College of Agriculture, Administration for the College of Agriculture, publications
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 20
Scope and Contents
The College of Agriculture, Administration of the College of Agriculture, publications (1889-2011; 3.6 cubic feet) is a collection of materials published by Purdue University and the Purdue University School of Agriculture. These materials include booklets, reports, magazines, pamphlets, and announcements.
Dates
- 1889-2011
- Other: Date acquired: 03/08/2008
Creator
- Purdue University. College of Agriculture (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Access Information
Collection is open for research.
Copyright and Use Information
Some material in this collection are in the public domain, while other material copyrights are held by Purdue University. Consult with Purdue University Archives and Special Collections prior to reproduction of materials.
Historical Information
In accordance with the Morrill Act of 1862, Purdue was founded with a focus on agricultural and industrial education. The inaugural course catalogue, for the 1874-75 year, listed various agricultural classes and offered a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture. But agricultural studies at Purdue struggled during the university’s early years. It was 1879 before the first professor in Agriculture was hired. Student enrollment in Agriculture waned over the next twenty years. In fact, the first Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree was not conferred until 1895. The new century, however, brought steady growth to Purdue’s agricultural program. Purdue awarded its first Master of Science in Agriculture in 1908, and PhD of Science in Agriculture in 1928. The School of Agriculture, as well as the Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, enjoyed increased state and federal funding beginning in the 1910s, which solidified Purdue’s place as the center of Indiana agriculture. Enduring a significant decrease in student enrollment during World War II, Purdue Agriculture rebounded in the postwar years and began to offer fresh areas of study in such fields as agricultural meteorology, environmental science, farm and business management, feed, fertilizer, and machinery development, food engineering, landscape agriculture, pest control, and resource conservation.
Note written by John Michael Foster
Note written by John Michael Foster
Extent
3.60 Cubic Feet
1 c.f. box, 8 mss. boxes other_unmapped
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Abstract
Booklets, reports, magazines, newsletters, pamphlets, and announcements, published or acquired by the School of Agriculture.
Arrangement Note
Materials in this collection are organized into a single series and largely arranged chronologically by document type.
Physical Access Requirements
No physical restrictions.
Custodial History
Chris Sigurdson to ASC; Purdue University Libraries to ASC; College of Agriculture to ASC
Acquisition Information
Purdue University records transfer from the Purdue University Libraries and the College of Agriculture by Chris Sigurdson, Agricultural Communication, on March 08,2008.
Addition 1 was purchased from the Smith family, March 5, 2013.
Addition 1 was purchased from the Smith family, March 5, 2013.
Processing Information
All materials are housed in acid-free folders and manuscript boxes. Collection identifier updated from UA 14.01.01 to UA 20 as of November 3, 2015.
Creator
- Purdue University. College of Agriculture (Organization)
- Title
- College of Agriculture, Administration for the College of Agriculture, publications
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John Michael Foster and Jennifer Sdunzik
- Date
- 03/05/2013
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Edition statement
- Second edition. Collection description was first competed 2013-03-05.
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Contact:
504 Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu
504 Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu