University of Connecticut, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Records
Scope and Content Note
The records are divided into five series, each comprised of materials that were donated at different periods. They consist primarily of administrative records, correspondence, notes, publications, and clippings. There are also illustrations, works of art, and realia.
Series I contains administrative records, correspondence, notes, publications, clippings, fliers, and various other materials of the Cooperative Extension at the university from 1881 to 1960. The collection includes agricultural reports for all of Connecticut's counties, as well as records pertaining to Beatrice Hall, Doris S. Hutchinson, Irving G. Davis, and Augustus Brundage.
Series II consists of staff biographies, curriculua and courses reports, faculty meeting minutes, renovation and remodeling requests, interviews, committee reports, inaugration materials, and poultry plant blueprints.
Series III contains materials related to the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, the Department of Animal Sciences, the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, the Department of Agricultural Engineering, the Department of Nutritional Sciences, the Department of Plant Science, and contains faculty accomplishments.
Series IV contains reports, photographs, calendars, minutes and awards, as well as materials related to W. B. Young, that were donated to the Dodd Research Center in 2012.
Series V contains materials related to agricultural economics, the Agricultural Hall of Fame, Board for International Food and Agricultural Development and Economic Cooperation, CGIAR and NARS, dairy industry, Department of Allied Health Sciences, Department of Pathobiology, Department of Plant Science, Flood Recovery Committee, Kellog Foundation, Poultry Science Department, Sowing Hope Project, UConn's 75th Anniversary, and numerous other agricultural projects.
Dates
- 1881-2011
Access
The collection is open and available for research.
Restrictions on Use and Copyright Information
Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.
History
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Connecticut is the oldest program at the University of Connecticut, which was established in 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural College. Agriculture was always a primary focus of the educational programs at the institution but as the school became a college other programs were added and agriculture was a division. William L. Slate, Jr. was appointed in 1920 as the first Dean of the Division of Agriculture at what was then called Connecticut Agricultural College (1899-1933). In 1939, Connecticut State College became the University of Connecticut and the Division of Agriculture became the College of Agriculture and in 1969 the name changed for the final time to the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
The primary mission of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources is focused on research, conducted in laboratories and in the field, that focuses on agriculture, the environment, food, families, and quality of life. The college provides high-quality, broad-based, relevant educational opportunities that prepare graduates to address the changing agricultural needs of the current world. The college aims to expand the frontiers of knowledge through research and enhance the economic opportunities and quality of life for people of Connecticut and beyond.
1920-1922 William L. Slate, Jr. Dean, Division of Agriculture
1922-1926 Edmund Ware Sinnott Dean, Division of Agricultural Sciences
1926-1939 George C. White Dean, Division of Agriculture
1939-1940 Roger B. Corbett Dean and Director, College of Agriculture
1940-1944 Edwin G. Woodward Dean and Director, College of Agriculture
1944-1966 Wilfred B. Young Dean and Director, College of Agriculture
1966-1983 Edwin J. Kersting Dean and Director, College of Agriculture
1983-1988 Hugo H. John Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
1988-1992 Kirvin L. Knox Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
1992-1993 John P. Brand Acting Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
1993-2008 Kirklyn M. Kerr Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
2008- Gregory Weidemann Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Extent
144.7 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The records of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources consist of materials related to the university's changing agricultural program, and are comprised of administrative records, correspondence, notes, publications, and clippings. The collection also contains illustrations, works of art, and realia related to the university.
Provenance and Acquisition
The records were transferred to the University Archives by the College periodically since 1997.
- Administrative records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
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- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
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- Title
- University of Connecticut, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Records
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Archives & Special Collections staff
- Date
- 2012 June
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library Repository
University of Connecticut Library
405 Babbidge Road Unit 1205
Storrs Connecticut 06269-1205 USA US
860-486-2524
archives@uconn.edu
