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A National Compendium of 4-H Promotion and Visibility over the Past Century
4-H: An American Idea 1900-1980 And The 4-H Story
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There have been two major authoritative history books published at the national level on 4-H during the first 100 years of its existence.
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"4-H: an American Idea 1900-1980, A History of 4-H," was written by Thomas Wessel and Marilyn Wessel, and published by National 4-H Council in 1982, in cooperation with the Cooperative Extension Service. It documents the record of excellence of the nation's largest youth educational organization, recounting 80 years of change, evolving from a program primarily concerned with improving agricultural production and food preservation to one dedicated to the development of young people. It follows the expansion of 4-H from an almost exclusively rural organization to one serving young people wherever they live – in the city, small town, suburb or on the farm.
Prior to the Wessel book, the major history on 4-H was "The 4-H Story, A History of 4-H Club Work" written by Franklin M. Reck and published by the National 4-H Service Committee in 1951.
The Wessel book does not replace the Reck book, but reinforces it and brings the history 30 years closer to the present.
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Frank Reck, author of "The 4-H Story" stays busy autographing his history book for delegates at the 1951 National 4-H Congress. (From January 1952 National 4-H News)
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Together, they make good resources on 4-H, although neither had the luxury of space to tell the "whole story" on the many faceted areas of 4-H history. Both histories are digitized and appear in the books archives of the 4-H History website.
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Compiled by National 4-H History Preservation Team.
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