Madera County, UC Cooperative Extension Records, bulk 1914-2000
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Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- University of California Cooperative Extension Records, Madera County
- Dates:
- bulk 1914-2000
- Extent:
- 67 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Arrangement:
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The phsyical order of this collection is based on its original order at the time of accession. Intellectually, the collection is arranged into 7 series and 22 subseries. The series and subseries are arranged alphabetically with the exception of the Plant Science subseries. The arrangement of this subseries is based on the numerical order of the folders and boxes in which the materials reside.
Series 1. 4-H
Subseries 1. Activities and Administrative Files
Subseries 2. Leadership
Series 2. Administrative Records
Subseries 1. Departments and Organizations
Subseries 2. Reports, Correspondence, Administrative Records
Series 3. Audiovisual Material
Subseries 1. Audiotapes
Subseries 2. Born-Digital Material
Subseries 3. CD-Rs
Subseries 4. Photographic Slides
Series 4. Master Gardener Program
Series 5. Phoebe Gordon Records
Series 6. Subject File
Subseries 1. Alfalfa
Subseries 2. Animals, Birds, Fish
Subseries 3. Cotton
Subseries 4. Farm Management
Subseries 5. Farm Safety and Regulations
Subseries 6. Insects and Pests
Subseries 7. Livestock Management
Subseries 8. Miscellaneous Crops and Subjects
Subseries 9. Plant Science
Subseries 10. Soil
Subseries 11. Weather, Climate, and Pollution
Subseries 12. Viticulture
Subseries 13. Weeds
Series 7. San Joaquin Experimental Range
Subseries 1. Photographic Material
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-02-16 18:52:11 UTC
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research. A portion of the records have been digitized and are freely available online.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Location of this collection:
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5200 North Lake RoadMerced, CA 95343, US
- Contact:
- (209) 228-4444