Maurice C. Burritt Director of Extension papers, 1922-1924.

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Maurice C. Burritt Director of Extension papers, 1922-1924.

Correspondence and other records of the Director of Extension at the New York State College of Agriculture.

3 cubic feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7887165

Cornell University Library

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Burritt, M. C. (Maurice Chase)

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Agriculturist, public servant. Maurice C. Burritt (Cornell University Class of 1908, M.S. 1910) was vice-director and later director of Extension, Cornell University (1917-1924); a member of the board of the Western New York Fruit Growers Cooperative Packing Association (1925+); director and fiscal officer of the Grange League Federation (1924-1928); a member of the Agricultural Advisory Commissions of Governors Roosevelt and Lehman; member, New York State Public Service...

New York State College of Agriculture.

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The first Farmers' Week at the New York State College of Agriculture was held in 1908. Originally held in the month of February, the program included lectures, demonstrations, competitions and contests, roundtable discussions, conferences, laboratory practice courses, entertainments, and conventions. With the creation of the New York State College of Home Economics, a Home Maker's Conference was added in 1926, and in 1928, the event was retitled Farm and Home Week. The event was part of the exte...