University of California Cooperative Extension Records, Modoc County, 1923 - 2011, undated

Summary

Extent:

19 Linear Feet

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

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

Background

Biographical / historical:

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:

This collection consists of 7 series:

Series 1. Annual Reports

Series 2. Administrative Files

Series 3. Ranch and Range Management

Series 4. Watershed Projects

Series 5. 4-H

Series 6: Audiovisual Material

Series 7: Library Request Correspondence

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research. A portion of the records have been digitized and are freely available online. The material is located at the UC Merced Library, Archives and Speical Collections. For more information, please contact library@ucmerced.edu.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

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

Location of this collection:

UC Merced, UC Cooperative Extension Archive

5200 North Lake Road

Merced, CA 95343, US

Contact:

(209) 228-4444

archives@ucmerced.edu

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