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Apparel, Interiors, Housing, and Merchandising Department Records, 1918-1967

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Oregon State University. Apparel, Interiors, Housing, and Merchandising Dept.
Title
Apparel, Interiors, Housing, and Merchandising Department Records
Dates
1918-1967 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.35 cubic foot, (1 box)
1 microfilm reel
Collection Number
RG 028
Summary
The Apparel, Interiors, Housing and Merchandising Department Records document the administration of the department, student enrollment, and curriculum, as well as the research of Joan Patterson into the use of Oregon flax in commercial textiles and fabrics during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Repository
Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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Historical Note

Courses associated with the domestic arts - sewing, dressmaking, house furnishing, and kitchen gardening - were first taught at Oregon Agricultural College in the early 1890s. In 1908 the Domestic Art Department was created, and became the Household Art Dept. in 1918. The name was changed to the Dept. of Clothing, Textiles and Related Arts in 1926, and retained that name for around 60 years. About 1986 the department was changed to Apparel, Interiors, & Merchandising, and by 1990 it was known as Apparel, Interiors, Housing & Merchandising.

Department heads have included Helen Brooks (1911-1917), Helen Lee Davis (1917-1930), Alma C. Fritchoff (1930-1948), Gertrude Strickland (1949-1953), Lucy Lane (1953-1954), Florence Petzel (1954-1961 & 1968-1976), Holly Schrank (1976-1980), and Sally Francis (1983-2000).

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Content Description

Subgroup 1 records document the administration of the department, student enrollment, and curriculum. Subgroup 2 documents the research of Joan Patterson into the use of Oregon flax in commercial textiles and fabrics during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Her research was funded by grants from the Purnell Fund and the Oregon State Flax Board.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is divided into two subgroups: I. Department Administration and II. Flax Research. Subgroup one is divided into eight series: I. Enrollment; II. Biennial Reports; III. Curriculum; IV. Committees - School of Home Economics; V. Gifts; VI. Correspondence; VII. Curriculum-Course Outlines; and VIII. Scholarships; Awards and Fellowships. Subgroup two is divided into two series: I. Correspondence and II. Reports.

Future Additions

Additions to the collection are expected.

Related Materials

Other materials pertaining to this collection are in the College of Home Economics and Education Records (RG 141) and Photographs (P 44) and the Memorabilia Collection.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Flax--Oregon
  • Home economics--Study and teaching--Oregon--Corvallis
  • Textile research--Oregon--Corvallis

Corporate Names

  • Oregon State College. School of Home Economics

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Patterson, Joan, 1907- (creator)
    • Petzel, Florence Eloise (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Lawrence A. Landis.
1993

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