Paul W. Rose Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS0508

Staff Only

Content Description

The Paul W. Rose Collection includes materials collected by Rose when he was stationed in post-war Japan to further agricultural and vocational training projects like the the First National Extension Youth Specialists Training School and the Yatsugatake Central Training Farm. Also included are letters to Rose from the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers and the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, as well as reference materials like an annotated copy of "A Rural Guide for Youth" and a souvenir book from the 44th National 4-H Congress held in Chicago, Illinois.

Most of the materials are loose photographs and those mounted in two photo albums. Photo series depict Japanese youth development programs, projects, and cultural surveys funded by the Natural Resources Section (NRS), General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, from 1949 to 1951. There are also stills from informational films, postcards, and photographs chronicling the work and meetings of 4-H clubs in various Japanese prefectures. Few photographs show Rose and others from the NRS in meetings with Japanese officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

Dates

Creation: Majority of material found within 1949 - 1951
Creation: 1940 - 1965

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical Sketch

A native Tennessean and graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Paul W. Rose deployed to Tokyo, Japan, for the NRS of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers on March 5, 1950. Rose had worked in the agricultural extension service and was selected to advise the Japanese government on how to establish a rural youth program similar to the American 4-H movement.

Due to staff attrition, Rose soon inherited responsibilities for farm advisory work, and he became Chief of the Research and Extension Branch of the Agriculture Division, Natural Resources Section, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. As head of the branch, Rose shared his expertise on agricultural research policy and management of extension programs. He participated in daily conferences with local officials, and he travelled to 28 prefectures to meet Japanese farmers. Rose served in this position until June 19, 1951. By then, rougly 50 Youth Training Farms had been established across Japan.

In 1952, after leaving Japan, Rose joined the U.S. Operations Mission Team (USOM), a precursor to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). As its first director, Rose was the highest ranking official in Nepal until the U.S. Embassy was established there in 1959. Rose continued with USOM in Nepal until 1958, and he is credited as one of the "inventors" of the field of international development.

Total Size of Collection

1 flat_pamphlet_box : 26 x 14 x 3 in.

2 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Bibliography

Correspondence of Lt. Col. Hubert G. Schenck, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, with thanks to Paul W. Rose, June 19, 1951.
Robertson, Thomas B. "DDT and the Cold War Jungle: American Environmental and Social Engineering in the Rapti Valley of Nepal," Journal of American History, vol. 104, no. 4 (March 2018): 904–930.