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Extension Family and Community Health Program Records, 1956-2012

By Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen and Karl McCreary.

Collection Overview

Title: Extension Family and Community Health Program Records, 1956-2012

Predominant Dates: 1968-2001

ID: RG 252

Primary Creator: Oregon State University. Extension Family and Community Health Program

Extent: 10.8 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng], Spanish;Castilian [spa]

Abstract

The Extension Family and Community Health Program Records document educational programs developed and offered by Oregon State Extension faculty for Oregonians. The bulk of the collection consists of slide presentations, workshop leader guides and participant handouts, newsletters and other publications, and video productions on food buying, food preservation, meal preparation, and nutrition. Family and Community Health is a program of the Oregon State University Extension Service within the College of Public Health and Human Sciences.

Scope and Content Notes

The Extension Family and Community Health Program Records document the educational programs developed and offered by Oregon State Extension faculty and include materials created and assembled by the Program, such as slide/tape presentations with accompanying scripts or user guides, workshop leader guides and participant handouts, newsletters and other publications, and video productions. The collection includes correspondence and subject files, annual reports, county program files, and related materials. The bulk of the materials were generated or assembled by Carolyn Raab, Judith Forest, and Velma Seat, who served as Extension Food and Nutrition Specialists, and document educational programming on food buying, food preservation, meal preparation, and nutrition. Annual reports prepared by Judith Forest, Ruth Klippstein, and Marie Tribble are part of the records. Monthly narrative reports by Bill Broderick and Carol Michael-Bennett in the Morrow County Extension Office are also included. Records of the Oregon Association for Family and Community Education are part of the collection. These include Council meeting minutes and materials, handbooks and newsletters.

The photographs include color slides that are part of assembled slide/tape and slide presentations, mounted images for display, prints affixed to album pages, loose prints, and film negatives. The collection includes more than 4800 photographic items, the bulk of which (approximately 3400) are color slides. Color and b/w prints (approximately 800) and negatives (approximately 650) comprise the remainder. The images depict educational programs on cooking and nutrition, award ceremonies, youth camps and fieldtrips, and table-top displays developed by Extension Family and Community Health faculty and staff. Images of Extension training events, recognition of volunteers, and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) are also included. Many of the color slides are part of 54 slide presentations on nutrition, food shopping, meal planning, diets, and food preparation.

Audiovisual materials include VHS videotapes (33), DVDs (9) and sound recordings (17 audiocassettes and 1 CD). The videotapes include recordings of food safety teleconferences as well as video productions by the Extension Service on food preservation techniques, nutrition, and biotechnology. The DVDs contain footage of focus group research on fruit and vegetable consumption, exercises for prevention of osteoporosis, Food Hero nutrition consultations, and a guide on feeding children for teen parents. The sound recordings include public service announcements, food safety presentations, the audio portion of slide/tape presentations, and songs about the value of eating breakfast. The compact discs include nutrition education programs; records of Extension program planning and evaluation; and recipe cards in Spanish.

Of special note in the collection is a kit for preparing maraschino cherries that includes detailed instructions as well small amounts of the ingredients used to prepare the cherries.

Biographical / Historical Notes

The Extension Family and Community Health Program develops educational workshops and programs for Oregonians to promote healthy communities, healthy families, and healthy individuals. These activities address food preservation and storage, food safety, and healthy eating; parenting, family finances, gerontology, and healthy aging; and food security, emergency preparedness, and rural leadership. Family and Community Health is a program of the Oregon State University Extension Service within the College of Public Health and Human Sciences. The Program was formerly known as Family and Community Development. Many of these issues and topics have been addressed by the Extension Service in Oregon, since its establishment in 1911.

Administrative Information

Accruals: Additions to the collection are expected.

More Extent Information: 4847 photographs, 33 videotapes, 24 audiocassettes, 9 DVDs, and 8 CDs; 13 boxes, including 1 oversize box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: The records were transferred to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2012 and 2013.

Related Materials:

The Special Collections and Archives Research Center's holdings include numerous collections documenting extension programs in foods, nutrition, and family and community development. Of particular note are the Extension Service Records (RG 111), Extension Services Photographs (P 062), and the College of Home Economics and Education Records (RG 141). The holdings also include the Multnomah County Extension Home Economics Units Collection (MSS MultnomahHomeEc) and the Home Economics Extension Photographs (P 115).

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: Extension Family and Community Health Program Records (RG 252), 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.

Creators

Oregon State University. Extension Family and Community Health Program
Forest, Judith
Klippstein, Ruth
Oregon State College. Federal Cooperative Extension Service
Oregon State University. College of Public Health and Human Sciences
Oregon State University. Extension Service
Raab, Carolyn A.
Seat, Velma
Tribble, Marie

People, Places, and Topics

Cooking--Oregon.
Finance, Personal--Oregon.
Food--Oregon--Safety measures.
Food--Preservation--Oregon.
Food relief--Oregon.
Food security--Oregon.
Grocery shopping--Oregon.
Home economics--Accounting.
Home economics extension work--Oregon.
Maraschino cherries--Oregon.
Nutrition extension work--Oregon.
Oregon State University. Extension Family and Community Health Program
University History

Forms of Material

Audiocassettes.
Born digital.
Compact discs.
DVDs.
Film negatives.
Photographic prints.
Slides (photographs).
Video recordings (physical artifacts)


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