Echoes of Lloyd-Ricks-Watson Stories
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Mississippi State University; Mississippi State University--History; Mississippi State University--Employees; Mississippi State University. Extension Service; Agriculture; Agriculture--Research; Interviews; Agricultural extension workers; Lloyd-Ricks-Watson Building (Mississippi State, Miss.); Mississippi State University--Alumni and alumnae
Description
Oral history; interview with Mr. James H. Simpson, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Economics, May 2, 2012, Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University. Mr. Simpson was born in 1931 in Caledonia, Mississippi. He first came to Mississippi State as a student in 1949, and continued his scholarly endeavors here, receiving a Bachelor's degree in 1953. Simpson completed his Master's degree at Virginia Tech. He also completed coursework toward a PhD at Oklahoma State. He is a Korean War Veteran. He began working at MSU in 1958, and held the positions of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor, and Interim Department Head, all within the Department of Agricultural Economics. Simpson retired from MSU in 1988. In this interview, Simpson discusses working with MSU and Farm Bureau concerning farm land taxation, developing production crop budgets for the Delta, and working with the faculty and staff who made Lloyd-Ricks a special place to be.
Contributor
Semmes, Ryan, interviewer
Date
4-30-2012
Time Period
2010-2019
Foramt (original)
oral history; 1 sound cassette (46 min., 15 sec.) : 1 7/8 ips; 1/4 in. tape
Format (digital)
MP3
Object Type
sound; text
Digital ID#
A12_19_Simpson_James_audiotape
Relation
Deeply Rooted
Annotation
Location: Starkville (Miss.)
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Recommended Citation
Echos of Lloyd-Ricks-Watson Collection, Special Collections Department, University Archives Division, Mississippi State University Libraries
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.