A&M 5182West Virginia University, Extension Service, Records A&M 5182Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

2014/02/20

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Transfer from West Virginia University. Extension Service, 2014/04/22

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, Extension Service, Records, A&M 5182, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

 Scope and Contents

This collection contains the administrative records of the West Virginia University Extension Service. Subjects include West Virginia agriculture, forestry, 4-H and other youth and community outreach programs. Formats include correspondence, reports, publications, curriculum files, photographs, slides, sound recordings and films.

This collection is minimally processed. Loose, unlabeled and disorganized slides have been placed into envelopes labeled "loose slides" for ease of access. Slides that were found grouped together with rubber bands and other fasteners have been placed into unlabeled envelopes.

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 West Virginia - 4-H clubs. 4-H clubs West Virginia - Agricultural Extension Work. West Virginia University. Extension Service Virtual Institute MaterialsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230243circa 20001aScope and Contents

Includes courses in public speaking, small business and rural tourism.

Virtual Institute MaterialsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230244circa 20001bScope and Contents

Virtual Institute for Small Town and Rural Development.

ProofsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230245circa 1990s2Scope and Contents

Photos include youth 4-H events and various vocational technology trainings.

Agricultural Extension Service ReportsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230246circa 1950s - 1960s3aOffice of Research and Development Reports, Appalachian Center, WVUArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230247circa 1960s - 1970s3bMiscellaneousArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230248circa 1950 - 1990s4Scope and Contents

Newsletters, budgets, correspondence, handouts and training manuals.

Management Information SystemArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230249October 1992 - December 19965Management Information SystemArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/23025019986Extension News PacketsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230251January 1982 - December 19847Press Releases/Special Feature ReleasesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230252July 1963 - June 19678SlidesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2302531970s9aScope and Contents

Photos of youth 4-H programs, particularly at Jackson's Mill.

SlidesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2302541940s-1970s9bScope and Contents

Photos of youth 4-H programs and Appalachian people.

Extension News PacketsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230255January 1985 - December 198810WVU Extension News ClippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2302562010-201211aWVU Extension News ClippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230257201211bMiscellaneousArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230258circa 1950s - 1970s12aScope and Contents

Programs and reports from various committees and events, slide file boxes.

Reports Related to Work and Economy in West VirginiaArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230259circa 1950s - 1970s12bAdministrative FilesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230260circa late 1990s - 2000s13Scope and Contents

Subjects include extension conferences and initiatives, 4-H trips and the Farm Bureau.

Miscellaneous FilesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230261circa 1960s - 1990s14aScope and Contents

Primarily diversity initiatives, internal memos and news clippings.

Newspapers and Cassette TapesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230262circa 1960s - 1990s14bScope and Contents

Primarily pertaining to the West Virginia Center for Appalachian Studies and Development.

Extension News PacketsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230263January 1978 - December 198115Slides and PrintsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230264circa 1990s16Scope and Contents

4-H children, WVU agriculture and forestry programs, economic and community development events.

WVU Extension NewsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230265February 1989 - October 199217Newspaper ClippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230266circa 2005 - 200918Slides and a Cassette TapeArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230267undated19aScope and Contents

Miscellaneous slides, including a collection from the 1972 children's television program, Mulligan Stew , produced by the United States Department of Agriculture and 4-H.

Photos, Clippings, and SlidesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230268circa 1980s19bNewspaper ClippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230269circa 1970s20Annual ReportsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230270circa 1970s - 2000s21Newsletters, Extension Vision Annual ReportsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230271circa 1990s22Slides, Prints and NewslettersArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2302721970s-1990s23aScope and Contents

Miscellaneous slides, prints of 4-H youth, Extension newsletters, Focus and News and Perspectives .

Slides, Prints and the Pennsylvania Farmer, Vol. 206-207, 1982Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2302731980s-1990s23bConference Proceedings and Training ManualsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230274circa 1980s24Slides of 4-H and Agriculture ProgramsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2302751990s25Scope and Contents

Includes the Pepper Project and Greenbrier City Recycling Center.

