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Watson Family Papers, 1869/1953 0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)

Watson family

Personal papers of the Watson family in Marion County, including a genealogy of the Watson and Haymond families, newspaper clippings of weddings, obituaries, social and business activities, and European travel. Mention is made of coal mining development in Marion County, strikes, labor meetings, conservation, and improvement of farming practices. There is material on politics, industrial development, early iron mining, Marion county history, the Barrickville covered bridge, Beverly-Fairmont Turnpike, and the Presbyterian Church in Fairmont.

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West Virginia Census of Agriculture and Manufacturing, 1850/1880 2.19 Linear Feet 15 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each

A census for agriculture and manufacturers conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the counties now a part of West Virginia. The two earlier census contain no surveys of manufacturing (see related materials note in this record). The two later schedules contain one reel for each survey on manufacturing. The 1880 census contains twice the number of reels of the 1870 census. Each type of survey has a printed form questionnaire. For agriculture, enumerations are requested for land acreage, type of livestock and dairy products, types of crops, particularly grains and forage, and cash value of the farm. The manufacturing index form gives the name of company, type of service or product, type of power source, types of machinery, types of materials utilized, labor age and wage statistics and quantity of production performed.
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West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Office Files, 1934/1953 9.4 Linear Feet Summary: 9 ft. 5 in. (22 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 3 in.)

West Virginia. Commissioner of Agriculture
Office files and correspondence of James Blaine McLaughlin (1884-1955), commissioner of agriculture from 1933 to 1955. Correspondents include Clinton Anderson, William Blizzard, Robert C. Byrd, John J. Cornwell, James A. Farley, Rush D. Holt, Harley M. Kilgore, Okey L. Patteson, Chapman Revercomb, and Harley O. Staggers.
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West Virginia Country Life Movement Survey, 1919/1927 2.1 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 1 in. (5 document cases, 5 in. each)

West Virginia Country Life Movement.

Completed questionnaire score sheets, alphabetized by community, of the West Virginia Country Life Movement. The score cards provided a survey format to evaluate a set of categories, including health, community spirit, schools, churches, agriculture, business, and recreation, used to facilitate improvement of the state's rural communities. Also includes programs, news clippings, and correspondence primarily about water project improvements in some of the communities.

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West Virginia Elfac Farm Record Program Records, 1966 0.15 Linear Feet 1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.

West Virginia. ELFAC Farm Record Program
A compilation of West Virginia farm business records and year end analyses. This electronic service was provided for cooperating farmers by ELFAC (an acronym for Easy, Low Cost, Flexible, Accurate, Complete) sponsored in cooperation with land grant institutions by the (USDA) U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. The program's purpose is to help a farmer determine his tax status, credit rating and generally to facilitate farm management decisions through the analysis of costs for labor, feed, machinery, capital turnover, and production.
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West Virginia Farm Supply Association Records, 1958/1974 2.9 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 11 in. (7 document cases, 5 in. each)

West Virginia Farm Supply Association
The minutes, reports, correspondence, newsletters, by-laws and membership lists of a trade association composed of dealers in feed, seed, fertilizer, agricultural implements and other farm supplies. The Association is active in lobbying the legislature and advising state agencies in the establishment of rules and regulations concerning commerce in agricultural goods. Its conventions, newsletters and series of publications contains articles and presentations on relevant topics by experts in taxation, management, salesmanship and agri-business technical developments. The papers, thus, reflect efforts by the association to inform, protect and promote the interests of its membership.
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West Virginia Four-H Clubs, Papers, 1922/1969 1.8 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 10 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (3 bound volumes); (1 scrapbook)

West Virginia Four-H Clubs
Correspondence, scrapbook, photographs, newsletters, manuals, handbooks, bulletins, and other materials relating to the history and activities of the West Virginia 4-H Clubs. There are three volumes containing newsletters (1. 1926, 2. 1927, 3. 1928-1956); and one scrapbook from 1922 containing mostly photographs and a few clippings.
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West Virginia Rural Surveys, 1924/1958 2.1 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 1 in. (5 document cases, 5 in. each)

Surveys of rural residents conducted by WVU Agricultural Experiment Station. Inquiries about farm land conditions, size of operations, profitability and the respondents opinions about the local community and its economic prospects. The 1924 survey was taken only in the Easton-Avery section of Monongalia County and contains an accompanying map with individual family farms number coded. The 1958 survey, a selection from around the state, is more indicative of demographics especially of out migration of family members to urban areas.
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West Virginia University, Agricultural Experiment Station, Manuscripts and Correspondence, 1888/1913 4.75 Linear Feet Summary: 4 ft. 8 1/2 in. (11 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 folder, 1/2 in.); (1 framed item, 1 in.)

West Virginia University. Agricultural Extension Service
One folder of manuscript correspondence found in file of WVU Publications Office, titled "Correspondence of Early Years," 55 Items, Letters, Telegram and announcements, 1888-1913. Subjects mentioned are Agricultural Experiment Station Publications, WVU Board of Regents, Controversial DA articles and good roads movement. Correspondents include A. B. Fleming, Clarence L. Smith, John A. Myers, J. H. Stewart, Luther Haymond, Earl H. Smith, Thomas E. Hodges, E.D. Sanderson, J. F. Marsh, C. L. Bemis. See Inventory for further description.
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West Virginia University, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Education in East Africa, Papers and Photos, 1960/1970 1.75 Linear Feet 1 ft. 9 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each)

West Virginia University. College of Agriculture
An agricultural education program sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development administered through the West Virginia University Office of International Programs in cooperation with the West Virginia University College of Agriculture and Forestry. Reports and publicity releases on projects undertaken by the WVU College of Agriculture in East Africa to help the nations of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to develop agricultural educational programs on the secondary and collegiate level. In Kenya as a part of Egerton Agricultural College the program assisted in farm mechanization and dry cropland management. In cooperation with Makerere University of Uganda they assisted in plant husbandry achieving a marked improvement in potato cultivation. Also to be noted is the report and scrapbook of Fran W. Bennett, a member of a three man WVU team that helped in the establishment of Arapai Agricultural College in Uganda.
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