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College of Agriculture and Agricultural Experiment Station Records

 Collection
Identifier: 0479

Content Description

Contains records of both the College and the Experiment Station, generally created and maintained as a single body of records due to the policy of joint administration of both activities. Includes accounts, 1908-1921; annual reports, 1921-1967; experiments, 1905-1955; meteorological records, 1887-1893; correspondence, 1921-1982, departmental publications, press releases; meeting programs; articles; speeches; presentations; and photographs. Includes records of the Office of Dean and Director from the tenures of Marion J. Funchess, 1924-1951; E.V. Smith, 1951-1972; and Charles F. Simmons, 1951-1980. Also contains an accession of Research Operations office files, Alabama Agricultural Extension Service office files, and Director of Agricultural Land and Resource Management office files along with building plans, maps, and a limited number of photographs all within the date range of 1929 to 2017. Illustrations by Peter H. Carrington for and copy of book Anatomy and Histology of the Channel Catfish by John M. Grizzle and Wilmer A. Rogers published in 1976.

Dates

  • 1887-2017

Conditions Governing Access

Open with permission of originating department.

Biographical / Historical

Upon becoming a land-grant institution in 1872, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Auburn University), began offering courses in the study of agriculture. Several years later in 1883, agricultural research was initiated with the creation of the Agricultural Experiment Station, which was subsequently reorganized under the Hatch Act of 1887. Teaching and research functions of the college and the experiment station, respectively, have been administered jointly throughout most of the 20th century. Agricultural courses have been offered under the following divisions: the Department of Agriculture (1883-1909), the College of Agricultural Sciences (1909-1929), the School of Agriculture (1929-1980), the School of Agriculture, Forestry, and Biological Sciences (1980-1985), and the College of Agriculture (1985 to present).

Extent

173.0 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Finding Aid Organization

This finding aid is organized by accessions. Each accession represents an addition to the collection. Each accession also represents a transfer of physical and legal custody of archival materials from the donor(s) to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.

Processing Information

Accession 19-006 and 19-004 processed by Lisa Glasscock.

Title
Guide to the College of Agriculture and Agricultural Experiment Station Records
Subtitle
Record Group 0479
Status
Completed
Author
Lisa Glasscock
Date
November 20, 2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732