Home Economics Research Center Records

Home Economics Research Center Records, 1942-1979

Overview of the Collection

Title: Home Economics Research Center Records
Dates: 1942-1979 (inclusive)
19421979
Quantity: 8 linear feet of shelf space, ( 8 containers)
Collection Number: Archives 128
Summary: Contains memoranda, correspondence, and minutes of committees in the College of Agriculture and in the College of Home Economics; correspondence, reports and minutes involving organizations of which Margaret McGregor Hard was an active member; correspondence, statistical analysis and manuscripts; correspondence, minutes, inventories, reports, and lecture notes relating to Dr. Nettie Esselbaugh's involvement in various committees.
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.
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

The Home Economics Research Center in the College of Home Economics operates in conjunction with the Agricultural Research Center on the Washington State University Campus. Research is conducted in the areas of housing, textiles and clothing, family and consumer economics, and food and nutrition.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The records of the Home Economics Research Center are arranged in four series. The first series, Office Files, 1944-1979, is arranged in a single alphabetical subject sequence. Original file headings have been retained when present. The files contain memoranda, correspondence, and minutes of committees in the College of Agriculture and in the College of Home Economics. The second series, Professional Organizations, 1954-1975, deals with three organization in which Margaret McGregor Hard was an active member. Hard served as head of the Research Center from the early 1950's. This material especially stresses the Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy, where Hard held several important positions. Arranged alphabetically, first by committee and then by subcommittee, the series contains correspondence, reports and minutes. The third series is Research Files, 1942-1968. The first subseries is Projects and is arranged by project number. Early projects were numbered by Home Economics staff. Project numbers beginning at #616 use a numbering system developed for all Agricultural Research Centers. When the project number or title changed during a project, the most recent one is used. Official project titles are used for all the projects except Project #1583 whose title was not available. The amount and type of material for each project varies greatly, but most contain yearly progress or final reports prepared for the head of the Research Centers. Other common types of material are correspondence, statistical analysis and manuscripts. The fourth series, Esselbaugh Files, 1943-1957, consists of Dr. Nettie Esselbaugh's personal files. The first subseries, Administrative Files, is arranged alphabetically and generally relates to her participation in committees on both a national and local level. It contains correspondence, minutes, inventories, reports, and lecture notes. Research Methods, the second subseries, contains instructions for specific research techniques. Some appear to be for classroom instruction.

Acquisition Information

The records of the Home Economics Research Center were transferred to the University Archives of Washington State University in August 1980 (UA 80-19).

Processing Note

The records were processed by Ann Klavano from July to November, 1983.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

I: Office Files , 1948-1979Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Advisory Boards
Box	Folder
1	1	Agricultural Advisory Boards - Policies 3 items	n.d.
1	2	Pea and Lentil Research Advisory Board 12 items	1961-1974
1	3-7	Rural Life and Home Economics Advisory Board 549 items	1953-1959
1	8	Rural Life and Home Economics Advisory Board - Memos 249 items	1961-1962
1	9	Agricultural Experiment Stations 4 items	1951-1955
		Budget
Box	Folder
1	10	18 items	1948-1949
1	11	40 items	1950-1957
1	12	Biennium (1951-1953) Report 39 items	1950-1952
1	13	Biennium (1953-1955) Report 151 items	1952
Box	Folder
1	14	Catalogue and Curriculum 16 items	1960-1973
1	15	College of Agriculture 47 items	1973-1979
		College of Home Economics General Information
Box	Folder
1	16	118 items	1951-1955
1	17	94 items	1960-1974
Box	Folder
1	18	Dairy Committee 14 items	1962-1963
1	19-21	Department Chairmen Committee 204 items	1964-1974
2	22	Equipment 86 items	1950-1952
		Extension
Box	Folder
2	23-25	206 items	1961-1970
2	26-27	101 items	1971-1974
Box	Folder
2	28-30	Field Days 240 items	1951-1957
2	31	Focus and Scope Committee 5 items	1969
2	32-34	Graduate Studies Committee 274 items	1952-1973
2	35	Green Sheet Newsletter 35 items	1965-1974
		Home Economics
Box	Folder
2	36	Research Newsletter 15 items	1965-1974
2	37-38	Subject Matter Committee 144 items	1952-1970
2	39	Instrument Repair and Replacement 21 items	1961-1963
2	40	Library 133 items	1950-1952
2	41	Nutrition Position 62 items	1955-1956
2	42	Personnel 24 items	1951-1954
2	43	Policies and Procedures 36 items	1949-1952
3	44	Press Day 17 items	1954
3	45	Project Numbers for Washington Agricultural Experiment Stations 62 items	1954
3	46	Requests for Information 48 items	1944-1952
3	47	Research at College of Home Economics 13 items	1954-1974
3	48	Rural Development 94 items	1970-1973
		Station Overall
Box	Folder
3	49	20 items	1952-1953
3	50	28 items	1954
3	51	12 items	1955
Box	Folder
3	52	Washington State Teenagers - Are They Well Nourished? (reel to reel tape) 1 item	1958

