Guide to the Dept. Of Rural Sociology Records,
1920-2010

Collection Number: 21-33-1085

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3530
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http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
Guy Smith
Date completed:
October 2003
EAD encoding:
Peter Martinez
Date modified:
RMC Staff, September 2011

© 2003 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Dept. of Rural Sociology records, 1920-2010.
Collection Number:
21-33-1085
Creator:
New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.Dept. of Rural Sociology.
Quantity:
4.3 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Correspondence, office records, bulletins, reports
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Includes minutes of the New York State Interdepartmental Committee on Farm and Food Processing Labor (1948, 1950-1955); descriptions and reports concerning migrant labor in New York State and various funded projects; requests for information; and other records of Olaf E. Larson at the New York State College of Agriculture Department of Rural Sociology at Cornell University. Also, reports and bulletins (1920-1955), dept. newsletters (1961-1967), mimeographed proposals, notices, and position papers relating to challenges to governance at Cornell, collected by Harold Capener, 1965-1977 and Capener's correspondence (1963-1977).
Language:
Collection material in English

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes minutes of the New York State Interdepartmental Committee on Farm and Food Processing Labor (1948, 1950-1955); descriptions and reports concerning migrant labor in New York State and various funded projects; requests for information; and other records of Olaf E. Larson at the New York State College of Agriculture Department of Rural Sociology at Cornell University. Also, reports and bulletins (1920-1955), dept. newsletters (1961-1967), mimeographed proposals, notices, and position papers relating to challenges to governance at Cornell, collected by Harold Capener, 1965-1977 and Capener's correspondence (1963-1977).
SUBJECTS

Names:
New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Capener, Harold.
Larson, Olaf E.
Cornell University--Administration.
New York State Interdepartmental Committee on Farm and Food Processing Labor.

Subjects:
Agricultural laborers.
Food industry and trade--Employees.
Migrant agricultural laborers.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Dept. of Rural Sociology records, #21-33-1085. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
SERIES LIST

