44.50 Linear Feet, 44 ft. 6 in. (23 record cartons, 15 in. each); (10 oversize record cartons, 17 in. each); (3 document cases,
5 in. each); (1 document case, 2.5 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1.5 in.)
Creator
West Virginia University. College of Agriculture
source
Baker, Barton S.
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
The donor of this collection has transferred rights to the intellectual property they created to the Center. For more information
regarding permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the West Virginia and Regional History Center.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection includes social security numbers in boxes 1, 9, and 19; and personnel files in box 1. The collection also
includes individual data pertaining to specific farms and farmers, which should only be reported in aggregate or as deidentified
information. Due to both of these factors, this collection is restricted for 75 years after the date of record creation. Users
may complete the Agreement for the Use of Restricted Materials to request access to any part of this collection prior to the
expiration of the restriction.
The collection is stored off-site. Researchers should contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center prior to visiting
to ensure materials are available.
Preferred Citation
[Description of item], [Box/folder number], Allegheny Highlands Project Records, A&M 5279, West Virginia and Regional History
Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transfer from the WVU College of Agriculture and Forestry by Baker, Barton S., 2020-2021.
The Allegheny Highlands Project (AHP) was a 10-year research project (1970-1980) conducted by the West Virginia University
College of Agriculture with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation, which was particularly interested in community development
through the AHP. The AHP was an effort to test the implementation of innovative technologies for the production and marketing
of sheep and beef cattle in a mountainous area where agriculture had declined, the West Virginia Highlands. Comprehensive
production, inventory, and financial data was collected on 85 farms representing nine West Virginia counties from 1971 through
1979. The data collected in a computer system called ELFAC helped farmers determine their tax status, credit rating, and
generally to facilitate farm management decisions through the analysis of costs for labor, feed, machinery, capital turnover,
and production.
A multidisciplinary team of specialists in agronomy, animal science, farm management, and veterinary medicine worked together
to provide producers with a package of recommendations to increase production and/or profitability. The AHP had three Project
Directors: Robert Maxwell, 1970-1975; Frank Woodson, 1975-1977; and Barton Baker, 1978-1979. An extensive overview and independent
assessment of the Project can be found in Lee Balliet's report Stimulating Livestock Production in the Allegheny Highlands: An Economic, Social, and Attitudinal Evaluation of a University
Pilot Program , 1977. A draft copy is in Box 5 of this collection.
-Text taken from papers by Barton S. Baker and Robert H. Maxwell and a report by Lee Balliet
The Allegheny Highlands Project Records consist of the administrative files of the Allegheny Highlands Project (AHP), September
1970-July 1980, as well as records of farming activities of farm cooperators enrolled in the program. Administrative records
for the operation of the AHP include planning documents, policies and correspondence, budgets and other financial documents,
progress reports, vendor records, promotional materials including information sheets, and job applications and other personnel-related
papers including WVU faculty reviews.
The records for individual farms include data sheets and computer printouts for each participant as well as aggregate data
processed by a computer system called ELFAC. Data sheets submitted monthly and annually, financial records, and ELFAC printouts
for each cooperator farm comprise the majority of the records in this collection. ELFAC printouts include tax data, detailed
operating statements, cash summaries, and financial summaries by month (circa 1971-1975). The individual farm records also
include soil and forage testing results with farm maps (circa 1971-1979). Counties represented by farmers include Randolph,
Upshur, Lewis, Grant, Pocahontas, Tucker, Barbour, Harrison, and Pendleton.
Audiovisual materials include a promotional film and an audio recording of radio segments. Photographs show livestock, farms,
administrators and participants, and field days.
The collection also includes some organizational records, including minutes, for Mountaineers for Rural Progress, 1971-1981.
Progress Reports Made to Rockefeller Foundation, Proposals for Renewed Funding, AHP Booklets
1970-1981
Mixed Materials Box: 6
Budget Items--Vendors, Expenses, Some Personnel (Includes 2 ledger books)
1971-1981
Mixed Materials Box: 7
ELFAC Data Sheets by County and Farm Name
1979
Mixed Materials Box: 8
ELFAC Data Sheets Roughly by County
1970-1980
Mixed Materials Box: 9
Renewal Proposal, Lease Agreements, Assignment Structure, Other Administrative Documents
1973-1979
Mixed Materials Box: 10
Completed Monthly Data Forms for ELFAC Records by Cooperators [Farmers] (Forms Include Data for Purchases, Vendors, Amount,
and Dates)
1977
Mixed Materials Box: 11
Completed Monthly Data Forms for ELFAC Records by Cooperators [Farmers] (Forms Include Data for Purchases, Vendors, Amount,
and Dates)
1978
Mixed Materials Box: 12
Completed Monthly Data Forms for ELFAC Records by Cooperators [Farmers] (Forms Include Data for Purchases, Vendors, Amount,
and Dates)
1976
Mixed Materials Box: 13
Completed Monthly Data Forms for ELFAC Records by Cooperators [Farmers] (Forms Include Data for Purchases, Vendors, Amount,
and When)
1975
Mixed Materials Box: 14
Completed Monthly Data Forms for ELFAC Records by Cooperators [Farmers] (Forms Include Data for Purchases, Vendors, Amount,
and Dates)
1972, 1974
Mixed Materials Box: 15
Completed Monthly Data Forms for ELFAC Records by Cooperators [Farmers] (Forms Include Data for Purchases, Vendors, Amount,
and Dates)
1973
Mixed Materials Box: 16
Completed Monthly Data Forms for ELFAC Records by Cooperators [Farmers] (Forms Include Data for Purchases, Vendors, Amount,
and Dates)
1971
Mixed Materials Box: 17
Completed Monthly Data Forms for ELFAC Records by Cooperators [Farmers] (Forms Include Data for Purchases, Vendors, Amount,
and Dates)
1972
Mixed Materials Box: 18
Vendors' Invoices, Statements, Receipts for Items and Services, A-Q
1972-1981
Mixed Materials Box: 19
Vendors' Invoices, Statements, Receipts for Items and Services, S-Z; Payroll for Farm Laborers
1970-1980
Mixed Materials Box: 20
Records Printed from the ELFAC Computer System for Each Cooperator/Farmer (Records Include Expenditures for Taxes, Operations,
Etc., and Other Financial Summaries)
1970-1979
Mixed Materials Box: 21
Records Printed from the ELFAC Computer System for Each Cooperator/Farmer (Records Include Expenditures for Taxes, Operations,
Etc., and Other Financial Summaries)
1970-1979
Mixed Materials Box: 22
Records Printed from the ELFAC Computer System for Each Cooperator/Farmer (Records Include Expenditures for Taxes, Operations,
Etc., and Other Financial Summaries)
1970-1979
Mixed Materials Box: 23
Records Printed from the ELFAC Computer System for Each Cooperator/Farmer (Records Include Expenditures for Taxes, Operations,
Etc., and Other Financial Summaries)
1970-1979
Mixed Materials Box: 24
Records Printed from the ELFAC Computer System for Each Cooperator/Farmer (Records Include Expenditures for Taxes, Operations,
Etc., and Other Financial Summaries)
1970-1979
Mixed Materials Box: 25
Records Printed from the ELFAC Computer System for Each Cooperator/Farmer (Records Include Expenditures for Taxes, Operations,
Etc., and Other Financial Summaries)
1970-1979
Mixed Materials Box: 26
Records Printed from the ELFAC Computer System for Each Cooperator/Farmer (Records Include Expenditures for Taxes, Operations,
Etc., and Other Financial Summaries)
1970-1979
Mixed Materials Box: 27
Records Printed from the ELFAC Computer System for Each Cooperator/Farmer (Records Include Expenditures for Taxes, Operations,
Etc., and Other Financial Summaries)
1970-1979
Mixed Materials Box: 28
Farm Records for Depreciation for Taxes
1970-1979
Mixed Materials Box: 29
Records Printed from the ELFAC Computer System for Each Cooperator/Farmer (Records Include Expenditures for Taxes, Operations,
Etc., and Other Financial Summaries)
1970-1979
Mixed Materials Box: 30
Miscellaneous Material
1970-1974
Scope and Contents
Includes newspaper clippings, printed material, banquet information, a large folded map, photographic material, and audiovisual
material.
Photographic material includes approximately 40 photographs (circa 1970s), some with written descriptions on the back, of
livestock, men, men and women in lab coats, and farms. Also includes negatives and proofs. Also includes slides of Field Day
1973 September 30 (over 40 in 2 containers) and a second copy of Field Day (17 slides).
Audiovisual material includes a 6.35mm reel-to-reel tape, "Six on Sheep," six 5-minute public affairs programs; and a 5-minute
silent color film (1973?) about a trip to Iowa involvng work with cattle and sheep.
Mixed Materials Box: 31
Agreements, Reports, Annual Data Sheets by Farm
1974-1977
Mixed Materials Box: 32
Newsletters, Correspondence with Cooperators, Mountaineers for Rural Progress Records
1971-1981
Mixed Materials Box: 33
Printed Ledgers from the West Virginia University Foundation for the Allegheny Highlands Project Funding
1976-1978
Mixed Materials Box: 34
Depreciation Records and Other Financial Data
1973-1979
Mixed Materials Box: 35
Soil Tests Managed by Barton Baker for Each Farm, including Maps and Lab Reports
1971-1978
Mixed Materials Box: 36
Soil Tests Managed by Barton Baker for Each Farm, including Maps and Lab Reports
1971-1981
Mixed Materials Box: 37
Soil and Forage Tests Managed by Barton Baker for Each Farm, including Maps and Lab Reports
1973-1978
Mixed Materials Box: 38
Cancelled Checks and Check Stubs
1972-1980
Scope and Contents
This bank account was owned by Robert Maxwell since at the time the University and the State of West Virginia could not reimburse
for many purchases needed for the operation and efficiency of the Allegheny Highlands Project. Maxwell was reimbursed for
personal funds expended for the Project.
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