II: Committee Files - Margaret Hard , 1954-1975Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy
		Home Economics Research Subcommittee
Box	Folder
3	53	April Meeting 27 items	1968
3	54	Correspondence 121 items	1956-1970
3	55-56	General 119 items	1967-1970
		Land Grant Proposal
Box	Folder
3	57	Correspondence 121 items	1966
3	58	General 42 items	1966
Box	Folder
3	59	Minutes and Agenda 53 items	1964-1970
3	60	November Meeting 27 items	1968
3	61-62	Reports 48 items	1963-1967
3	63	Task Force Information 20 items	1967
		Home Economics Research Administrators National Seminar
Box	Folder
3	64	Correspondence 157 items	1965-1975
3	65-66	General 169 items	1966-1967
3	67	Recommendations 22 items	1967
		Main Committee
Box	Folder
4	68	Correspondence 38 items	1965-1975
4	69	Long Range Study 27 items	1966
4	70	Meetings 49 items	1965-1976
4	71	Organization and Policy 16 items	1966
		Reports
Box	Folder
4	72	12 items	1964-1966
4	73	39 items	1967-1968
		Other Committees
Box	Folder
4	74	Home Economics Research Administrators 137 items	1954-1955
4	75	Land Grant Colleges Centennial Committee 54 items	1960-1961

III: Research Files , 1942-1968Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Projects
Box	Folder
4	76	6 - Vitamin Values of Frozen Fruits and Vegtables 1 item	1942
4	77	7 - Vitamin A and C Requirements of Individuals of Different Ages 1 item	1942
4	78	17 - Factors Infuencing the Quality of Cooked Vegetables Preserved by the Frozen Pack Process 1 item	1942
4	79	19 - Effects of Methods and Rates of Irrigation on the Cooking Quality of Netted Gem Potatoes 1 item	1942
4	80	21 - The Culinary Quality of Processed Eggs 1 item	1943
4	81	23 - Effects of Processing on the Vitamin B Content of Lamb 1 item	1944
4	82	25 - Rancidity Development, Thiamine and Riboflavin Retention in Pork Preserved and Cooked in Different Ways 2 items	1947
		616 - The Preservation of Fruits and Vegtables by Freezing
Box	Folder
4	83	Correspondence 182 items	1951-1955
4	84	Food Preservation Contest 17 items	1952
4	85	Fruit Spreads 17 items	1950-1951
4	86	Outline and Correspondence 85 items	1955-1964
4	87	Progress Reports 77 items	1942-1963
4	88	Publications 53 items	1956-1963
4	89	Publications and Reports 32 items	1944-1950
Box	Folder
4	90	770 - A Study of Dishwashing Methods From Left to Right and From Right to Left, by Means of Micro Motion Analysis 1 item	1946
		782 - A Study of Methods of Preparing Chickens for Freezing to Increase Consumer Acceptablility
Box	Folder
4	91	Correspondence 14 items	1951-1952
4	92	General 49 items	1951-1953
Box	Folder
4	93	823 - A Critical Evaluation of the Chemical and Biological Methods of Riboflavin 15 items	1948-1952
		824 - The Interrelationship and Dietary Needs of Various Nutrients as They Effect the Dietary Needs of Human Subjects
Box	Folder
4	94-97	General 111 items	1947-1958
4	98	Outline and Correspondence 22 items	1950-1958
5	99-101	Pea Subproject 150 items	1953-1959
5	102	Weight Records 1 item	1948-1951
Box	Folder
5	103	825 - Rural Life Pattern in Relation to Land Class 2 items	1951
5	104-105	826 - A Study to Determine Housing Requirements of Rural Washington Families 210 items	1951-1961
		850 - A Study of Physical, Chemical and Nutritional Properties of the Unifine Flour
Box	Folder
5	106	Correspondence and Papers 43 items	1948-1958
5	107	Data 1 item	1948-1949
5	108	General 48 items	1948-1955
5	109	Manuscripts and Publications 184 items	1950-1953
Box	Folder
5	110	870 - Location and Work Area Requirements of Mechanical Dishwashers 12 items	1951
5	111	904 - A Study of the Effect of Canning Procedures on the Biological Value of the Protein in Peas 9 items	1951
5	112	905 and 907 - Serviceablilty Studies of Utility Percale and Serviceability Studies on Dormitory Linens 109 items	1949-1960
5	113	923 - Nutritive Value of Soymilk and Soybean curd 1 item	1951
5	114	991 - Comparison of Work Elements for Right and Left Hand Refrigerators with Counter Space Adjacent to the Latch Side of the Doors 1 item	1950
5	115	998 - The Relationship of Physical Factors and Physio-Chemical Characteristics of Egg Whites and Yolks to their Culinary Quality and Use 27 items	1951-1954
		1013 - The Nutritional Status of Population Groups in Selected Areas of the State of Washington
Box	Folder
5	116	Blood Values 6 items	1952-1954
5	117	Bone Density 19 items	1952-1953
5	118	Bone Density - Regional Correspondence 53 items	1951-1957
5	119	Contracts 18 items	1947-1950
5	120	Correlation Computations 168 items	n.d.
5	121	Correlation - Nutritional Values 47 items	1953
		Correspondence
Box	Folder
5	122	Arizona Experiment Station 17 items	1926-1956
5	123	California Experiment Station 44 items	1947-1955
5	124	Everett 53 items	1951-1953
5	125	Federal 81 items	1948-1955
5	126	General 59 items	1947-1954
6	127	Montana Experiment Station 86 items	1951-1955
6	128	Other Experiment Stations 109 items	1947-1957
6	129	University of Washington 113 items	1949-1956
6	130	Yakima 89 items	1952-1955
		Data
Box	Folder
6	131	Analysis of Variance - Riboflavin and Niacin 29 items	n.d.
		Biomicroscope
Box	Folder
6	132	Arm-Eye 62 items	n.d.
6	133	Cornea 44 items	n.d.
6	134	Gums 7 items	n.d.
6	135	Tongue 37 items	n.d.
Box	Folder
6	136	Correlations - Riboflavin and Niacin 33 items	n.d.
6	137	Diet 11 items	n.d.
6	138	Dietary Intake - Riboflavin and Niacin 27 items	1953-1958
6	139	Kodachrome - Cunjunctiva 19 items	n.d.
6	140	Kodachrome - Tongue 4 items	n.d.
6	141	Photophobia - Lacrimation 2 items	n.d.
6	142	Physical Exam 6 items	n.d.
6	143	Serum Values Analysis 34 items	n.d.
6	144	Serum Values - Riboflavin 5 items	n.d.
6	145	Subjects 17 items	n.d.
6	146	Vitamin A and Carotene 24 items	1949-1955
Box	Folder
6	147	Dietary Literature 16 items	1955
6	148	Dietary Measures and Assumptions 21 items	n.d
6	149	File Information 3 items	n.d
6	150	Forms 78 items	1951
6	151	Literature 3 items	1947-1951
6	152	Manuscripts 34 items	1956-1957
6	153	Miscellaneous 17 items	1947-1952
6	154	Personnel 9 items	n.d.
6	155	Photography 22 items	1952-1953
6	156	Plans 18 items	1951-1954
6	157	Proposals 12 items	1948-1951
6	158	Publications 3 items	1956-1958
6	159	Publicity 12 items	1950-1952
6	160	School Lunch Menus 15 items	1952
6	161	Statistics and Codes 71 items	1954
6	162	Subject Identification 23 items	1951-1952
Box	Folder
6	163	1036 - Relationship of Ascorbic Acid to Carbohydrate Metabolism in Scorbutic Guinea Pigs 9 items	1948-1951
6	164	1037 - A Study of Assay Procedures for Fatty Materials, with Special References to Vitamin E and Related Substances 38 items	1950-1955
6	165	1054 - Bone Density and Incidence of Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth Among Freshmen Students at Washington State College 7 items	1950-1955
6	166	1059 - A Study of Methods of Home Processing Fruits Grown in the State of Washington 106 items	1948-1955
7	167	1098 - Organoleptic Reactions to Certain Fruits Treated with Certain Insecticides 24 items	1953-1958
7	168	1375 - Identification of the Components of Flavor in Lamb and Mutton and Application of this Information Towards Increased Utilization of These Meats 88 items	1957-1964
7	169	1488 - Development of Selection Criteria for the Genetic Improvement of Carcass Merit in Columbia and Hampshire Sheep 11 items	1961-1962
7	170	1496 - Factors Related to Consumer Demand for Washers and Dryers 34 items	1959-1966
7	171	1569 - Relationship Between Riboflavin and Utilization of Amino Acids in Alaska Field Peas by Human Subjects 116 items	1960-1968
7	172	1583 - Fresh and Frozen Strawberries 2 items	1962-1963
7	173-175	1672 - Factors Affecting the Quality of Home Processed Strawberries with emphasis on Defining and Measuring Texture 69 items	1961-1966
7	176	1700 - Some Effects of Limited Feeding on Feed Efficiency, Rate of Gain, Carcass Traits and Pork Quality in Palouse Market Hogs 21 items	1963-1968
7	177	1815 - Lipid Composition Changes in Various Tissues During the Development of Vitamin B6 Deficiency 26 items	1965-1969
		Other Research
Box	Folder
7	178	Ascorbic Acid 76 items	1938-1948
7	179	Blueberries 27 items	1954-1957
		Housing Research
Box	Folder
7	180	General 7 items	1951
7	181	Publications 14 items	1958-1961
7	182	Regional Information 12 items	1959-1961
Box	Folder
7	183	Laundry Appliances 22 items	1960
8	184-187	McCall's Family Nutrition and Home Management Project 302 items	1950-1951
8	188	Studies of Basal Metabolism Rate In Washington State College Women 26 items	1955
8	189	Weather Data 34 items	1948-1956
8	190	Western Regional Housing Research 15 items	1964
8	191	Western Regional Project - Clothing and Textiles 15 items	1950-1959

IV: Esselbaugh Files , 1943-1979Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Administrative Files
Box	Folder
8	192	American Home Economics Asssociation Testimony at Bread Hearing 17 items	1949
8	193	Budget Statements - Research Projects 40 items	1947-1952
8	194	Committee on Organization of a Department of Nutrition 44 items	1950
8	195-196	Doctoral Training in Home Economics 80 items	1954-1955
8	197	Experiment Station Projects 48 items	1958-1954
		Inventory - Regional Nutrition Project
Box	Folder
8	198	Correspondence 30 items	1951-1954
8	199	General 107 items	1952-1955
Box	Folder
8	200	Laboratory Introduction Course - Lecture Notes 185 items	1943-1946
8	201	Research Proposals and Applications 50 items	1945-1951
8	202	Sigma Delta Epsilon 27 items	1947
		Research Methods
Box	Folder
8	203	Analysis of Foods - Miscellaneous 19 items	n.d
8	204	Ascorbid Acid in Food 2 items	1957
8	205	Balance Studies with Sulphur and Phosphorous 15 items	n.d.
8	206	Blood Collection 5 items	1957-1960
8	207	Fat Determination in Food and Feces 15 items	1958
		Microanalysis
Box	Folder
8	208	Ascorbic Acid in White Cells 10 items	n.d.
8	209	General Notes 11 items	n.d.
		Micromethods
Box	Folder
8	210	Ascorbic Acid 26 items	1956-1957
		Laboratory Books
Box	Folder
8	211	Donald 1 item	1957
8	212	Hard 1 item	1947
8	213	Serum Ascorbic Acid 1 item	1956
Box	Folder
8	214	Serum Cholesterol 40 items	1956-1960
Box	Folder
8	215	Phosporus Determination 74 items	1941-1945
8	216	Riboflavin Determination 15 items	1948-1957
8	217	Sub-Clinical Deficiencies 6 items	n.d.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Home economics--Research--Archival resources

Corporate Names

Washington State University. Home Economics Research Center--Archives (creator)
Washington State University. Home Economics Research Center--Records and correspondence

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Esselbaugh, Nettie C. (creator)
- Hard, Margaret M. (creator)
Corporate Names
- State College of Washington. Home Economics Research Center. (creator)
- Washington State University. College of Agriculture. (creator)
- Washington State University. College of Home Economics. (creator)

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