"Our American Heritage" by Walter M. Baumhofer, 1974

Item — Container: art rack

Identifier: MS0056-020066

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Series III is comprised of diversely formatted 4-H materials. It includes photographs, publications, correspondence and articles on boys' and girls' club work from 1915 through 1917, Extension Subcommittee on 4-H Club Work reports, impact studies and bibliographies, and Youth Staff Development and Training intern reports. It contains 4-H sheet music, 33.3 RPM records of radio spots, 4-H club songs on 78 RPM records, and National 4-H Week kits and posters. The sheet music is arranged chronologically. However, songs published the same date are arranged alphabetically by the composer or lyricist's name. Songs published by the same composer or lyricist the same year are arranged alphabetically by title of the song. The National 4-H Leader O.H. Benson's personal file in which the items are not sorted by date or subject was divided into 27 folders in order to maintain the original arrangement. All other dated materials are arranged chronologically. Many of the photographs are not dated and so are arranged by decades based on best estimates. The one poster that is not dated has been placed at the end of the poster collection.

Dates

Creation: 1974

Conditions Governing Access

Contact Special Collections for access.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

4-Hers and their leader are preparing for a patriotic play or pageant as they complete the set design, costume and props for the production.

Custodial History

Property of a Maryland woman until being sold at a live auction in Mt. Crawford, Virginia for $1,521.00 on November 12, 2016. Shortly afterward it appeared for auction on E-bay where it was watched closely by members of the National 4-H History Preservation Team who offered the winning bid to purchase the work. The purchase was made possible through the generous contributions of 4-H History Team members Eleanor L. Wilson, John and Kendra Wells, Jim Kahler, Mel Thompson, Ron Drum and Dave and Sue Benedetti.

The painting was displayed in the exhibit of National 4-H Calendar and Poster Art in the Heritage Hallway, J. C. Penney Hall, National 4-H Conference Center from 2016 to 2024.