Guide to the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Personnel Records, 1912 - 1996

Collection Number UA 102.100

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Collection Information
Abstract:

The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service Personnel records contain budget, payroll, and salary files, personnel lists and directories, correspondence, and other administrative files.

Although extension and demonstration work in North Carolina had been active since the early years of the twentieth century, the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service was only officially created in 1914 as a result of the Smith-Lever Act. In 1991 the name was changed to the current one, the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service.

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Descriptive Summary

Repository

North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center

Creator

North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension Service

Title

North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Personnel Records, 1912 - 1996

Call Number

UA 102.100 (formerly UA 100.81)

Extent

10 linear feet, 5 archival boxes, 14 oversize boxes, 1 flat file

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.

Language of Material

English

Information for Users

Restrictions to Access

This collection is open for research. Access requires at least 24 hours notice.
Acquisitions Information

Transferred from the offices of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service.
Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Personnel Records, UA 102.100, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Historical Note


From its inception as the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (A&M College), NCSU has been deeply involved in outreach and extension work. In the 1890s and early 1900s, college personnel took part in numerous Farmer's Institutes statewide, where they and State Agriculture Department personnel met with local farmers to discuss farm improvement techniques. In 1907 James A. Butler became North Carolina's first county agent, hired to conduct demonstration work in boll weevil eradication.

In 1909, A&M College expanded its extension efforts when it signed a memorandum of agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture to cooperatively develop Farmers' Boys' Clubs, or Corn Clubs. Ira O. Schaub was the first director of this program, which eventually became 4-H. The first Girls' Clubs, focusing primarily on tomato canning and gardening, were established after Jane McKimmon was hired in 1911 to lead a statewide Home Demonstration program.

Greatly boosting extension work, the 1914 Smith-Lever Act provided for federal, state, and county cooperation in creating a system to expand demonstration and extension work for men and women. The law authorized land-grant colleges to sign memoranda of understanding with the United States Department of Agriculture to begin such work. With this, A&M College created the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service, often called the Department of Extension.

In 1924, Schaub returned as the new Extension director, a position he held until 1950. Administratively, Extension changed as more and more of its functions were transferred to the college (by then, North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, or State College). The 1920s and 1930s saw widespread change and growth in the extension youth programs as well.

During World War II, extension programs played a vital role in the local war effort. The postwar years saw Extension move closer administratively to the College's School of Agriculture. In 1950 a reorganization of the School of Agriculture brought the three fields of work - teaching, research, and extension - into the direct orbit of the School.

Economic difficulties across the state in the 1970s saw Extension increase its activities in rural food production and nutrition, including the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). Extension also worked with farmers facing serious economic troubles to better their situations. In 1991, the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service changed its name to the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service to better reflect a shift in activities beyond the development of state and local agriculture.

Scope and Content Note


The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service personnel records contain budget, payroll, and salary files, personnel lists and directories, correspondence, and other administrative files. See also the scope and content notes at the beginning of each series for more detailed information.

Organization of the Collection


The collection is divided into three series: Staff Records, Administrative Records, and Budget and Payroll Records. Within each series, the folders are arranged alphabetically, then chronologically where necessary. Also, records in oversize boxes have been put at the end of each series and arranged the same as above.

Online Catalog Terms


The following terms have been used to index the guide to the collection in the NCSU Library's online catalog.

Corporate Entities

  • North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service.
  • North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service -- History.

Topics

  • African American agricultural extension workers -- North Carolina -- History.
  • Agricultural extension work -- North Carolina --History.
  • Agricultural extension workers -- North Carolina -- History.
  • County agricultural agents -- North Carolina --History.
  • Home demonstration work -- North Carolina -- History.
  • Home economics -- North Carolina -- History.
  • Women agricultural extension workers -- North Carolina -- History.

Related Material

Detailed Description of the Collection


  • UA 102.100 Series 1:Staff Records, 1912 - 1996


    2.5 linear feet, 3 archival boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 flat file

    The bulk of the Staff Records series contains records of Extension Service personnel, usually divided by specialty (Farm Demonstration, Home Demonstration, Administrative Staff, County Agents, etc). The lists for years prior to 1964 (when published booklets and directories first appeared) are often incomplete, with some of the specialist lists missing. Note also the information displayed under the "Radio County Extension Workers" and "Personnel Replacement Lists" folders in this series, giving more detailed information on these files.

