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K-State Research and Extension records, 1910-2015

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Box 1, A83412080630 – Contains file folders related to extension and annual reports. The folders are labeled with “Reports and Statistics 3,” and the folders have descriptions labels of: Statistical Report- 1965- State and County Extension Workers- Kansas Extension Service, Statistical Report- 4-H and Youth Development July 1968- June 1969, Enrollment Report- 4-H and Youth Development July 1969- June 1972, Annual Statistical Report 1967, Water in Kansas- Water Resources Board, Water Land & People Forums- KSU 1954-1956, Watershed Workshop 1958, Watershed Work Plans- Elk River, Watershed Work Plans- Lyons Creek, Watershed Work Plans- Salt Creek, Watershed Work Plans- Middle Walnut, What’s Ahead in Farming 1967, World Food Budget 1962-1966, General, Admin Workshop 1956 (Wisconsin,) County Extension Advisory Council 1953-1956, Evaluation in Extension, Extension Specialists Workshop 1947(North Carolina,) Extension Specialists Workshop 1947(Washington,) Extension Training Conference 1958, Farm and Home Planning 1948 (Illinois,) Image of the College of Agriculture by Herbert F. Lionberger- University of Missouri, Public Affairs Education, Public Relations Inventory 1951 & 1959, Public Relations Report 1952, Radio Survey KSAC-1959, Supervision in the Cooperative Extension Service, Supervising Conference 1957, and Survey of Utilization of Extension resources.
Box 2, A83412048248 – Contains file folders labeled: Extension Salary Equity, Extension Salary, Extension District Tax LID, 47D Computer Systems Office, Agent Reduction, 47J Energy Programs, 47G Home Economics Programs, Budget-General, Extension Youth & Families, Extension Home Economics, Extension Department- Personal & Recruitment, Extension 4-H Department, Budget- Federal, Extension Department- Community Development, Extension- KSU, Extension Area & County Offices, Extension Agriculture & Natural Resources, Extension Admin, 47k Area & County Extension Offices, and Budget Department in Agriculture.
Box 3, A83412079930 – Contains file folders that are related to Agricultural Engineering, Entomology, Forestry, Plant Pathology, Historical Records, Administrative, Board Chair Materials, Budget Analyses, Handbook- Laws and Legislation, Farm Production Efficiency, and Strategic Planning. The files are dated1988-1995, but there are some dated as far back as 1946. There is also a book titled “report of Administrative Workshop 1946.”
Box 4, A83412080795 – Contains file folders labeled County Budgets: Allen-Ellsworth 1965-1979, County Budgets: Finney- Meade 1965-1979, County Budgets: Miami- Wyandotte 1965-1979, County Receipts and Expenditures 1986-1996, Emergency Operations Handbook, Environmental Thrust Program/Handbook, Extension Delivery Review (Focus Groups & Public Forums 1995-1996), and Evaluation- National Extension Project 1978.
Box 5, A83412080745 – Contains files on the Evaluation of the National Extension Project. The files are labeled: Kansas Report 1978, Support Materials, Funding of Extension Programs, Historical Overview of Extension, Extension Service USDA Interaction 1914-1977, and 4-H. There are also folders over the Faculty Handbook,4-H Youth Enrollment Report, “Great Days of Opportunity,” Job Descriptions, KSU Accreditation Report, Land Use Planning Data, Letter of Credit, Library Contents, and there is a box containing a CD and Floppy Disks over Extension History. Dates on records in the box range from 1940-1981.
Box 6, A83412068484 – Contains file folders labeled “Programs of Work 1- County Program,” and we have the Extension Program records for: Allen County, Anderson County, Bourbon County, Chase County, Chautauqua County, Cherokee County, Clark County, Coffey County, Comanche County, Crawford County, Edwards County, Elk County, Finney County, Ford County, Franklin County, Grant County, Gray County, Greely County, Haskell County, Hodgeman County, Kearny County, Kiowa County, Labette County, Lane County, Linn County, Lyon County, Miami County, Montgomery County, Morris County, Morton County, Neosho County, Osage County, Pawnee County, and Scott County. The box also has folders on: Water Plan- Kansas, Uniform Filing, Strategic Plan- KSU and “Think it- Then do it.” The files are dated 1983 and 1987.
Box 7, A83412080818 – Contains file folders labeled: Agricultural Extension Council Members 1966-1973, Membership and Function of the Council and its Committees, Great Plains Agricultural Council 1992-1993, County Extension Councils 1974-1980, Seward County Extension Program, Wichita County Extension Program, and Wilson County Extension Program.
