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Tulare County, UC Cooperative Extension Records
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  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Organizational History
  • Scope and Contents
  • Preferred Citation
  • Arrangement

  • Contributing Institution: University of California, Merced Library
    Title: University of California Cooperative Extension Records, Tulare County
    Identifier/Call Number: UCCE.TUL
    Physical Description: 204 Linear Feet
    Date (bulk): 1914-2000
    Language of Material: English

    Conditions Governing Use

    This collection is intended to support teaching, research, and private study. Copyright belongs to the Regents of the University of California. Use of the materials beyond that allowed by fair use or by any Creative Commons licenses assigned requires the written permission of the copyright owner(s). For further information, please contact the University of California, Merced Library at library@ucmerced.edu.

    Conditions Governing Access

    This collection is currently being processed. Once processing is complete, the collection will be open for research and selected material will be digitized and made available online. The collection is located at the University of California, Merced Library. For help locating material and making a research request please contact library@ucmerced.edu.

    Organizational History

    At the turn of the previous century, growing concern over the quality of life for rural Americans prompted President Theodore Roosevelt to appoint a Commission on Country Life in 1908. One of the direct outcomes of the Commission's recommendations was the passage of the Smith-Lever Act in 1914, which established a national extension service to place the knowledge generated at land-grant universities into the hands of farmers and rural citizens. The Agricultural Extension Service formalized and built upon existing efforts of land-grant universities to enhance the knowledge of farmers and apply scientific discoveries for improved agricultural practices. Beginning in 1913, the Agriculture Extension Service, later known as UC Cooperative Extension, placed farm advisors employed by the University of California in every county that formed a Farm Bureau and agreed to sponsor Extension Service work. While arrangements have evolved, advisors continue to work in all California counties today and address problems ranging from soil conditions and land reclamation to irrigation; from livestock breeding to improved varietals; and from mechanization to disease and pest management, to enable farms to increase efficiency and productivity.

    Scope and Contents

    Records from Tulare Cooperative Extension County Office in aproximately 183 boxes. Contents include: annual reports, trial data, newsletters, publications, and other research on topics such as: Livestock, Range and Natural Resources, Public Policy, Pomology, Citrus, Avocados, IPM, Vegetable Crops, Dairy, Alfalfa, Dry Beans, Sugar Beets, Corn, Master Gardener Programs, 4-H Programs, and Nutrition Education Programs.

    Preferred Citation

    University of California Cooperative Extension Records, Tulare County, UCCE TUL, UC Cooperative Extension Archive, University of California, Merced Library, 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA 95343

    Arrangement

    The arrangement is based on the original order of the collection at the time of accession. Series 4 through 8 and 10 through 14 reflect the original order and name of the farm advisor who was the last custodian of the records in that series. The records in these series reflect the custodian's research focus and tenure but also include records inherited from previous farm advisors.
    The collection consists of 14 series and 3 subseries:
    Series 1. 4-H
    Series 2. Administrative Files
    Subseries 1. Reports
    Subseries 2. Newsletters and Publications
    Subseries 3. Miscellany
    Series 3. Aerial Photographs
    Series 4. Curt Lynn Files
    Series 5. G. Steven Sibbett Files
    Series 6. Jim Sullins Files
    Series 7. Kevin Day Files
    Series 8. Manual Jimenez Files
    Series 9. Maps
    Series 10. Michelle Le Strange Files
    Series 11. Neil O'Connell Files
    Series 12. Other Advisor Files
    Series 13. Steve Wright Files
    Series 14. Tom Shultz Files