Series I. Projects
Box 1 Folders 1-2
Series II. Requests for Pamphlets and/or Information
Box 1 Folders 3-8
Series III. New York State Interdepartmental Committee on Farm and Food Processing labor
Box 1 Folders 9-16
Series IV. New York State Farm Labor Program, Procedural Manual
Box 1 Folders17-30
Series V. Migrant Camps in New York
Box 1 Folders 31-46
Series VI. Other Colleges, Campus-Wide Events, Rural Sociology Faculty and Students
Box 1 Folders 47-61
Series VII. Correspondence of Harold R. Capener, 1963-1977
Boxes 1 Folders 62-69; Box 2 Folders 1-22
Series VIII. Department of Rural Sociology, Publications, Reports, Extension Reports (Bound Volumes and Various Folders)
Boxes 2 Folder 23 - Box 4
Series IX. Photographs
Box 5
CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
Series I. Projects
1948
Rockefeller Project
 Box 1 Folder 1
1947-1948
Carnegie Project
 Box 1 Folder 2
March 2005
Interview of Olaf Larson by Paul Eberts
 Box 5 Folder 5
Series II. Requests for Pamphlets and/or Information
1946
Requests for Pamphlets and/or Information Answering and Making Requests
Box 1 Folder 3
1947
Answering and Making Requests
 Box 1 Folder 4
1948
Answering and Making Requests
 Box 1 Folder 5
1949
Answering and Making Requests
 Box 1 Folder 6
1950
Answering and Making Requests
 Box 1 Folder 7
1951
Answering and Making Requests
 Box 1 Folder 8
Series III. New York State Interdepartmental Committee on Farm and Food Processing labor
1948-1950
New York State Interdepartmental Committee on Farm and Food Processing Labor Newsletters
Box 1 Folder 9
1948
Minutes of Meetings
 Box 1 Folder 10
1950
Minutes of Meetings
 Box 1 Folder 11
1951
Minutes of Meetings
 Box 1 Folder 12
1952
Minutes, and Parts of Miscellaneous Drafts
 Box 1 Folder 13
1953
Minutes of Meetings
 Box 1 Folder 14
1954
Minutes of Meetings
 Box 1 Folder 15
1955
Minutes of Meetings
 Box 1 Folder 16
Series IV. New York State Farm Labor Program, Procedural Manual
1945
New York State Farm Labor Program, Procedural ManualIntroduction, TOC, Index
Box 1 Folder 17
1945
Section I Administration
 Box 1 Folder 18
1945
Section II Year Round Help
 Box 1 Folder 19
1945
Section III Seasonal Help
 Box 1 Folder 20
1945
Section IV Employers Associations
 Box 1 Folder 21
1945
Section V Private Housing
 Box 1 Folder 22
1945
Section VI Transportation of Workers
 Box 1 Folder 23
1945
Section VII Insurance of Workers
 Box 1 Folder 24
1945
Section VIII Health and Medical
 Box 1 Folder 25
1945
Section IX Ordering and Placing Workers
 Box 1 Folder 26
1945
Section X Labor Utilization
 Box 1 Folder 27
1945
Section XI Recognition
 Box 1 Folder 28
1945
Section XII Publicity
 Box 1 Folder 29
1945
Section XIII Camp Operations
Box 1 Folder 30
Series V. Migrant Camps in New York
Ca 1948
Migrant Camps in New YorkCarbon Transcripts Describing Camps
Box 1 Folder 31
1950-1954
Clinton, New York, Annual Reports, Correspondence, Newspaper Clippings
Box 1 Folder 32
1952-1954
Suffolk County Camp Report
 Box 1 Folder 33
1952-1957
Suffolk County, Migrant Labor Committee, Minutes of Meeting
Box 1 Folder 34
1946
Annual Report on Migrant Contract Systems, Summaries, Comments
Box 1 Folder 35
1954
Report of New York State Migrant Child Care Program by Dr. Howard E. Thomas
Box 1 Folder 36
1946
New York State Migrants, Carbon Transcript on Camp Management, Employer-Labor Relations. Copies of MIGRATOR, 1946 (mimeo newsletter), Sample Copies of Records, etc.
Box 1 Folder 37
1946
Farm Labor Program
 Box 1 Folder 38
1946
Farm Labor Letters (mimeo letters to County Agr. Agents from Coop. Ext. in Ag. And Home Ec.)
Box 1 Folder 39
1946-1955
Farm Labor Letters and Circulars
 Box 1 Folder 40
May, 1944-October 1944
FARM LABOR PAINS (mimeo newsletter)Vol. 1, No. 1-16
Box 1 Folder 41
March 1945-December 1945
Vol. 2, No. 1-17
 Box 1 Folder 42
March 1946-December 1946
Vol. 3, No. 2-28
 Box 1 Folder 43
February 1947-October 1947
Vol. 4, No. 1-11
 Box 1 Folder 44
1947
Home Economics Projects in Migrant CampsCase Study
Box 1 Folder 45
1957
Investigation Report on Migrant Labor Camps
 Box 1 Folder 46
Series VI. Other Colleges, Campus-Wide Events, Rural Sociology Faculty and Students
4-22-19--
Other Colleges, Campus-Wide Events, Rural Sociology Faculty and StudentsResolution, College of Architecture, Art and Planning
Box 1 Folder 47
Proposal for Constitutional Convention
 Box 1 Folder 48
February 1969
Staff Organization Constitution, School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Box 1 Folder 49
October 1969
Report of Survey of Cadet Alumni of the Cornell Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC by Lillian Wilson
Box 1 Folder 50
May, 1969
Committee of Concerned Faculty, Statement
 Box 1 Folder 51
April 1969
Letter to Department Heads and Chairman, College of Agriculture
Box 1 Folder 52
April 1969
Cornell Community of Anthropologists, Statement
Box 1 Folder 53
May, 1969
