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Home Economics Department, Montana State University records, 1886-1994

Overview of the Collection

Title
Home Economics Department, Montana State University records
Dates
1886-1994 (inclusive)
Quantity
22.5 linear feet
Collection Number
MSU.00010
Summary
The Home Economics Department, Montana State University, Records comprise multiple accessions donated to Special Collections over the course of several years. The materials consist of annual reports, correspondence, administrative records, student records, home economics, child development center, home management, Montana Home Economics Association, ephemera and realia, photographs, and audio and visual recordings.
Repository
Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Languages
Collection materials are in English
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Historical Note

The origin of the Department of Home Economics can be traced to Montana State University's founding curriculum. In 1893, Montana State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts incorporated the field emphasis of domestic economy into the curriculum in order to provide young women a liberal education with a scientific basis and to train them in the science, management, care of the home, as well as to be teachers of home science. Course listings in ' home economics' ceased in 1998.

Over the course of the department's history the name changed from 'domestic economy' to 'domestic science' to 'home science' to ' home economics.' The Colleges or Divisions that provided a home to the department changed over time; these include the College of Household and Industrial Arts, Division of Household and Industrial Arts, Division of Household and Applied Arts, Division of Professional Schools, College of Professional Schools, College of Education, and College of Education, Health and Human Development. Despite the changes the department provided a unique combination of academic disciplines that included humanities and fine arts; social sciences; agricultural, behavioral and biological sciences; engineering, earth and physical sciences drawing knowledge from each and combining its own research and experiences in the field to improve individuals and families.

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Content Description

The records of the Home Economics Department comprise multiple accessions donated to Special Collections over the course of several years. The materials have been arranged into eleven series: Annual Reports, Correspondence, Administrative Records, Student Records, Home Economics, Child Development Center, Home Management, Montana Home Economics Association, Ephemera and Realia, Photographs, and Audio and Visual Recordings. Items of interest include information on the department's accreditation process, the manuscript and annotated published copy of From Domestic Economy to Home Economics, the home management house and home management infant, etc.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

The records of the Home Economics Department comprise accession numbers 00010, 75017, 75019, 77018, 77031, 77036, 78010, 79001, 79017, 80036, 81001, 82036, 83033, 84004, 86034, 88035, 89049, 91013, 91018, 91035, 94010, 96011, 96011, 96032, and collection numbers 0636 and 2286. Accession 79001 was donated by Bertha Clow. Accession 79017 was donated by Bethine Bigej. Accession 74004 and 91018 were donated by Marjorie F. Paisley. Accession 89049, 91013 and collection 2386 were donated by Margaret Briggs. Accession 96011 and 96032 were donated by Angeline O. Parsons. Collection 0636 was donated by Debra Redburn.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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