Guide to the Dairymen's League Records,
1915-1946

Collection Number: 1820

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

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2B Carl A. Kroch Library
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Compiled by:
J. Hamistar
Date completed:
1958
EAD encoding:
Ann Hubert
March 2004

© 2002 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Dairymen's League records, 1915-1946.
Collection Number:
1820
Creator:
John D. Miller
Quantity:
28 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Correspondence, briefs, printed case reports, speeches, articles, bulletins, press releases, newspaper clippings.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Business papers, copies of speeches and articles, and other miscellaneous papers of Miller.
Language:
Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Agriculturist, lawyer.
Judge John D. Miller served as Vice President and General Counsel of the Dairymen's League.
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Business papers of Miller include correspondence; briefs, printed case reports, and other legal papers; mimeographed and printed copies of speeches and articles by Miller and others; statistics, bulletins, press releases, newspaper clippings, and much other printed material; and miscellaneous papers. The papers pertain to accounting, finances, taxation on cooperatives, anti-trust laws, contracts, cost of milk production, economic conditions, marketing agreements, milk strikes, national defense, national political platforms and conventions, rural credit, tariffs, uniform milk ordinances, nitrates (Muscle Shoals, Alabama), Danish cooperatives; farm legislation, including the McFadden Rural Credit Bill, McNary Haugen Bill, and milk bonding legislation and other matters. Correspondents include Howard E. Babcock, E.M. Bailey, Ezra Taft Banson, Senator John J. Blaine, Homer L. Brinkley, Edward R. Eastman, D.N. Geyer, L.E. Griffing, Charles W. Holman, A.M. Loomis, H.C. McKenzie, C.O. Moser, William I. Myers, Frank A. Pearson, T.W. Phillips, Stanley Reed, Quentin Reynolds, Edward A. Rumely, Fred H. Sexauer, A.F. Spooner, W.A. Stocking, Jr., F.H. Thompson, Edward J. Tracy, Charles H. Tuck, Edward F. Vincent, and George F. Warren.
Papers also pertain to the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Amercian Agriculturist, American Association of Creamery Butter Manufacturers, American Institute of Cooperation, Bank for Cooperatives (1935-41), Bureau of Raw Materials, Committee for the Nation, Co-operative Digest, Farm Credit Administration, Farmers Milk Producers Association, Federal Farm Board, Federal Tariff Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission, Grange League Federation University, National Cooperative Council (1933-35), National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation (1922-28, 1930-34, 1940-46), National Council of Cooperative Associations, National Council of Farmers Cooperatives (1941-42), National Dairy Union, New York State College of Agriculture, New England Agricultural Conference, Southern Tariff Association, Temple of Agriculture, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Industrial Conference Board, U.S. Dairy Association, World Dairy Conference, and many other organizations.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Miller, John D.
Babcock, Howard Edward, 1889-1950.
Bailey, E. M.
Benson, Ezra Taft.
Blaine, John James, 1875-1934.
Brinkley, Homer Lee, 1898-
Eastman, Edward Roe, 1885-1970.
Geyer, Don N.
Griffing, L. E.
Holman, Charles William, 1886-
Loomis, A. M.
McKenzie, H. C.
Moser, Christopher Otto, 1885-1935.
Myers, William Irving, 1891-1976.
Pearson, Frank A. (Frank Ashmore), 1887-
Phillips, Thomas Wharton, b. 1874.
Reed, Stanley Forman, 1884-1980.
Reynolds, Quentin James, 1902-1965.
Rumely, Edward (Edward Aloysius), 1882-
Sexauer, Fred Henry, 1891-
Spooner, A. F.
Stocking, William Alonzo, 1872-1926.
Thompson, F. H.
Tracy, Edward J.
Tuck, Charles Henry, 1881-1958.
Vincent, Edward F.
Warren, George F. (George Frederick), 1874-1938.
American Association of Creamery Butter Manufacturers.
American Institute of Cooperation.
Bank for Cooperatives.
Bureau of Raw Materials.
Committee for the Nation.
Cooperative Grange League Federation Exchange.
Dairymen's League Cooperative Association.
Farmers Milk Producers Association.
National Coopertive Milk Producers Federation.
National Council of Cooperative Associations.
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives.
National Dairy Union.
New York State College of Agriculture.
Southern Tariff Association.
Temple of Agriculture.
United States Chamber of Commerce.
United States Dairy Association.
United States International Trade Commission.
United States Tariff Commission.
United States. Armed Forces--Appropriations and expenditures.
United States. Agricultural Adjustment Administration.
United States. Farm Credit Administration.
United States. Federal Farm Board.
United States. Federal Reserve Board.
International Dairy Conference.
New England Agricultural Conference.

Titles:
American agriculturist.
Co-operative digest.

Subjects:
Agricultural credit--New York (State)
Agricultural law and legislation--New York (State)
Agriculture and politics.
Agriculture, Cooperative.
Antitrust law.
Banks and banking, Cooperative.
Cooperative societies--Denmark.
Dairy laws--New York (State)
Dairying--Economic aspects.
Dairying, Cooperative--New York (State)
Milk--Cooperative marketing.
Nitrate industry--Alabama--Muscle Schoals.
Politics, Practical--New York (State)
Strikes and lockouts--United States.
Tariff--Law and legislation.
Taxation--Law and legislation--New York (State)
Lawyers--United States.

Places:
United States--Economic policy.
United States--Politics and government--1913-1921.
United States--Politics and government--1919-1933.
United States--Politics and government--1933-1945.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Dairymen's League records, #1820. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
CONTAINER LIST

Description
Container
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, 1946
Box 1
American Association of Creamery Butter Manufacturers
 Box 1
Southern Tariff Association
 Box 1
Pettengill
 Box 1
Oleo Margarine Boycott, mainly corres. re Federal Trade Commission complaint agst. Wisconsin Cooperative Creamery Association, 1923-1924
Box 1
Farms, Family Size
 Box 1
McNary-Haugen Bill, 1928
Box 1
Butter Tariff #2
 Box 1
Eastern States-Roscoe Sargent
 Box 1
Holmes Case (Merle and George)
 Box 1
Motor Vehicles-Automobiles
 Box 1
National Dairy Union
 Box 1
Keystone Cooperative Grape Association
 Box 1
Richmond, Virginia-Farmers Milk Producers Association
 Box 1
McKenzie, H.C.-Tariff Commission on Butter-Butter Tariff, Butter Imports
 Box 1
National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation, 1944-1946
Box 2
Federal Farm Board-Agriculture Marketing Act
 Box 2
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
 Box 2
American Institute of Cooperation
 Box 2
Tariff Law of 1930
Box 2
Cleveland
 Box 2
Rural Credits
 Box 2
Senator Blaine
 Box 2
Industrial Conference Board
 Box 2
Broome and Susquehanna Companies, 20 year Celebration, Oct. 24, 1936
Box 2
Milk Bonding Law
 Box 2
National Executive Committee Meetings
 Box 2
Chesapeake and Ohio
 Box 3
A.F. Spooner
 Box 3
Fair Tariff League
 Box 3
American Dairy Federation
 Box 3
Washington Association
 Box 3
Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Association
 Box 3
Western Tariff Association
 Box 3
Egg Marketing, Pacific Coast
 Box 3
National Dairy Council, M.D. Munn
 Box 3
American Dairy Federation, Cooperative Institute Committee
 Box 3
Minnesota Cooperative Creameries Association
 Box 3
Muscle Shoals Nitrate
 Box 3
Cornell University, NY State College of Agriculutre
 Box 3
L.E. Griffing-Certified Milk
 Box 3
California Cooperative Canneries
 Box 3
Susquehanna County-Stevens Pt., Pennsylvania
 Box 3
Federal Trade Commission
 Box 3
Economic Conditions
 Box 3
Muscle Shoals
 Box 3
Plants of Association
 Box 4
Consumers and Producers Organization Committee
 Box 4
American Farm Bureau Association
 Box 4
Cincinnati
 Box 4
Briefs
 Box 4
Political Platforms and Conventions; 1924 , 1923 , re Agriculture
Box 4
T.W. Phillips
 Box 4
Tax Problem
 Box 4
Chicago
 Box 4
Plants of League Association
 Box 4
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
 Box 4
National Council, Organization Survey
 Box 4
USDA Pamphlets
 Box 4
Cooperative Consumer Bulletin
 Box 4
Bureau of Raw Materials
 Box 4
New York Friut Growers
 Box 5
Montgomery Ward
 Box 5
National Association of Cooperatives
 Box 5
Judges Appointed by Roosevelt
 Box 5
Harrisburg Address
 Box 5
Board of Directors, 1931
Box 5
Miscellaneous Food Problem
 Box 5
Federal Reserve System
 Box 5
American Institute of Cooperation
 Box 5
Legal Department
 Box 5
Local Leagues
 Box 5
American Agriculturalist (corresponded with Eastman), 1922-1924
Box 5
World's Dairy Congress, 1928
Box 5
World's Dairy Congress, 1923
Box 5
Tariff Act, Casein
 Box 5
Casein Tariff Hearing
 Box 5
Casein Hearing
 Box 5
Springville, Pennsylvania
 Box 6
League of Nations - J.C.J.
