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Archives 128 Home Economics Research Center Records 1942-1979 8 linear feet of shelf space 8 containers 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. Collection materials are in English. Organizational Sketch:

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.

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.

The Collection is open for research use.

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

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

 Esselbaugh, Nettie C. Hard, Margaret M. Washington State University. Home Economics Research Center--Archives State College of Washington. Home Economics Research Center. Washington State University. College of Agriculture. Washington State University. College of Home Economics. Washington State University. Home Economics Research Center--Records and correspondence Home economics--Research--Archival resources Washington (State) Colleges and Universities Agriculture I Office Files 1948-1979 Advisory Boards 1 1 Agricultural Advisory Boards - Policies n.d. 3 items 1 2 Pea and Lentil Research Advisory Board 1961-1974 12 items 1 3-7 Rural Life and Home Economics Advisory Board 1953-1959 549 items 1 8 Rural Life and Home Economics Advisory Board - Memos 1961-1962 249 items 1 9 Agricultural Experiment Stations 1951-1955 4 items Budget 1 10 1948-1949 18 items 1 11 1950-1957 40 items 1 12 Biennium (1951-1953) Report 1950-1952 39 items 1 13 Biennium (1953-1955) Report 1952 151 items 1 14 Catalogue and Curriculum 1960-1973 16 items 1 15 College of Agriculture 1973-1979 47 items College of Home Economics General Information 1 16 1951-1955 118 items 1 17 1960-1974 94 items 1 18 Dairy Committee 1962-1963 14 items 1 19-21 Department Chairmen Committee 1964-1974 204 items 2 22 Equipment 1950-1952 86 items Extension 2 23-25 1961-1970 206 items 2 26-27 1971-1974 101 items 2 28-30 Field Days 1951-1957 240 items 2 31 Focus and Scope Committee 1969 5 items 2 32-34 Graduate Studies Committee 1952-1973 274 items 2 35 Green Sheet Newsletter 1965-1974 35 items Home Economics 2 36 Research Newsletter 1965-1974 15 items 2 37-38 Subject Matter Committee 1952-1970 144 items 2 39 Instrument Repair and Replacement 1961-1963 21 items 2 40 Library 1950-1952 133 items 2 41 Nutrition Position 1955-1956 62 items 2 42 Personnel 1951-1954 24 items 2 43 Policies and Procedures 1949-1952 36 items 3 44 Press Day 1954 17 items 3 45 Project Numbers for Washington Agricultural Experiment Stations 1954 62 items 3 46 Requests for Information 1944-1952 48 items 3 47 Research at College of Home Economics 1954-1974 13 items 3 48 Rural Development 1970-1973 94 items Station Overall 3 49 1952-1953 20 items 3 50 1954 28 items 3 51 1955 12 items 3 52 Washington State Teenagers - Are They Well Nourished? (reel to reel tape) 1958 1 item II Committee Files - Margaret Hard 1954-1975 Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy Home Economics Research Subcommittee 3 53 April Meeting 1968 27 items 3 54 Correspondence 1956-1970 121 items 3 55-56 General 1967-1970 119 items Land Grant Proposal 3 57 Correspondence 1966 121 items 3 58 General 1966 42 items 3 59 Minutes and Agenda 1964-1970 53 items 3 60 November Meeting 1968 27 items 3 61-62 Reports 1963-1967 48 items 3 63 Task Force Information 1967 20 items Home Economics Research Administrators National Seminar 3 64 Correspondence 1965-1975 157 items 3 65-66 General 1966-1967 169 items 3 67 Recommendations 1967 22 items Main Committee 4 68 Correspondence 1965-1975 38 items 4 69 Long Range Study 1966 27 items 4 70 Meetings 1965-1976 49 items 4 71 Organization and Policy 1966 16 items Reports 4 72 1964-1966 12 items 4 73 1967-1968 39 items Other Committees 4 74 Home Economics Research Administrators 1954-1955 137 items 4 75 Land Grant Colleges Centennial Committee 1960-1961 54 items III Research Files 1942-1968 Projects 4 76 6 - Vitamin Values of Frozen Fruits and Vegtables 1942 1 item 4 77 7 - Vitamin A and C Requirements of Individuals of Different Ages 1942 1 item 4 78 17 - Factors Infuencing the Quality of Cooked Vegetables Preserved by