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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Ernest J. Nesius Papers, 1890/1988

11.6 Linear Feet 11 ft. 6 1/2 in. (8 record cartons, 15 in.); (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 4 in.); (2 flat storage boxes, 2 in. each)
Papers of Ernest J. Nesius, former faculty and administrator of West Virginia University (WVU), documenting his professional activities involving agriculture and economics, his membership on a variety of committees, and his interest in 4-H and extension services.
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Ernest J. Nesius Papers, 1890/1988 11.6 Linear Feet 11 ft. 6 1/2 in. (8 record cartons, 15 in.); (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 4 in.); (2 flat storage boxes, 2 in. each)

Nesius, Ernest J. (Ernest Joseph), 1912-2004
Papers of Ernest J. Nesius, former faculty and administrator of West Virginia University (WVU), documenting his professional activities involving agriculture and economics, his membership on a variety of committees, and his interest in 4-H and extension services.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Rachel Hartshorn Colwell Award, 1989

0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in.
The papers relating to Rachel H. Colwell's induction into the West Virginia Agricultural Hall of Fame. Colwell (1877-1954) is identified as the founder of Home Economics in West Virginia. Hired by West Virginia University in 1910, she was the first faculty member and administrator for the Department of Domestic Science in the College of Agriculture. She spent the next 27 years until retirement developing, teaching, and guiding the Home Economics curriculum and research of West Virginia University. She was also a student advisor to the WVU College of Education and the first supervisor of Home economics school programs in the state.
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Rachel Hartshorn Colwell Award, 1989 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in.

Colwell, Rachel Hartshorn
The papers relating to Rachel H. Colwell's induction into the West Virginia Agricultural Hall of Fame. Colwell (1877-1954) is identified as the founder of Home Economics in West Virginia. Hired by West Virginia University in 1910, she was the first faculty member and administrator for the Department of Domestic Science in the College of Agriculture. She spent the next 27 years until retirement developing, teaching, and guiding the Home Economics curriculum and research of West Virginia University. She was also a student advisor to the WVU College of Education and the first supervisor of Home economics school programs in the state.

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