Summary
Abstract
Originating as early as the Smith-Lever Act of 1912, and with many name changes, the Pennsylvania Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (PEAFCS) organizes Pennsylvania extension professionals. This collection contains a variety of documents from the founding of the Association through the 21st century. There are procedural items like the constitution and bylaws as well as agendas and meeting minutes that document the group's actions through the years.
Dates
- Creation: 1933 - 2021
Extent
6.25 Linear Feet (6 containers)
Background
Biographical / Historical
Extension Services were created by the Smith/Lever Act of 1914. Agents who educated women about household sciences were known as home demonstration agents. The first home demonstration agent in Pennsylvania was Myrtle Allen, hired in 1916 by the Mercer County extension program. Pennsylvania home economics representatives associated as the County Home Economics Extension Representatives Association under the acronym CHEERS until 1946. That year, it reorganized under the name of the Pennsylvania Association of Home Economics Extension Representatives and became affiliated with the national association (National Home Demonstration Agents Association (NHDAA) founded in 1933). Marguerite Erickson of Northampton County was the first president. It later changed its name in 1955 to the Pennsylvania Association of Extension Home Economists (PAEHE). NHDAA changed its name to the National Association of Extension Home Economists (NAEHE) in 1964. In 1995, the national and state associations changed their names to the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) and the Pennsylvania Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (PEAFCS). As of 2010, PEAFCS was the largest state association in the northeast and one of the top ten in the country.
Scope and Contents
The records of the Pennsylvania Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences include agenda and meeting minutes, annual meetings, constitution and bylaws, certificates, correspondence, handbooks, officer files from national conferences, membership lists, and audiotapes.
Physical Location
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Penn State University Libraries catalog via the link above. Archival collections may be housed in offsite storage. For materials stored offsite, please allow 2-3 business days for retrieval.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection was transferred to the Special Collections Library by Jan Scholl, extension specialist and associate professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology and Education.
Processing Information
Arrangement and description of the collection reflects the recommendations of Jan Scholl, the collection donor. Mae Casey minimally processed Accession 2022-0069 on December 7th, 2022 by creating an accession record connected to the resource record.
Using These Materials
Repository Details
Part of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library Repository
104 Paterno Library
Penn State University
University Park 16802 USA
(814) 865-1793
spcollections@psu.edu
Conditions Governing Access
This collection contains university records which are restricted for a period of 20 years from the date of their creation, in accordance with University Policies AD35 and AD95
Conditions Governing Use
Photocopies of original materials may be made available for research purposes at the discretion of the Eberly Family Special Collections Library. Photocopies or reproductions of original materials may be subject to fees as outlined by the Pennsylvania State University Libraries reproduction policies.
Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Patrons seeking advice on the availability of unpublished materials for publication should consult relevant copyright law and laws of libel.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Pennsylvania Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences records, 03110, Eberly Family Special Collections Library, Pennsylvania State University.
- Title
- Guide to the Pennsylvania Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences records
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Prepared by Special Collections Library faculty/staff
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 4/30/13; 4/25/18: Updated Inventory
- 12/07/22: Mae Casey revised the finding aid to both correct errors and to bring it to a minimum level of description.