4-H Club photograph collection
Scope and Contents
The 4-H Club Photograph Collection consists of images of members, adult leaders, leadership training, cooking competitions, dress revue, livestock competitions, conferences, miscellaneous demonstrations, camps, national and regional congresses, presentations, awards, classes, tractor demonstrations, and the Western Regional Leaders' Forum for 4-H Clubs in Utah. These photographs were removed from the Utah Cooperative Extension Service Papers, 4-H Program Files (Record Group 19.1/2) housed in the Utah State University Archives. For more 4-H photographs, see the USU County Extension Agent Report Photograph Collection, P0138.
Since photographs were removed from the Extension Service Papers, some photographs are more closely assoicated with this program rather than 4-H specifically.
The collection consists of approximately 780 images, silver gelatin, black-and-white and color prints, 8"x10" and smaller.
Some nitrate negatives have been removed into cold storage Box 72. Photocopies of the negatives can be found in Box 8 Fds 43-44.
Dates
- 1900-1990
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Restrictions
Open to public research.
Copyright
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Permission to publish material from the 4-H Club photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Historical Note
The nation-wide 4-H program began in 1914 as part of the Smith-Lever Act which created the Cooperative Extension Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and authorized the creation of youth agricultural clubs. Using a $10,000 appropriation, the state of Utah started an extension division at USU and opened a 4-H state office. The first director was A.C. Hogenson, an agricultural professor at USU, who ran the program from 1914 to 1919. In the 1920s the clubs officially became "4-H" and the clover emblem was adopted. Over the years 4-H has been run by the USU Extension Division in cooperation with public schools, the LDS Church, county governments, and the USDA.
Extent
9 boxes (5.5 linear feet)
Abstract
780 photographic images, silver gelatin, black-and-white and color prints, 8"x10" and smaller; showing 4-H members, adult leaders, leadership training, cooking competitions, dress revue, livestock competitions, conferences, miscellaneous demonstrations, camps, national and regional congresses, presentations, awards, classes, tractor demonstrations, and the Western Regional Leaders' Forum for 4-H Clubs in Utah.
Arrangement
Arrangement: Topical.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Photographs were removed from the Utah Cooperative Extension Service papers, 4-H Program files (record group 19.1/2) housed in Utah State University Archives.
Processing Information
Register completed by Peter F. Schmid, January 1998, and revised by Kellie Buckner, 2004, Daniel Davis, February 2008 & Sara Skindelien, July 2014.
- 4-H clubs--Competitions--Utah--Photographs.
- 4-H clubs--Utah--Photographs.
- Agricultural extension work--Utah--Photographs.
- Agriculture
- Boys--Utah--Societies and clubs--Portraits.
- Cache Valley
- Children and Youth
- Clubs and Societies
- Colleges and Universities
- Girls--Utah--Societies and clubs--Portraits.
- Logan
- Photographs
- Salt Lake City
- Title
- Guide to the 4-H Club photograph collection, 1930-1990
- Author
- Finding aid created by Peter F. Schmid, January 1998, and revised by Kellie Buckner, 2004, and Daniel Davis, February 2008.
- Date
- ©2008
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide is in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Revision Statements
- May 31, 2008: Template information was updated to reflect Utah Manuscript Association best practices.
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