Dairy and the US Congress

This collection documents legislative issues relating to dairy such as milk pricing, subsidies, and oleomargarine. Vermont's congressional delegation has a long and active history in matters relating to Vermont's dairy farmers and the dairy industry. George Aiken, Elbert Brigham, James Jeffords, and Patrick Leahy all served on Agriculture committees and their collections document many of the agricultural issues that faced Congress in the 20th Century.

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Miniature of Oleomargarine Hearings: H.R. 2245, 1948
Oleomargarine Hearings: H.R. 2245, 1948
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    • Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
    • Date Created: 1948
    • Description: Tax on Oleomargarine; proposed amendment drafts; statistical report on the use of foreign coconut oil in margarine; statistical reports on oleomargarine produced and materials used for January and February 1948 as compared to January and February 1947.
    • Parent Collections: Dairy and the US Congress
    Miniature of Oleomargarine Bill: Correspondence, 1948
    Oleomargarine Bill: Correspondence, 1948
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      • Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
      • Date Created: 1948
      • Description: Topics include oleomargarine regulation; oleomargarine tax; oleomargarine use in hotels and restaurants disguised as butter; oleomargarine coloring; oleomargarine production and the cost of butter; oleomargarine advertisements in Life magazine.
      • Parent Collections: Dairy and the US Congress
      Miniature of Issues of oleomargarine tax repeal : a classification of the arguments for and against repeal; digest of the debate of H.R. 2445 in the House of Representatives and summary of the testimony in relation to the bill presented to the Senate Committee on Finance at hearings and in statements submitted to the Committee.
      Issues of oleomargarine tax repeal : a classification of the arguments for and against repeal; digest of the debate of H.R. 2445 in the House of Representatives and summary of the testimony in relation to the bill presented to the Senate Committee on Finance at hearings and in statements submitted to the Committee.
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        • Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
        • Date Created: 1948
        • Parent Collections: Dairy and the US Congress
        Miniature of Oleomargarine Bill: Correspondence, 1948
        Oleomargarine Bill: Correspondence, 1948
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          • Creator: Aiken, George D. (George David), 1892-1984.
          • Date Created: 1948
          • Description: Topics include oleomargarine legislation; oleomargarine tax; oleomargarine use in hotels and restaurants disguised as butter; oleomargarine coloring; production of oleomargarine and the cornering of the cotton oil market by two companies; oleomargarine bill in the Senate Committee on Finance; rather than the Senate Agriculture Committee; the United States Food and Drug Administration and the misbranding of foods; Vermont dairy industry; corn syrup served as maple syrup.
          • Parent Collections: Dairy and the US Congress