Descriptive Summary | |
Title: Andrew Soule papers | |
Creator: Soule, Andrew McNairn | |
Inclusive Dates: 1900-1920 | |
Language(s): English | |
Extent: 47 Linear Feet (47 boxes) | |
Collection Number: UA97-083 | |
Repository: University of Georgia Archives |
Andrew Soule served as President of the Georgia State College of Agriculture from 1907 until 1932, when the College was reorganized under the University of Georgia. As President of the Georgia State College of Agriculture, Soule increased public and financial support for the College. Forestry, veterinary medicine, animal husbandry and home economics were established as departments. He implemented a modern program of agricultural studies, initiated the Cooperative Extension program and vastly expanded the faculty. Dr. Soule built a campus from almost nothing. "King Andy's" dynamic leadership moved the College's administrative home from the Georgia State College of Agriculture Board of Trustees back to UGA as it had been prior to the establishment of the Agriculture Board of Trustees in 1906.
Soule was born near Hamilton, Ontario in 1872. Prior to his post at UGA, he worked for the agriculture extension departments at the University of Missouri and the University of Tennessee, and he also served as the dean of the College of Agriculture at Virginia Tech in 1904.
The collection consists of records of the Georgia State College of Agriculture at the University of Georgia primarily from the period under Andrew Soule's leadership, from 1907-1933. Some materials include meeting minutes, trustees' reports, bulletins, circulars, pamphlets, correspondence, event programs, and extension records.
[Item, box, folder], [Collection title, UA#], University Archives, University of Georgia
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