 Box 6
Legality of Cooperative Associations
 Box 6
Southern States Cooperative
 Box 6
Addresses and Writings
 Box 6
Pennsylvania Legislature
 Box 6
Certificates of Indebtedness
 Box 6
National Board of Farm Organizations
 Box 6
Addresses and Writings
 Box 6
Writings and Addresses
 Box 6
Reserves
 Box 6
Barnes Case
 Box 6
National Dairy Show
 Box 6
Danish Cooperatives
 Box 6
Philadelphia, Milk Producers Association
 Box 6
USDA, 1918-1940
Box 6
Levy Dairy Company
 Box 7
Cooperative Pure Milk Association
 Box 7
Vegetable Oils
 Box 7
Pennsylvania Attorney
 Box 7
New York State College of Agriculture, Correspondence with Prof. F.A. Harper
 Box 7
National Association of Commissioners and Secretaries
 Box 7
USDA Correspondence, 1941 on
Box 7
Voight Bill, 1923
Box 7
Annual Meetings of D.L.C.A., Inc.
 Box 7
Indictments, General
 Box 7
Honesdale, Pennsylvania, 1923
Box 7
Distributions, 1923
Box 7
Auditing
 Box 7
World's Dairy Congress Association
 Box 7
Montrose, Pennsylvania, 1923
Box 7
By Laws, 1923
Box 7
N.M. Pr. Fed. Condensed Milk Committee, 1923
Box 7
N.M. Federation, 1918-1924
Box 7
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 1923
Box 8
N.C.M.P.F., 1926-1928 ; (Will be found after N.C.M.P.F., 1924 )
Box 8
New Milford Milk and Cream Co., 1923
Box 8
Starrucca, Pennsylvania, 1923
Box 8
Holman, Charles W., 1927-1931
Box 8
Chicago Milk Producers Marketing Co., 1923
Box 8
National Council of Cooperative Associations, 1923
Box 8
N.C.M. Prod. Fed., 1924
Box 8
N.C.M. Prod. Fed. Annual Report; 1923, 1924, 1928
Box 8
N.C.M. Prod. Fed. Annual Meeting, 1927-1928
Box 8
Holman, 1925-1926
Box 8
NCMPF Accounts, 1922-1925
Box 8
Miller, J.D., Selling Contracts beginning with 1936
Box 9
Bonds of Buyers, 1923
Box 9
Trade Mark Sweden, 1923
Box 9
Wisconsin Organization, 1923
Box 9
Non-pooling Dairymens' Cooperative Association, 1923
Box 9
Comparative Milk Prices
 Box 9
Executive League Meeting Jan. 1936
Box 9
Metropolitan Coop. Milk Prod. Bargaining Agency, Inc.
