University of California Cooperative Extension Records, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties
Scope and Contents
The University of California Cooperative Extension Records for Humboldt County span the years of 1914-2000. Records include reports and information on wildfire management, the 1955 and 1964 floods, disaster response, farm management, soil and timber surveys, floriculture, and plant management. A large portion of the records are related to livestock and animal husbandry in Humboldt County, Del Norte County, the North Coast, and California and include trial reports and reference material on ranch water quality, pest control, grazing, cattle reproduction and management, horse breeding and management, and dairy management. This collection also includes reports and information on the work of the Home Demonstration Agents, who later became the 4-H advisors. Home demonstration and 4-H subjects include: home economics, nutrition education, home gardens, home beautification, and youth development. The collection includes a wide variety of formats: typed reports, data sets, local newsletters and press releases, maps, audiovisual material, photographs, slides, scrapbooks, and a variety of publications from the county, state, and national level. Portions of this collection are currently being processed.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1914 - 2000
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. A portion of the records have been digitized and are freely available online. Per the request of the Humboldt County, UC Cooperative Extension office, materials in this collection are located at their office. There is an exception, however, for Series 5: Photographs and Audiovisual Materials. These objects (except for the scrapbooks) are located at the UC Merced Library. For help locating archival materials at the Humboldt County, UC Cooperative Extension office, please contact (707) 445-7351. For help locating photographic materials, contact archives@ucmerced.edu.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is intended to support teaching, research, and private study. Copyright belongs to the Regents of the University of California. Use of the materials beyond that allowed by fair use or by any Creative Commons licenses assigned requires the written permission of the copyright owner(s). For further information, please contact the University of California, Merced Library at archives@ucmerced.edu.
Extent
8 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The arrangement is based on the original order of the collection at the time of accession. Series 2 and 3 reflect the original order and name of the farm advisor who was the last custodian of the records in that series. The records in these series reflect the custodian’s research focus and tenure but also include records inherited from previous farm advisors. This collection is organized into 10 series and 17 subseries.
Series 1. Administrative Files
Subseries 1. Reports
Subseries 2. Correspondence
Subseries 3. Agriculture Center
Subseries 4. Disaster Response and Management
Subseries 5. Other Historical Files
Series 2. Deborah Giraud Records
Subseries 1. Newsletters
Subseries 2. Publications
Series 3. Gary Markegard Records
Subseries 1. Ranch, Range, and Pasture Management
Subseries 2. Livestock
Subseries 3. Wildlife
Subseries 4. Economics
Subseries 5. Administrative Files
Series 4. Animal Husbandry and Dairy
Series 5. Photographs and Audiovisual Material
Subseries 1. Aerial Photographs
Subseries 2. Photographs
Subseries 3. Slides
Subseries 4. Negatives
Subseries 5. Open Reel Audiotapes
Subseries 6. Scrapbooks and Albums
Series 6. Maps and Soil Surveys
Series 7. 4-H
Series 8. Publications
Series 9. Forestry
Series 10. Ephemera
Genre / Form
- Title
- University of California Cooperative Extension Records, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Lisa Vallen Carolina Villa Kelsey Raidt
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of California, Merced Library Repository
5200 North Lake Road
Merced 95343 U.S.A. US
(209) 228-4444
(209) 228-4271 (Fax)
archives@ucmerced.edu