.
Dates
- 1974 - 1977
Creator
- Corbett, Larry (Creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This manuscript collection consists of physical materials. This collection has not been digitized. This collection is open for research use only in the Archives' Reading Room. It is not available for request through Interlibrary Loan. Please contact the archive via email (Archive-L@astate.edu) at least a week in advance of your arrival to ensure the availability of the material.
Biographic
Larry Corbett was born in 1943 in Alicia, Arkansas to Herbert Corbett and Cleney Faye Waddell Corbett. Larry and his wife Loretta have one son, Larry David Corbett, and still live in Alicia, Arkansas and manage Corbett Farms. During the 1970’s Corbett worked with Noel W. Baker to reform legislation affecting the agricultural industries, particularly rice farming, in Arkansas.
Extent
1.668 Linear Feet (The Larry Corbett Collection is comprised of 31 folders contained within 4 document boxes.)
Language
English
Abstract
Larry E. Corbett is a farmer in Alicia, Arkansas who worked together with Noel Baker (who was also a farmer) to improve farm legislation, particularly rice allotment legislation. This collection consists of transcripts of testimony given before various Congressional subcommittees, schedules of Congressional hearings, copies of Congressional farm bills, correspondence with members of Congress, correspondence with other farmers, press releases, newspaper clippings, and farm publications.
Accruals
No further additions to this collection are expected.
- Agricultural laws and legislation
- Alexander, William Vollie (Bill), Jr., 1934- (Correspondent)
- Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation
- Bumpers, Dale (Correspondent)
- Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
- Family Farms
- Hammerschmidt, Larry (Correspondent)
- Legislative hearings--United States
- Rice--Arkansas
- Rice--laws and legislation
- United States. Congress. House. Subcommittee on Soybeans and Oilseeds
- United States. Department of Agriculture
Creator
- Corbett, Larry (Creator, Person)
- Baker, Noel W. (Collaborator, Person)
- Title
- Larry Corbett Collection Finding Aid
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Flora Smith
- Date
- 2018-06-18
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Archives & Special Collections - Dean B. Ellis Library Repository
Contact:
Arkansas State University
Dean B. Ellis Library
P.O. Box 2040
State University AR 72467 United States
870-972-2987
870-972-3199 (Fax)
archive-l@astate.edu
Arkansas State University
Dean B. Ellis Library
P.O. Box 2040
State University AR 72467 United States
870-972-2987
870-972-3199 (Fax)
archive-l@astate.edu