Delaware County Farmers' Institute and Farm Bureau records
Scope and Contents
This collection includes minutes, membership rolls, financial records, and programs ranging from 1919-1943 that document the organization and advocacy of agricultural groups in Delaware County, Indiana. The Delaware County Farmers' Institute records include minutes, membership rolls, financial records, and programs that document the membership of the Farmers' Institute and training opportunities offered by the organization from 1922-1943. A ledger with unidentified records related to education is also included. The Delaware County Farm Bureau records include minutes, membership rolls, and financial records documenting the membership, governance, creation of committees, and advocacy efforts of the organization.
Dates
- Creation: 1919-1943
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections.
Copyright Notice
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections.
Administrative History
The Delaware County Farmers' Institute was established to improve the lives of Indiana's rural population and provide educational programs and exhibitions for county residents focused on agriculture and rural life. The organization also encouraged cooperative interaction between rural and urban residents in the county. County Farmers' Institutes in the state were supported by the Indiana Farmers’ Institute, established in the 1880s, and the United States Department of Agriculture.
The Indiana Farm Bureau was founded on March 25, 1919 as the Indiana Federation of Farmers' Associations. The Delaware County and Center Township branches of that organization began meeting in the same year. These groups were founded to organize farmers and protect agricultural interests at the local, state, and national level.
Extent
0.4 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Delaware County Farmers’ Institute records, 1922-1943
Series 2: Delaware County Farm Bureau records, 1919-1929
Series 3: Delaware County Farm Bureau website archive, 2019-
Custodial History
This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processed 1996/02/13 by M. Seelinger. Finding aid created 1996/02/13 by M. Seelinger. The name of the collection was changed from Indiana Farmers Institute Records to Delaware County Farmers’ Institute Records and reorganized 2009/07/31 by Maren L. Read. Finding aid revised 2009/07/31 by Maren L. Read. Collection title changed to Delaware County Farmers' Institute and Farm Bureau records; revised arrangement; EAD finding aid created 2012/08/21 by Stephen Jones.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Delaware County Farmers' Institute and Farm Bureau records
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Stoeckel Archives of Local History Repository
Alexander M. Bracken Library
2000 W. University Avenue
Muncie Indiana 47306 USA
libarchives@bsu.edu
