Finding Aid for Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences Photograph File, 1868-2015 | University of Illinois Archives

Title: Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences Photograph File, 1868-2015

ID: 8/1/57

Primary Creator: University of Illinois at U-C. College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Other Creators: Reicks, David

Extent: 28.0 cubic feet

Arrangement:

Boxes 1-18: Alphabetically, by Subject

Boxes 19-24, 29: Chronologically

Boxes 24-26: Alphabetically

Boxes 27-28: By Subject

Subjects: Agricultural Research, Animal Science, Child Development, Farming, Farm Machinery, Farm Management, Farm Safety, Forestry, Four-H (4-H)

Agriculture, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences Photograph File, 1868-2015, includes print photos, negatives, contact sheets, 35mm slides, glass slides, lantern slides concerning the departments within ACES, research happening within the departments, events including reunions, banquets, conferences, student groups including 4-H, Hoof and Horn, and Field and Furrow and promotional photos related to various ACES publications. Photos depict farm and research animals, farms in Illinois, agricultural machinery, insects relating to research on pesticides and insecticides, and human development photos.

Agricultural instruction was provided for in the Land Grant Act of Congress in 1862 and it was one of the chief aims of the university at its beginning.¹ In 1867, the Board of Trustees established the Agricultural Department, made up of the School of General Agriculture and the School of Horticulture, Fruit-growing, and Landscape Gardening.² It was formally recognized as a College and the dean's office was established in 1877.³ The dean is appointed biennially by the Board of Trustees and his duties include: preparing the budget; representing and reporting on the college to outside authorities; and coordinating the activities of the departments and special offices.⁴ The dean is also responsible for the operations of the Office of Publications and the Office of Agricultural Communications, both established in 1966,⁵ and the Office of International Agricultural Programs, which was established in 1966 to coordinate college-wide programs such as the International Soybean Program.⁶ In 1965, the title of the office changed from Dean of the College, Director of the Experiment Station, and Director of the Cooperative Extension Service to Dean of the College of Agriculture.⁷

1. Board of Trustees Transactions, 1st Report, Laws Concerning the Industrial University, Laws of Congress, p. 1-3; 1st Report, May 7, 1867, p. 47.

2. Board of Trustees Transactions, 1st Report, May 8, 1867, p. 50.

3. Board of Trustees Transactions, 9th Report, June 7, 1877, p. 45.

4. University of Illinois Statutes, May 17, 1972, p. 12-14

5. Board of Trustees Transactions, 54th Report, October 13, 1966, p. 169.

6. Board of Trustees Transactions, 54th Report, September 21, 1966, p. 84.

7. Board of Trustees Transactions, 53rd Report, February 17, 1965, p. 393.

Agricultural Research
Animal Science
Child Development
Farming
Farm Machinery
Farm Management
Farm Safety
Forestry
Four-H (4-H)

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Other Note: 147

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/0801057.pdf

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