North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Office of the Director Records 1914-2010

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North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Office of the Director Records 1914-2010

The records of the Director's Office for the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service contain correspondece, reports, statistical data, and other general information about the administration of the Cooperative Extension program in North Carolina. Materials range in date from 1914 to 2010. The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service gives residents access to the resources and expertise of NC State University and NC A&T State University. Through educational programs, publications, and events, Cooperative Extension field faculty deliver unbiased, research-based information to North Carolina citizens. Established in 1914, the Extension Service is a partnership of county, state and federal governments.

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Although extension activities began in the late nineteenth century with the formation of the North Carolina State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts, the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service was officially formed in 1914 with the passage of the Smith-Lever Act. Extension services provide education and programming in numerous subjects, among them agriculture, forestry, environmental sustainability, youth and family development, and community viability. From the descript...