viblbv00464Shelton, Farrar, PaperFarrar Shelton Paper, 1960 Ms.1962.006Jennifer Mitchell, ArchivistSpecial Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

2009 (CC0 1.0)

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-04-18 07:01:09 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Farrar Shelton Paper Shelton, Farrar (Farrar Vilas) Ms.1962.006 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder 1960 This paper describes the early meetings which lead to the creation of the farm demonstration work program. Farrar Shelton attended one of these early meetings as an eighth grader. Shelton later attended VPI and graduated with the class of 1915 with a degree in agriculture, he went on to become a county demonstration agent. The materials in the collection are in English. Conditions Governing Access

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 Source of Acquisition

The Farrar Shelton Paper was donated to Special Collections in 1962.

 Processing Information

The processing, arrangement and description of the Farrar Shelton Paper was completed in June 2009.

 Biographical Note

Farrar Vilas Shelton was in eighth grade when he attended a meeting lead by Dr. Joseph D. Eggleston on farm demonstration work. Shelton attended the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated with a degree in agriculture, he went on to become a County Demonstration Agent.

 Scope and Content

The Farrar Shelton Paper describes the initial meetings that lead to cooperative farm demonstration work in Virginia.

 Rights Statement for Archival Description Agricultural extension work Faculty and staff Students and alumni University History Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970) Events Leading to and the First Meeting Beginning Farm Demonstration Work in Virginia by Farrar SheltonAugust 18, 19601