Scope and Contents: The records contained in this collection document the activities of the Kane County Farm Bureau from 1919 to 1971, with the bulk of the material covering the years 1920 to 1967. The collection contains three basic series: minutes, financial records, and printed material.
Series one includes the minutes of the Executive Committee, by-laws, amendments, agendas, and reports and minutes of various committees for the period 1919 to 1957. Also in this series are lists of the Board of Directors and organizational committees, 1940 to 1952. Most of the material is typed or duplicated but original minutes from 1929 to 1940 are included. Expecting membership rolls, records are lacking for the formative years of the Bureau, 1913 to 1918.
Series two consists primarily of general ledgers and journals, 1920 to 1967. There are membership records, regarding dues, for the years 1930 to 1947, with 1933, 1940, and 1943 missing. Patronage records, December 1935 to March 1942 reflect commercial activities in the prevention and treatment of animal diseases. Insurance records, vouchers, statements, and receipts for the fiscal year August 1956 to July 1957 give a glimpse of typical organizational finances.
Series three, printed materials, is composed mainly of the Kane County Farmer, the official publication of the Kane County Farm Bureau. There are sporadic gaps in the years represented, 1952 to 1971. Also included is the Prairie Farmer’s Director of Farmers and Breeders: Kane County Illinois (1918), the Illinois Agricultural Association’s Annual Report (1940 to 1966), the IAA Record (1969 to 1971), various pamphlets and reports dealing with reviews of legislation (1955, l96l) and problems of the Farm Bureau in Illinois (1953). Various publications from the national organization during the 1950’s complete the series.
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