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University of Connecticut, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Records

 Collection
Identifier: 1997-0010

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.

Related Material

Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of materials pertaining to the University, its history, administration, faculty, staff and students, etc. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the Reading Room desk.

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

Contact:
University of Connecticut Library
405 Babbidge Road Unit 1205
Storrs Connecticut 06269-1205 USA US
860-486-2524