Johnson County Extension Homemakers Club Records

Collection

Identifier: MC 1207

Staff Only
Select files to request

Scope and Content Note

The records contain yearbooks (1934-1992, 1995-2000), annual reports of county extension agents and workers, and two narrative reports (1954-1955 and no date, respectively). The undated narrative report, consisting of loose, typewritten sheets with photographs, was not in any apparent order. It is now arranged thematically under main headings, such as Publicity, Fairs and Exhibits, Home Management and Family Finance, 4-H Clubs, Farm Management, etc.

Dates

1934-1992

Creator

Johnson County Extension Homemakers Club (Ark.) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

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).

Biographical Note

The 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.

Extent

0.75 Linear Feet (2 Boxes)

Additional Description

Acquisition Information

The Johnson County Extension Homemakers Club records were donated to the Special Collections Division by JoAnn W. Thompson of Clarksville, Arkansas, on July 14, 1992. Additional yearbooks were donated in 1997 and 2001.