Interview with Ollie H. Campbell, June 18, 1985

Interview Summary

Ollie Howard Campbell, an agricultural cooperative extension agent in Nelson, Logan, and LaRue Counties, was born in Fulton County, Kentucky on March 18, 1917. He attended college at Murray State University from 1935 to 1937; he then transferred to the University of Kentucky and graduated in 1940 with a B.S. in agriculture. He describes the College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension program, the county-wide and area-wide councils, Farm Bureau, 4-H, and the Southern States Cooperative. Campbell also briefly discusses his relationship with the Red Cross which began while he was prisoner of war in Italy during World War II.

Campbell, a 4-H member since the age of 10, recounts stories of going to 4-H weeks and 4-H camps. He also explains some of the changes in 4-H over the last 50 years. He compares farming conditions then and now, and talks about sitting in on University of Kentucky classes to stay abreast of new techniques and research. Campbell discusses his various titles and positions among the many organizations with which he was a member. He also talks about his parents, two brothers, wife Sara, and his children.

Interview Keyword

Kentucky's Cooperative Extension Service O.H. Campbell

Interview LC Subject

Agriculture. Campbell, O.H., (Ollie Howard), 1917- Campbell, O.H., (Ollie Howard), 1917- --Interviews University of Kentucky University of Kentucky--History University of Kentucky. Cooperative Extension Service

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