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Agricultural Club Records
Collection
Identifier: AC 0355
Abstract
The Agricultural Club, better known as the "Aggies" or the Aggie Club, was organized in 1909, and included the agricultural faculty, and students in agriculture and home economics. The collection contains records that cover the club's activities, 1924-1959, in the form of scrapbooks and minutes, as well as the organization's constitution, a dance announcement sign, and a wolf caricature drawing.
Dates:
1924-1959
Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station Records
Collection
Identifier: AC 0277
Abstract
The Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station was created in 1887, with an emphasis on experimental work, and studies of the economic problems of agriculture. The collection primarily consists of farm account data on specific Nevada farms and ranches, identifying names and location of farm owner, and contain crop histories, information on operations before and after planting and harvest, irrigation data, livestock reports, cash statements, pasturage reports, and information on farm produce used...
Dates:
1926-1937
Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station Records
Collection
Identifier: AC 0239
Abstract
In 1887, when the Hatch Act provided federal funds, the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station was created by the Board of Regents. From the beginning, there was an emphasis on experimental work and extension services. It expanded its services under the Adams Act in 1906, and in 1925 the Purnell Fund was established for the further endowment of the experiment stations. The collections contains records of the Agricultural Experiment Station and agricultural issues. The majority of the...
Dates:
1921-1966
Agricultural Experiment Station Records
Collection
Identifier: NUC 01/18
Scope and Contents
Monthly News Bulletins of the Department of Farm Development, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Nevada. Includes Volumes I-XIII, 1927-1939
Dates:
1927-1939
Thomas E. Buckman Papers
Collection
Identifier: AC 0256
Abstract
Thomas E. Buckman (1895-1977) graduated from the University of Nevada in 1921, and was a charter member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He served as Lyon county extension agent, 1921-1922, and Washoe county extension agent, 1923-1925, before joining the University of Nevada extension division as associate professor in 1925. He retired in 1955 as assistant director. The collection includes information on Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) fraternity and the Nevada Extension Service.
Dates:
1920-1970
Cooperative Extension Records
Collection
Identifier: NUC 02/39
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of issues of the Nevada Cooperative Extension's "Publications EB" series (Educational Bulletin). The bulletins cover a range of topics, including horticulture, rangeland management, and Lake Tahoe management.
Dates:
1995-2004
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
Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station Records
Collection
Identifier: AC 0184
Abstract
The Agricultural Experiment Station began with the 1887 Hatch Act to develop agricultural research and education. In 1918, Samuel B. Doten, Station director, hired George Hardman and put him in charge of the Station farm and on the faculty. Hardman worked on an irrigation investigation of the Humboldt River, 1919-1921, and on soil experiments both in Reno and Las Vegas, Nevada. The collection primarily documents George Hardman's tenure with the Nevada Experiment Station, 1919-1934, and...
Dates:
1926-1943
Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture Records
Collection
Identifier: AC 0298
Abstract
The College of Agriculture and the Agricultural Experiment Station began in 1887, under the auspices of the Hatch Act. This collection consist of various records of the College of Agriculture, Nevada Cooperative Extension Service, and Experiment Station, 1915-1987, with the bulk of the records 1960s-1970s. The majority of records are annual reports, research reports, and programs of work. Also included is general correspondence; a history of the Max C. Fleischmann College of Agriculture,...
Dates:
1890-2015
Southwestern Nevada Agriculture Advisory Council Records
Collection
Identifier: AC 0543
Abstract
The Southern Nevada Agriculture Advisory Council was organized in 1974 to serve in an advisory capacity in developing Extension educational programs and activities and research projects for people of southern Nevada. The collection consists of the Council's constitution, by-laws, meeting agendas and minutes, correspondence, and a membership roster. There are also records for the University Agricultural Experiment Station's Pahrump Field Laboratory, which predated the formation of the...
Dates:
1968-1983
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