West Virginia University, Agricultural Extension Service, 4-H Records

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

This collection cannot be retrieved at this time. Please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center for more information.

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Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, Agricultural Extension Service, 4-H Records, A&M 5221, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
8.75 Linear Feet 7 record cartons, 15 in. each
Creator:
West Virginia University. Extension Service
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, Agricultural Extension Service, 4-H Records, A&M 5221, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection has been minimally processed.

Includes county-by-county records of all 4-H members who attended the National 4-H Congress in Chicago from the 1930s-1990s. This was a major national event, and represented the pinnacle of the National 4-H Awards Program. Each one of these records contains a fairly detailed report on project work, and many contain photographs, first person stories, and other information. These records would be extremely valuable to someone researching agriculture, agricultural history, 4-H, youth development, or education. The relative consistency of the types of information collected over the years in these records facilitates identification of changes and trends in the data. They are already relatively well organized as they are divided by county, and appear to be mostly in chronological order.

Also includes National 4-H Alumni Recognition Award winners, scholarship winners, as well as a small amount of information on African-American award winners from the time when the program was segregated.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard