Iran Point 4 Agricultural Project collection, 1941-1975

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Utah State University
Title
Iran Point 4 Agricultural Project collection
Dates
1941-1975 (inclusive)
Quantity
26 boxes, (12.5 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_22.4
Summary
This collection is a compilation of the records and activities of selected individuals connected to Utah State University and the United States Operation Mission to Iran (US O/MI). The purpose of this mission was to promote agricultural progress and independence.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

Access to some files is restricted. Not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
English, Persian

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

USU's long relationship with Iran began after WWII when USU President Franklin S. Harris accepted a position with the United States Point IV Program. In 1951, USU signed its first contract with the government of Iran to provide agricultural expertise. Among the experts from Utah State who served under this first contract were Cleve Milligan, Bruce Anderson, J. Clark Ballard, Joseph Coullam and R.W. Roskelly. Subsequent contracts were negotiated from 1954 to 1958, from 1958 to 1961, and from 1961 to 1978. Fifty-one scientist and advisors from Utah State served in Iran between 1951 and 1963.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection represents the documentation from the Iran contracts, deposited in University Archives during the 1960s from the Office of International Programs. Materials include reports of projects located in multiple areas of Iran concerning the establishment of farm machinery repair shops and cooperatives, and improvement of irrigation systems and practices. Also included are general office files: contracts, agreements, memoranda, and correspondence. Some personnel records are classified according to state and federal privacy laws and cannot be accessed without permission.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Iran Point 4 Agricultural Project collection must be obtained from the University Archivist and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Utah State University and Iran Point 4 Project Collection USU_22.4. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_22.4, USUSCA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into three series: General Administrative Records, Reports, and Physical Resource/Financial Records.

Acquisition Information

These materials were donated to USU Special Collections by the USU International Programs office.

Processing Note

Initially processed in January of 2019. A secondary processing occured in 2023 to include additional materials not originally found in this collection. The collection was originally titled "Iran Project Papers," USU_23.5:26.

Related Materials

Richard Welling Roskelley Papers, COLL MSS 284

Richard Welling Roskelley Photograph Collection, P0429

Bruce Anderson Papers, COLL MSS 424

Bruce Anderson photograph collection, P0571

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

I. General Administrative RecordsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Summary, overview, publicity materials
1941-2023
Box Folder
1 1
Related holdings and notes on arrangement
1941-2023
1 2
Review of the second seven year plan program of Iran
1960
1 3
Progress report agricultural engineering, project 067
1951-1960
1 4
Utah State University in Iran manuscript draft and notes
1962
1 5
Half a century of friendship between USU and Iran draft
1962
1 6
Iran and Utah State University: half a century of friendship and a decade of contracts (2 copies)
1963
1 7
Master program book
1958-1961
1 8
Newspaper editorial "What a nice rivalry"
1959
1 9
Assorted publicity materials
undated
1 10
Program overview draft
1960
1 11
Problems and important points reports
undated
1 12
Papers of Bert DeSpain
1952-1954
1 13
Karadj demonstration training farm overview
undated
1 14
Farm management handbook, farm record book example
1957
1 15
Map of livestock bongah station in Badjgah
undated
1 16
Unidentified photographs of program personnel and family
undated
1 17
Study on railway sleepers in Iran
1958
Oral history transcripts
1999
Box Folder
2 1
Interview with Lula Anderson
1999
2 2
Interview with Clarence Ashton
1999
2 3
Interview with Mildred Bunnell
1999
2 4
Interview with Richard E. Griffin
1999
2 5
Interview with Jay Hall
1999
2 6
Interview with Louise and Deon Hubbard
1999
2 7
Interview with Gordon Van Epps
1999
2 8
Interview with Imogene Wood
1999
Contracts and agreements
1951-1961
Box Folder
3 1
Agreements, memoranda of understanding
1951-1952
3 2
Syracuse University, Brigham Young University, American University of Beirut
1951-1953
3 3
Razi Institute
1952
3 4
United Nations and Technical Cooperation for Iran
1952
3 5
Project plans, agreements, extensions
1952-1954
3 6
Project agreements, amendments, extensions
1952-1960
3 7
Project 067 agreements
1953-1956
3 8
Agricultural bank agreements
1953-1959
3 9
Agricultural workshop construction
1954
3 10
United States of America and Utah State Agricultural College
1954-1957
3 11
Contracts, project agreements
1952-1955
3 12
Project agreements, amendments, extensions
1953-1958
3 13
Proposal and approval summaries
1955-1956
3 14
Karadj well
1957-1959
3 15
E-1 greenprint documents
1959
3 16
Employees
1961
3 17
Project 067 master contract
1960-1961
3 18
Zahedas farm
undated
4 1
Blank proposal templates
undated
4 2
Project 057 technical assistance agreements
1953
4 3
Contracts: project 9 master construction agreement
1954
4 4
Project 5 student assistance agreements
1954-1956
4 5
Karadj College, project agreements
1957-1958
4 6
USA, USU, and Iran's Ministry of Agriculture
1957-1958
Conference proceedings
1952-1960
Box Folder
4 7
Joint commission conference materials
1952-1953
4 8
Ramsar health conference address
1952
4 9
Conference reports and notes
1954
4 10
Conference reports and notes
1955-1956
4 11
Speeches given at joint conference of the agricultural Ostan chiefs
1959
4 12
Irrigation practices seminar addresses
1960
4 13
Conference reports and notes
1960
Correspondence
1952-1963
Box Folder
5 1
Bruce H. Anderson
1952-1973
5 2
Karadj College
1953-1962
5 3
Mohamadabad agricultural school
1954
5 4
Karadj demonstration farm
1957-1960
5 5
Baggah demonstration farm
1958
5 6
Transportation
1958-1959
5 7
Chronological file
1960
5 8
Ernest A. Jacobsen
1957-1959
5 9
Lee B. Stenquist
1957-1959
5 10
Ceorge T. Blanch
1959
5 11
Leonard H. Pollard
1959
5 12
Meshed University
1962
5 13
Daryl Chase
1958-1963
Meeting minutes
1952-1962
Box Folder
6 1
Credit committee
1952-1953
6 2
Joint commission
1953-1955
6 3
Staff meetings
1953-1956
6 4
Executive committee of project 067
1956-1957
6 5
Property management branch
1958
6 6
OMI co-op council
1954-1956
6 7
Expansion of Karadj college committee
1957-1958
6 8
Expansion of Karadj college committee
1959-1962
Memoranda and staffing records
1951-1960
Box Folder
7 1
US Embassy circulars
1951-1952
7 2
Well drilling projects
1951-1952
7 3
Agricultural division
1952
7 4
Administrative circulars
1954-1955
7 5
Suggested policies
1955-1960
7 6
Staff notices and memoranda
1951-1956
7 7
Staff notices and memoranda
1958-1960
7 8
Personnel organization structure
1951-1960
7 9
Personnel requests
1953
7 10
Personnel lists
1953-1959
7 11
Job descriptions
1958
7 12
Travel requests and approvals
1959
7 13
Employment of local personnel
1951-1960
7 14
Assorted personnel correspondence, memoranda, notices, including This Week in Tehran newsletters
1958-1960
Personnel records *files restricted*
1957-1962
Box Folder
8 1
Personnel records *files restricted*
1958
8 2
Personnel records *files restricted*
1958
8 3
Personnel records *files restricted*
1959-1960
8 4
Personnel records *files restricted*
1959
8 5
Personnel records *files restricted*
1957-1960
8 6
Personnel records *files restricted*
1958-1960
8 7
Personnel records *files restricted*
1958-1961
8 8
Personnel records *files restricted*
1957-1958
8 9
Personnel records *files restricted*
1961
8 10
Personnel records *files restricted*
1958-1959
8 11
Personnel records *files restricted*
1959
8 12
Personnel records *files restricted*
1960-1962
8 13
Personnel records *files restricted*
1959-1961
8 14
Personnel records *files restricted*
1958-1959
8 15
Personnel records *files restricted*
1960-1962
8 16
Personnel records *files restricted*
1959-1960
8 17
Personnel records *files restricted*
1957-1959
8 18
Personnel records *files restricted*
1961-1964
9 1
Personnel records *files restricted*
1960-1962
9 2
Personnel records *files restricted*
1958-1961
9 3
Personnel records *files restricted*
1960
9 4
Personnel records *files restricted*
1960-1962
9 5
Personnel records *files restricted*
1958-1961
9 6
Personnel records *files restricted*
1957-1959
9 7
Personnel records *files restricted*
1957-1962
9 8
Personnel records *files restricted*
1957-1962
10 1
Personnel records *files restricted*
1959-1962
10 2
Personnel records *files restricted*
1958-1962
10 3
Personnel records *files restricted*
1957-1960
Training course curriculum and materials
1952-1961
Box Folder
11 1
Karadj College course lists
1952-1953
11 2
Extension training materials
1953
11 3
Deep well and motor pumps training class report
1953
11 4
US course program and itinerary
1953-1961
11 5
Course descriptions, memoranda, correspondence
1953-1959
11 6
Engineering handbook
1953
11 7
Policies and procedures
1956
11 8
Participant records and correspondence
1955-1959
11 9
Post-training evaluations, reports
1954-1958
Planning records
1952-1971
Box Folder
12 1
Bound copy of "Planning for the development of the college of agriculture, University of Tehran: part 1, facts and principles"
1959
12 2
Bound copy of "Planning for the development of the college of agriculture, University of Tehran: part 1, facts and principles" copy 2
1959
12 3
Bound copy of "Planning for the development of the college of agriculture, University of Tehran: part 1, facts and principles" copy 3
1959
13 1
Work plans: irrigation projects
1951-1957
13 2
Work plans: farm machinery repair shop
1954
13 3
Work plans: soils department
1954-1955
13 4
Work plans: Kharkheh basin
1955
13 5
Work plans: agricultural engineering
1955-1957
13 6
Work plans: sugar industry
13 7
Work plans: demonstration farms
1956-1957
13 8
Work plans and proposals: assorted projects
1952-1954
13 9
Work plans and proposals: assorted projects
1956-1960
13 10
Work plans: soil fertility, fertilizers
1957
13 11
Work plans: property management
1958
13 12
Work plans: farm machinery co-ops
1958-1960
13 13
Work plans: Karadj college
1958-1962
13 14
Work plans: planning for the development of the college of agriculture, University of Tehran
1959
13 15
Work plans: country program book FY 1963
1961
13 16
Work plans: Karadj college
1971

II. ReportsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
General, uncategorized, or conference reports
1954-1975
Box Folder
14 1
Reports by Ostan (province)
1960
14 2
Report of USDA training team on proposed training activities for ministry of agriculture & natural resources in Iran
1975
14 3
General reports on Karadj College
1954-1961
14 4
Project 265-AC-11-AA completion report
1964
14 5
Statistical reports
1955-1956
14 6
Project end use observation reports
1957-1958
14 7
Undated or uncategorized reports
1954-1956
14 8
O. Israelsen report summary
1956
Reports by location or project number
1951-1962
Box Folder
15 1
Farm Machinery project 057 reports
1953-1958
15 2
Farm Cooperatives project 067 reports
1953-1959
15 3
Farm Cooperatives project 067 reports
1952-1954
15 4
E-1 report project 067
1959
15 5
Ghezelhessar project reports
1957-1960
15 6
Property management reports
1958-1960
15 7
Extension service in Khuzistan status report
1959
15 8
Varamin station reports and correspondence
1959-1960
15 9
Karadj training and demonstration farm reports
1956-1957
15 10
Karkheh area reports and maps
1956
15 11
Land preparation for irrigation
1955
15 12
Submerged soils reports
1956
15 13
Moosiabad co-op special reports
1955-1962
15 14
Shiraz area reports
1954-1955
15 15
Agricultural marketing in two areas in Iran
1955
15 16
The people of Fariman awaken
1956
15 17
Irrigation project 059 proposal, approval, reports
1953-1959
15 18
Isfahan station reports
1956
15 19
Kharkheh Dam project completion report
1955
15 20
Sugar industry report
1955
15 21
Villages visited by Clive Milligan reports
1951-1962
16 1
Mechanic and agricultural machineries project report
1952-1953
16 2
Yazd deep wells project 87 reports
1955-1956
16 3
Report of the Zoveyr cooperative in Ahwaz
1958-1959
16 4
U.S. Embassy agricultural reports
1955-1957
16 5
East Ghor canal project report
1958
16 6
Dry farming project special reports
1959
16 7
Garmsar drainage project reports
1958-1959
16 8
Taslimi farm project report
1959
16 9
Karadj training and demonstration farm reports
1959-1960
16 10
Water buffalo special reports
1960
Progress Reports, Trip reports
1951-1962
Box Folder
17 1
Progress report (bound copy with photographs)
1958-1959
17 2
Progress report (bound copy with photographs), c. 2
1958-1959
17 3
Progress report (bound copy with photographs), c. 3
1958-1959
18 1
Progress report (bound copy)
1958-1959
18 2
Progress reports
1951-1962
18 3
Report of observation on irrigation progress and needs in Ostan 9 near Mashad
1956-1956
18 4
Progress reports on projects 059, 067
1953-1958
18 5
Progress reports on livestock program of USOM/Iran
1954
18 6
Progress in wheat and barley improvement in Iran
1957-1958
18 7
Trip reports
1953
18 8
Trip reports
1954
18 9
Trip reports
1955
18 10
Trip reports
1956
18 11
Trip reports
1957
18 12
Trip reports
1958
18 13
Trip reports
1959
18 14
Trip reports
1960
Periodic reports
1954-1963
Box Folder
19 1
Weekly reports
1958
19 2
Monthly reports
1954-1955
19 3
Monthly reports
1956-1958
19 4
Monthly reports
1957-1958
19 5
Monthly reports
1959
19 6
Monthly reports, January - May
1960
19 7
Monthly reports, June - December
1960
20 1
Quarterly reports
1957-1960
20 2
Quarterly reports
1961-1963
20 3
Semi-annual reports
1958-1960
20 4
Annual report project 059
1954-1955
20 5
Annual report project 067
1954-1955
20 6
Annual report
1955
20 7
Annual reports
1958-1959
20 8
Annual report project 067
1956
20 9
Annual report project 067
1958-1959
20 10
Annual report project 009
1958-1959
20 11
Annual report in agriculture and natural resources division
1960
20 12
Annual report
1961-1962
20 13
Annual report
1962
20 14
Annual report
1963
Terminal reports
1953-1962
Box Folder
21 1
End of tour report instructions
1960
21 2
End of tour report: USU personnel A-J
1955-1962
21 3
End of tour report: Odeal Kirk
1953-1960
21 4
End of tour report: Cleve Milligan
1954
21 5
End of tour report: USU personnel M-R
1954-1960
21 6
End of tour report: USU personnel S-Z
1955-1962
21 7
End of tour report: non-USU personnel A-L
1958-1960
21 8
End of tour report: non-USU personnel M-Z
1955-1960

