creator:

title:

Farm Aid Ephemera Collection

dates:

1987-1998

extent:

0.21 linear feet (1 half-document box)

collection number:

MS 394

repository:

Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Farm Aid Ephemera Collection, MS 394, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Historical note

 
Farm Aid was established in 1985 to raise public awareness of the plight of the American family farmer and to assist families dependent on agriculture.  Farm Aid provides funds to farm organizations, churches, hotlines, and service agencies, which provide direct assistance to farm families.  The group also provides program grants to organizations working to develop long-term solutions to problems facing the family farmer.  Farm Aid is best known for its annual fund-raising concert featuring prominent musicians.

Collection description

 
This collection includes requests for donations, a program for the Farm Aid VII concert held in New Orleans, Louisiana, news clippings, ephemera objects received for donations, and copies of Farm Aid's newsletter, Farm Aid Update.