Box 8, A83412081660 – Contains records of the “Proceedings of the Great Plains Agricultural Council,” from 1956-1971. The files are sub-labeled “Associations and Agencies 1- Commercial and Private.”
Box 9, A83412081791 – Has records of the Great Plains Agricultural Council from 1972-1986. The box also contains files on “Plans of Work- Admin- 1950’s.”
Box 10, A83412081220 – Contains Plans of Work Reports from 1960- 1996, and EMIS Reports, organized by Area Hours: Hours of Emphasis, Area Hours: Area and components, and Area Contacts: Emphasis Area and component.
Box 11, A83412080850 - Contains Annual Reports for the Farm Management divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects. There are files labeled: Annual Reports-Farm Management, Annual Reports-Farm Management Assn. #1, Annual Reports-Farm Management Assn. #2, Annual Reports-Farm Management Assn. #3, and Annual Reports-Farm Management Assn. #4. The reports range from 1948-1960.
Box 12, A83412081694 – Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including Predator & Rodent Control Extension Projects, Poultry Husbandry Extension Projects, Balanced Farming Extension Projects, Farm Management Assn. #5, and Farm Management Assn. #6. The annual reports are dated from 1949-1960.
Box 13, A83412081602 – Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including the Veterinary Extension Project, Recreation Extension Projects, Radio and Television Extension Projects, Program Planning Extension Projects, and Extension Training annual reports. The reports date from 1930-1960.
Box 14, A83412080779 - Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including the Information Extension Projects and Marketing Extension Projects. The report date from 1948-1968.
Box 15, A83412080698 - Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including the Plant Pathology Extension Project, Home Economics Extension Projects, and Home Furnishings Extension Projects. The reports date from 1948-1976.
Box 16, A83412080711 – Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including the Home Management Extension Project, Home Study Extension Project, Horticulture Extension Project, and the Information Extension Project. The dates for the Annual reports date from 1940-1958.
Box 17, A83412068133 – Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including the Farm Forestry Extension Projects, Farm Labor Extension Projects, Flood Emergency Extension Projects, Foods & Nutrition Extension Projects, Great Plains Extension Projects, and Health Extension Projects. The annual reports date from 1943-1960.
Box 18, A83412069260 – Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including Home Demonstration Extension Project, Home Demonstration Agent Extension Project, and the Engineering Extension Project. The annual reports date from 1922-1985.
Box 19, A83412069147 – Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including the Engineering Extension Project, Entomology Extension Project, Extension Information Extension Project, and the Family Life Extension Project. The annual reports date from 1948-1960.
Box 20, A83412068858 – Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including the 4-H Extension Project, Consumer Information Extension Project, Continuing Education Extension Project, and the County Agent Work Extension Project. The annual reports date from 1943-1967.
Box 21, A83412081725 – Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including the County Agent Work Extension Project, Crops and Soils Extension Project, and the Dairy Husbandry Extension Project. The annual reports date from 1950-1968.
Box 22, A83412081262 - Contains Annual Reports for various divisions of the Kansas State Cooperative Extension Projects including administrative project reports, Annual and Title IX Reports, Agricultural Planning reports, and Agricultural Production Annual reports. The reports date from the 1943-1968.
Box 23, A83412066084 – Contains 25 VHS tapes from the “Cooperative Extension Service- Kansas State University,” and they were labeled: Program Evaluation in adult Education and Training 1995, Instructional Goals and Objectives, and Evaluating Teaching. There are also 24 Cassette tapes in the box, and then there is another box that is a 10 pack of cassette tapes.
Box 24, A83412069317 - Contains 35 VHS tapes from the “Cooperative Extension Service- Kansas State University,” and the tapes are labeled: Methods in Teaching Agriculture, Effective Undergraduate Student Advising, Enhancing Teaching Effectiveness Through Distance Education, Assessing Student Learning, ETEA Teaching- Learning Forum, Capstone Courses- Foundations and Applications, ETEA, Faculty Development Workshop- Working Effectively with Support Staff, Turing TA’s into Professors, Time Management, Teaching with Technology, Leadership Development in Teaching Advising, and Mentoring in Higher Education. Most of the tapes are dated for 1995.
Box 25, A83412081212 - Contains 31 VHS tapes from the “Cooperative Extension Service- Kansas State University,” and the tapes are labeled: Enhancing Teaching Effectiveness Through Distance Education, Assessing Student Learning, Testing Your Tomorrow, Think of Your Future, Getting Ahead by Letting Go, Many Faces One People- Multi-cultural training, Journey to Personal Power, Turing TA’s into Professors, Enhancing Teaching Effectiveness in Agriculture- Advising Graduates for a Changing Workplace, The Power of Vision, Four Seasons of Grazing, Moving Forward- Keeping Pace with Change, Building Group Skills using Networks, FEEA- 1996, ETEA Teaching- Learning Forum, ETEA- Enhancing Communications and Listening Skills, and then there is a large VCR box labeled “The Power of Vision- Discovering the Future Series,” by Joel Arthur Barker. Most tapes dated for 1996.
Box 26, A83412068379 – Contains approximately 98 boxes of microfilm that are labeled “Extension Service Annual Reports,” and the boxes are labeled from 1910’s-1960’s.
Box 27, A83412080800 – Contains 113 boxes of microfilm that are labeled “Extension Service Annual Reports,” and the boxes are labeled from the 1920’s-1940’s.
Box 28, A83412074142 – Contains 56 boxes of microfilm records on annual reports for various branches of the extension services and operations. Boxes are dated from 1941-1967.
Box 29, A83412081555 – Contains 4 binders and 4 folders that contain copies of The Tuesday Letter- Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service weekly reports. The dates of the reports range from 2008-2015.
Box 30, A13411851394 – Contains files over the Extension budget, and the “Extension Budget Issue,” for Kansas and the folders are dated for year 1996. There are also folders labeled “Flood of 1993,” and “Interim Legislative Study- 1990.”
Box 31, A83412165650- Contains copies of the Communicator Newspaper. It is labeled Kansas State University- Cooperative Extension Service, and the newspapers are dated 1993- 1998.
Box 32, A83412068549 – Contains 24 VHS tapes from the “Cooperative Extension Service- Kansas State University,” and the tapes are labeled: Evaluating Student Learning, Critical Thinking- Higher Order Learning, Education and Job Training- Perspectives from Employers and Graduates, Evaluating Teaching, Dealing with Diverse Learning Styles and Responding to the Adult Learner in the Classroom, Computer Technologies for Enhanced Learning, Building Effective Communication into Classroom Lectures, Enhancing Teaching Effectiveness in Agriculture- Advising Graduates for a Changing Workplace, Enhancing Student Learning through Academic Honesty, Creating a More Inclusive Classroom, Critical Thinking- Higher Order Learning, First Day of Class, Active Learning in the Classroom, and Cooperative Learning in the Classroom. The box also contains a slideshow reel labeled “Great Days of Opportunity- Commemorating Extension’s 75th Anniversary,” and it has a script and the reel with the slides.
Box 33, A83412068395 – Has 6 binders that contains copies of The Tuesday Letter- Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service weekly reports. The dates of the reports range from 2001-2007.
Box 34, A83412068874 – Contains file folders labeled: Managing Extension Today, Office Layouts, Orientation 1985, Organization Plan and Duties- 1960, Penalty Mail, Area Position Announcements 1972-1985, County Position Announcements 1972-1985, EFNEP Position Announcements 1972-1985, State Position Announcements 1972-1985, Project Agreements 1931-1972, Project Agreements 1914-1953, and Program Development Area.
Box 35, A83412068989 - Contains file folders labeled “Reports and Statistics 3- Special Reports,” and the files are titled: Title IX Report 1971-1972- Committee for Rural Development, Agency Rural Development Report 1971-1972, Agricultural Adjustment, Canning Center and Garden Demonstration Progress Reports 1-4, Canning Center Final Report, ECOP Report- Community Resource Development, ECOP Report- Natural Resources, Educational Television Seminar- 1958, Eurich Report to Kansas Board of Regents, Extension Research Review of 1962-1963, Farm Resources Needed- 1957, Farmers Institute- Hackney, 4-H Member and Staff Attendance and Racial Makeup of Clubs 1970-1971, Ford Foundation Status Report, Government of Soil Conservation- Districts in Kansas, Image of the College of Agriculture, Increasing Understanding of Public Problems and Policies, Kansas State University Biennial Report, Mined Land Research- Demonstration, and Organizing Grower IPM Organizations-1980.
Box 36, A83412081961 – Contains files related to the Cooperative Extension Service and Reporting, Orientation, Professional Development, Revenue Generation Plan, Local Extension Delivery Task Force- 1999, KCEE plan, and the Safety Advisory Committee.
Box 37, A83412066220 – Contains folders labeled Unit Contacts by Area of Emphasis, and Unit Contacts by Area of Emphasis and Component. Then books containing the “Annual Report of Kansas Cooperative Extension Service,” and the reports are dated from 1979-1991. There is also a file containing the “Annual Report- Farm Management Project,” from1948-1952.
