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Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist Records, 1931-1977
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oregon State University. Extension Service.
- Title
- Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist Records
- Dates
- 1931-1977 (inclusive)19311977
1954-1975 (bulk)19541975 - Quantity
- 0.50 cubic feet, including 54 slides, (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- RG 274
- Summary
- The Extension Service was established in Oregon in 1911 and addressed the regional education needs in agriculture, home economics, and 4-H. The Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist Records document the food and nutrition programs of the Oregon State University Extension Service and include memoranda, correspondence, circulars, pamphlets and a slide presentation.
- Repository
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Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist program, now a part of Oregon State University Extension's Family and Community Health, provided information and educational materials to Extension offices across Oregon that addressed food preservation, storage and safety, nutrition and healthy eating.
Oregon’s Extension Service was established in 1911 and in 1914 President Woodrow Wilson signed the federal Smith-Lever law, which provided federal money for the establishment of extension services in all states for developing off-campus programs, primarily in agriculture and home economics. By 1937, all counties had at least one county extension agent.
During the Extension Service's first forty years, it concentrated on three traditional programmatic areas -- agriculture, home economics, and 4-H. After World War II, four other program areas were added -- forestry (late 1940s), the Marine Advisory Program (late 1940s and greatly expanded in the 1960s), Community Resource Development (1960s), and the Energy Extension Service (1970s).
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist Records document the food and nutrition programs of the Oregon State University Extension Service and include memoranda, correspondence, circulars, pamphlets and a slide presentation.
The bulk of the records consist of collections of circulars produced by Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist regarding food preparation, preservation and nutrition. Three bound volumes contain current (as of circa 1948, 1952 and circa 1966) publications that have been indexed. One folder consists of current (as of 1956) Extension Service and 4-H publications and an index.
Consisting of 54 slides and a script, “Growing Together” is an educational tool for the development of healthy families that was created by 4-H. It was probably intended for 4-H participants and their families and belonged to the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) of the Extension Family Living Department.
Additional materials include two folders of memoranda and correspondence, primarily created by Judith Forest, head of the Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist program.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Extension Food and Nutrition Specialist Records (RG 274), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
These records were transferred to the Special Collections and Special Collections Research Center in 2017 by the Extension Family and Community Health Program.
Related Materials
Oregon State University Extension programs are documented in numerous collections including the Extension Family and Community Health Program Records (RG 252), Extension Service Records (RG 111), Extension and Experiment Station Communications Records (RG 069), News and Communication Services Records (RG 203), Extension Service Photographs (P 062) and in Digital Resources: History of OSU Extension, a comprehensive collection of online resources documenting the 100+ year history of Extension at Oregon State University.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Cooking--Oregon.
- Food--Oregon--Safety measures.
- Food--Preservation--Oregon.
- Home economics extension work--Oregon.
- Nutrition extension work--Oregon.
Personal Names
- Forest, Judith. (creator)
Corporate Names
- Oregon State University. Extension Service.
Form or Genre Terms
- Slides (photographs)
Finding Aid Authors: Anne Keech.
2017
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