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By John Michael Foster
Collection Overview
Abstract
Booklets, reports, magazines, newsletters, pamphlets, and announcements, published or acquired by the School of Agriculture.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The College of Agriculture, Administration of the College of Agriculture, publications (1889-2011; 3.6 cubic feet) is a collection of materials published by Purdue University and the Purdue University School of Agriculture. These materials include booklets, reports, magazines, pamphlets, and announcements.
Collection Historical Note
In accordance with the Morrill Act of 1862, Purdue was founded with a focus on agricultural and industrial education. The inaugural course catalogue, for the 1874-75 year, listed various agricultural classes and offered a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture. But agricultural studies at Purdue struggled during the university’s early years. It was 1879 before the first professor in Agriculture was hired. Student enrollment in Agriculture waned over the next twenty years. In fact, the first Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree was not conferred until 1895. The new century, however, brought steady growth to Purdue’s agricultural program. Purdue awarded its first Master of Science in Agriculture in 1908, and PhD of Science in Agriculture in 1928. The School of Agriculture, as well as the Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, enjoyed increased state and federal funding beginning in the 1910s, which solidified Purdue’s place as the center of Indiana agriculture. Enduring a significant decrease in student enrollment during World War II, Purdue Agriculture rebounded in the postwar years and began to offer fresh areas of study in such fields as agricultural meteorology, environmental science, farm and business management, feed, fertilizer, and machinery development, food engineering, landscape agriculture, pest control, and resource conservation.
Biographical Note
In accordance with the Morrill Act of 1862, Purdue was founded with a focus on agricultural and industrial education. The inaugural course catalogue, for the 1874-75 year, listed various agricultural classes and offered a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture. But agricultural studies at Purdue struggled during the university’s early years. It was 1879 before the first professor in Agriculture was hired. Student enrollment in Agriculture waned over the next twenty years. In fact, the first Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree was not conferred until 1895. The new century, however, brought steady growth to Purdue’s agricultural program. Purdue awarded its first Master of Science in Agriculture in 1908, and PhD of Science in Agriculture in 1928. The School of Agriculture, as well as the Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, enjoyed increased state and federal funding beginning in the 1910s, which solidified Purdue’s place as the center of Indiana agriculture. Enduring a significant decrease in student enrollment during World War II, Purdue Agriculture rebounded in the postwar years and began to offer fresh areas of study in such fields as agricultural meteorology, environmental science, farm and business management, feed, fertilizer, and machinery development, food engineering, landscape agriculture, pest control, and resource conservation.
Administrative Information
Repository:
Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Alternate Extent Statement:
1 c.f. box, 8 mss. boxes
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions:
Purdue University
Physical Access Note:
No physical restrictions.
Acquisition Source:
Chris Sigurdson, Agricultural Communication; Purdue University Libraries; College of Agriculture
Acquisition Method:
Records transfer, Purdue University
Related Materials:
UA 14.01, College of Agriculture, Administration of the College of Agriculture, Records
Preferred Citation:
UA 14.01.01, College of Agriculture, Administration of the College of Agriculture, Publications, Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries
Processing Information:
All materials are housed in acid-free folders and manuscript boxes.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
[
Box 1: Booklets, 1891-1998],
[
Box 2: Published Annual Reports, 1985-1996],
[Box 3: Magazines and Newsletters, 1967-2011],
[
Box 4: Pamphlets, Announcements, and Miscellaneous Publications , 1889-2008],
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All]
- Box 3: Magazines and Newsletters, 1967-2011
