Accession 79-014: Initial Accession, 1910-1970
Scope and Contents
Includes directors' files, administrators' files, county agents reports, financial records, publications, clippings, specialists' reports, plans of work, circular letters, publicity releases, radio scripts, itinerary reports, travel vouchers, correspondence, Negro extension files.
Dates
- Creation: 1910-1970
Creator
- From the Collection: Alabama Cooperative Extension Service (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for public research.
Biographical / Historical
The Alabama Cooperative Extension Service is headquartered at Auburn University, with offices in each of the state's 67 counties. Created as a part of a national system in 1914, work in teaching agricultural practices and home demonstration work began in 1907. Negro extension work was administered through an office in Tuskegee and black agents in a number of counties.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 56.80 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
The records are arranged in 13 numbered series. Series 1 has six subseries and Series 2 has ten subseries.
Historical Terminology
During much of the period covered by these records, the word “Negro” was a widely accepted term and was preferred by many Black Americans, including prominent scholars and civil rights leaders. Although the term gradually fell out of common usage beginning in the 1960s, it has been retained in this finding aid to preserve the terminology of the historical record.
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu
