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Introduction | Agency History | Scope and Content | Series Description | Inventory
Introduction
The records of the Sandusky County Cooperative Extension Office - 4-H Clubs were donated and transferred to the Center for
Archival Collections through the cooperation of Mervin Hall on October 30, 1996. The collection contains six linear feet of
material related to the history and activities of the various Sandusky County 4-H Clubs from 1923 to 2008. No restrictions
exist on the use of this collection and duplication is permitted for research purposes. This collection was arranged and described
by Alexandra Hutchings, student intern, and Stephen W. Badenhop, archival assistant, in July 2008.
Agency History
4-H is a non-formal educational, youth development program offered to individuals from age five to nineteen to encourage hands-on,
experiential learning that allows learning by doing. This youth development program began in 1902 when Albert Belmont Graham,
superintendent of Springfield Township Schools, in Clark County, Ohio, organized a youth program to further agricultural learning
through applied involvement. The group became known as the "Boy's and Girl's Agricultural Club." Graham's program quickly
spread to other counties through the influence and cooperation of the Ohio State University. In 1914, the Smith-Lever Act
placed the agricultural clubs under the control of the Ohio State University Extension Office. Two years later in 1916 the
organization formally became known as 4-H.
Sandusky County 4-H Clubs began operating in 1923, making it one of the earlier organizations to form in the state, when fourteen
clubs were organized with 29 advisors and 124 members. In 1922 the state of Ohio only had 4-H groups in eighteen counties.
Some of the first clubs in the county from 1924 included the following:
- Blue Bird Sewing Circle - Rice Township
- Busy Bee - Clyde
- Busy Bee - Rollersville Rural
- Busy Bee - Rollersville School
- Busy Bees - York Township
- Green Creek Food Club - Clyde
- Green Spring Junior - Green Springs
- Jackson Township Calf Club - Jackson Township
- Jackson Township Pig Club - Jackson Township
- Lafalot Sewing Club - Jackson Township
- Princes Pat - York Township
- Pure Blood Pig Club - Green Springs
- Rice Township Willing Workers Club - Rice Township
- S.E.W. - Green Springs
- The Pride of Ball Clothing Club - Ball School
- The Willing Workers - Ladd Ridge
- Willing Workers - Lindsey
- Willing Workers - Woodville
From its meager beginnings in the early 1920s the 4-H program blossomed in Sandusky County, as it did on the state level.
In 1952, the county organization had 65 clubs with 148 advisors and 981 members. Presently, in 2008 there are forty-four 4-H
Clubs throughout Sandusky County.
Sandusky County 4-H members have been very active. Youths have participated in 4-H camp since 1923 to the present day. In
1928, Sandusky County sent its first representatives to the 4-H Club Congress at the Ohio State University. Delegates to this
first annual event included:
- Norman Hasselbach - Rice Township
- Wilda Price - Ballville Township
- Haldon Sabroske - Ballville Township
- Irene Smith - York Township
- Guilia Wertz - Scott Township
- Marie Pember (Advisor) - Scott Township
4-H has sponsored a variety of community events ranging from tree plantings to chicken barbecues. Members have been energetic
participants in the Sandusky County Fair displaying livestock and home economics projects, while also operating diary bar
facilities at the fairgrounds in the early 1970s. Other past activities have included soybean growing contests in 1965 and
1966 and certain members attended vegetable growing tours in California, Florida, New Jersey and New York. All of these efforts
of the Sandusky County 4-H Clubs have helped realize the 4-H goal of fostering "a community of young people across America
who are learning leadership, citizenship and life skills."
Scope and Content
The records of the Sandusky County Cooperative Extension Office 4-H Clubs contain membership records, subject files, reports,
printed material and photographic material. The collection of six linear feet ranging from 1923 to 2008, with some gaps in
the 1930s, 1940s and 1990s.
