agricultural education

Content Description The 4-H Slide Collection contains 769 35-millimeter color slides of 4-H club activities during the 1960s and 1970s. Images depict activities such as swimming, canoeing, archery, animal care, gardening, dairy judging, knitting, and other activities, as well as meetings, people, and events. There are also images of 1970s posters promoting 4-H, probably created by 4-H members. In addition, there is an undated slide show titled "Audio-Visual Media in Education" with many images showing people...

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The National Association of County Agricultural Agents Records consist of the constitution and by-laws of the NACAA, patents and trade names registrations, distinguished service awards lists, articles of incorporation, photographs, copies of the book History of the National Association of County Agricultural Agents, 1915-1960, and NACAA Educational Foundation applications and records.

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...

Content Description The People on the Farm Program Records include correspondence, notes, drafts, manuscripts, photographs, and contact sheets for the "People on the Farm" leaflet series produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from 1977 to 1982. The collection includes a complete set of the published leaflets. Subjects include dairying, growing wheat, growing vegetables, growing oranges, black families, broiler growers, corn and hog farming, and raising beef cattle.The publication...

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The Philip Vincent Cardon Papers include correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, reprints, unpublished lectures and research papers, outlines and notes for radio talks and skits, and some memorabilia.

Scope and Content Note The USDA Motion Picture Film Collection contains approximately 830 unique film titles on 8, 16, and 35mm film that were produced by or for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The films are in both black and white and color; some are silent. Duplicate copies of some titles exist, and a number of films span multiple reels.These films were produced across several decades, from the mid-20th century into the 1980s, documenting USDA's activities, research, and educational outreach...

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The William McLeod Rivera Papers consist of journals, papers both written and collected by Rivera, conference publications, correspondence, and information on courses taught by Rivera.