Future Farmers of America, Nokesville Chapter scrapbooks, 1950/1983

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions on personal use. Permission to publish material from the Future Farmers of America, Nokesville Chapter scrapbooks must be obtained from Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Preferred citation:

Future Farmers of America, Nokesville Chapter scrapbook, C0300, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
2.0 boxes (2 scrapbooks)
Creator:
Future Farmers of America.
Abstract:
Two scrapbooks featuring images, articles and other materials from 1950 until circa 1983.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Future Farmers of America, Nokesville Chapter scrapbook, C0300, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Two scrapbooks created by the Future Farmers of America, Nokesville chapter that include, photographs and articles about FFA and FHA (Future Homemakers of America), awards and certificates, competition and event information and programs, and correspondence from 1950 until circa 1983.

Biographical / historical:

The National FFA Organization is an American youth organization, specifically a career and technical student organization to promote agricultural education for boys. It was founded in 1925 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, by agriculture teachers, Henry C. Groseclose, Walter Newman, Edmund Magill and Harry Sanders as Future Farmers of Virginia. The FFV served as the model for the Future Farmers of America by 1928. In 1927, G.W. Owens, teacher-trainer at Virginia State College, and Dr. H.O. Sargent, federal agent for agricultural education for African-Americans, U.S. Office of Education, wrote the first constitution and bylaws of the New Farmers of Virginia, an organization for African-American agriculture students. It was not until 1969 that the FFA opened membership to girls, making it possible for them to hold office and participate in competitive events at regional and national levels.

Acquisition information:
Donated by the Prince William County Library in November 2016.
Processing information:

Processing completed by Brittney Falter in January 2017. EAD markup completed by Brittney Falter in January 2017.

Arrangement:

The Future Farmers of America, Nokesville Chapter scrapbooks are organized chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Agriculture--Virginia.