    • Extension Personnel by County, 1908-1939 [timeline], undated [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 1]
    • Farm Demonstration Agents by County, 1908-1936 [timeline], undated [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 2]
    • Personnel Lists, 1912 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 3]
    • Personnel Lists, 1913 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 4]
    • Personnel Lists, 1914 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 5]
    • Personnel Lists, 1915 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 6]
    • Personnel Lists, 1916 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 7]
    • Personnel Lists, 1917 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 8]
    • Personnel Lists, 1918 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 9]
    • Personnel Lists, 1919 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 10]
    • Personnel Lists, 1920 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 11]
    • Personnel Lists, 1921 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 12]
    • Personnel Lists, 1922 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 13]
    • Personnel Lists, 1923 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 14]
    • Personnel Lists, 1924 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 15]
    • Personnel Lists, 1926 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 16]
    • Personnel Lists, 1927 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 17]
    • Personnel Lists, 1928 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 18]
    • Personnel Lists, 1929 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 19]
    • Personnel Lists, 1930 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 20]
    • Personnel Lists, 1931 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 21]
    • Personnel Lists, 1932 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 22]
    • Personnel Lists, 1933 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 23]
    • Personnel Lists, 1934 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 24]
    • Personnel Lists, 1935 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 25]
    • Personnel Lists, 1936 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 26]
    • Personnel Lists, 1946 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 27]
    • Personnel Lists, 1948 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 28]
    • Personnel Lists, 1949 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 29]
    • Personnel Lists, 1950 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 30]
    • Personnel Lists, 1951 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 31]
    • Personnel Lists, 1953 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 32]
    • Personnel Lists, 1954 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 33]
    • Personnel Lists, 1955 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 34]
    • Personnel Lists, 1956 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 35]
    • Personnel Lists, 1957 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 36]
    • Personnel Lists, 1958 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 37]
    • Personnel Lists, 1959 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 38]
    • Personnel Lists, 1960 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 39]
    • Personnel Lists, 1962 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 40]
    • Personnel Booklet, 1964 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 41]
    • Personnel Booklet, 1965 [UA 102.100 Box 1, Folder 42]
    • Personnel Directory, 1966 [UA 102.100 Box 2, Folder 1]
    • Personnel Directory, 1968 [UA 102.100 Box 2, Folder 2]
    • Personnel Directory, 1969 [UA 102.100 Box 2, Folder 3]
    • Personnel Directory, 1970 [UA 102.100 Box 2, Folder 4]
    • Personnel Directory, 1971 [UA 102.100 Box 2, Folder 5]
    • Personnel Directory, 1972 [UA 102.100 Box 2, Folder 6]
    • Personnel Directory, 1973 [UA 102.100 Box 2, Folder 7]
    • Personnel Directory, 1974 [UA 102.100 Box 2, Folder 8]
    • Personnel Directory, 1975 [UA 102.100 Box 2, Folder 9]
    • Personnel Directory, 1976 [UA 102.100 Box 2, Folder 10]
    • Personnel Directory, 1977 [UA 102.100 Box 2, Folder 11]
    • Personnel Directory, 1978 [UA 102.100 Box 2, Folder 12]
    • Personnel Directory, 1979 [UA 102.100 Box 2, Folder 13]
    • Personnel Directory, 1980 [UA 102.100 Box 2, Folder 14]
    • Personnel Directory, 1981 [UA 102.100 Box 2, Folder 15]
    • Personnel Directory, 1982 [UA 102.100 Box 2, Folder 16]
    • Personnel Directory, 1983 [UA 102.100 Box 2, Folder 17]
    • Personnel Directory, 1984 [UA 102.100 Box 2, Folder 18]
    • Personnel Directory, 1985 [UA 102.100 Box 2, Folder 19]
    • Personnel Directory, 1986 [UA 102.100 Box 2, Folder 20]
    • Personnel Directory, 1988 [UA 102.100 Box 2, Folder 21]
    • Personnel Directory, 1989 [UA 102.100 Box 3, Folder 1]
    • Personnel Directory, 1990 [UA 102.100 Box 3, Folder 2]
    • Personnel Directory, 1991 [UA 102.100 Box 3, Folder 3]
    • Personnel Directory, 1992 [UA 102.100 Box 3, Folder 4]
    • Personnel Directory, 1993 [UA 102.100 Box 3, Folder 5]
    • Personnel Directory, 1994 [UA 102.100 Box 3, Folder 6]
    • Personnel Directory, 1995 [UA 102.100 Box 3, Folder 7]
    • Personnel Directory, 1996 [UA 102.100 Box 3, Folder 8]
    • Radio County Extension Workers, 1955
      Includes individual surveys filled out by county extension agents, regarding extension television and radio broadcasts for each county.
      		 [UA 102.100 Box 3, Folder 9]
    • Specialists by Position, Lists, 1914 - 1940 [UA 102.100 Box 3, Folder 10]
    • Personnel Replacement Lists, 1947 - 1960
      Handwritten lists of extension personnel by date of termination of service. Includes information on salary and reason for termination.
      		 [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 4, Folder 1]
    • Extension personnel photo album, ca. 1960s [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 19, Folder 1]
    • Home Demonstration and Assistant Home Demonstration Agents, 1936-1964 [timeline], , undated [UA 102.100 Oversize Flat Box 20, Folder 1]
    • County and Assistant County Agents, 1936-1964 [timeline], , undated [UA 102.100 Oversize Flat Box 20, Folder 2]
    • Negro and Negro Assistant County Agents, 1936-1964 [timeline], , undated [UA 102.100 Oversize Flat Box 20, Folder 3]
    • Negro and Negro Assistant Home Demonstration Agents, 1936-1964 [timeline], , undated [UA 102.100 Oversize Flat Box 20, Folder 4]
    • Extension Workers Creed, undated [UA 102.100 Oversize Flat Box 20, Folder 5]

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  • UA 102.100 Series 2:Administrative Records, 1916 - 1977


    1.0 linear feet, 1 archival box, 1 oversize box

    This series contains records pertaining to the administration of Extension Service personnel. Included are correspondence, job and position information, and blank employee forms. The final folder in this series, "Population reached by Extension programs" are handwritten lists, arranged by county district, apparently detailing the numbers of citizens reached by Extension Service programming.