Slides and Some PhotosArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2302761990s26Scope and Contents

Slides of a wide range of subjects.

Miscellaneous SlidesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2302771970s27Scope and Contents

Events such as rafting trips, firefighter training, hunter safety, homemakers club, Sternwheel Regatta, 4-H.

Annual Conference Slide Trays and Cassettes, Including Master Farmer PresentationsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230278early 1980s28aAnnual Conference Slide Trays, Including Master Farmer PresentationsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230279circa 1980s - 1990s28bSlides of 4-H Youth and VHS TapesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2302801970s-1990s29Slides, Photos and FilmArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2302811960s-1970s30Scope and Contents

Conference on aging, food and nutrition TV news feature, staff photos.

4-H Records and PhotosArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230282undated31Scope and Contents

Project circulars, health and safety program, 1960 Dairy Princess contest.

Miscellaneous VHS, Data Cartridge Tape, CDsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230283late 1990s32Miscellaneous VHS TapesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230284undated33aVHS Tapes of 4-H Curriculum and Various WVU EventsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230285late 1990s-early 2000s33b4-H Radio Public Service Announcement RecordingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2302861970s34aScope and Contents

Also includes some 4-H training recordings.

Miscellaneous Audio TapesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2302871970s-1990s34bScope and Contents

Several cassettes of the 1985 annual conference, various unlabeled CDs.

Floritas History and Cassette TapesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230288undated35Miscellaneous Clippings and FilesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230289circa 1967-200036Scope and Contents

West Virginia Center for Life Long Learning (at Jackson's Mill) master plan summary (October 2000), annual plans of work.

Press Releases/Special Feature ReleasesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230290July 1945 - June 195137Film Reels Related to Public HealthArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230291undated38aMiscellaneous Film ReelsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2302921987-199538bPress Releases/Special Feature ReleasesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230293July 1955 - June 195939Time Planned Versus Time Reported and Contact CountsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230294circa 198440Extension News PacketsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230295January 1973 - December 197741Press Releases/Special Feature ReleasesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230296July 1938 - June 194542Film Reels, Fundamentals of ChildcareArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230297undated43Audio Recordings of Community Programs and Public Service AnnouncementsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2302981975-1981 and undated44Miscellaneous Files and PhotosArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230299circa 1950s - 1960s45aScope and Contents

4-H fliers, including the WV centennial, miscellaneous agriculture research, pamphlets, presentations, girls' camp program, entomology workbook for kids, photos of various farms.

Miscellaneous Files and PhotosArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230300circa 1950s - 1960s45bScope and Contents

Judge comment sheets from the 51st Annual Conference of the American Association of Agriculture College Editors. Also includes a guide to educational programs for women.

Newsletter ClippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230301circa 1968 - 199246Scope and Contents

Homemakers and Home Economics (4-H) columns and stories.

Press Releases/Special Feature ReleasesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230302July 1967 - December 197247FilesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230303circa 1990s48aScope and Contents

Newsletters, project plans, correspondence, publication procedures, memos, budget and management records and program reports.

FilesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230304circa 1990s48bScope and Contents

Primarily general correspondence and materials from the office of the vice president.

Newsletters, Files and SlidesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230305undated49Scope and Contents

Extension Service newsletter, Communicator , files and slides related to education, environment and natural resources, agriculture and recreation and culture.

Press Releases/Special Feature ReleasesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230306July 1959 - June 196350Press Releases/Special Feature ReleasesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230307July 1951 - June 195451aPress Releases/Special Feature ReleasesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230308July 1951 - June 195551bHandbooks and Guides for West Virginia AgentsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/230309undated52Photos and Jackson's Mill Master Plan SummariesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2303101990s - 2001 and undated53Scope and Contents

Binders of photo prints of West Virginia 4-H events, camps, agriculture and forestry. Also includes Jackson's Mill master plan summaries for 2000 and 2001.