There is extensive information about memberships, including lists of members, junior leaders, advisors, adult volunteers and
clubs. Many of the subject files deal with 4-H projects, reports, score sheets, banquets and 4-H camp. Large groups of the
subject files deal with both agriculture and home economics. Sugar beets, corn, and vegetables in general are some of the
subject files dealing with agriculture. While the home economics subject files mainly deal with upcoming events, trips, irrigation
workshops, electric programs, and even "how to" pamphlets designed specifically for young women to learn more about electricity
(1957). There is also an extensive list of both boy and girl winners from the years 1962 to 1974, from the Sandusky County
Fair. Another extensive group of subject files on clubs deals with their congress, facts, score sheets, and their history.
Many clubs were mainly centered on the subjects of agriculture and home economics. Their club names including Blue Bird Sewing
Circle (1924) and the Jolly Livestock 4-H Club (1929) are centered on what they do. Although the Sandusky County 4-H subject
files vary from topic to topic, they are generally centered on agriculture and home economics.
There is a large section of newspaper clippings, ranging from 1950 to 1980. The newspaper clippings include articles dealing
with 4-H winners at the Sandusky County Fair; along with other articles dealing with up coming events that different 4-H clubs
were hosting. The collection also has numerous reports dealing with enrollment status, fair premiums, project tally and statistics
(1970-1980), which reflect how big 4-H had come to be in Sandusky County. Printed material includes manuals, booklets and
programs, which discuss 4-H related activities and programs. Positive prints and slides make up the photographic material
in this collection. The photographs are of various 4-H related events and activities, mainly the Sandusky County Fair. The
slides highlight 4-H activities, meetings, programs, 4-H Camp, along with agricultural, livestock and home economic projects.
Together the large quantity of membership lists and subject files reflect what 4-H has been and is in Sandusky County.
Series Description
PROCEEDINGS
MEMBERSHIP RECORDS
1924-1985
Arranged chronologically
Membership and advisor enrollment records from the various 4-H Clubs in Sandusky County, Ohio; some items are oversized
SUBJECT FILES
SUBJECT FILES - MISCELLANEOUS
1927-1985
Arranged alphabetically
Subject files containing information about projects, programs, 4-H Camp, livestock shows and sales and agricultural issues
REPORTS
REPORTS
1923-1985
Arranged alphabetically
Various statistical reports including enrollment status reports, fair premium reports and club statistic reports; some items
are oversized
SCRAPBOOK MATERIALS
NEWSCLIPPINGS
1950-1980
Arranged chronologically
4-H related newclippings taken mostly from the Fremont News-Messenger about county 4-H activities and programs
PRINTED MATERIAL
PRINTED MATERIAL - MISCELLANEOUS
1935-2008
Arranged alphabetically
Miscellaneous printed material including manuals, booklets and programs discussing 4-H related activities and programs
PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL
POSITIVE PRINTS
Miscellaneous photographs of various 4-H related events including the Sandusky County Fair and other group activities
SLIDES
1954-1973
Original order
Slides highlighting 4-H activities, meetings, programs, 4-H Camp, along with agricultural, livestock and home economic projects
Inventory
Box 1
Folders
- Membership Records, 1924
- Membership Records, 1927
- Membership Records, 1929
- Membership Records, 1930
- Membership Records, 1931
- Membership Records, 1932
- Membership Records, 1933
- Membership Records, 1934
- Membership Records, 1935
- Membership Records, 1936
- Membership Records, 1937
- Membership Records, 1938
- Membership Records, 1939
- Membership Records, 1940
- Membership Records, 1941
- Membership Records, 1942
- Membership Records, 1943
Box 2 Folder
- Membership Records, 1944
- Membership Records, 1945
- Membership Records, 1946
- Membership Records, 1947
- Membership Records, 1948
- Membership Records, 1949
- Membership Records, 1950
- Membership Records, 1951
- Membership Records, 1952
- Membership Records, 1953
Box 3 Folder
- Membership Records, 1954
- Membership Records, 1955
- Membership Records, 1956
- Membership Records, 1957
- Membership Records, 1958
- Membership Records, 1959
- Membership Records, 1960
- Membership Records, 1961
Box 4 Folder
- Membership Records, 1962
- Membership Records, 1963
- Membership Records, 1964
- Membership Records, 1965
- Membership Records, 1966
- Membership Records, 1967
Box 5 Folder
- Membership Records, 1968
- Membership Records, 1969
- Membership Records, 1970
- Membership Records, 1971
- Membership Records, 1972
- Membership Records, 1973
Box 6 Folder
- Membership Records, 1974
- Membership Records, 1975
- Membership Records, 1976
- Membership Records (Advisors), 1982
- Membership Records (Clubs), 1982
- Membership Records (Members), 1982
- Membership Records (Advisors), 1983
- Membership Records (Clubs), 1983
- Membership Records (Members), 1983
- Membership Records (Advisors), 1984
- Membership Records (Clubs), 1984
- Membership Records (Members), 1984
Box 7 Folder
- 4-H 75th Anniversary Plate Sales, 1977
- 4-H Camp, 1972
- 4-H Camp, 1973
- 4-H Camp, 1974
- 4-H Camp, 1974
- Advisor's Banquet, 1970-1977
- Agriculture & Home Economics, 1968-1976
- Area Tomato School, 1975
- Bicentennial Tree planting, 1975-1976
- Boys Winners & Awards, 1962-1966
- Boys winners & Awards, 1967-1974
- Chicken Barbeque, 1973-1974
- Club Congress, 1928-1975
- Club Facts, 1948
- Club Histories, 1958-1977
- Club score Sheets, 1971
Box 8 Folder
- Corn, 1969-1974
- Corn Blight Booklets, 1970-1971
- Electric Program, 1952-1957
- Evaluation Sheets, 1979
- Girls Winners & Awards, 1962-1966
- Girls Winners & Awards, 1967-1974
- Glen Geib Recognition, 1974
- Honors Club Score Sheets, 1965-1972
- Honors Club Score Sheets, 1973-1974
- Irrigation Workshop, 1975
- Junior Leadership Club, 1960-1974
Box 9 Folder
- Junior Leadership Dairy Bar, 1971
- Junior Leadership Dairy Bar, 1972
- Junior Leadership Dairy Bar, 1973
- Junior Leadership Dairy Bar, 1974
- Legislators' Tour, 1975
- Livestock Judging Sheets, 1970-1975
- Livestock Score Sheets, 1928
- Livestock Show & Sale, 1970
- Livestock Show & Sale, 1971
- Livestock Show & Sale, 1973
- Livestock Show & Sale, 1974
- Miscellaneous Materials, 1945
- Miscellaneous Materials, 1964
- Miscellaneous Materials, 1972
- Miscellaneous Materials, 1973
- Miscellaneous Materials, 1974
- Miscellaneous Materials, 1976
- Miscellaneous Materials, 1977
- Miscellaneous Materials, 1981
- Miscellaneous Materials, 1985
- Miscellaneous Materials, n.d.
Box 10 Folder
- News Subscription List, 1973-1974
- Nomination Forms, 1972-1974
- Ohio National 4-H Foundation Fund, 1970-1973
- Ohio State Fair, 1948-1965
- Patrick Perry - Work Study Employee, 1970-1971
- Poultry Schools, 1968
- Prize Winners in Food Clubs, 1927
- Sandusky County Fair Trophy Awards, 1951-1959
- Sandusky County 4-H Horse Awards Banquet, 1974
- Sandusky County Junior Fair, 1947
- Sandusky County Junior Fair Trophy & Ribbon Orders, 1971-1976
- Score Sheets, 1972-1974
- Soybeans, 1973-1975
- Soybean Growing Contest, 1965
- Soybean Growing Contest, 1966
- Soybean Referendum, 1973-1975
- Soybean Test Plots, 1971-1972
- Steer Enrollment, 1973-1976
- Sugar Beets (1), 1968-1975
Box 11 Folder
- Sugar Beets (2), 1968-1975
- Vegetables, 1961-1975
- Vegetable Growers' Tour - Brighton, N. J., 1968
- Vegetable Growers' Tour - California, 1971
- Vegetable Growers' Tour - California & Hawaii, 1972
- Vegetable Growers' Tour - Florida, 1968
- Vegetable Growers' Tour - New York, 1969
- Wild Life Conservation, 1960-1963
Box 12 Folder
- Club Membership Statistics Report, 1923-1952
- Enrollment Status Report, 1982
- Enrollment Status Report, 1983
- Enrollment Status Report, 1984
- Fair Premium Club Report, 1969
- Fair Premium Club Report, 1973
- Fair Premium Club Report, 1975
- Fair Premium Club Report, 1982
- Fair Premium Club Report, 1983
- Fair Premium Club Report, 1984
- Fair Premium Project Report, 1972
- Fair Premium Project Report, 1973
- Fair Premium Project Report, 1974
- Fair Premium Project Report, 1975
- Fair Premium Project Report, 1982
- Years in Club Work Report, 1982
Box 13 Folder
- 4-H News Clippings, 1950
- 4-H News Clippings, 1959
- 4-H News Clippings, 1964
- 4-H News Clippings, 1965
- 4-H News Clippings, 1966
- 4-H News Clippings, 1968
- 4-H News Clippings, 1969
- 4-H News Clippings, 1970
- 4-H News Clippings, 1971
- 4-H News Clippings, 1972
- 4-H News Clippings, 1973
- 4-H News Clippings, 1974
- 4-H News Clippings, 1980
- 4-H News Clippings, n.d.