    • Code of Ethics, undated [UA 102.100 Box 5, Folder 1]
    • Correspondence -- Excludable Sick Leave, 1957 [UA 102.100 Box 5, Folder 2]
    • Correspondence -- General, 1950 - 1974 [UA 102.100 Box 5, Folder 3]
    • Forms, folder 1/2, 1970 [UA 102.100 Box 5, Folder 4]
    • Forms, folder 2/2, 1977, undated [UA 102.100 Box 5, Folder 5]
    • Job Descriptions, 1959, undated [UA 102.100 Box 5, Folder 6]
    • Leave Record, Home Agents, 1931 - 1937 [UA 102.100 Box 5, Folder 7]
    • Length of Service Award Winners, 1947 [UA 102.100 Box 5, Folder 8]
    • Pending Applications -- Negro Agents, 1916 - 1938
      Contains individual Extension Service job applications for African-Americans in North Carolina.
      		 [UA 102.100 Box 5, Folder 9]
    • Publications, 1964 [UA 102.100 Box 5, Folder 10]
    • Working Conditions of Extension Workers (Questionnaire), 1946 [UA 102.100 Box 5, Folder 11]
    • Population reached by Extension Programs, by program and county, 1967 [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 6, Folder 1]

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  • UA 102.100 Series 3:Budget and Salary Records, 1912 - 1963


    2.5 linear feet, 1 archival box, 11 oversize boxes

    This series contains budget, payroll, and salary information for Extension Service personnel and programs. The salary lists up to 1948 mostly detail individual salaries, and they are arranged by agents' or staff members' specialties, including County Agents, Home Demonstration Agents, and Negro County and Home Demonstration agents. The "Negro Salaries" folder contains correspondence and salary information mostly addressing the question of the disparity in white and African-American agents' pay in the early 1950s. The final file in this series, "Salaries, 1955, 1959" contains no personnel information, but rather it has a comparative chart showing the relative position of North Carolina Extension Service salaries with those of other states.

    • Budgets and Payrolls, 1912 - 1913 [UA 102.100 Box 7, Folder 1]
    • Budgets and Payrolls, 1913 - 1914 [UA 102.100 Box 7, Folder 2]
    • Budgets and Payrolls, 1914 - 1915 [UA 102.100 Box 7, Folder 3]
    • Budgets and Payrolls, 1915 - 1916 [UA 102.100 Box 7, Folder 4]
    • Budgets and Payrolls, 1916 - 1917 [UA 102.100 Box 7, Folder 5]
    • Budgets and Payrolls, 1918 - 1919 [UA 102.100 Box 7, Folder 6]
    • Budgets and Payrolls, 1919 - 1920 [UA 102.100 Box 7, Folder 7]
    • Budgets and Payrolls, 1921 - 1922 [UA 102.100 Box 7, Folder 8]
    • Budgets -- Personnel -- 4-H, 1941 - 1950 [UA 102.100 Box 7, Folder 9]
    • Negro Salaries, 1950 - 1953 [UA 102.100 Box 7, Folder 10]
    • Proposed Salary Increases, 1947 [UA 102.100 Box 7, Folder 11]
    • Salary Comparison and Administration, 1949 - 1956 [UA 102.100 Box 7, Folder 12]
    • Salary Comparison and Administration, 1959 - 1963 [UA 102.100 Box 7, Folder 13]
    • Salaries, 1921 - 1922 [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 8, Folder 1]
    • Staff Salaries, 1921 - 1922 [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 8, Folder 2]
    • Salaries, 1922 - 1923 [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 9, Folder 1]
    • Staff Salaries, 1922 - 1923 [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 9, Folder 2]
    • Salaries, 1923 - 1924 [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 10, Folder 1]
    • Staff Salaries, 1923 - 1924 [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 10, Folder 2]
    • Salaries, 1924 - 1925 [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 11, Folder 1]
    • Staff Salaries, 1924 - 1925 [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 11, Folder 2]
    • Salaries, 1925 - 1926 [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 12, Folder 1]
    • Staff Salaries, 1925 - 1926 [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 12, Folder 2]
    • Salaries, 1926 - 1927 [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 13, Folder 1]
    • Staff Salaries, 1926 - 1927 [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 13, Folder 2]
    • Salaries, 1927 - 1928 [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 14, Folder 1]
    • Salaries, 1928 July - October [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 14, Folder 2]
    • Agents Salaries, 1932 -1936 [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 15, Folder 1]
    • Salaries, 1934 -1936 [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 15, Folder 2]
    • Salaries, 1946 [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 16, Folder 1]
    • Salaries, 1947 - 1948 [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 17, Folder 1]
    • Salaries, 1955, 1959 [UA 102.100 Oversize Box 18, Folder 1]

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