4-H clubs -- Nevada

Abstract The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the National 4-H Council, and cooperative education groups collaborated in developing programming for the 4-H Centennial in 2002. The 4-H Centennial Records consists of brochures, committee material, correspondence, expense records, marketing material, notes, planning material, press releases, programs, and reports. National 4-H Centennial material includes the National 4-H Strategic Plan, compact disks, and videotapes. There is correspondence from...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The Nevada Cooperative Extension Service is one of the three branches of agricultural education and was founded in Nevada as a result of the Smith-Lever Act of 1914, and is active in all counties in the state. Annual reports by the Cooperative Extension Service on agricultural and natural resources, home economics, youth, 4-H, and other community resource programs. Records contain statistical data, narrative reports of accomplishments, and personnel data.

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The first Nevada 4-H Reunion was held on October 4, 2003, at the Nevada State 4-H Camp at Lake Tahoe. Reno Gazette-Journal columnist Erin Breen was a speaker at "The Power of Youth: Nevada's 4-H Centennial Celebration" in January 2002. Nevada Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa was a speaker and panelist for the event. The collection consists of correspondence, a certificate from U. S. Senator Harry Reid, planning and marketing material, newspaper clippings, and press releases.

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,...