Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture Records
Scope and Contents
Records are arranged into three divisions, the College of Agriculture, the Cooperative Extension Service, and the Agricultural Experiment Station. Records include correspondence with the deans and directors of the divisions; correspondence with university presidents and county agents; information of the Newlands Project, and the Nevada Farm Bureau; project reports; information on personnel; budgets; experiment record books; letterpress books; photographs; maps and graphs. Also included are personal correspondence files kept by Samuel B. Doten, Agricultural Experiment Director. The records primarily cover the 1930s-1950s, with little beyond 1957, with the exception of limited Cooperative Extension records for the mid-1960s.
Dates
- 1889-1965
Creator
- Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture (Organization)
Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Administrative History
The College of Agriculture and the Agricultural Experiment Station began in 1887, under the auspices of the Hatch Act. Although technically separate legal entities, they shared common interests in investigating the principles and application of agricultural science. Projects and research addressed irrigation, ranching, and farm development in Nevada counties. In 1914, the Nevada Cooperative Extension Service was established to reach out to rural areas and, through its agents and agricultural advisors, to develop ranch and home projects. In the 1950s, the programs were consolidated into a unified College of Agriculture. In 1954, the Max C. Fleischmann Foundation of Nevada provided financing for a new agriculture building. In recognition, the college was named the Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture. After the arrival of David Thawley as dean in 1998, the college changed its name to the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources (CABNR). The curriculum expanded to include biochemistry, pre-veterinary, and other classes that reflected the evolving needs of the student body. As of 2021, biochemistry is the third-largest major on campus, and the college is a national leader in its fields.
Extent
82 Cubic Feet (84 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Records are arranged into three divisions, the College of Agriculture, the Cooperative Extension Service, and the Agricultural Experiment Station. Records include correspondence with the deans and directors of the divisions; correspondence with university presidents and county agents; information of the Newlands Project, and the Nevada Farm Bureau; project reports; information on personnel; budgets; experiment record books; letterpress books; photographs; maps and graphs. Also included are personal correspondence files kept by Samuel B. Doten, Agricultural Experiment Director. The records primarily cover the 1930s-1950s, with little beyond 1957, with the exception of limited Cooperative Extension records for the mid-1960s.
Arrangement
Arranged by grouping of similar records, generally in chronological order. Because of overlapping jurisdiction within College of Agriculture divisions and co-operative projects among divisions, material may be crossed over and found in several places. A large portion of the collection remains in original file folders with original folder titles.
Separated Materials
Photographs transferred to University Archives Photograph Archives as UNRA-P3538.
- Adams, James E. (James Edward), 1898-
- Agricultural extension work -- Nevada
- Agriculture -- History -- Nevada
- Bertrand, John R. (John Raney), 1914-
- Brennen, C. A., 1894-
- Bruce, Martha
- Buckman, Thomas E.
- Carson City (Nev.)
- Church, James Edward, Jr., 1869-1959
- Clark County (Nev.)
- Clark, Walter E. (Walter Ernest), 1873-1955
- Creel, C. W.
- Dairying -- Nevada
- Doten, Samuel B. (Samuel Bradford), 1875-1955 -- Correspondence
- Doten, Samuel B. (Samuel Bradford), 1875-1955 (Creator)
- Douglas County (Nev.)
- Elko County (Nev.)
- Esmeralda County (Nev.)
- Eureka County (Nev.)
- Fleming, Charles E.
- Hartman, Leon Wilson, 1876-1943
- Headley, F. B., 1878-1957
- Humboldt County (Nev.)
- Hutchison, C. B. (Claude Burton), 1885-1980
- Irrigation -- Nevada
- Johnson, Golamae
- Knight, Charles S.
- Land use -- Nevada
- Lander County (Nev.)
- Lincoln County (Nev.)
- Love, Malcolm A. (Malcolm Andrews), 1904-1990
- Lyon County (Nev.)
- Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture. Agricultural Experiment Station
- McCormick, John
- Metcalf, Vernon
- Moseley, John O., 1893-1955
- Nevada -- Maps
- Nevada Farm Bureau
- Newlands Project (U.S.)
- Nye County (Nev.)
- Parker, Gilbert E.
- Pershing County (Nev.)
- Peterson, Ray K.
- Ranching -- Nevada
- Robertson, Joseph H., 1906-1998
- Sheep -- Nevada
- Smith, E. Grant
- Storey County (Nev.)
- Stout, Minard W.
- True, Gordon H. (Gordon Haines), 1868-1928
- University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
- University of Nevada. College of Agriculture
- Venstrom, Cruz
- Washoe County (Nev.)
- White Pine County (Nev.)
- Wittwer, John
Creator
- Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lenore Kosso
- Date
- 1991
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. University Archives Repository
Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center
1664 N. Virginia St.
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno NV 89557-0322 USA
775-682-5665
775-682-5724 (Fax)
specoll@unr.edu