New York State College of Agriculture 4-H club records
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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Mainly annual reports of the various New York State county 4-H Club agents, consisting of mimeographed and printed forms providing statistical data concerning membership, projects, and agents' activities, typescript, and "Narrative Reports" which the agents wrote to summarize and interpret the results accomplished and the extension methods used. Some reports include photographs and newspaper clippings; also, correspondence, programs, minutes, reports, announcements, circular letters, photographs and printed material concerning the State Leaders' Training Camps, the New York State 4-H Health Committee, 4-H Clubs at the New York State Fair, annual State 4-H Club congresses, the New York State 4-H Extension Federation, the Older Rural Youth and Young Adult Programs, Junior Field Days at Cornell University, and annual conferences of the Extension Service and the county 4-H agents; correspondents include F. E. Heinzelman and Professor William J. Wright, club leaders, Albert Hoefer, State 4-H Club leader and director of the State Leaders' Training Camps, and W. Jack Weaver, assistant in the Agricultural Education Bureau of the State Education Department. Also, scrapbooks of clippings and photographs (6 volumes, 1931-1953) pertaining to the activities and accomplishments of the various New York State county 4-H Clubs and their members, including photographs of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, and a box of films.
Dates
- 1918 - 2019
Creator
- New York State College of Agriculture. Extension Service (Organization)
Restrictions on Use:
Due to the fragility and potential degradation of moving image and sound recordings, viewing and listening is limited to items that have been digitized. If an item is in another media format, you may request to have the item digitized for access. Information on ordering access copies may be found on the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections webpage.|Audio visual media that has been digitized: F-874
Extent
65.3 cubic feet. (65.3 cubic feet.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Mainly annual reports of the various New York State county 4-H Club agents.
SERIES LIST
 Series I. Annual Reports  
   Series II. Program Files 
   Series III. 4-H Club Records A. 16 mm Films B. Videotapes and Discs C. Records D. County Programs/Records 
   Series IV. Newsletters and other Publications 
   Series V. Photographs A. Club Camps B. Shows C. Projects D. Meetings, National Congress, County Groups E. Clubs F. Shops G. Fairs and Field Days H. Exhibits and Demonstrations I. Canning J. Various Subjects 
   Series VI. Memorabilia and Ephemera 
Physical Description
Reports, correspondence, programs, minutes, announcements, circular letters, photographs, scrapbooks, films, printed material.
- 4-H clubs -- New York (State)
- Agricultural extension work.
- County agricultural agents.
- Heinzelman, F. E.
- Hoefer, Albert, state 4-H Club leader.
- New York State 4-H Extension Federation
- New York State 4-H Health Committee
- Photographs.
- Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
- Scrapbooks.
- Videotapes.
- Weaver, W. Jack (William Jack), 1890-
- Wright, W. J. (William Joseph), 1881-
- Youth -- Societies and clubs.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by M. Warren
- Date
- October 2003
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu