This scrapbook, entitled, "Life on our Farm...1937", includes photographs, narrative text written by Helen Boney and newspaper clippings documenting a year on the Boney Family farm, 1937, located near Teachey in Duplin County, North Carolina. The scrapbook documents various farm activities including pig raising, crop planting, and production of related goods such as lard. The scrapbook also contains photographs relating to home demonstrations held on the farm including a tile work demonstration.
The Boney family were long-time participants of the yearly Farm Home Week in Duplin County, North Carolina, and were active in cooperative extension and home demonstration work. In 1937 Mrs. Boney served as president of the State Home Demonstration Federation of North Carolina and in 1938, Mr. Boney was elected president of the Farmers' Convention. The Boney family was actively involved in rural issues such as electrification and rural road improvement.
The Boney family were long-time participants of the yearly Farm Home Week in Duplin County, North Carolina, and were active in cooperative extension and home demonstration work. In 1937 Mrs. Boney served as president of the State Home Demonstration Federation of North Carolina and in 1938, Mr. Boney was elected president of the Farmers' Convention. The Boney family was actively involved in rural issues such as electrification and rural road improvement.
This scrapbook, entitled, "Life on our Farm...1937", includes photographs, narrative text written by Helen Boney and newspaper clippings documenting a year on the Boney Family farm, 1937, located near Teachey in Duplin County, North Carolina. The scrapbook documents various farm activities including pig raising, crop planting, and production of related goods such as lard. The scrapbook also contains photographs relating to home demonstrations held on the farm including a tile work demonstration.
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[Identification of item], Boney Family Farming Scrapbook, MC 00521, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Leon Spencer, 2014 (accession number 2014.0116).
Processed by Gwynn Thayer and Sarah Breen, June 2014; machine-readable finding aid created by: Gwynn Thayer and Sarah Breen, July 2014.
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[Identification of item], Boney Family Farming Scrapbook, MC 00521, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.