ORErg028.xml Guide to the Apparel, Interiors, Housing, and Merchandising Department Records 1918-1967 Apparel, Interiors, Housing, and Merchandising Department Records Finding aid prepared by Lawrence A. Landis. Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Oregon State University Libraries, University Archives 1993
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RG 028 Oregon State University. Apparel, Interiors, Housing, and Merchandising Dept. Apparel, Interiors, Housing, and Merchandising Department Records 1918-1967 0.35 cubic foot 1 box 1 microfilm reel 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. Materials inEnglish. 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).

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.

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.

Collection is open for research.

Apparel, Interiors, Housing, and Merchandising Department Records (RG 28), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Additions to the collection are expected.

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.

 Patterson, Joan, 1907- Petzel, Florence Eloise Oregon State College. School of Home Economics Flax--Oregon Home economics--Study and teaching--Oregon--Corvallis Textile research--Oregon--Corvallis Colleges and Universities Corvallis Oregon Subgroup 1 Department Administration 1918-1967 Series I Enrollment 1928-1963 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 1 1958-1963 Series II Biennial Reports 1918-1960 1 1 1918-1944 1 2 1956-1958 1 3 1958-1960 Series III Curriculum 1956-1961 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 1 1 1956-1957 1 2 1959-1960 Series V Gifts 1957-1960 1 1 1957-1958 1 2 1959-1960 Series VI Correspondence 1944-1967 School of Home Economics 1944-1960 1 1 1944-1945 1 2 1945-1946 1 3 Letters 1946-1947 1 4 Miscellaneous 1956-1957 1 5 1960-1961 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 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 1 Summer Session 1956-1967 1 Thesis abstract 1950 1 Beaver Open House 1966 1 Series VIII Scholarships, Awards and Fellowships 1962 Subgroup 2 Flax Research (Joan Patterson) 1 Series I Correspondence 1947-1954 1 1947-June 1950 1 July 1950-1951 1 1952-1954 Series II Reports 1950-1954