Letter to All University Units from Committee on Mass Media
Box 1 Folder 54
April 1967
"The Student as Nigger"
 Box 1 Folder 55
Proposed Study of New York State Farm Labor System
Box 1 Folder 56
Surveys, Graduate Students, Committees, etc.
 Box 1 Folder 57
May 6, 19--
Position Letter, Faculty, Rural Sociology
 Box 1 Folder 58
May, 1971
Letter to Faculty, Research Proposal from Students of Rural Sociology
Box 1 Folder 59
1969?
Department of Rural Sociology, "Major Social Problems in the United States," "Social Problems Listed by Rural Sociology Faculty."
Box 1 Folder 60
1969?
"A Resolution from FCSA for Adoption by the University Faculty," "Faculty Statement" (with marginal notes), Memos Concerning Secretarial, Clerical Staff and Restructuring Committee
Box 1 Folder 61
Series VII. Correspondence of Harold R. Capener, 1963-1977
1963-1977
Correspondence of Harold R. CapenerA
 Box 1 Folder 62
1963-1977
BA-BN
 Box 1 Folder 63
1963-1977
BO-BZ
 Box 1 Folder 64
1963-1977
C-CH
 Box 1 Folder 65
1963-1977
CI-CZ
 Box 1 Folder 66
1963-1977
D
 Box 1 Folder 67
1963-1977
E
 Box 1 Folder 68
1963-1977
F
 Box 1 Folder 69
1963-1977
G
 Box 2 Folder 1
1963-1977
HA-HD
 Box 2 Folder 2
1963-1977
HE-HZ
 Box 2 Folder 3
1963-1977
I
 Box 2 Folder 4
1963-1977
J
 Box 2 Folder 5
1963-1977
K
 Box 2 Folder 6
1963-1977
L
 Box 2 Folder 7
1963-1977
Mc, Mac
 Box 2 Folder 8
1963-1977
M
 Box 2 Folder 9
1963-1977
N
 Box 2 Folder 10
1963-1977
O
 Box 2 Folder 11
1963-1977
PA-PD
 Box 2 Folder 12
1963-1977
PE-PZ
 Box 2 Folder 13
1963-1977
Q
 Box 2 Folder 14
1963-1977
R
 Box 2 Folder 15
1963-1977
SA-SH
 Box 2 Folder 16
1963-1977
SI-SZ
 Box 2 Folder 17
1963-1977
T
 Box 2 Folder 18
1963-1977
U
 Box 2 Folder 19
1963-1977
V
 Box 2 Folder 20
1963-1977
W
 Box 2 Folder 21
1963-1977
X, Y, Z
 Box 2 Folder 22
Series VIII. Department of Rural Sociology, Publications, Reports, Extension Reports (Bound Volumes and Various Folders)
Department of Rural Sociology, Publications, Reports, Extension Reports (Bound Volumes and Various Folders)
1962-1973
"The Staff and Program of the Department of Rural Sociology"
Box 2 Folder 23
1961-1964
Department of Rural Sociology Academic Staff
 Box 2 Folder 24
1985
Department Alumni, 1985 back to 1922
 Box 2 Folder 25
1961-1969
Christmas Letter (incomplete)
 Box 2 Folder 26
1970-1979
Christmas Letter, Change of Address Form, 1975
Box 2 Folder 27
1980-1986
Christmas Letter
 Box 2 Folder 28
1988, 1991, 1993-2005, 2007, 2009, 2010
Holiday Letter
 Box 5 Folder 1
1961-1967
Rural Sociology Newsletter, Vol. 1-Vol.6 (incomplete)
Box 2 Folder 29
1961-1967
Rural Sociology Newsletter, Vol.1-Vol.6 (duplicates)
Box 2 Folder 30
1946-1954
Little Theatre Bulletin
 Box 2
"Rural Sociology in the Nineties"
 Box 2
September 24-26, 1997
"Comprehensive Review of the Department of Rural Sociology" Sponsored by: USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service, Cornell University Faculty Committee on Program Reviews
Box 2
1939-1942
Department of Rural Sociology Annual Reports of Extension Work and Special Reports
Box 3
Department of Rural Sociology Annual Extension Reports 1943-45
Box 3
1946-1949
Department of Rural Sociology Annual Extension Reports
Box 3
Department of Rural Sociology Annual Extension Reports 1950-1955
Box 3
Rural Sociology. Extension Mimeographs I - Recreation
Box 4
Rural Sociology. Extension Mimeographs II -Dramatics
Box 4
Rural Sociology. Extension Mimeographs III - Rural Community
Box 4
Rural Sociology Extension Mimeographs IV-Music
Box 4
1943-1953
Rural Sociology Extension Publications
 Box 4
Papers for Fiftieth Annivesary of Rural Sociology at Cornell, 1915-1965
Box 5 Folder 2
1986-2010
Department Histories
 Box 5 Folder 3
1993
Dept. of Rural Sociology and Graduate Field of Development Sociology-Publication
Box 5 Folder 4
Series IX. Photographs
1932, 1947, 1960s
Department
 Box 5 Folder 6
New York State Extension Farm Labor Program, 1947; State Farm Labor Staff, 1944-1945; Tour of the Farm Labor Projects for Cornell, 1945
Box 5 Folder 7
1946
Little Theatre
 Box 5 Folder 8
Migrant Camp Personnel-Stout, Bullard, Floyd, Neeley,1947; Bernice Scott, 1982
Box 5 Folder 9
Home Demonstration Agents-Chemung County Survey, 1946; Agaton Pol and Ben Chitamber , 1958; Dr. Ernest Neal, 1958; Earl Regiman and Family, 1948; Rural Sociology Seminar Room in Mann, 1952
Box 5 Folder 10
1957
Group of Graduate Students and Faculty who Organize Work Abroad- Polson, Deening, Winsor
Box 5 Folder 11
no dates
Staff-Barnett, Preston, Moe
 Box 5 Folder 12
no dates
Staff-Reeder, Capener, Taietz, Eberts
 Box 5 Folder 13
no dates
Staff-Francis, Harp, Cummings, Thomas
 Box 5 Folder 14
no dates
Staff-Mann, Larson, Duthie
 Box 5 Folder 15
no dates
Staff-Sanderson, Melvin, Cottrell, Anderson
 Box 5 Folder 16
no dates
Staff-Robert Polson
 Box 5 Folder 17
no dates
Unidentified
 Box 5 Folder 18
1962
Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting
 Box Mapcase DD-125