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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Nat T. Frame (1877-1948) Papers, A&M 2631, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of letters, pamphlets, reports and similar materials collected by Nat Terry Frame for use in preparing
his history of West Virginia Agricultural Extension Work, entitled West Virginia Agriculture and Rural Life. Subjects discussed in the work include regional development groups in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio; rural life and
community development experiments of the 1930s; American Country Life Association ideology and activities; improvement of
small farm practices; and rural adult education and Four-H (4-H) club activities.
Series include:
Series 1. Correspondence, ca. 1914-1948 (boxes 1-2)
Series 2. Office Files, ca. 1914-1948 (boxes 2-9)
Series 3. Add. of 1979 April 26. West Virginia Agriculture and Rural Life (Parts 1 and 2) by Nat Frame, ca. 1914-1948 (box 9)
Series 4. Maps and Charts, ca. 1914-1948 (oversize folder)
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- 4-H clubs
- Agriculture
- Allegheny Tablelands Association
- American Country Life Association
- Conservation Commission of West Virginia
- Epsilon Sigma Phi
- Farms and farming.
- Frame, Nat T. (Nat Terry), 1877-
- Jackson's Mill (W. Va.)
- Kanawha Valley Association
- Oglebay Institute
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rural life and community development.
- Rural youth work.
- United States. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
- Waddington Peoples College.
- West Virginia - Agricultural Extension Work.
- West Virginia Farm Bureau
- West Virginia University. Agricultural Extension Service
- Women -- Rural life and community development
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Jackson's Mill (W. Va.)
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
Container List
This series includes assorted correspondence sorted alphabetically.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
Aca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
Bca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
Cca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4
Dca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5
Eca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6
Fca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7
Gca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
Hca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
Jca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10
Kca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11
Lca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12
Mca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13
Nca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 14
Pca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 15
Rca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 16
Sca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1
Tca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2
Uca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3
Vca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4
Wca. 1914-1948
This series includes Frame's files sorted by subject. Subjects include rural life studies, the WV Extension Service Country Life Program, etc.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5
Agronomy Programsca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6
Allegheny Tablelandsca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7
Baltimore & Ohio R.R.ca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 8
Barter Exchangesca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 9
Character Educationca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Community Development -- Other Statesca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
Community Organizations -- Generalca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Country Life Addresses -- Frameca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 4
Country Life Addresses -- Frameca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 5
Country Life Conferencesca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 6
Dairyingca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7
Dent Co. Rural Cultureca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8
Epsilon Sigma Phi -- Correspondenceca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 9
Expense Accountsca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 10
Extension Workers Associationca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 11
Fairs & Festivalsca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 12
Farm Bureauca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1
Fred C. Croxtonca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 2
Forestry Extensionca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3
Four-H [4-H]- Clubs & Campsca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 4
Gardens -- Potatoesca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 5
General and CountiesBefore 1914 July 1
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 6
General and Counties1914–1919
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 7
General and Counties1919–1933
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 8
General and CountiesAfter July 1933
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 9
Graduate Schoolca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 1
Home Economicsca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2
Home Industriesca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3
Instructions to Interviewersca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 4
Jackson's Millca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 5
Kanawha Valley Associationca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 6
L-A Employmentca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 7
Landscapingca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 8
Land Use Planningca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 9
Live Stockca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 10
Manuscripts -- Frame (Country Life and WV Extension Services)ca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 11
Marketing Demonstrationca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1
Miscellaneous -- Non-WVca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2
Miscellaneous Notesca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
Mountaineer Craftsmenca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 4
Musicca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 5
Non-WV Country Life Programsca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 6
Oglebay Instituteca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 7
Personnel -- Applicationsca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 8
Pine Crest Campca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 1
Preparation of Manuscriptsca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 2
Procedure Accident Compensationca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 3
Radioca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 4
Recreationca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 5
Requests for Suppliesca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 6
Retirement Provisionsca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 7
Rural Life -- Non-WVca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 8
Rural Life -- Non-WVca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 9
Rural Life Studies -- Minnesotaca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 1
Rural Life Studies -- Missouri, Wisconsinca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 2
Rural Sociologyca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 3
Rural Sociologyca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 4
Self Help Associationca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 5
Standard Form Papersca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 6
State Conservation Commissionca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 7
University Extensionca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 1
Upper Monongahela Associationca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 2
WV Country Life Committeeca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 3
WV -- Extension Service Country Life Programca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 4
WV -- Extension Service Country Life Programca. 1914-1948
This addendum includes two parts of an unpublished manuscript by Frame titled "West Virginia Agriculture and Rural Life."
This series includes assorted maps and charts, including several of various locations in West Virginia.
- Mixed Materials Folder: Oversize
Chart of Suggestion Organization of Self-Help Movementca. 1914-1948
- Mixed Materials Folder: Oversize
Development Plan for Monongahela Self-Help Association, Morgantown, WV. (Scale: 1 in.=60 ft.)1933 May 17
- Mixed Materials Folder: Oversize
Road Map of Marshall County, WV issue by Marshall County Bank, Moundsville, WV, first issued 1909undated
- Mixed Materials Folder: Oversize
Hand-drawn chart of rural services (drawn on back of 1930 calendar poster)ca. 1930