 Box 9
Women-mobilizing in support of Coop. Market Movement, etc., 1934
Box 9
J.D. Miller Grade A
 Box 9
American Institute of Cooperation, General File, 1935
Box 9
American Institute of Cooperation, General File, 1935
Box 10
Wage and Hour Bill
 Box 10
Farm Bill; Jones Bill and others
 Box 10
Farm Bill; Jones Bill and others
 Box 10
National Cooperative Council, 1938-1939
Box 10
National Coopertaive Council Annual Meeting, 1938
Box 10
J.D. Miller Article
 Box 10
Pennsylvania State College, Miller Address
 Box 11
National Coop. Council Annual Meeting, 1939
Box 11
National Coop. Council Annual Meeting, 1939
Box 11
Copies of "Our Food Problem"
 Box 11
G.L.F. University, June 1939
Box 11
Labor, 1939-1940
Box 11
World Congress on Education for Democracy
 Box 11
National Coop. Council General File, 1939-1940
Box 12
Defense, National
 Box 12
Farm Credit Admin. - General File beginning 1940
Box 12
Farm Credit Admin. - transfer to Agric. Dept., first envelope
 Box 12
National Coop. Council Annual Meeting, 1940
Box 12
Farm Credit Admin., second envelope
 Box 12
Agric. Advisory Council and Neutrality Act
 Box 13
National Council of Farmers Coops., fifth envelope, 1945
Box 13
National Council of Farmer Coops., fourth envelope, 1945
Box 13
Omnibus Bill, 1941
Box 13
Retirement Plan
 Box 14
NCF Coops. General File, 1941
Box 14
J.C.C., Bear Lake, Pennsylvania
 Box 14
NCFC Annual Meeting, first envelope, 1941
Box 14
Tax Reduction, Mellon Plan
 Box 14
Political Conventions, 1940
Box 14
NCFC General File, first envelope, 1941
Box 14
NCFC Annual Meeting, 1942
Box 14
Commodity Freezing Bull, 1941
Box 14
NCFC General File, first envelope, 1942
Box 14
Mid-summer Meeting, 1934
Box 15
Supreme Court Decisions and Opinions
 Box 15
Agricultural Census
 Box 15
Bank for Cooperatives, first envelope, 1935-1938
Box 15
New England Situation
 Box 15
National Cooperative Council
 Box 15
American Institute of Cooperation
 Box 15
Bank for Cooperatives, second envelope, 1938-1941
Box 15
Producers and Consumers Org. Committee
 Box 16
Marketing Agreements
 Box 16
Copies of Pooling Contracts, etc.
 Box 16
Senator Wajtkowskie
 Box 16
Withdrawal of NCMPF from Amer. Dairy Federation
 Box 16
Milk Strikes, 1933
Box 16
Lenroot-Taber Bill
 Box 16
Copies of J.D. Miller Address
 Box 16
Beaker Dairy Co.
 Box 16
Buisness Men's Commission on Agriculture
 Box 16
Robinson and Patman
 Box 16
Federal Taxation, Social Security
 Box 17
Dickerson Bill Pamphlets and Literature #2
 Box 17
Geyer, D.N.
 Box 17
Atlantic City Meeting
 Box 17
Address of J.D.M. on Supreme Court Issue
 Box 17
Gold Clause
 Box 17
Reorganization Bill
 Box 17
Uniform Milk Ordinances
 Box 17
Sub District Presidents
 Box 18
Robinson Patman, first and fifth folders
 Box 18
Dickerson Bill, first envelope
 Box 18
Supreme Court Issue, first envelope, 1937
Box 18
Statistics
 Box 18
Associated Farmers
 Box 18
Tugwell, Rexford G.
 Box 18
Volume Differential
 Box 18
Statistics on Special Subjects beginning 1941
Box 18
J.D. Miller, Emergency Committee
 Box 18
Amer. Inst. of Cooperation, 1932-1934
Box 18
Committee for the Nation Corresp., Edward A. Rumely
 Box 19
Budget Allotment Bill
 Box 19
NCMPF Annual Meeting, 1932
Box 19
Floods
 Box 19
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
 Box 19
National Cooperative Council, 1933-1935
Box 19
Legal Papers
 Box 19
New Orleans Indictment
 Box 19
Bonding Act, New York
 Box 19
Donnely Act and Amendments
 Box 19
Pennsylvania Forms
 Box 19
New Jersey Bank Acct.
