Description
The Golden Hoof Club was organized in April 1920 by students who were interested in livestock industries. This small collection
contains the club's by-laws, correspondence, transcripts of two speeches, and newspaper clippings.
Background
The Golden Hoof Club was organized in April 1920 by students who were interested in livestock industries. Professor Gordon
True was instrumental in the club's founding. According to the 1921 El Rodeo Yearbook, the club's purpose was to "awaken a more general interest among the students of livestock and stockmen for the
promotion and development of the animal industries; to cooperate with all agencies that tend to encourage the raising of more
and better livestock to do its best to elevate the standards of American agriculture through better farming, breeding, and
livestock management; to help bring about a student's annual livestock judging contest; the purpose of the contest being to
encourage the students of the College of Agriculture and the University Farm to learn how to judge livestock, with a direct
aim towards the formation of a judging team to meet other universities."
Restrictions
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from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items
and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Availability
Collection is open for research.