Ruby Green Smith papers, [ca.1948]

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Ruby Green Smith papers, [ca.1948]

http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/xml/dlxs/RMA02141.xml

Nine manuscripts of THE PEOPLE'S COLLEGES: A HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK STATE EXTENSION SERVICE, 1876-1948, written by Ruby Green Smith. The manuscripts detail the histories of various departments in the New York State College of Home Economics and the New York State Extension Service, Cornell University.

eng,

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6400094

Related Entities

There are 4 Entities related to this resource.

New York State College of Agriculture. Extension Service

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60g9dx4 (corporateBody)

Cornell University

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hj08mc (corporateBody)

Smith, Ruby Green

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6391z4m (person)

New York State College of Home Economics

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hf1pcj (corporateBody)

Home Economics began as part of the Extension Service in 1900 with the arrival of Martha Van Rensselaer and the establishment of the Farmers' Wives Reading Course. In 1903-1904 Martha Van Rensselaer and Anna Botsford Comstock taught three courses within the College of Agriculture at Cornell University, relating to home and family life. In 1907 the Department of Home Economics was established at Cornell, with Martha Van Rensselaer and Flora Rose as its first instructors. In 1911 the two women bec...