MINNESOTA VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE INSTRUCTORS ASSOCIATION:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota Vocational Agriculture Instructors Association, creator. | |
| Title: | Association records. | |
| Dates: | [circa 1900]-1997. | |
| Abstract: | Records of the Minnesota Vocational Agriculture Instructors Association (MVAIA), an association formed to assist vocational agriculture teachers and promote a program for vocational education in agriculture in Minnesota. Membership included vocational agriculture instructors, persons interested in vocational agriculture education, and students preparing to become instructors of vocational agriculture. | |
| Quantity: | 1.05 cubic feet (3 boxes). | |
| Location: | P2596 |
HISTORICAL NOTE
The Minnesota Agriculture Instructors Association was organized in 1911 and in 1917 became known as the Minnesota Vocational Agriculture Instructors Association. In 1999 the association changed its name to the Minnesota Association of Agriculture Educators. The MVAIA was affiliated with the Minnesota Vocational Association, the American Vocational Association, and the National Vocational Agricultural Teachers' Association (NVATA). The MVAIA was also associated with the student organization, Minnesota Future Farmers of America (FFA).
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
Includes the articles of incorporation and bylaws (1940?-1955); minutes (1927-1974); correspondence and miscellaneous materials (1912-1979, 1990-1997); historical information (ca. 1956-1969); photographs (ca. 1900-1920); program of work (1958-1959, 1959-1960); Report and Recommendations: Minnesota Agricultural Education Futuring Project (1989); Aspirations Career Guide (1991); and Identification and Description of Emerging Careers in Agriculture (1996).
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Vocational Agriculture Instructors Association. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 982-157; 983-160; 984-103; 2001-75 (Archives)
Processing Information:
Processed by: Cheri Thies, September 2002; Anne Levin, May 2004
Catalog ID number: 990029062510104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| P2595 | 1 | Articles of Incorporation, Constitution, and By-laws, [1940?]-1955. | |||||||||
| Minutes, 1927-1974. 4 folders. | |||||||||||
| The minutes are very scattered. They document annual meetings and conferences; district meetings; and various committees, including policies and resolutions, program of work, directors, history, contest, and State Fair. Also includes some committee reports. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence and Miscellaneous Materials: | |||||||||||
| 1912-1949. | |||||||||||
| 1950-1953. | |||||||||||
| 1954. | |||||||||||
| 1955. | |||||||||||
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| P2596 | 2 | 1956-1957. | |||||||||
| 1958. | |||||||||||
| 1959. | |||||||||||
| 1960. | |||||||||||
| 1961-1979. | |||||||||||
| 1990-1997. | |||||||||||
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| P2596 | 3 | Historical Information, [circa 1956]-1969. | |||||||||
| Notes and a typed copy of an article, "Scratching the Surface --- of the M.V.A.I.A. History," by Clifford E. Luke, [ca. 1956], published in The Ag Man, Spring 1956; an essay "Vocational Training in Minnesota High Schools," by C. L. McNelly, [ca. 1959]; an article "Minnesota Vocational Education History," by Harold Padelford, in M.V.A. Viewpoints, April 1969. | |||||||||||
| Photographs, [circa 1900-1920]. 21 black and white prints in 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Includes photographs of domestic science classes at Elbow Lake High School (undated), Norway Township graduating class (June 6, 1910), Alberta High School exterior and interior (undated), a Farmer's Short Course corn and potato exhibit (undated), and boys tenting in the Park Life Garden in Minneapolis (1909). | |||||||||||
| Program of Work, 1958-1959, 1959-1960. 2 volumes in 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Include committee reports summarizing activities for the year. | |||||||||||
| Report and Recommendations: Minnesota Agricultural Education Futuring Project, June 1989. | |||||||||||
| Produced by the Blue Ribbon Task Force of the Minnesota Agricultural Education Futuring Project, an initiative of the MVAIA. The report assessed the status of, and made recommendations for, the future of agricultural education in Minnesota. | |||||||||||
| Aspirations Career Guide, 1991. | |||||||||||
| An issue of "Aspirations: Toward Mapping a Career in Agriculture." Developed by The Farmer magazine from a recommendation of a MVAIA task force, "Aspirations" originally appeared in the August 17, 1991 issue of The Farmer. Accompanied by a "Users Guide" directed at librarians, school counselors, and teachers, and a cover letter from the publisher of The Farmer. | |||||||||||
| Identification and Description of Emerging Careers in Agriculture, October 23, 1996. | |||||||||||
| Report submitted to MVAIA, Inc. by the Centre for Education in Agriculture and Extension, Department of Work, Community and Family Education, College of Education and Human Development. | |||||||||||
RELATED MATERIALS
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Agricultural education -- Minnesota.
- Agriculture -- Minnesota.
- Agriculture -- Study and teaching -- Minnesota.
- Agriculture teachers -- Minnesota.
- Vocational education -- Minnesota.
- Vocational teachers -- Minnesota.
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
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