Extension Farm Labor Program collection (United States Crops, Corps, Victory Farm Volunteers and Women's Land Army) collection, 1943-1947

Extension Farm Labor Program collection (United States Crops, Corps, Victory Farm Volunteers and Women's Land Army) collection, 1943-1947

1943-1947

The Extension Farm Labor Program Collection contains reports of the Information Service in the Cooperative Extension Farm Labor Program during the years 1943-1947. These reports contain recruitment information, sample recruitment materials such as posters and brochures and farm labor stories from and about various volunteer farm.

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Labor groups during the World War II period. The reports are liberally illustrated with photographs. These groups include the women's Land Army, U.S. Crop Corps, Victory Farm. Volunteers and others. The Collection also contains reports on activities in the program made by five division chiefs. and Organization; Recruitment and Placement; Labor Utilization: Women's Land Army; and Victory Farm Volunteers.

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AGROVOC Keywords

women

Bibliographic information

Other Subjects

1939-1945; World war; Enlistment; Etc; Recruiting; Archival resources; United states

Language

English

Note

The Women's Land Army was developed in 1943 as part of the Emergency Farm Labor Program under USDA and Extension Service. WLA headed by Florence L. Hall, an economist, had previously worked for USDA's Dairy Bureau and the Extension Service (Carpenter, On the Farm Front) "The WLA effectively recruited, trained, and placed millions of women as labor on national farms." (Carpenter) WLAA - Women's Land Army of America, WWI Colleges Vassar, Bryn Mawr, Mt. Holyoke, among others, established programs that sent students to work on farms during school breaks. Girls and boys were called upon by the Agricultural Extension Services of the 48 states after Congress passed the first farm. labor legislation in April 1943. The Federal Extension Service, in cooperation with other government agencies, had been studying the role youth might play since the fall of 1942 when it became obvious that the labor shortage was the number one obstacle to be hurdled in wartime food production. Some state Extension Services had their plans for a youth program in cooperation with local schools outlined and underway by the time Federal funds were appropriated. The Victory Farm Volunteers were recruited and organized by ...

The Women's Land Army was developed in 1943 as part of the Emergency Farm Labor Program under USDA and Extension Service. WLA headed by Florence L. Hall, an economist, had previously worked for USDA’s Dairy Bureau and the Extension Service (Carpenter, On the Farm Front) “The WLA effectively recruited, trained, and placed millions of women as labor on national farms.” (Carpenter) WLAA – Women’s Land Army of America, WWI Colleges Vassar, Bryn Mawr, Mt. Holyoke, among others, established programs that sent students to work on farms during school breaks. Girls and boys were called upon by the Agricultural Extension Services of the 48 states after Congress passed the first farm. labor legislation in April 1943. The Federal Extension Service, in cooperation with other government agencies, had been studying the role youth might play since the fall of 1942 when it became obvious that the labor shortage was the number one obstacle to be hurdled in wartime food production. Some state Extension Services had their plans for a youth program in cooperation with local schools outlined and underway by the time Federal funds were appropriated. The Victory Farm Volunteers were recruited and organized by ...

Type

Mixed Material; Text; Monographic

Corporate Author

United States. Extension Service. Farm Labor Program.

In AGRIS since: 2024-02-27

Modification date: 2025-04-23

Format: MODS

Data Provider

This bibliographic record has been provided by National Agricultural Library

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Links

https://archivesspace.nal.usda.gov/repositories/4/resources/865/