Utah Cooperative Extension Division Photographs,
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 187 prints taken by the Utah Cooperative Extension Division from the 1920s to the 1940s. They show beautification projects in Smithfield and Wellsville (including school and church grounds), food preparation, music instruction, cleaning techniques, agricultural scenes, 4-H judging, reservoirs, trees, livestock, and sewing. Some of the photos were taken on campus, but most were either taken in Cache Valley or the Brigham City/Ogden area.
Dates
- Creation: 1920-1929
Language of Materials
Material in English.
Restrictions
No restrictions on use except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Copyright
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Utah Cooperative Extension Division Photographs must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Biographical Note
These photographs were removed from the William Peterson material that is part of the Utah State University Archives (Utah Agricultural Experiment Station. Directors Files 18:17). Peterson (1874-1957) graduated from the Agricultural College of Utah (now Utah State University) in 1899. He was an instructor and professor at USU from 1899 until 1946: He was also the director of the Utah Extension Division from 1924 until 1946: He was a nationally recognized expert on Western land and water issues.
Extent
6 boxes (3 linear ft.)
Abstract
This collection consists of 187 black and white photographs taken by the Utah Cooperative Extension Division from the 1920s to the 1940s.
Arrangement
Arranged in numeric sequence according to box and item.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Internal transfer from USU Extension Service.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collected by Director of Utah Cooperative Extension Division, William Peterson.
Existence and Location of Copies
View selected digitized images in this collection from the Extension, Enterprise, and Education: The Legacy of Co-operatives and Cooperation in Utah
Processing Information
Processed in September of 2002
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Agricultural extension work -- Utah -- Cache County -- Photographs.
- Agricultural extension work -- Utah -- Photographs.
- Agriculture
- Agriculture -- Utah -- Cache County -- Photographs.
- Agriculture -- Utah -- Photographs.
- Crops -- Utah -- Photographs.
- Home economics -- Study and teaching -- Utah -- Photographs.
- Home economics extension work -- Utah -- Photographs.
- Reservoirs -- Utah -- Photographs.
- Title
- Guide to the Utah Cooperative Extension Division Photographs, 1920-1929
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Rebecca Ruelle
- Date
- ©2008
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu