Home Economics College Records

Home Economics College Records, 1907-1998

Overview of the Collection

Title: Home Economics College Records
Dates: 1907-1998 (inclusive)
19071998
Quantity: 3 linear feet
Collection Number: Archives 243
Summary: These records include various historical and biographical accounts, reports and reviews of the home economics program, photographs, and press clippings. Also included are files of correspondence, reports and memoranda regarding the 75th anniversary of the program, along with further correspondence and report files concerning the merger with the College of Agriculture in 1982.
Repository: Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions: The Collection is open for research use.
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Home economics, in one form or another, has held a presence at Washington State University since its beginnings. A department of Domestic Economy was established in 1905. The College of Home Economics was formed in 1916. In 1982 it merged with the College of Agriculture.

A short historical account is included in the descriptive finding aid for Records of the Dean of the College of Home Economics, Archives 167. Several historical accounts are included with the body records described below, Archives 243.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The records of the College of Home Economics consist of an assembled historical file, drawn from many sources. The records were assembled over time, chiefly by Alberta Hill. These records include various historical and biographical accounts, reports and reviews of the home economics program, photographs, and press clippings. Also included are files of correspondence, reports and memoranda regarding the 75th anniversary of the program, along with further corresponded and report files concerning the merger with the College of Agriculture in 1982.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The order and arrangement of the records is that used by Dean Hill.

Acquisition Information

Records and papers pertaining to the College/Department of Home Economics were transferred to the Washington State University Libraries in 1999 (Accession Number UA99-06) by Alberta Hill, retired Dean of the College of Home Economics.

Processing Note

The papers were processed by James A. Nazzal, June 2000.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Report from China	1930
1	2	"The New Home Economist,"	1946-1952
1	3	Theses abstracts	1951-1962, 1969-1982
1	4	White Hall building dedication	21 Oct 1960
1	5	"Highlights in Home Economics,"	1961-1978
1	6	Goals	1967-1982
1	7	Summer sessions	1971-1982
1	8	M.S. degree program review	1972-1973
1	9	Limited residence degree	1974-1979
1	10	Off-campus graduate and continuing education courses	1975-1982
1	11	Alumni Association Professional Day	1977, 1981, 1984, 1988
1	12	"Sketches,"	1978-1983
1	13	Department meeting	18 Sep 1978
1	14	Graduate studies committee meeting minutes 1 of 2	1970s-1980s
1	15	Graduate studies committee meeting minutes 2 of 2	1970s-1980s
1	16	Newspaper clippings	1980-1981
1	17	1982 merger, miscellaneous papers
1	18	1982 merger, correspondence
1	19	1982 merger, committee faculty meetings
1	20	1982 merger, newspaper articles and clippings
1	21	1982 merger, ad hoc committee
1	22	Post-merger correspondence	1982-1983
1	23	"Challenge" course
1	24	Alumni Office and Constituent Council
1	25	Miscellaneous meeting minutes, department chair
1	26	Dean's advisory committee
1	27	Miscellaneous historical information
1	28	Biographical information on Streit, White, Harrison and Hunt
1	29	Miscellaneous publications
1	30	Various histories of home economics at Washington State University
1	31	Fiftieth anniversary, pamphlets
1	32	Matsayo Yamamoto, distinguished alum
1	33	Miscellaneous newspaper clippings
1	34	"Development in Home Economics in Pakistan"
1	35	Washington State University's USAID contracts with Pakistan and photos
1	36	Miscellaneous publications
2	37	"Happenings" (faculty newsletter)
2	38	Development of aging program
2	39	List of theses and non-theses
2	40	White Hall, space needs and requests, 1 of 2
2	41	White Hall, space needs and requests, 2 of 2
2	42	Ph.D. program planning
2	43	Ph.D. planning
2	44	Ph.D. proposal comments
2	45	Ph.D. program, clothing and textiles
2	46	Proposal for regional consortium
2	47	Minutes and notes from faculty meetings and seminars
2	48	Reorganization plans
2	49	Study committee
2	50	Seventy-fifth anniversary celebration, correspondence
2	51	Seventy-fifth anniversary celebration, notes on persons honored
2	52	Seventy-fifth anniversary celebration, VIPs and invited guests
2	53	Seventy-fifth anniversary celebration, program participants
2	54	Seventy-fifth anniversary celebration, honorees
2	55	Seventy-fifth anniversary celebration, photographs
2	56	Seventy-fifth anniversary celebration, various events
2	57	Seventy-fifth anniversary celebration, newspaper clippings
2	58	Photographs	n.d.
2	59	"First Block 1955-1956," photographs
2	60	"New Equipment Lab," photographs
2	61	Photographs	1907-1941
2	62	Photographs 1 of 2	1938-1961
2	63	Photographs 2 of 2	1938-1961
2	64	Photographs	1961-1982
2	65	"Courses for Coeds,"	1945
3	66	Miscellaneous projection slides

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Home economics--Research--Archival resources

Corporate Names

Washington State University. College of Home Economics--Archives (creator)
Washington State University. College of Home Economics--History
Washington State University. College of Home Economics--Records and correspondence

Other Creators

Corporate Names
- State College of Washington. Department of Domestic Economy. (creator)
- Washington State University. College of Agriculture. Dept. of Home Economics. (creator)

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