Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service Records

 Collection
Identifier: AC 0089

Scope and Contents

The of the Max C. Flieschmann College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service Records include a variety of reports created by Cooperative Extension. These reports may include Agricultural Extension Service publications, blueprints, correspondence, maps, 4-H Camp newsletters, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous reports.

The narrative reports by the agents provide information on the programs offered to the state's population and document the years of depression, war, and post-war adjustment, and contain numerous photographs of rural Nevada towns, communities and inhabitants. The reports cover agricultural activities such as dairy, poultry, pest management, 4-H Club work, and home economics, including nutrition and sanitation. In many of the reports, local residents are named.

Dates

  • 1920-1952

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Physical materials, such as those not available through UNR Libraries' Digital Collections or other online portals 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 Nevada Cooperative Extension Service is the youngest of the three branches of agricultural education at the University of Nevada, Reno, following the Agricultural College and the Agricultural Experiment Station. Founded as a result of the Smith-Lever Act of 1914, it organized scores of clubs for young people in Nevada. It was the predecessor of modern 4-H clubs, and worked closely with the Nevada Farm Bureaus to connect the University with rural farmers and ranchers. In the 1950s, gifts of property and financial resources from the Max Fleischmann Foundation of Nevada led to the creation of buildings for agriculture and home economics at the University, and eventually to the unification of the three agricultural units into a more integrated college within the University. The Cooperative Extension and the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources work in tandem, though under different administrative leaders. [note paraphrased from CABNR https://www.unr.edu/cabnr/about-and-resources/history]

Extent

18 Linear Feet (18 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Records of the Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service include a variety of reports created by Cooperative Extension. These reports may include Agricultural Extension Service publications, blueprints, correspondence, maps, 4-H Camp newsletters, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous reports.

Arrangement

Arranged into the following series: 1) Annual County or District Narrative Reports; 2) Annual State of Nevada Reports; 3) Miscellaneous Records and Annual Reports

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to University Archives Photo Collection as collection number UNRA-P1749. An additional group of photographs were transferred to the Special Collections Photo Collection as collection number UNRS-P1988-66 and may be enlarged duplicates of photographs appearing in the various AC 0089 reports.

Subjects

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service Records
Status
Completed
Author
Betty Glass
Date
July 2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Nevada, Reno. University Archives Repository

https://library.unr.edu/SpeColl
Contact:
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