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| Title | Adlai E. Stevenson Farm 46 Report |
| Coverage / Year | 1932 |
| Description | The report from the Adlai E. Stevenson Farm 46 in Heyworth in 1932 shows the number of acres devoted to each crop and their growing condition. Adlai E. Stevenson was a Democratic Party politician and dipolomat. He was elected Governor of Illinois in 1948 by a larger majority than any other candidate in the history of Illinois. He was the Democratic Party's candidate for President of the United States in 1952 and again in 1956. In 1960, Pres. John F. Kennedy appointed Stevenson as the chief U.S. representative to the United Nations. |
| Interpretation | Progress reports on farmers' fields were filed to keep track of field and crop conditions. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | How we learn about communities; Communities and Geography; American Communities in History; Exploring Adlai E. Stevenson II |
| Learning Standards | 15 Economics; 16 History; 18 Social systems |
| Author or Creator | McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill. |
| Other Contributors | Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
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| Source | 'The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.; ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997) |
| Subject / Keywords | McLean County, Illinois; Farms; Corn; Beans; Oats; Stevenson, Adlai Ewing, 1900-1965; Governors |
| Collection Publisher | McLean County Museum of History
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| Further Information | For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project. |
| Rights Management Statement | http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm |
| Resource Identifier | mch0331; IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 7:5, p. 92 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 250523832002_mch0331.jpg |
