Helen Cowgill papers, 1914-1956.

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Helen Cowgill papers, 1914-1956.

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Series one consists of a hand-stitched fabric covered book of 4-H circulars, mostly written by Cowgill from 1946-1956, and published by the Oregon State College Extension Service. Series two consists of a family history including births, deaths, and marriages, copied from a family bible. Series three is a diary of Cowgill's daily travels and 4-H work covering 1914 to 1915 and 1918, with detailed descriptions of who and where she visited women and young girls throughout Oregon.

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Cowgill family.

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Cowgill, Helen Julia

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Helen Julia Cowgill was born 1 December 1881 in Springfield, Illinois. Cowgill came to Oregon in 1890 and graduated in 1913 from Oregon Agricultural College with a BS degree in Domestic Science and Art. After teaching Domestic Science and Art at Harney County (Oregon) High School at Burns for one year, she began her career at OAC in 1914 as Assistant State 4-H Club Leader with the Extension Service. In 1916, she earned a second BS degree in Home Economics from OAC. In charge of the girls' 4-H wo...

Oregon State College. Federal Cooperative Extension Service

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On July 24, 1911, Oregon Agricultural College's Board of Regents organized the Oregon Extension Service in response to requests from citizens of Oregon for assistance (particularly in agriculture) from the college. In May of 1914, nearly three years after Oregon had established its Extension Service, President Woodrow Wilson signed the federal Smith-Lever law, which provided federal money for the establishment of extension services in all states for developing off-campus programs, primarily in a...