Dimon Lockwood Papers

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Identifier: 6608

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Scope and Contents

The Dimon Lockwood Papers includes correspondence arranged chronologically within two groups: Wilfred Wheeler correspondence, 1917-1919, both incoming and outgoing; and general correspondence, 1917-1920, incoming and outgoing.

The general correspondence is to and from sheep farmers, supply companies and people interested in raising sheep and discusses purchasing, feeding, housing and fencing sheep, sheep dipping recipes and equipment, and laws related to dogs. Also includes records as Agent of Demonstration Sheep Farms, with lists of applicants, sheep owners, and sheep farms; materials issued by the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture about the demonstration sheep farm program; and printed forms completed by students in a course in sheep husbandry at the Essex County Agricultural School. Printed materials include information about sheep, wool auctions, agricultural societies, and copies of legislative bills from Massachusetts and other states pertaining to dogs, demonstration sheep farms, and wool clip.

Dates

1913-1921; 1950-1957

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference archivist for access to these materials.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.

Biographical / Historical

Dimon Lockwood was a farmer and educator in the Boxford/Topsfield, MA area and owned Arrowhead Farm where he raised Shropshire sheep, poultry and various crops. Through his association with Wilfred Wheeler, secretary and then commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture, Lockwood was called upon to answer questions about sheep husbandry and to offer his opinions about the needs of local sheep farmers. The idea for an Agent for Sheep Husbandry also arose from the association of the two men and Lockwood was appointed to this position in 1917. His title was changed the next year to Agent of Demonstration Sheep Farms. His responsibilities included answering questions about sheep husbandry and locating and appointing demonstration sheep farms. He continued as agent through 1919; in 1920 he continued to answer inquiries and remained a demonstration sheep farmer. In this period he also taught a course in sheep husbandry at the Essex County Agricultural School in Danvers, MA, and was active in organizations such as the Massachusetts Sheep Breeders' Association, the American Shropshire Association of Massachusetts and the Essex County Sheep Breeders' Association.

Extent

0.75 cubic feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection of correspondence and printed material relating to sheep farmers, supply companies and people interested in raising sheep and discusses purchasing, feeding, housing and fencing sheep, sheep dipping recipes and equipment, and laws related to dogs.

Custodial History

American Textile History Museum Collection, gift of Nancy L. Owen.

Processing Information

The ATHM # references the accession number given to collections by the American Textile History Museum (ATHM). These numbers have been kept and tracked for researchers looking for former citations. The ATHM accession number for this collection was 1988.126. When these numbers appear in the processing note, the box and folder are the numbers that immediately follow the accession number. For instance, the number 1988.126.1.3, would indicate that the material was formerly in Box 1, Folder 3.