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Johnson County Extension Homemakers Club Records Addendum

Manuscript Collection 1207a

  • Special Collections Department
    University of Arkansas Libraries
  • 365 N. McIlroy Avenue
    Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701-4002
    Phone: (479) 575-8444
    Email: specoll@uark.edu

Machine-readable finding aid encoded in EAD by Jill Knoke-Staggs, 2012.

Finding Aid is written in English.

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Descriptive Summary

Creator: Johnson County Extension Homemakers Club
Title: Johnson County Extension Homemakers Club Records Addendum
Inclusive Dates: 1933–2005
Bulk Dates: 1933-1944
Identification: MC 1207a
Extent: .25 linear feet (1 box)
Repository: Special Collections Department, University of Arkansas Libraries

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Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Acquisition Information

The Johnson County Extension Homemakers Club Records Addendum was donated to the Special Collections Department, University of Arkansas Libraries, on December 29, 2004 by JoAnn W. Thompson of Clarksville, Arkansas.

Processing Information

Processed by Jill Knoke-Staggs; completed in June 2012.

Related Collections

Johnson County Extension Homemakers Club (MC 1207)

Preferred Form of Citation

Johnson County Extension Homemakers Club Records Addendum (MC 1207a), Special Collections Department, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville.

See Special Collections Citation Guide for more detailed information on how to cite specific documents from the collection.

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Historical Sketch

Extension work in Johnson County began in 1911 and its main purpose was a close cooperation with the local farmers. The first county agent, R.P. Walton, was sent out to promote among the farmers new methods and projects recommended by the University of Arkansas College of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture. The first Home Demonstration Agent, Bird Dunlap, started introducing then recently discovered methods of home canning. From these modest beginnings, the Extension work has grown and reached almost every farm family in the county with the aim of bringing about a better way of living for rural families.

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Scope and Content Note

Materials in this collection include Johnson County Club yearbooks (2000-2005) and education handbooks (1992-1995), Arkansas State annual meeting programs (1935, 1937), and a Coal Hill Chapter photocopied scrapbook (1933-1944).

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Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged by topic.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following contains a detailed list of the materials in the collection

Box 1
Box 1 Folder 1 Yearbooks, 2000-2005
Box 1 Folder 2 Family and Community Education Clubs Handbook, 1992-1995
Box 1 Folder 3 Coal Hill Club Scrapbook, 1933-1944 (Photocopy)
Box 1 Folder 4 Arkansas Council of Home Demonstration Clubs Annual Meeting Programs, 1935, 1937

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