Pen used to sign the Smith-Lever Bill, 1914.

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Pen used to sign the Smith-Lever Bill, 1914.

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The collection consists of a pen framed with the following inscription enclosed: "Pen used by President Woodrow Wilson in signing H.R. Bill No. 7951, familiarly known as the Smith-Lever Extension Measure. This pen was presented to Hon. Hoke Smith, Senior Senator from Georgia, and presented by him to the Georgia State College of Agriculture, Athens, as a token of his esteem and appreciation of its efficient work for the cause of agricultural education in Georgia and the South. It is to be kept as a historical memento of the passage of an epoch-making measure. May 21, 1914."

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Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

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Woodrow Wilson (b. Thomas Woodrow Wilson, December 28, 1856, Staunton, Virginia-d.February 3, 1924, Washington, D.C.), was the twenty-eight President of the United States, 1913-1921; Governor of New Jersey, 1911-1913; and president of Princeton University, 1902-1910. Biographical Note 1856, Dec. 28 Born, Staunton, Va. 1870 ...

Smith, Hoke, 1855-1931

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Hoke Smith (1855-1931), lawyer, politician, U.S. Senator, born in Newton, North Carolina. From the description of Hoke Smith papers, 1879-1931. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477511 Hoke Smith (1855-1931), politician, Georgia Governor (1907-1909, 1911), U.S. Senator, resided in Atlanta, Georgia. From the description of Hoke Smith papers, 1886-1930 (bulk 1920-1925). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477302 Governor of the state of Georgia and Secretary o...

United States. President (1913-1921 : Wilson)

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"Extension was formalized in 1914, with the Smith-Lever Act... It established the partnership between the agricultural colleges and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide for cooperative agricultural extension work." -- "History." USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. http://www.csrees.usda.gov/qlinks/extension.html (Retrieved March 2, 2010) Woodrow Wilson regarded himself as the personal representative of the people. "No one but the President," he said...

Georgia State College of Agriculture

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