4-H Clubs of Nevada
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
4-H Clubs of Nevada Records
Collection
Identifier: 83-05
Abstract
4-H Clubs began informally in the early 1900s, usually with crop and canning contests sponsored by commercial or civic groups. The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 established funding for Cooperative Extension work nationwide, encouraging university outreach and practical education. Extension agents were appointed to each county and began to formalize their youth services programs. Nevada's 4-H Club program functions as the youth services element of the University of Nevada's Cooperative Extension...
Dates:
1918-1980; Majority of material found within 1930-1960
4-H Club Moving Image Collection
Collection
Identifier: AC 0601
Abstract
The collection is composed of videocassettes, compact disks, and 16mm film reels about National 4-H Council programming, the Lake Tahoe 4-H camp, regional Cooperative Extension System 4-H events, and marketing material.
Dates:
1995-2001
Cecil Willis Creel Records
Collection
Identifier: AC 0005
Abstract
Cecil Willis Creel became director of Agricultural Extension for the University in 1921, and except for 1942, in an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate, he continued to hold this position until his retirement in 1952. He was named Dean of the College of Agriculture in 1945, and held this position through 1949. The collection covers 1921-1951, but primarily documents 1931-1939. Contents include Nevada-related correspondence and reports concerning reclamation, the Civil Works Administration,...
Dates:
1921-1951; Majority of material found within 1931-1939
University of Nevada, Reno, Office of the President Records
Collection
Identifier: AC 0052
Abstract
The president is the chief administrative officer of the University of Nevada, Reno. Duties and responsibilities are prescribed by the Board of Regents and may be assisted in the conduct of the duties of the office by vice-presidents and other administrators. The president may also establish and appoint boards and committees. In 1965-1968, the position title was "Chancellor" instead of "President." The collection contains correspondence, reports, campus publications, and other records from...
Dates:
1916-1983
Additional filters:
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- Camps -- Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.) 2
- 4-H clubs 1
- 4-H clubs -- Nevada 1
- Agricultural extension work -- Nevada 1
- Agriculture -- Nevada 1
- Boys -- Nevada -- Societies and clubs 1
- College buildings -- Nevada -- Reno 1
- College personnel management 1
- Forests and forestry 1
- Girls -- Nevada -- Societies and clubs 1
- Higher education and state -- Nevada 1
- Hoover Dam (Ariz. and Nev.) 1
- Horses -- Training 1
- Land use -- Nevada 1
- Law enforcement -- Nevada 1
- Little Valley (Washoe County, Nev.) 1
- Nurses -- Education -- Nevada 1
- Outdoor recreation -- Nevada 1
- Pyramid Lake (Nev.) 1
- Ranches -- Nevada 1
- Recreation -- Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.) 1
- Universities and colleges -- Nevada -- Reno -- Administration 1
- Vocational education -- Nevada 1
- Volunteers 1
- Water rights -- Nevada 1