Elmer L. Sauer Papers | University of Illinois Archives

Description: Papers of Elmer L. Sauer, '31, M.S. '34, Ph.D. '47 (1910-72), professor of Rural Development Extension (1961-72), including correspondence, bulletins, addresses, inventories, maps, newsletters, notes, photographs, slides, proceedings, reports, studies, surveys about soil conservation, land reclamation, rural life and farm income. Material relates to research interests, panel discussions, speeches, his executive positions in the Soil Conservation Districts; National Catholic Rural Life Conference, American and Illinois Societies of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and the United States Department of Agriculture. This series includes slides illustrating soil conservation and erosion in Illinois; National and State agricultural production, cost and income; Rural Areas Development and SCSA tours; research and workshop tours and personal trips.