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Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Business Number: 540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu
URL: http://spec.lib.vt.edu
Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Laura Katz Smith, Archivist
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the New Farmers of America, Maryland Association, Ms1980-002, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Administrative History
The New Farmers of America (NFA) was national organization for Black 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.
Scope and Content
This collection contains photographs (most of which are annotated), newspaper clippings, and letters from the New Farmers of America, Maryland Association.
Arrangement
The items in this collection are ordered alphabetically.
Separated Material
The six volumes of the Guide for the New Farmers of America , 1938, 1940, 1946, 1952, 1958, 1960, have been removed and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection (S1/N46a). The guide is an organizational manual for members, which contains information on such things as the NFA constitution, programs, and ceremonies. The first two editions are heavily annotated, indicating adaptations and alterations of the national organization taken by the Maryland Association of the NFA.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- African Americans -- History
- Agriculture
- New Farmers of America. Maryland Association
- Science and Technology
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the New Farmers of America, Maryland Association Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).
Container List
Approximately 9 images showing things such as a table-top farm model; outdoor exhibits of birdhouses and farm artifacts; working farms; and an animal husbandry class.
Approximately 15 images showing the Banneker High School NFA Chapter in Loveville, Maryland, as well as scenes of a school beautification project, various groups, and award ceremonies.
Approximately 3 images, with one type sheet describing them, showing the Banneker High School NFA Chapter on a week's camping trip in Ridge, Maryland.
Approximately 9 images, annotated on the back, showing NFA activities at the Douglas School in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
Approximately 29 images, many annotated, showing scenes of the Maryland NFA state convention activities, including group photographs, award presentations, and exhibit areas.
Approximately 5 images showing award winners and officers of the NFA.
Approximately 17 images showing farm scenes, tobacco crops, and a display of hams.
This file includes nine mounted newspaper clippings; five mounted photos on scrapbook pages with annotations; four 3" x 5" typed cards outlining a speech on the history of the NFA given on 11 April 1957; and one letter from David H. Smith (Banneker High School) to Professor J. A. Oliver (Princess Anne College, Maryland).