College of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Agricultural Safety and Health, Breaking New Ground Resource Center, Ag

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Purdue University, College of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Agricultural Safety and Health, Breaking New Ground Resource Center, AgrAbility, records (1982-2012, predominant 1986-1997, 2005, 2007-2012; 3.4 cubic feet) contains various guidebooks (bulk 1990s), newsletters (2009-2012), brochures (predominant 2008, 2010-2012), resource manuals (1986-1987, 1991, 2000), DVDs (1990s-2000s), and other materials pertaining to the services of Purdue’s Breaking New Ground Resource Center and the U.S.D.A. AgrAbility program. These records will be particularly useful for researchers interested in the types of assistance available to farmers and agricultural workers with physical disabilities.

Dates

Creation: 1982-2012
Other: Majority of material found in 1986-1997, 2005, 2007-2012
Other: Date acquired: 01/07/2013

Creator

Breaking New Ground Resource Center (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Access Information

This collection is open for research.

Copyright and Use Information

Purdue University and United States Department of Agriculture

Historical Information

Purdue has been serving farmers with disabilities since 1979, when “a farmer with a severe disability contacted Purdue University’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, seeking assistance on how to modify his tractor so he could continue farming.” Not long afterwards, the Breaking New Ground (BNG) Resource Center was established as an invitation service for farmers and rural residents in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s AgrAbility Project (established 1990) and several disability-and agriculture-related organizations. Along with the USDA AgrAbility Program and the Indiana AgrAbility Project, the BNG’s focus continues to center on education, networking, direct service, and marketing, as part of their outreach to disabled farmers and agricultural workers and their families.

Extent

3.40 Cubic Feet

3 cubic foot boxes, 1 mss. box other_unmapped

1.00 cubic_foot_boxes

1.00 mss._boxes

1.00 cubic_foot_boxes

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

The records are arranged chronologically by document type.

Acquisition Information

Transferred from Breaking New Ground Research Center on January 07, 2013.

Related Names

Source

Breaking New Ground Resource Center (Organization)

Subject

Purdue University. Agricultural Extension Service (Organization)
United States. Department of Agriculture (Organization)

Subjects

Genre / Form

Topical

Collecting Areas

- University Archives. Purdue University Archives

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: College of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Agricultural Safety and Health, Breaking New Ground Resource Center, Ag
Status: In Progress
Author: John Michael Foster
Date: 05/09/2013
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin
Language of description note: English
Edition statement: Second edition