the Frozen Pack Process 1942 1 item 4 79 19 - Effects of Methods and Rates of Irrigation on the Cooking Quality of Netted Gem Potatoes 1942 1 item 4 80 21 - The Culinary Quality of Processed Eggs 1943 1 item 4 81 23 - Effects of Processing on the Vitamin B Content of Lamb 1944 1 item 4 82 25 - Rancidity Development, Thiamine and Riboflavin Retention in Pork Preserved and Cooked in Different Ways 1947 2 items 616 - The Preservation of Fruits and Vegtables by Freezing 4 83 Correspondence 1951-1955 182 items 4 84 Food Preservation Contest 1952 17 items 4 85 Fruit Spreads 1950-1951 17 items 4 86 Outline and Correspondence 1955-1964 85 items 4 87 Progress Reports 1942-1963 77 items 4 88 Publications 1956-1963 53 items 4 89 Publications and Reports 1944-1950 32 items 4 90 770 - A Study of Dishwashing Methods From Left to Right and From Right to Left, by Means of Micro Motion Analysis 1946 1 item 782 - A Study of Methods of Preparing Chickens for Freezing to Increase Consumer Acceptablility 4 91 Correspondence 1951-1952 14 items 4 92 General 1951-1953 49 items 4 93 823 - A Critical Evaluation of the Chemical and Biological Methods of Riboflavin 1948-1952 15 items 824 - The Interrelationship and Dietary Needs of Various Nutrients as They Effect the Dietary Needs of Human Subjects 4 94-97 General 1947-1958 111 items 4 98 Outline and Correspondence 1950-1958 22 items 5 99-101 Pea Subproject 1953-1959 150 items 5 102 Weight Records 1948-1951 1 item 5 103 825 - Rural Life Pattern in Relation to Land Class 1951 2 items 5 104-105 826 - A Study to Determine Housing Requirements of Rural Washington Families 1951-1961 210 items 850 - A Study of Physical, Chemical and Nutritional Properties of the Unifine Flour 5 106 Correspondence and Papers 1948-1958 43 items 5 107 Data 1948-1949 1 item 5 108 General 1948-1955 48 items 5 109 Manuscripts and Publications 1950-1953 184 items 5 110 870 - Location and Work Area Requirements of Mechanical Dishwashers 1951 12 items 5 111 904 - A Study of the Effect of Canning Procedures on the Biological Value of the Protein in Peas 1951 9 items 5 112 905 and 907 - Serviceablilty Studies of Utility Percale and Serviceability Studies on Dormitory Linens 1949-1960 109 items 5 113 923 - Nutritive Value of Soymilk and Soybean curd 1951 1 item 5 114 991 - Comparison of Work Elements for Right and Left Hand Refrigerators with Counter Space Adjacent to the Latch Side of the Doors 1950 1 item 5 115 998 - The Relationship of Physical Factors and Physio-Chemical Characteristics of Egg Whites and Yolks to their Culinary Quality and Use 1951-1954 27 items 1013 - The Nutritional Status of Population Groups in Selected Areas of the State of Washington 5 116 Blood Values 1952-1954 6 items 5 117 Bone Density 1952-1953 19 items 5 118 Bone Density - Regional Correspondence 1951-1957 53 items 5 119 Contracts 1947-1950 18 items 5 120 Correlation Computations n.d. 168 items 5 121 Correlation - Nutritional Values 1953 47 items Correspondence 5 122 Arizona Experiment Station 1926-1956 17 items 5 123 California Experiment Station 1947-1955 44 items 5 124 Everett 1951-1953 53 items 5 125 Federal 1948-1955 81 items 5 126 General 1947-1954 59 items 6 127 Montana Experiment Station 1951-1955 86 items 6 128 Other Experiment Stations 1947-1957 109 items 6 129 University of Washington 1949-1956 113 items 6 130 Yakima 1952-1955 89 items Data 6 131 Analysis of Variance - Riboflavin and Niacin n.d. 29 items Biomicroscope 6 132 Arm-Eye n.d. 62 items 6 133 Cornea n.d. 44 items 6 134 Gums n.d. 7 items 6 135 Tongue n.d. 37 items 6 136 Correlations - Riboflavin and Niacin n.d. 33 items 6 137 Diet n.d. 11 items 6 138 Dietary Intake - Riboflavin and Niacin 1953-1958 27 items 6 139 Kodachrome - Cunjunctiva n.d. 19 items 6 140 Kodachrome - Tongue n.d. 4 items 6 141 Photophobia - Lacrimation n.d. 2 items 6 142 Physical Exam n.d. 6 items 6 143 Serum Values Analysis n.d. 34 items 6 144 Serum Values - Riboflavin n.d. 5 items 6 145 Subjects n.d. 17 items 6 146 Vitamin A and Carotene 1949-1955 24 items 6 147 Dietary Literature 1955 16 items 6 148 Dietary Measures and Assumptions n.d 21 items 6 149 File