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Elsie Carper Collection on Extension Service, Home Economics, and 4-H

Items in the Elsie Carper Collection on Extension Service, Home Economics, and 4-H Collection

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4-Her sitting on prize corn yield (1912).

4-Her sitting on prize corn yield (1912).

Canning Club Powell Counties (1915).

Canning Club Powell Counties (1915).

Dairy judging practice (1920).

Dairy judging practice (1920).

NY 4-H delegation on Capitol steps.

NY 4-H delegation on Capitol steps.

Gladys Bull w/ Gertrude Warren (1928).

Gladys Bull w/ Gertrude Warren (1928).

Home Demonstration Agents.

Home Demonstration Agents.

A Century of Progress Arcturus candlelighting (1933).

A Century of Progress Arcturus candlelighting (1933).

3 boys and their baby beef (1933).

3 boys and their baby beef (1933).

Keys to 4-H ambulance given to Red Cross.

Keys to 4-H ambulance given to Red Cross.

4-H station wagon ambulance given to Red Cross.

4-H station wagon ambulance given to Red Cross.

4-H Tractor Program.

4-H Tractor Program.

Junior Leadership Camp flag raising ceremony.

Junior Leadership Camp flag raising ceremony.

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Collection Hierarchy

Manuscripts
- Elsie Carper Collection on Extension Service, Home Economics, and 4-H