Collection: Douglas Ensminger Scrapbook | National Agricultural Library

Content Description

The Douglas Ensminger Scrapbook is titled "Extension Rehabilitation Conference Scrap Book; Sept. 19-22, 1944; Douglas Ensminger, chairman." The full title of the conference covered in the scrapbook is "Conference to outline the contribution of extension methods and techniques toward the rehabilitation of war-torn countries. September 19-22, 1944. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service and Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations."

Dates

Creation: 1944

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Biographical Sketch

Douglas Ensminger (1910-1989) was a specialist in rural sociology. He earned his B.S. in Agriculture from the University of Missouri in 1933, his M.A. in Rural Public Welfare in 1934 from the University of Missouri, and his Ph.D. in Rural Sociology from Cornell University in 1939. Ensminger worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from 1939 to 1951.