JAMES F. BISHOP PAPERS, 1940-1956
Inventory
(SR 5/6/4/21)
I. Manuscripts, 1950-1955 and n.d. :
Charles Thompson, New Jersey Extension Service agent, news release about
his visit to Salem, Oregon before leaving for a two-year stay in
Israel, ca. 1955
"For Good High Yielding Dairy Pasture," notes taken from article in
Western Dairy Journal, 1 April 1954
The Vegetable Garden, outline of information used to grow asparagus,
beans, brussels, sprouts, carrots, and sweet corn, n.d.
Statistics from Bureau of Census, 1950
Estimated Agricultural Income for Marion County, 1953
4-H Club Visitor, newsletter, June 1951
A Story of Wildlife Conservation for 4-H Club Members, bulletin produced
by Oregon State Game Commission in cooperation with Oregon State
College Extension Service, 1951
Conservation Programs and Projects for Classrooms and Clubs, bulletin
produced by Conservation Education Committee of the Oregon Division,
Izaak Walton League of America, 1955
II. Reference Data, 1949-1955 and n.d.:
4-H Project file, series of 4-H project guides, record keeping forms,
general 4-H information, used by 4-H Clubs in City of Salem, ca. 1950
4-H Project cover, green, with name and address on inside cover, n.d.
4-H project notes, including Oregon Wildlife Project, Chicken project;
used to promote various projects, n.d.
Speech materials, notes, ideas, quotations and data used in speeches,
1950-1953
Contacts for potential and interested 4-H members and leaders, school
contacts, 1949-1955
4-H ideas, promotional and developmental, notes, talks given by Extension
agents, on how to improve 4-H, and increase numbers of participants,
ca. 1950
Rabbits for sale lists, 1953-1955
(SR 5/6/4/22)
III. Event Records, 1949-1955 and n.d.:
4-H Recreation events guides, ceremonies, 1950 and n.d.
4-H Contests, awards, dress revue, 1952-1954
Marion County 4-H Livestock and Crops Tour, 1955
4-H members citizenship activities conference, 1955
4-H Health and Achievement Day Program, 1956
4-H Extension Conference, notes, 1949, 1954
4-H Leaders meetings, forestry camp participants, reference notes, 1953, 1955
Group Dynamics Workshop, agenda, notes, outline, held at Medford, Oregon, 1953
Meetings to plan County Planning Conferences, 1955
Staff Conference materials, notes, correspondence, 1955
IV. Correspondence, 1940-1955 and n.d.:
4-H news notes on clubs' meeting reports, 1951-1955
Requests to other states for information on 4-H and farm crops, 1940-1954
4-H project guides, orders, notes, loan list, 1954-1955 and n.d.
4-H promotional letters, ca. 1950s
Chamber of Commerce promotions, ideas, potential donors, plans, 1955
Family Service Award Certificates, recipient list, criteria for selection, 1953-1955
V. Reports, 1951-1955:
Plan of Work, Boys and Girls 4-H Clubs, City of Salem, 1951
Monthly report materials, including 4-H achievement list, tour programs,
attendance records, awards presented, financial statement, 1953-1955
Proposal for new City Hall, Salem, 1954
Annual report notes and drafts, 1955
VI. Ephemera, n.d.:
Patch embroidered with the word "Jim," n.d.
Plaque of Guernsey cow and calf, n.d.
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