Finding Aid of the Ruth Current Papers, 1926 - 1967, PC.1353

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Finding Aid of the Ruth Current Papers, 1926 - 1967, PC.1353

Abstract

Miss Ruth Current (1900-1967), a native of Rowan County, began her association with North Carolina State Extension Service in January, 1928, as home demonstration agent in Statesville and served in that capacity until November 1, 1930. Later she served successively as district home demonstration agent for the Southwest District (1930-1937), state home demonstration agent (1937-1958), and assistant director of extension in charge of home economics programs (1958-1961). The personal papers of Ruth Current include correspondence, clippings, photographs, speeches, articles, notes, reports, newsletters, bulletins, programs, booklets, a notebook, and other miscellaneous items related to her work in the home demonstration field.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Ruth Current Papers
Call Number
PC.1353
Creator
Current, Ruth
Date
1926 - 1967
Extent
1.400 cubic feet
Language
English
Repository
State Archives of North Carolina

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], P.C.1353, Ruth Current Papers, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, USA.

Collection Overview

Miss Ruth Current (1900-1967), a native of Rowan County, began her association with North Carolina State Extension Service in January, 1928, as home demonstration agent in Statesville and served in that capacity until November 1, 1930. Later she served successively as district home demonstration agent for the Southwest District (1930-1937), state home demonstration agent (1937-1958), and assistant director of extension in charge of home economics programs (1958 until her retirement in 1961). For further biographical information, see sketches and clippings in the collection.

The personal papers of Ruth Current include correspondence, clippings, photographs, speeches, articles, notes, reports, newsletters, bulletins, programs, booklets, a notebook, and other miscellaneous items related to her work in the home demonstration field.

General Correspondence (1926-1967, n.d.) of Miss Current contains many letters relative to meetings, programs, speeches, etc., for home demonstration work; letters of Governor Clyde R. Hoey and Dr. Frank P. Graham (1940) concerning the ten-year "Campaign for Balanced Prosperity;" appointments to various committees by Governors Hoey, J. Melville Broughton, and Terry Sanford; congratulations on several awards and "Woman of the Year" honors she received; letters relative to promotion (1958) to assistant director of agriculture extensions; and replies from Georgia Neese Clark (Treasurer of the U.S.), Pearl Buck (Mrs. Richard Walsh), and Eleanor Roosevelt (1950-1951) to invitations to speak at the Annual Farm and Home Week.

Special correspondence contains folders on her promotion (1937) to state home demonstration agent; award as Woman of the Year (1953) by the Chi Omegas; superior service award (1954) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture; retirement (1961) from home demonstration work. Letters, cards, telegrams, news releases, clippings, programs, photographs, and tributes are included.

The subject files contain information on the Governor's Advisory Committee on Education (1954); Home Demonstration Music Program containing copies of "Chimes" (a mimeographed booklet), programs for workshops, pictures, etc. (1950-1961); and information about the United Nations including letters, programs, speeches, reports, clippings, photographs relating to tours to the U.N. by rural women from North Carolina (1950-1960).

Speeches and published materials includes various published reports and studies (1956-1959, n.d.); speeches, releases, notes, tributes, discussions, articles, etc. (1942-1961, n.d.); typed copy for a column in Southern Planter and clippings of these columns (1937-1943); Extension publications, "Green 'n' Growing" (booklet published by N.C. Home Demonstration Clubs), "Extension News," and other miscellaneous newsletters (1940-1961).

Miscellaneous items include a notebook of Miss Current's, containing calendar information, minutes, etc.; clippings relative to "Extension News;" programs of the Peace College Convocation (1964) for which Miss Current was speaker; autographed picture of W. Kerr Scott; various programs of Home Demonstration Club meetings; newsletters and handbook for Delta Kappa Gamma Society.

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Biographical Note

Miss Ruth Current (1900-1967), a native of Rowan County, began her association with North Carolina State Extension Service in January, 1928, as home demonstration agent in Statesville and served in that capacity until November 1, 1930. Later she served successively as district home demonstration agent for the Southwest District (1930-1937), state home demonstration agent (1937-1958), and assistant director of extension in charge of home economics programs (1958 until her retirement in 1961).

For further biographical information, see sketches and clippings in the collection.

Contents of the Collection

Container Count
7 Boxes

Subject Headings

  • Graham, Frank Porter, 1886-1972.
  • Hoey, Clyde Roark, 1877-1954.
  • Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.
  • Sanford, Terry, 1917-1998.
  • Current, Ruth
  • McKimmon, Jane S.
  • Poe, Clarence Hamilton
  • House, Robert B.
  • Frank Porter Graham, 1886-1972
  • Hoey, Clyde Roark
  • Sanford, Terry, 1917-1998
  • Daniels, Jonathan
  • Eure, Thad
  • Green, Paul
  • Reynolds, Robert R.
  • Clark, Georgia Neese
  • Buck, Pearl
  • Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962
  • Home Demonstration Clubs (N.C.)
  • United Nations.
  • North Carolina Advisory Committee on Education
  • Home Demonstration Clubs (N.C.)
  • United Nations
  • Delta Kappa Gamma Society
  • Agriculture--North Carolina--Societies, etc.
  • Education--United States--History--20th century.
  • Girls--Societies and clubs.
  • Home economics.
  • Segregation
  • Women--Education--North Carolina--History--20th century.
  • SOUTHERN PLANTER
  • Governors
  • Congressmen
  • Authors
  • Women
  • Women, Status of
  • Home demonstration work
  • Agricultural extension work
  • Agents
  • Appointment to Office
  • Committees
  • Awards
  • Rural Population
  • Education
  • Desegregation
  • Civil defense
  • Planning
  • Economics
  • Clippings
  • Photographs.
  • Speeches.
  • Acquisitions Information

    Received 16 July 1967; gift of Miss Jeannette Current, Mt. Vernon, Cleveland. Accessioned 11 August 1967.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Betsy Fleshman, August, 1967
    Encoded by Ashley Yandle, August, 2007