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Title: SYMPOSIUM: Current Issues in Agriculture. Part I: Beating Malthus: The Green Revolution.
Identifier(s): video:420; 2004_11_014
Description: Dr. Evenson presents his talk on the use of conventional breeding techniques to produce food in "developing" countries, dubbed the Green Revolution.
Subject: History of Science; Agriculture, History, 20th century; Agricultural innovations; Food supply; APS Meeting Videos
Date: 2004-11-13

Title: SYMPOSIUM: Current Issues in Agriculture. Part II: Unleashing the Genius of the Genome to Feed the Developing World
Identifier(s): video:424; 2004_11_015
Description: Dr. Naylor presents her research on biotechnology and agricultural innovations, which she and Dr. Richard Manning conduct.
Subject: History of Science; Agricultural biotechnology; Agricultural innovations; Food supply; Manning, Richard, 1951-, contributor; APS Meeting Videos
Date: 2004-11-13

Title: SYMPOSIUM: Current Issues in Agriculture. Part III: Treaties, Intellectual Property, Market Power and Food in the Developing World.
Identifier(s): video:428; 2004_11_016
Description: Dr. Herdt gives a lecture on how treaties, intellectual property, market power, and food interact. He focuses on how attempts to help farmers in "developing" countries do the opposite.
Subject: History of Science; Agricultural biotechnology; Food supply; Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations; APS Meeting Videos
Date: 2004-11-13

Title: Abeel, James to Nathanael Greene, 1778 November 11; Abeel, James, 1733-1825 to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:20006
Description: Letter detailing the destination of various stores. Suffering for want of forage; unless other methods are devised to procure it, the supplies must cease. Lazy conduct of wagoners who loiter on the road, with no one to call them to account.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Food supply; United States. Continental Army--Military life; Forage; Abeel, James, 1733-1825; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1778-11-11; 2022

Title: Abeel, James to Unknown recipient, 1779 January 18; Abeel, James, 1733-1825 to unknown correspondent
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:19902
Description: Letter stating that James Abeel is sending the unknown recipient six sleds of different sorts and asking their opinion of them. Entire sixty will be completed in a day or two.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Lived Experience; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Food supply; United States. Continental Army--Military life; Forage; Abeel, James, 1733-1825; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-01-18; 2022

Title: Stephens, William to Nathanael Greene, 1779 December 10; Stephens, William to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:22606
Description: Letter from William Stephens to Nathanael Greene. Newtown - Sending saddle of venison by an express. Will send some vegetables. Impossible to get butter or salt.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; Operational rations (Military supplies); United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Women; Quartermasters; Food supply; Stephens, William; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1789; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-12-10; 2022

Title: Worthington, Asa to Nathanael Greene, 1779 February 17; Worthington, Asa to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:23963
Description: Letter from Asa Worthington to Nathanael Greene. Rariton - Requested by Colonel Wadsworth to order that the slaughter-house now begun in camp may be speedily completed. Gives his reasons for haste in this matter. Wishes a large vat made at the slaughter-house to salt the meat in as soon as it is killed.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; Food supply; Worthington, Asa; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-02-17; 2022

Title: Journal of the operations of the American War
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:15245
Description: A first hand narrative of the early years of the American Revolution written by Thomas Sullivan, an Irish-born sergeant serving with the British 49th Regiment of Foot. In polished prose, Sullivan describes the events from his arrival in North America just prior to the Battle of Bunker Hill through his participation in the Long Island, Philadelphia, and New Jersey Campaigns. Among the engagements described are Bunker Hill, Long Island, White Plains, Brandywine, Germantown, and Red Bank, but he reports as well on events that he did not personally witness, drawing liberally upon published sources to fill out his narrative. Two pieces of correspondence detailing these "lifted" accounts are included at the end of the collection. Such events described include the battle of Lexington and Monmouth. Also included are various ledgers detailing the supply of food rations, weapon and ammunition as well as approximations of the deaths and casualties of British and American soldiers. The diary also has a section beginning on page 404 entitled "The Author makes his escape from the English, and Returns back to Philadelphia" wherein he discusses his various reasons for deserting the British army, and likewise documents the travels his wife and himself made to get to Philadelphia in June of 1788. "Seeing American under arms," he wrote, and seeing that the Americans "were striving to throw off the Yoke, under which my native country sunk for many years..." After traveling to White Plains to work as steward to Nathanael Greene, the "diary" ends abruptly with the entry for July 28, 1778.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Political Philosophy; Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, German; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Artillery operations; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Cavalry operations; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Women; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Public opinion; Military deserters--United States--History--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Desertions; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic conditions; Finance, Personal--United States; Brandywine, Battle of, Pa., 1777; Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775; Germantown, Battle of, Philadelphia, Pa., 1777; Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776; Monmouth, Battle of, Freehold, N.J., 1778; Philadelphia Campaign, 1777-1778; Red Bank, Battle of, N.J., 1777; White Plains, Battle of, White Plains, N.Y., 1776; Military history; War and families; Quartermasters; Food supply; Operational rations (Military supplies); Military camps; Soldiers--Billeting; Siege warfare; War casualties; Dragoons; Hessians; Logistics; Taxation; Sullivan, Thomas, 1755-; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; Washington, George, 1732-1799; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1778-1779; 2022