III. Physical resource and financial recordsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Financial reports, statements
1956-1963
Box Folder
22 1
Special activities account funds
1956-1957
22 2
Transfer of bank account from Bruce Anderson to USU contract-R. H. Walker
1958
22 3
USU statement of bank account
1958
22 4
USU quarterly from Logan #1
1958-1962
22 5
USU quarterly from Logan # 2
1959-1963
22 6
USU fiscal financial reports on project 67
1959-1962
22 7
Bank Melli - monthly reimbursement project 67
1958-1961
22 8
USU statement of financial operations
1958-1960
22 9
Project 067 financial operations
1958-1961
Budget records
1952-1961
Box Folder
23 1
Assorted materials
1952-1956
23 2
Assorted materials
1957-1960
23 3
Purchase authority forms
1953-1956
23 4
Iran-American joint fund for agriculture
1955
23 5
Project 067
1956-1957
23 6
Fiscal year 1336
1956-1957
23 7
Expansion of Karadj College
1957-1960
23 8
Contract support project 067
1957-1961
23 9
Analysis
1958-1961
23 10
Property management
1959
23 11
Fiscal year 1337
1958
23 12
Fiscal year 1338
1959
23 13
Fiscal year 1338, revisions and drafts
1959
23 14
Fiscal year 1339
1960
23 15
Fiscal year 1340
1961
23 16
Plan organization
undated
Inventories
1952-1960
Box Folder
24 1
Farm machinery policy
1956
24 2
Agricultural equipment
1955-1959
24 3
Tool, machinery requests
1952
24 4
Procurement requests
1953-1954
24 5
Heavy machinery project 067
1955
24 6
Farm machinery
1957-1960
24 7
Aupplies, equipment
1958-1959
24 8
Farm machinery, tractors
1958-1960
24 9
Property
1960
24 10
Project 10
1956
24 11
Project 57
1956
24 12
Project 59
1956
24 13
Project 67
1956
24 14
Shiraz property
1958
24 15
Robot Karim farm machinery
1958
24 16
Non-expendable property
1956-1958
24 17
Sale of farm machinery
1955-1959
24 18
Property transfer documents
1956
24 19
Property transfer documents
1957
24 20
Purchase of used Army trucks
1956
24 21
Purchase orders
1959
Bills of Lading
1953-1955
Box Folder
25 1
Projects 03, 32
1953-1954
25 2
Projects 35, 39
1954
25 3
Project 42
1954
25 4
Project 43
1954-1955
25 5
Project 57
1954
25 6
Project 59
1954-1955
25 7
Project 60
1954
25 8
Project 67
1954-1955
25 9
Project 75
1954-1955
Equipment and commodities records
1951-1960
Box Folder
26 1
Correspondence with companies
1951-1952
26 2
Correspondence with local providers
1952
26 3
Memoranda and correspondence
1952-1954
26 4
Memoranda and correspondence
1954-1955
26 5
Receiving reports
1954-1956
26 6
Stateside purchases
undated
26 7
Requests, transfers
undated
26 8
Farm machinery lectures
1952
26 9
Farm machinery program assorted materials
1952-1954
26 10
Farm machinery program assorted materials
1959-1960
26 11
Farm machinery cooperative in Balou correspondence
1959-1960
26 12
Commodities prices
1955-1956
26 13
Commodities prices, orders
1956-1958

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Agricultural development projects--Iran.
  • Agriculture
  • Environmental Conditions