Box 38, A83412068866- Contains file folders labeled: Extension Salary Equity, CD Rural Development Forum, Extension Retirement Equity Proposal, Early Extension Retirement, Extension County Agents Allocations, Extension- Program Planning Statements, Extension- Reorganization, Extension Job Expectations, Extension Administrative Structure Proposal, Extension County University Agreement, Extension EPA, Pro Series Agreement Extension Software, Epsilon Sigma Phi, FMHA Training Project, Extension Administrative Meeting, Extension Advisory Council, CD Specialists, and then an additional section labeled Randy Higgins Materials. The Randy Higgins section has more files labeled: 4-H Leaders Info, Farm Bauru Membership, CO Grants, and Grant Costs.
Box 39, A83412068939 - Has 5 binders that contains copies of The Tuesday Letter- Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Service weekly reports, and 2 binders with copies of EXTra (the original name of The Tuesday Letter, and it dates up to 1996 before the name change.) The dates of the reports range from 1994-2001.
Box 40, A83412068963-Contains file folders labeled: Proceedings of the International Conference of the Extension Administrators, Rural Development Program Conference- Tennessee 1958, Rural Development Workshop- Jacksons Mill 1959, Soil by Marvin Meade, Strengthening American Agriculture Through Research and Education, Strengthening American Agriculture Through Resource Conservation, Training in Administrative Management, “You and the USDA,” Operations, Geary County Agent Issue, County Election Issues, Extension Secretary Issues, Graduate Degrees for Agents, Agent Evaluation, Staffing Plan, Retirement, Financial Package, Extension, Extension- Elections, Extension- Districts, 4 folders labeled 4-H, and 4-H Impact Study.
Box 41, A83412066204 – Contains file folders labeled: Associations and Agencies 4-1 Great Plains Agricultural Council- General, GPE-9 Extension Beef Cattle Committee, Water Quality Task Force, Forestry Committee, GPE-10Transportation of Agricultural Products, GPE-11 Ogallala Aquifer Committee, GPE-12 Range Managements, High Plains Ogallala Aquifer Study Task Force, Research Committee, Resource Economics Committee #1, GPE-2 Conservation Tillage, GPE-1 Agric Problems and Policies- Film and Leaflet Production, GPE-1 Agricultural Problems and Policy Alternatives, GPC-1 Evapotranspiration, Wildlife Resources Committee, Wildlife Biology and Habitat Management Advisory Committee, Water Resources Committee, Conservation Tillage GPAC Publication 77, Shelterbelts on the Great Plains, The Future of the Great Plains- 1936, Economic Problems in Great Plains Ranching, Reports of the Regional Agricultural Council- Southern Great Plains States, Reports on Conditions in the Great Plains (By Committee on Conditions) 1946-1956, Volume 1 Modifying the Soil and Water Environment for Approaching the Agricultural Potential of the great Plains, Stabilizing Agriculture of the Great Plains, GPAC Committee on Land Use Adjustment and Livestock Feed Balance, Health Resources in the Northern Great Plains, Land Classification Conference 1950, Meeting Weather Risks in Kansas Wheat Farming, Cattle Feeding Industry in Oklahoma, June 1959, Conference on State and Local Tax Systems 1957, Conference on Intermediate Credit for Agriculture 1954, Proposed Irrigation in the Plains States 1944, GPAC Educational Program Workshop 1958, Achievements and Activities-GPAC 1935-1953, Drought Inspection Tour-1957, and Miscellaneous Reports- Southern Great Plains.
Box 42, A83412082006 – Contains file folders labeled: Re-Districting, Organizing Districting, EPC- February, Hills, Extension Facilities, Economic Development, Original MCS Amendment Requirements, Colorado State-2002, 319 Projects-2004, Master Homemaker/Farmer, Kansas State Western Office, 4-H Programming Districts, Marketing, Master Info for 2012, and FNP Engineering Conference.
Box 43, A83412081717 – Contains file folders labeled “Associations and Agencies 1- Commercial and Private,” and the files are titled: Great Plains Agricultural Council 1945, Great Plains Agricultural Council 1951-1955, Great Plains Agricultural Council 1962, Great Plains Agricultural Council- Southern Great Plains, Great Plains Agricultural Council- Tenure- Credit- Land Values Committee, Great Plains Agricultural Council- Irrigation- Research- Farming Problems, Great Plains Agricultural Council- Land use Committee, Great Plains Agricultural Council- Soil Survey Division, Area Planning and Development in the Great Plains, Attaining Economic Development- How the Great Plains can Contribute to the US Economy, Role of Water Resources in the Economic Development of the Great Plains, Land use- Great Plains, and Erosion and Its Control on the Southern Great Plains.