New Farmers of America, Maryland Association, Records
Scope and Content Information
This collection contains photographs (most of which are annotated), newspaper clippings, letters, as well as several copies of the NFA Guide for New Farmers of America which was a guide book (located in Virginia Tech Special Collections Department's rare book collection).
Dates
- Creation: 1928 - 1960
Creator
- New Farmers of America (NFA). Maryland Association (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish materials from the Records of the New Farmers of America, Maryland Associaiton must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Biographical/Historical Information
The New Farmers of America (NFA), which called itself the "national organization for negro students studying vocational agriculture. The organization's stated purpose was to form a group with the same basic goals as the all-white Future Farmers of America (FFA). By 1938, when the first of their organzational manuals was published, the NFA had some 800 high school chapters and over 20,000 active members.
Full Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 box; 8 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection is mostly comprised of photographs dating from the 1920s-1960s concerning the activities of the New Farmers of America (NFA).
Arrangement
The items in this collection are ordered alphabetically.
Separated Materials
The six volumes of the Guide for the New Farmers of America have been removed and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection (S1/N46a).
General Physical Description note
This collection is 0.2 cubic feet and is comprised of 1 box and 8 folders as well as several books.
Subject
- New Farmers of America (NFA). Maryland Association (Organization)
Topical
- Title
- A Guide to the Records of the New Farmers of America, Maryland Association 1828-1960
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- © 2001 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu