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Subseries XI.5. Jane M. Porter Papers, 1925 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Research materials collected by Porter, including correspondence, memoranda, notes, articles, reports, and published items, relating to the history of the Extension Service; materials on the foreign aid activities of the USDA, including the Technical Assistance Program; and materials about former USDA employees, including retiree newsletters and memoir's by Porter about her personal contacts with individuals such as Emerson Brooks.
The bulk of the Extension Service materials are organized into chronological files (giving a history of the Service by decades), and then by subject (such as "Programs" and "Administration and Policy). Additional files include a large group of Extension Service circulars from the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Following Porter's research materials are travel files; miscellaneous files on agricultural subjects including agricultural trade; other correspondence, charts, administrative material and personnel files; and a bound Extension Service Manual from 1926.
Dates
- Creation: 1925 - 1985
Conditions Governing Access
Materials created by agencies or employees of the United States government are in the public domain. Unless specified otherwise, the copyright interests in materials acquired or collected by government employees from outside sources have not been transferred to NAL or to the U.S. government.
Contact Special Collections for access.
Biographical Note
Jane M. Porter was an historian and staff member of the Agricultural and Rural History Section for many years. She was a co-author of Century of Service: the First 100 Years of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the National Agricultural Library Special Collections Repository
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