Johnson County Extension Homemakers Club Records Addendum

Collection

Identifier: MC 1207a

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Scope and Content Note

Materials in this collection include Johnson County Club yearbooks (2000-2005) and education handbooks (1992-1995), Arkansas State annual meeting programs (1935, 1937), and a Coal Hill Chapter photocopied scrapbook (1933-1944), as well as a scrapbook (ca 1928-1995) containing photocopies of clippings, song lyrics, photographs, annual reports, and other materials regarding the Johnson County EHC that were compiled by JoAnn Thompson.

Dates

circa 1928–2012

Creator

Johnson County Extension Homemakers Club (Ark.) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Historical Sketch

Extension work in Johnson County began in 1911 and its main purpose was a close cooperation with the local farmers. The first county agent, R.P. Walton, was sent out to promote among the farmers new methods and projects recommended by the University of Arkansas College of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture. The first Home Demonstration Agent, Bird Dunlap, started introducing then recently discovered methods of home canning. From these modest beginnings, the Extension work has grown and reached almost every farm family in the county with the aim of bringing about a better way of living for rural families.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged by topic.

Acquisition Information

The Johnson County Extension Homemakers Club Records Addendum was donated to the Special Collections Department, University of Arkansas Libraries, on December 29, 2004 by JoAnn W. Thompson of Clarksville, Arkansas. A related scrapbook donated by Thompson in April 1998 has also been incorporated into the collection as folders 12-15.

Related Collections

Johnson County Extension Homemakers Club Records (MC 1207)

Processing Information

Processed by Jill Knoke-Staggs; completed in June 2012. Updated by Katrina Windon in April 2017 to complete the collection inventory and incorporate an additional donation.