Ruby Green Smith papers, [ca.1948].

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Ruby Green Smith papers, [ca.1948].

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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.

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New York State College of Agriculture. Extension Service

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New York State College of Home Economics

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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...

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