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University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences collection

 Collection
Identifier: UG 156

Scope and Contents

Communications, marketing, researcher, and ephemeral materials relating to the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

Dates

  • Creation: 1918-2001

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

The University of Idaho's College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) was founded in 1901 and today houses 7 different academic units: Agricultural Education, Leadership and Communications; Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology; Animal, Veterinary and Food Sciences; Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Nematology; Margaret Ritchie School of Family and Consumer Sciences; Plant Sciences; and Soil and Water Systems. CALS also oversee the various Extension offices and Experiment Stations which can be found in 42 of the 44 counties in the State of Idaho. In 2024, CALS offered 43 undergraduate and graduate degrees and in FY2023 had $39.6 million in sponsored research.

For more information, please visit University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

Extent

2 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Materials from CALS including communications, research, and photographs.

Arrangement

Materials in this collection were retrieved from the CALS Vertical File which were pulled during a review of the VF. Within each series, materials are organized by subject and then are organized alphabetically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials were transferred from the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

General

Materials in this collection may contain images, language, or other content that may be offensive or disturbing. These materials are a product of a time and place in history and should be viewed within their historical context. To maintain historical accuracy, the materials appear as they were originally created to serve as historical evidence of the social mindsets, occurrences, behaviors, and norms of their time. They do not reflect the current views of the University of Idaho. For more information about how we treat materials with offensive or disturbing content, please see the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Offensive Content Policy.

Processing Information

Duplicate material was removed during processing as was materials focusing on national programs promoted by Extension which were not adapted or altered to be Idaho focused by Extension staff. Other material was shifted to University of Idaho Extension Publications, University of Idaho Extension collection, and University of Idaho 4-H collection.

Title
Guide to University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences collection
Status
In Progress
Author
Finding aid prepared by Kelley Moulton.
Date
2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository