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