Information n.d 3 items 6 150 Forms 1951 78 items 6 151 Literature 1947-1951 3 items 6 152 Manuscripts 1956-1957 34 items 6 153 Miscellaneous 1947-1952 17 items 6 154 Personnel n.d. 9 items 6 155 Photography 1952-1953 22 items 6 156 Plans 1951-1954 18 items 6 157 Proposals 1948-1951 12 items 6 158 Publications 1956-1958 3 items 6 159 Publicity 1950-1952 12 items 6 160 School Lunch Menus 1952 15 items 6 161 Statistics and Codes 1954 71 items 6 162 Subject Identification 1951-1952 23 items 6 163 1036 - Relationship of Ascorbic Acid to Carbohydrate Metabolism in Scorbutic Guinea Pigs 1948-1951 9 items 6 164 1037 - A Study of Assay Procedures for Fatty Materials, with Special References to Vitamin E and Related Substances 1950-1955 38 items 6 165 1054 - Bone Density and Incidence of Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth Among Freshmen Students at Washington State College 1950-1955 7 items 6 166 1059 - A Study of Methods of Home Processing Fruits Grown in the State of Washington 1948-1955 106 items 7 167 1098 - Organoleptic Reactions to Certain Fruits Treated with Certain Insecticides 1953-1958 24 items 7 168 1375 - Identification of the Components of Flavor in Lamb and Mutton and Application of this Information Towards Increased Utilization of These Meats 1957-1964 88 items 7 169 1488 - Development of Selection Criteria for the Genetic Improvement of Carcass Merit in Columbia and Hampshire Sheep 1961-1962 11 items 7 170 1496 - Factors Related to Consumer Demand for Washers and Dryers 1959-1966 34 items 7 171 1569 - Relationship Between Riboflavin and Utilization of Amino Acids in Alaska Field Peas by Human Subjects 1960-1968 116 items 7 172 1583 - Fresh and Frozen Strawberries 1962-1963 2 items 7 173-175 1672 - Factors Affecting the Quality of Home Processed Strawberries with emphasis on Defining and Measuring Texture 1961-1966 69 items 7 176 1700 - Some Effects of Limited Feeding on Feed Efficiency, Rate of Gain, Carcass Traits and Pork Quality in Palouse Market Hogs 1963-1968 21 items 7 177 1815 - Lipid Composition Changes in Various Tissues During the Development of Vitamin B6 Deficiency 1965-1969 26 items Other Research 7 178 Ascorbic Acid 1938-1948 76 items 7 179 Blueberries 1954-1957 27 items Housing Research 7 180 General 1951 7 items 7 181 Publications 1958-1961 14 items 7 182 Regional Information 1959-1961 12 items 7 183 Laundry Appliances 1960 22 items 8 184-187 McCall's Family Nutrition and Home Management Project 1950-1951 302 items 8 188 Studies of Basal Metabolism Rate In Washington State College Women 1955 26 items 8 189 Weather Data 1948-1956 34 items 8 190 Western Regional Housing Research 1964 15 items 8 191 Western Regional Project - Clothing and Textiles 1950-1959 15 items IV Esselbaugh Files 1943-1979 Administrative Files 8 192 American Home Economics Asssociation Testimony at Bread Hearing 1949 17 items 8 193 Budget Statements - Research Projects 1947-1952 40 items 8 194 Committee on Organization of a Department of Nutrition 1950 44 items 8 195-196 Doctoral Training in Home Economics 1954-1955 80 items 8 197 Experiment Station Projects 1958-1954 48 items Inventory - Regional Nutrition Project 8 198 Correspondence 1951-1954 30 items 8 199 General 1952-1955 107 items 8 200 Laboratory Introduction Course - Lecture Notes 1943-1946 185 items 8 201 Research Proposals and Applications 1945-1951 50 items 8 202 Sigma Delta Epsilon 1947 27 items Research Methods 8 203 Analysis of Foods - Miscellaneous n.d 19 items 8 204 Ascorbid Acid in Food 1957 2 items 8 205 Balance Studies with Sulphur and Phosphorous n.d. 15 items 8 206 Blood Collection 1957-1960 5 items 8 207 Fat Determination in Food and Feces 1958 15 items Microanalysis 8 208 Ascorbic Acid in White Cells n.d. 10 items 8 209 General Notes n.d. 11 items Micromethods 8 210 Ascorbic Acid 1956-1957 26 items Laboratory Books 8 211 Donald 1957 1 item 8 212 Hard 1947 1 item 8 213 Serum Ascorbic Acid 1956 1 item 8 214 Serum Cholesterol 1956-1960 40 items 8 215 Phosporus Determination 1941-1945 74 items 8 216 Riboflavin Determination 1948-1957 15 items 8 217 Sub-Clinical Deficiencies n.d. 6 items