WAUUWHomeEconomicsDeptTextilePH2017_012.xmlGuide to the University of Washington Home Economics Department Textile Photograph Collection circa 1930-1949University of Washington Home Economics Department Textile Photograph CollectionSpecial Collections, University of Washington Libraries© 2017 (Last modified: 11/27/2017)
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University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH2017-012University of Washington. Home Economics DepartmentUniversity of Washington Home Economics Department, Textile Photograph Collectioncirca 1930-194925 photographs (1 folder)Collection materials are in English.Photographs of ethnic costumes and textiles mainly from European and Balkan countries, possibly collected by University of Washington Home Economics professor Blanche Payne

Originally founded as the Home Economics Department in 1909, the School of Home Economics was created in 1935. The name was changed to the School of Nutritional Sciences and Textiles in 1977. The school stopped accepting new students in 1982 and terminated in 1984.

Photographs of ethnic costumes and textiles mainly from European and Balkan countries such as Croatia. Most of the photographs were possibly made or collected by Blanche Payne during the period when the name of the department was the Home Economics Department (pre-1935).

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