Liberty Hyde Bailey
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Liberty Hyde Bailey was an American horticulturist and advocate for rural reform in the United States. He was cofounder of the American Society for Horticultural Science. During the Progressive Era, B
Portrait of Liberty Hyde Bailey
Liberty Hyde Bailey designed mausoleum at Lake View Cemetery, Ithaca, New York.
Bailey Hall at Cornell University
Country life movement
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The country life movement was an early 20th century American social movement which sought to improve the living conditions of America's rural residents. It was sponsored by President Theodore Roosevel
Liberty Hyde Bailey
…public funding. He was dean of what was then known as New York State College of Agriculture from 1903 to 1913. In 1908, he was appointed Chairman of The National Commission on Country Life by president Theodore Roosevelt. Its 1909 Report called for rebuilding a great agricultural civilization in America. In 1913, he retired to become a…
Country Life Commission Report
New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt (second from right) attends the 1931 American Country Life Association Conference at Cornell University