- 4-H Symbol, 1973
- Achievement Programs, 1961-1976
- Advisors' Recognition Luncheon, 1973
- Beet Sugar Association Monthly Reports, 1973
- Beet Sugar Association Monthly Reports, 1974
- Beet Sugar Association Monthly Reports, 1975
- Fremont Area Work Study Results, 1972
- Greenhouse Vegetable Research, 1973-1975
- land Use Legislation Analysis, 1978
Box 14 Folder
- Ohio 4-H Project Reports, 1976-1982
- Ohio 4-H Statistical Reports, 1935-1974
- Ohio Beekeeping Notebook, 1975
- Ohio Forage Crop Evaluation Tests, 1964-1974
- Outdoor Vegetable Crop Research, 1972-1975
- Poultry Management Manual, 1972-1973
- Poultry Task Force Report, 1970
- Quality Assurance Test - Out List, c.2007
- Sandusky County 4-H Activities Summary, 1963
- Sandusky County 4-H Activities Summary, 1964
- Sandusky County 4-H Guidelines, 1983
- Sandusky County 4-H Handbook, 1966
- Sandusky County 4-H Home Economics Committee Flyer, 2008
- Sandusky County 4-H Handbook, 1985
- Sandusky County 4-H Newsletter Family, 2007-2008
- Skillathon Test - Out List, c.2007
- Turkey Research Summary, 1972-1974
Box 15 Folder
- Photographs, n.d
- Slides - Activities, 1967-1973
- Slides - Projects, 1959-1973
- Slides - Home Economics & 4-H Camp, 1954-1973
Oversize - Box 16 Folder
- Membership Records (Advisors), 1976
- Membership Records (Junior Leaders), 1976
- Membership Records (Members), 1976
- Membership Records (Advisors), 1977
- Membership Records (Clubs), 1977
- Membership Records (Junior Leaders), 1977
- Membership Records (Members), 1977
- Membership Records (Advisors), 1978
- Membership Records (Clubs), 1978
- Membership Records (Junior Leaders), 1978
- Membership Records (Members), 1978
- Membership Records (Advisors), 1979
- Membership Records (Clubs), 1979
- Membership Records (Junior Leaders), 1979
- Membership Records (Members), 1979
- Membership Records (Clubs), 1980
- Membership Records (Junior Leaders), 1980
- Membership Records (Clubs), 1981
- Membership Records (Members), 1981
- Membership Records (Adult Volunteers), 1985
- Membership Records (Members), 1985
- Enrollment Status Report, 1980
- Enrollment Status Report, 1981
- Fair Premium Club Report, 1977
- Fair Premium Club Report, 1980
- Fair Premium Club Report, 1981
- Fair Premium Club Report, 1985
- Fair Premium Project Report, 1976
- Fair Premium Project Report, 1979
- Fair Premium Project Report, 1980
- Project Report, 1980
- Project Tally Report, 1976
- Project Tally Report, 1977
- Statistics Report, 1976
- Statistics Report, 1977
- Years in Club Work Report, 1981
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