Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
MS 695
IFYE Association of the USA
Records, 1948-2012, undated
Descriptive summary
| creator: | IFYE Association of the USA |
| title: | Records |
| dates: | 1948-2012, undated |
| extent: | 4 linear feet (4 document boxes, 3 oversize boxes, 1 map case folder, 1 half-document box) |
| collection number: | MS 695 |
| repository: | Special Collections and University Archives Department, Iowa State University. |
| language: | English |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections and University Archives Department |
| preferred citation: | IFYE Association of the USA Records, MS 695, Special Collections and University Archives Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Access points
| People, Families, and Corporate Bodies: | International Farm Youth Exchange IFYE Association of the USA |
| Places: | |
| Subjects: | Agriculture -- International cooperation -- Societies, etc. |
| Genres: | Scrapbooks |
Abstract
The IFYE Association of the USA, Inc., originally the International Farm Youth Exchange and later the International Four-H Youth Exchange, was founded in 1948 for young adults to increase international understanding and cooperation. The program is a three to six month exchange program in which 4-H alumni and other young adults interested in a rural living experience live with a host family in another country and take part in the family's daily activities. The collection includes bylaws, meeting minutes, newsletters, leaflets, reports, publications, histories, scrapbooks, conference programs, and photographs. The scrapbooks primarily contain information on the conferences. Also included are transcripts of oral histories documenting the experiences of delegates during the association's first exchange in 1948. |
Historical note
The International Farm Youth Exchange (IFYE) was founded in 1948 by the National 4-H Foundation after World War II to promote greater international understanding and cooperation. The first two-way exchange took place in 1948, with seventeen young Americans traveling to seven different countries in Western Europe and six Europeans traveling to the United States to live with host families for six months. It was this exchange that led to the development of IFYE. The program was funded in the United States by the National 4-H Foundation and later by the National 4-H Council. In 1973, IFYE changed its name to International Four-H Youth Exchange. In 1992, the National 4-H Council decided it would only fund programs for young people under the age of 19, which resulted in the loss of 4-H funding for IFYE. Individual states were able to continue conducting the exchange programs directly with other countries, if the state would provide the funding. In 1999, the IFYE Association took on the responsibility of funding the IFYE program. In 2012, the IFYE Association changed its name to IFYE Association of the USA, Inc., which continues to support the exchange program. The program has been a three to six month exchange program with a vision of promoting "Peace Through Understanding." 4-H alumni and other young adults interested in a rural living experience who participate in the international exchange program live with a host family in another country and take part in the family's daily activities. |
Collection description
This collection (1952-2012, undated) contains bylaws, meeting minutes, newsletters, leaflets, publications, histories, reports, scrapbooks, conference programs, and photographs. The scrapbooks primarily contain information on the conferences including photographs and programs. Also included are transcripts of oral histories documenting the experiences of delegates during the association's first exchange in 1948. Oral histories are filed under the delegate's name. |
Related materials
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Organization
This collection is listed chronologically. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
5 |
5 |
Pre-exchange |
1948 |
3 |
1 |
Delegate: Anderson, Lois White (1 VHS tape) |
1948 circa |
5 |
4 |
Photograph: IFYE delegates (3 b/w photos) |
1948, undated |
3 |
2 |
Delegate: Creamer, Anna Hansen |
1948-1999, undated |
2 |
14 |
1948 post-exchange |
1949 |
3 |
18 |
Exchange documentation, news clippings |
1949 |
1 |
12 |
IFYE Report for 1949 |
1949 circa |
1 |
1 |
Alumni Conference |
1952 |
6 |
1 |
Scrapbook (33 b/w, 8 color photographs) |
1952-1989 |
2 |
1 |
Scrapbook: Donna Tucker (5 b/w, 2 color photographs) |
1953 |
5 |
17-18 |
Alumni Association: newsletters (IFYE News) |
1953-1985 |
1 |
10 |
IFYE News (newsletter) |
1953-1984 |
1 |
2 |
Alumni Conference |
1954 |
3 |
20 |
Exchanges to the US |
1954-1997 |
4 |
2 |
IFYE Conferences: alumni association and national conferences |
1956, 1966-1996, undated |
5 |
1 |
National IFYE conference program |
1956-2011 |
1 |
16 |
Scrapbook (48 b/w, 2 color photographs) |
1958-1988, undated |
5 |
16 |
Alumni Association: financial records |
1959-1973 |
1 |
5 |
Board of Directors meeting minutes |
1961-1966 |
Map Case |
C406 D012 |
International Farm Youth Exchange First World Conference poster |
1965 |
4 |
11 |
Manuscript "IFYE Past" first world IFYE alumni conference |
1965 |
2 |
3 |
World IFYE Alumni Conference (1st) |
1965 |
1 |
9 |
Histories of IFYE, biographies of original 1948 delegates |
1966-1978 |
1 |
6 |
Board of Directors meeting minutes |
1967-1969 |
3 |
19 |
Exchange mid-point conference |
1969 |
1 |
14 |
Mid-point Conference |
1969 |
1 |
3 |
Alumni Conference |
1970 |
1 |
7 |
Board of Directors meeting minutes |
1970-1974 |
2 |
4 |
World Conference (2nd) |
1972 |
5 |
14 |
World IFYE conference program |
1972-2008 |
4 |
3 |
IFYE News |
1972-2011 |
5 |
11 |
Unity in diversity conference programs |
1973 |
5 |
19 |
Alumni Association: timeline of highlights |
1973 circa |
5 |
20 |
Alumni conferences: schedules, surveys |
1973-1982, undated |
4 |
13 |
National IFYE conference directory |
1974-1997 |
1 |
13 |
Informational leaflets |
1976, undated |
2 |
5 |
World Conference (3rd) |
1977 |
5 |
10 |
Survey of international exchange programs |
1981 |
4 |
9 |
International banquet program |
1981-1983 |
5 |
15 |
Alumni Association: by-laws, advisory committee report, policy manual |
1981-1986, undated |
5 |
21 |
Alumni conferences: survey from 1982 conference |
1982 |
2 |
6 |
World Conference (4th) |
1982 |
2 |
2 |
Striegal, Jerome Dean: in memorium |
1984 |
5 |
8 |
State plan for testing curriculum materials |
1987 |
2 |
7 |
World Conference (5th) (1 color photograph) |
1987 |
1 |
4 |
Alumni reunion - Class of 1949: correspondence |
1989 |
2 |
13 |
6th IFYE world conference picture book |
1992 |
2 |
8 |
World Conference (6th) |
1992 |
3 |
21 |
Foreign exchange documents with Japan |
1993-1997 |
3 |
22 |
"Gaining an understanding for the global society" guide |
1994 |
4 |
14 |
National IFYE conference handbook |
1994-2001 |
3 |
12 |
Delegate: Samuelson, Armin (1948) |
1995, 1999 |
4 |
6 |
Incorporation documents (Colorado) |
1996-2002 |
4 |
12 |
Minutes |
1996-2009 |
2 |
12 |
4-H (type) youth organizations around the world |
1997 |
5 |
9 |
Statistical information |
1997 |
1 |
11 |
IFYE News (newsletter) |
1997, 2007 |
2 |
15 |
Annual reports |
1997-2003 |
3 |
23 |
Global education design team executive summary |
1998 |
2 |
16 |
Bylaws |
1998, undated |
3 |
26 |
Host family materials including: applications (blank), orientation handouts, behavioral and cultural information |
1998-2003, undated |
2 |
17 |
Celebrating 50 years of IFYE book |
1999 |
3 |
3 |
Delegate: Dankenbring, Ray (1948) (1 b/w photo) |
1999 |
3 |
16 |
Delegate: Green, Rita Bott (1948) |
1999 |
3 |
5 |
Delegate: Hoffman, Paul (1948) |
1999 |
3 |
6 |
Delegate: Hranicky, Roy (1948) |
1999 |
3 |
8 |
Delegate: Langseth, Rodney (1948) |
1999 |
3 |
10 |
Delegate: Lindahl, Shirley Weger (1948) |
1999 |
3 |
11 |
Delegate: Mawby, Russ (1948) |
1999 |
3 |
13 |
Delegate: Schackelford, Bill (1948) |
1999 |
3 |
14 |
Delegate: Shofner, Alics Gilliaum (1948) (4 color photographs) |
1999 |
3 |
15 |
Delegate: Stillings, Helen Ochsner (1948) (1 color photograph) |
1999 |
5 |
2 |
News release of joint relationship and application for reinstatement of non-profit status |
1999, 2002 |
3 |
7 |
Delegate: Kavanaugh, Ruth Akehurst (1948) (1 VHS tape) |
1999, undated |
3 |
9 |
Delegate: Larson, Charles (Chuck) (1948) |
1999, undated |
4 |
1 |
Hosting information |
1999, undated |
4 |
4 |
IFYE Voice, The |
1999-2002 |
3 |
24 |
Global network binder |
2000 |
4 |
10 |
International Four-H Youth Exchange documents |
2000 |
2 |
11 |
4-H reports and evaluations |
2002 |
2 |
18 |
Counselor job description/4-H Flex training conference for coordinators |
2002 |
2 |
10 |
4-H promotion and support materials |
2002-2003, undated |
4 |
5 |
IFYE website correspondence |
2002-2007 |
5 |
12 |
"Windows" newsletter and 4-H Flex program |
2002-2007, undated |
3 |
17 |
Directories |
2002-2011 |
1 |
8 |
Bylaws and procedures manual |
2003-2012, undated |
5 |
7 |
State 4-H IFYE program coordinators |
2004 |
7 |
1 |
Scrapbook: 2005 National Great Lakes IFYE Conference (425 color photographs) |
2005 |
1 |
17 |
Scrapbook (3 color photographs) |
2006-2011 |
5 |
13 |
World conference report |
2008 |
2 |
9 |
4-H cookbooks |
2010 |
1 |
15 |
National Conference |
2010 |
3 |
4 |
Delegate: Helwage, Ernest (1948) |
undated |
3 |
25 |
High school acceptance form and code of conduct |
undated |
4 |
7 |
Influence of the IFYE Experience on the United States Delegates, by Richard Tenney |
undated |
4 |
8 |
Informational brochures |
undated |
2 |
19 |
Key to database code abbreviations |
undated |
5 |
3 |
Photograph: IFYE international conference |
undated |
5 |
6 |
Quarterly report #1 guidelines |
undated |