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CreditsTable of ContentsThe Bibliography of Maryland Agriculture was created by the University of Maryland Libraries as part of the National Program for the Preservation of Agricultural Literature (NPPAL), a project of the the United States Agricultural Information Network. The undertaking was funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and coordinated by the Albert Mann Library at Cornell University. The UM Libraries extends its appreciation to Enoch Pratt Free Library, Frostburg State University, Maryland Historical Society, and University of Maryland Eastern Shore for their cooperation. We would also like to thank the scholarly review panel of Mary Mannix, Dr. G. Terry Sharrer, Dr. Mark Varner, and Dr. Edgar P. Young. Deena AdelmanDeena Adelman worked on the NPPAL project as a graduate assistant in the University of Maryland Libraries from August 2004 to August 2006. Deena's contributions to the project include reviewing source materials, compiling and editing the bibliography, and producing this website. Deena received an an M.L.S from the College of Information Studies at UM in May 2006 and currently works as a reference librarian at the National Transportation Library. Deena has a B.A. in Psychology from The Ohio State University, where she worked for three years as Student Editorial Assistant of the Encyclopedia of the Midwest. Jennifer EvansAfter graduating from the University of Maryland in 2001 with master's degrees in history and library science, Jennifer Evans worked as a project archivist at the University of Maryland Libraries. In March 2004, Jennifer started employment at the National Archives in the Nixon Presidential Materials. While at the university, she worked on three major projects: creating and populating a database to track administrative and descriptive data about the Archives and Manuscripts Department's photographic holdings; processing and/or appraising agriculture-related collections; and the Riversdale Bookshelf. Her research interests are varied and include online exhibitions, web design, electronic access to archival materials, and nineteenth- and twentieth-century American women and gender. Ann HanlonAnn Hanlon earned an M.S.L.I.S. from the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois in May 2000. While pursuing an M.A. in American history at the University of Maryland, Ann worked as a graduate assistant in the Marylandia and Rare Books Department of the University of Maryland Libraries and began work as a project archivist at the University of Maryland Libraries in 2004. Ann was the Principal Investigator for the University of Maryland's participation in Phase V of NPPAL and is currently Co-Investigator for Phase VI of the project. Ann's research interests include access to visual materials, digital collections management, and 20th-century American cultural history. Alesia McManusAs Science & Technology Team Leader and agricultural sciences subject specialist at the University of Maryland Libraries from 1999 to 2004, Alesia McManus coordinated the Libraries' efforts with the National Agricultural Library and the U.S. Agricultural Information Network. Alesia wrote the grant proposal for the University of Maryland's participation in the NPPAL project. Prior to joining the faculty of the University Libraries, Alesia was a science reference librarian at North Carolina State University Libraries. In 2004, Alesia joined Binghamton University Libraries in Binghamton, NY, as Head of the Science Library. Elizabeth RobertsAs Agricultural Sciences Librarian at the University of Maryland Libraries from 2002 to 2004, Beth Roberts was the librarian liaison to the Departments of Natural Resource Sciences, Biological Resources Engineering, and Animal and Avian Sciences. Beth acted as Principal Investigator for the University of Maryland's participation in the NPPAL project from June 2004 to November 2004. Prior to joining the faculty of the University Libraries, Beth worked as a Reference Librarian and Interlibrary Loan Coordinator at the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C., in their Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances (Labat-Anderson). Beth left the College Park campus in 2004 to work as Virtual Reference Services Coordinator at the University of Maryland University College. Beth returned to Science Librarianship in fall 2005 when she became Earth and Mineral Sciences Librarian at Penn State University. Several images appear throughout the Agricultural History of Maryland section of this website. The black and white image of the first graduating class of Princess Anne Academy appears courtesy of University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Frederick Douglass Library: Special Collections/Archives. All other black and white photographs on this website appear courtesy of Special Collections, University of Maryland, and were taken by G.W. Ackerman, Julian J. Chisolm II, Edwin C. Hunton, and other unidentified individuals. Permission to reproduce these images is granted to educational institutions for non-profit administrative or educational purposes as long as any reproduction carries the following credit line: University Archives, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries. Requests to obtain permission to reproduce these photographs for commercial purposes must be directed to Anne Turkos, University Archivist, Archives and Manuscripts Department, Hornbake Library, College Park, MD 20742, 301-405-9060. The color images appear courtesy of Edwin Remsberg at the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and can be found on their online photo archive. When using material from this website, please cite as: Bibliography of Maryland Agriculture, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries, http://www.lib.umd.edu/agriculture/usain. 
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