Olaf F Larson

Biographic Data

ID3631940
NAMEOlaf F Larson
GIVEN NAMESOlaf F
FAMILY NAMELarson
SIGNATURELARSON O F
AFFILIATIONSCornell University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS13
TOTAL CITATIONS8
AUTHOR COUNT13
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1936
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2003
H-INDEX2

  • Sociology in Government: The Galpin-Taylor Years in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1919-1953

    Olaf F Larson, Julie N Zimmerman et al.BOOKSociology in Government2003

  • The Usda’s Bureau of Agricultural Economics and Sociological Studies of Rural Life and Agricultural Issues, 1919–1953

    Olaf F Larson, Julie N ZimmermanARTICLEAgricultural History2000

    Research Article| April 01 2000 The USDA’s Bureau of Agricultural Economics and Sociological Studies of Rural Life and Agricultural Issues, 1919–1953 Olaf F. Larson; Olaf F. Larson Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Julie N. Zimmerman Julie N. Zimmerman Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Agricultural History (2000) 74 (2): 227–240. https://doi.org/10.1215/00021482-74.2.227 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon …

  • Dismissal of a Sociologist: The Aaup Report on Carl C. Taylor1

    Open AccessOlaf F Larson, Robin M Williams et al.ARTICLERural Sociology1999Cited by: 1References: 6

    The dismissal in 1931 of a distinguished sociologist, Carl C. Taylor, after 11 years as an influential faculty member, and the investigation by the American Association of University Professors which followed has received little attention in the literature on the history of sociology. Taylor did not have the security of a tenure system. Years later, he received an honorary degree from the same institution, now North Carolina State University, fro…

  • The Sociology of Agriculture

    C Milton Coughenour, Olaf F Larson et al.REVIEWContemporary Sociology A Journal…1991

  • The Sociology of Agriculture

    Philip Mcmichael, Olaf F Larson et al.REVIEWSocial Forces1991Cited by: 1

  • A New Approach to Community Structure

    Ruth C Young, Olaf F LarsonARTICLEAmerican Sociological Review1965Cited by: 2

  • Contributions of Rural Sociology Research and Evaluation to Extension Development in the United States

    Open AccessOlaf F LarsonARTICLESociologia Ruralis1965Cited by: 1References: 2

    Contributions of Rural Sociology Research and Evaluation to Extension Development in the United StatesThe development of rural sociology in the United States as a scientific discipline corresponds in time to the development of extension work (advisory services). An understanding of the characteristics of the extension services among the states and of changes made over time facilitates understanding the contributions of rural sociology to extensio…

  • The Contribution of Voluntary Organizations to Community Structure

    Ruth C Young, Olaf F LarsonARTICLEAmerican Journal of Sociology1965Cited by: 2

    Data supplied by leaders of forty-three organizations in a small community permitted an analysis of the relationship of organizational prestige to structural attributes such as formal organization, program characteristics, internal and external contacts, stability-change functions, and the primary relations of members. In general,the higher the prestige,the more complex an organization's structure. However, medium-prestige organizations showed a …

  • Migratory Farm Labor in Pennsylvania

    Olaf F Larson, Alexander Blair et al.ARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…1957

  • City Beginnings in Oklahoma Territory

    Carl C Taylor, John Alley et al.ARTICLEAmerican Sociological Review1940

  • Farm Population Mobility in the Southern Great Plains

    Olaf F LarsonARTICLESocial Forces1940Cited by: 1

    Journal Article Farm Population Mobility in the Southern Great Plains Get access Olaf F. Larson Olaf F. Larson Bureau of Agricultural Economics Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 18, Issue 4, May 1940, Pages 514–520, https://doi.org/10.2307/2570628 Published: 01 May 1940

  • Rural Community Patterns of Social Participation

    Olaf F LarsonARTICLESocial Forces1938

    Journal Article Rural Community Patterns of Social Participation Get access Olaf F. Larson Olaf F. Larson Colorado State College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 16, Issue 3, March 1938, Pages 385–388, https://doi.org/10.2307/2570812 Published: 01 March 1938

  • With Rural Relief in Colorado

    Noel P Gist, Olaf F LarsonARTICLEAmerican Sociological Review1936