Sutter and Yuba Counties, UC Cooperative Extension Records, bulk 1914-2000
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Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- University of California Cooperative Extension Records, Sutter and Yuba Counties
- Dates:
- bulk 1914-2000
- Extent:
- 72 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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Records from the Sutter and Yuba Counties Cooperative Extension offices contain materials created by farm advisors Janine Hasey, Kate Wilkin, Franz Niderholzer, and Whitney Brim-Deforest. Materials cover topics including annual reports of work, home demonstration activities, pomology, livestock, rice, walnuts, and the 4-H program.
- 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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This collection consists of 8 series:
Series 1: Administrative Records
Series 2: Home Demonstration Agent Files
Series 3: Franz Niederholzer Files
Series 4: Janine Hasey Files
Series 5: Whitney Brim-Deforest Files
Series 6: Kate Wilkin Files
Series 7: 4-H
Series 8: Audiovisual Materials
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-09-26 17:13:38 UTC
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- 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