 Box 19
U.S. Food Admin., Federal Milk Commission
 Box 19
Newspaper Clippings
 Box 20
Mac Dermott, D.C., General File
 Box 20
State of Wisconsin
 Box 20
Temple of Agriculture
 Box 20
Anti-trust Laws
 Box 20
Cost of Milk Production, first folder
 Box 20
Filled Milk, Enforcement
 Box 20
Dairy Marketing Committee
 Box 20
National Board of Farm Organizations
 Box 20
Tariffs
 Box 20
Cost of Milk Production, second folder
 Box 20
Miscellaneous A
 Box 21
Miscellaneous B
 Box 21
Cost of Milk Production, first folder
 Box 21
Contracts
 Box 21
Contracts with Dealers
 Box 21
Finances
 Box 21
McFadden Credit Bill
 Box 21
J.D.Miller, Transportation
 Box 21
Copies of Addresses
 Box 22
Transportation Committee
 Box 22
Sullivan and Cromwell Mortgaging
 Box 22
Motor Trucking
 Box 22
Copies of Addresses
 Box 22
Reports of Committees to U.S. Chamber of Commerce
 Box 22
Edward J. Tracy
 Box 22
English Munitions Case
 Box 22
Gray and Co.
 Box 22
Scranton Coop.
 Box 22
Susquehanna County, Pa.
 Box 22
Washington
 Box 23
Senator Strauss, 1923
Box 23
Agricultural Conference, Jan. 1942
Box 23
American Dairy Federation
 Box 23
National Cooperative Council D
 Box 23
National Cooperative Council B
 Box 23
Farm Credit Admin.
 Box 23
Federal Tariff Commission, Casein Case
 Box 23
New Milford Local
 Box 23
Grain Corporation
 Box 23
National Coop. Council
 Box 23
Northeast Agricultural Conference
 Box 23
Newspaper Clippings, three envelopes
 Box 24
Copies of "Our Food Problem," and Address by J.D. Miller
 Box 24
National Council Bulletin
 Box 24
J.D.M. Address and Price Fixing Letters
 Box 24
Tax on Cooperatives
 Box 24
J.D. Miller, Two Addresses, 1939
Box 25
Political Conventions, 1939
Box 25
NCMPF, 1940-1943
Box 25
NCMPF, 1930-1934
Box 25
American Bar Association, 1930
Box 25
Closing of Plants
 Box 26
New Milford Local, 1930
 Box 26
NCMPF, minutes, letters, etc.
 Box 26
Reed, Stanley
 Box 26
Holman, Committee on Investigation
 Box 26
World's Dairy Congress, Booklets, etc.
 Box 26
Uniform Cooperative Laws, 1930-1931
Box 26
Uniform Cooperative Marketing Law, 1934-1935
Box 26
Edward F. Vincent, 1923
Box 26
C.O. Moser, Amer. Cotton Coop. Assn.
 Box 26
Farm Board Mortgage
 Box 26
Richmond Coop. Milk Prod. Assn.
 Box 26
Oregon Coop. Council
 Box 26
Sud-district Organizations
 Box 26
J.D. Miller, Land Banks
 Box 26
St. Louis, 1931
Box 26
Duties of Directors and Sub-district Presidents
 Box 27
Agric. Adjustment Act, Agric. Adjust. Admin, NIRA, etc.
 Box 27
Price Fixing, Misc.
 Box 27
Price Fixing, General and Misc.
 Box 27
Price Fixing, Specific Addresses by J.D. Miller
 Box 27
Copies of "Our Food Program," addresses by J.D. Miller
 Box 27
American Council Agr.
 Box 28
American Institute of Cooperation
 Box 28
NCMPF, 1946
Box 28
Farm Credit Admin.
 Box 28
Commodity Exchange Admin.
 Box 28
Tariff, 1929-1930
Box 28
Curtis-Crisp Bill
 Box 28
Loan Agreement, 1940
Box 28
Burley Tobacco Growers Coop. Assn.
 Box 28
International Wheat Pool Conference Committee
 Box 28
Kansas Coop. Wheat Marketing Assn.
 Box 28
Copies of "Our Food Program"
 Box 28
Guernsey Differential
 Box 28
Farm Relief Fill, 1929
Box 28