Future Farmers of America Scrapbooks 1959-1962

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Future Farmers of America Scrapbooks 1959-1962

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This collection includes two scrapbooks that contain photographs, newspaper clippings and letters from the Future Farmers of America Coats Chapter, Coats High School, Coats, North Carolina, documenting the organization from 1959 to 1962. The scrapbooks were created during the time when Murry O. Phillips taught vocational agriculture at Coats High School and contain letters to Phillips from business and civic leaders and from his state department of public instruction supervisors as well as other items documenting Phillips's life and career, especially his work with the Future Farmers of America organization. Future Farmers of America, later known as the National FFA Organization, was founded in 1928. The organization brings together students, teachers and agribusiness to solidify support for agricultural education in middle and high schools where members are engaged in a wide range of curriculum and FFA activities leading to career opportunities in agriculture. There was an active chapter of Future Farmers of America in at Coats High School in Harnett County, North Carolina, during the time when Murry O. Phillips taught vocational agriculture there.

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North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center

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North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center

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Future Farmers of America

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National FFA Organization, formerly known as Future Farmers of America, was founded in 1928. The Future Farmers of America brings together students, teachers and agribusiness to solidify support for agricultural education in middle and high schools where members are engaged in a wide range of curriculum and FFA activities leading to career opportunities in agriculture. From the description of Future Farmers of America scrapbooks, 1959-1962 [manuscript]. (North Carolina State Universi...

Future Farmers of America. Coats Chapter.

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Future Farmers of America, later known as the National FFA Organization, was founded in 1928. The organization brings together students, teachers and agribusiness to solidify support for agricultural education in middle and high schools where members are engaged in a wide range of curriculum and FFA activities leading to career opportunities in agriculture. The letters FFA stand for Future Farmers of America; however, in 1988 the official name of the organization was cha...

Phillips, M. O. (Murry Ormand), 1913-2000.

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National FFA Organization

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The National FFA Organization (originally called the Future Farmers of America) was founded in 1928 as a national organization for boys in rural, farming communities. Its original purpose, the education of youth in agricultural fields of study, is still recognized through its current programs. Today, the mission of the National FFA Organization is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success throu...