Washington County (Or.) Extension Service Records, 1918-2004

Title: Washington County (Or.) Extension Service Records, 1918-2004

ID: RG 253

Primary Creator: Oregon State University. Extension Service

Extent: 5.0 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

The Washington County (Or.) Extension Service Records document educational and outreach programs offered by the Oregon State University Extension Service in agriculture, home economics, and 4-H. The bulk of the records consist of annual reports. Washington County received its first County Extension Agent in 1917.

Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.

The Washington County (Or.) Extension Service Records consist of materials generated and assembled by the Washington County Extension Office. The bulk of the collection consists of annual reports for 1918 through 1991. These reports document Extension Service educational and outreach programs in Washington County, including number of participants, as well as farming and agricultural production in the county. Many of the reports from the 1920s-1950s include original b/w photographs. The records also include bylaws, correspondence, flyers, meeting minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, plans of work, and publications. The minutes reflect meetings of the Washington County Extension staff, the Washington County Extension Advisory Council, and the Washington County USDA War Board. Reports pertaining to long-range planning in Washington County, soil surveys, farm income data, and the Dairy-McKay Hydrologic Area are also included in the collection. Plans of work and monthly narrative reports prepared by Washington County Extension Agents document educational and outreach programs in agriculture, foods and nutrition, home economics, and 4-H.

The photographs depict groups of youth attending 4-H Summer School on the Oregon State campus from the 1920s through 2002 as well as the Washington County Extension Office building in the 1970s and 1980s.

Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.

Accruals: Additions to the collection are expected.

More Extent Information: 65 photographs; 5 boxes

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: These records were transferred to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2012 by the Washington County Extension Office.

Related Materials:

The Extension Service Records (RG 111) document Extension Service programs and activities throughout Oregon, including Washington County. Additional information about long-range planning in Washington County during the 1920s-1960s are available in the Oregon Counties Long-Range Planning Conference Reports (PUB 006-16). The 4-H Photograph Collection (P 146) includes additional photographs of Washington County 4-H participants and programs.

See also: Digital Resources: History of OSU Extension, a comprehensive collection of online resources documenting the 100+ year history of Extension at Oregon State University.

Preferred Citation: Washington County (Or.) Extension Service Records (RG 253), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Processing Information: This collection is not fully processed; this guide is preliminary.

Other URL: A preliminary container list was created for this collection on or before November 14, 2014.

Oregon State University. Extension Service
Oregon Agricultural College. Extension Service
Oregon State College. Federal Cooperative Extension Service

4-H clubs--Oregon--Washington County.
Agricultural extension work--Oregon--Washington County.
Agricultural extension workers--Oregon--Washington County.
Agriculture--Oregon--Washington County.
County agricultural agents--Oregon--Washington County.
Home economics extension work--Oregon--Washington County.
Home economics extension workers--Oregon--Washington County.
Natural Resources
Oregon Agricultural College. Extension Service
Oregon State College. Federal Cooperative Extension Service
Oregon State University. Extension Service
University History
Washington County (Or.)

Photographic prints.