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Throughout the twentieth century, farmers and farm laborers in Iowa and the Midwest advocated for fair prices and fair treatment through farmers' organizations, including the National Farmers Organization, Iowa Farmers Union, and Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. Many joined protest actions such as obstructing tuberculosis testing during the Iowa Cow War (1931), striking during the Farmers' Holiday movement (1932-1933), and dumping milk (1960s). The collection consists of administrative records, photographs, correspondence, brochures, and other materials pertaining to these pro-farm organizations and actions.
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National Farmers Organization News Release Announcing a Milk Holding Action, March 15, 1967
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Department of Agriculture: Division of Animal Industry Order of Quarantine
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P. Malcohm letter to George D. Ormsby, May 7, 1931
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Will it be Individual Begging ... Or Collective Bargaining?
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Millard Peck letter to S.J. Nelson, December 16, 1932
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Photograph of a Man and Women Walking with Signs Hung Around Their Necks
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NFO Milk Holding Action is Now in Effect
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Photograph of Men Manning the Phones During a Holding Action at the NFO Headquarters
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Letter from John A. Smith to Charles J. Coe, July 8, 1945
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