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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)19181967
- Quantity
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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
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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
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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.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
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).
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
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.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
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.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Subgroup 1: Department Administration, 1918-1967Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
---|---|---|---|
Series I: Enrollment |
1928-1963 | ||
Reel | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | 1928-1947 | |
1 | 2 | 1948-1949 | |
1 | 3 | 1949-1950 | |
1 | 4 | 1950-1951 | |
1 | 5 | 1951-1952 | |
1 | 6 | 1952-1953 | |
1 | 7 | 1953-1954 | |
1 | 8 | 1958-1959 | |
1 | 9 | 1959-1960 | |
1 | 10 | 1960-1961 | |
Box | |||
1 | 1958-1963 | ||
Series II: Biennial Reports |
1918-1960 | ||
Reel | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | 1918-1944 | |
1 | 2 | 1956-1958 | |
1 | 3 | 1958-1960 | |
Series III: Curriculum |
1956-1961 | ||
Reel | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | 1956-1957 | |
1 | 2 | 1957-1958 | |
1 | 3 | 1958-1959 | |
1 | 4 | 1960-1961 | |
Series IV: Committees - School of Home
Economics |
1956-1960 | ||
Reel | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | 1956-1957 | |
1 | 2 | 1959-1960 | |
Series V: Gifts |
1957-1960 | ||
Reel | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | 1957-1958 | |
1 | 2 | 1959-1960 | |
Series VI: Correspondence |
1944-1967 | ||
School of Home
Economics |
1944-1960 | ||
Reel | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | 1944-1945 | |
1 | 2 | 1945-1946 | |
1 | 3 | Letters |
1946-1947 |
1 | 4 | Miscellaneous |
1956-1957 |
1 | 5 | 1960-1961 | |
Box | |||
1 | Florence Petzel (dept. chair)
and Martha Gene Sheldon (Texas Tech) |
1958-1959 | |
1 | Teaching positions at other
universities |
1965-1967 | |
Series VII: Curriculum-Course
Outlines |
1950-1967 | ||
Reel | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | General |
|
1 | 2 | MCTRA |
|
1 | 3 | Communications |
1958-1959 |
1 | 4 | Basic
Workshop |
Summer 1957 |
1 | 5 | Deans and Department
Heads Meet |
1956-1957 |
1 | 6 | Dad's Weekend |
1956-1957 |
1 | 7 | Philosophy of Education
Committee |
1956-1957 |
1 | 8 | Kasetsart |
|
1 | 9 | Future Needs of Oregon
State College |
|
1 | 10 | Salaries |
1958-1959 |
1 | 11 | Radio |
1958-1959 |
1 | 12 | Newsletters |
1958-1959 |
1 | 13 | Mother's
Weekend |
1958-1959 |
1 | 14 | Visitors to
Department |
1958-1959 |
1 | 15 | Student
Honesty |
1958-1959 |
1 | 16 | Agriculture School
Meetings |
1959-1960 |
1 | 17 | Television |
1959-1960 |
1 | 18 | Open House - School of
Home Economics |
1961-1962 |
1 | 19 | KOAC |
|
1 | 20 | Field Trip |
1960 |
1 | 21 | Publicity |
1960-1961 |
Box | |||
1 | Summer
Session |
1956-1967 | |
1 | Thesis
abstract |
1950 | |
1 | Beaver Open
House |
1966 | |
Box | |||
1 | Series VIII: Scholarships, Awards and
Fellowships |
1962 |
Subgroup 2: Flax Research (Joan Patterson)Return to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
---|---|---|
Box | ||
1 | Series I: Correspondence |
1947-1954 |
Box | ||
1 | 1947-June 1950 | |
1 | July 1950-1951 | |
1 | 1952-1954 |
Series II: Reports, 1950-1954Return to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
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
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Personal Names
- Patterson, Joan, 1907- (creator)
- Petzel, Florence Eloise (creator)