The collection provides a snapshot of the programs and operations of the University
Extension Division from 1962 to 1965, with emphasis on the Field Services Division, the
Administrative Services Division, and new departments and programs established after the
1965 merger of the University Extension Division with UW-Madison extension units. These
include departments such as the Institute of World Affairs Education and programs including
Continuing Education for Women. The materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports,
meeting minutes, newsletters, fliers, brochures, and conference programs.
Correspondents include Extension officials such as Chancellor L.H. Adolfson, Field Services
Director Jack Ferver, and County Agent Joe Tuss. Reports analyze issues including the
Extension Division budget and program development. Meeting minutes document the Field
Services Division and meetings between Dick and specific field agents across Wisconsin in
areas like Beaver Dam. Newsletters from the Extension News Service describe specific
conferences and programs like the 1965 "Great Decisions" discussion groups sponsored by the
Institute of World Affairs and the Extension Division. The collection also includes programs
and correspondence related to events like the May 1, 1965 symposium Antidote for Apathy,
co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin and the Extension Division, and the
November 5-6, 1964 Institute on Milwaukee Negro for Staff of City of Milwaukee Health
Department co-sponsored by the Milwaukee Urban League and the Extension Division Department
of Social Work.
