College of Home Economics and Education Records, 1913-2000

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Oregon State University. College of Home Economics and Education.
Title
College of Home Economics and Education Records
Dates
1913-2000 (inclusive)
1952-1992 (bulk)
Quantity
21 cubic ft.
Collection Number
RG 141
Summary
These records were generated by the College of Home Economics and Education. In addition to documenting administrative aspects of the College such as curriculum development, committee work, and funding, these records also highlight faculty and student research, programs in home economics at other colleges and universities, professional home economics organizations, updates on alumni, and the accreditation of the college.
Repository
Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu
Access Restrictions

Some of the files in series XIV (Awards) may contain confidential information. Access subject to review by Archivist.

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

First established in 1889 as the Department of Household Economy and Hygiene, the College of Home Economics at OSU was the fifth such college program to be instituted in the U.S. and the first west of the Rocky Mountains. Margaret Comstock Snell served as the College's first Professor and Dean, a post she held until 1908. Having received a M.D., Snell's emphasis in her instruction and research was the importance of preventative health. Until 1895, when Mary Avery was hired as an assistant in sewing classes, Snell was the sole instructor and staff member of the department.

Initially only open to female students, the Department of Household Economy was one of four major areas of study (along with Agriculture, Mechanics and Pharmacy) offered by the College to students until about 1910. Within two years of the establishment of the department, options for a three-year and four-year program leading to a Bachelor of Household Economy and Letters degree were available to students. By 1897, these options were consolidated into a four-year program for a Bachelor of Science degree and as well as an option for Masters' in Household Science degree. For the undergraduate degree in Home Economics, the department developed a three tiered curricula, known after 1933 as Curricula A, B, and C. This system differentiated between students training for a professional career (teaching or social work) and those intending to apply their education at home.

In the first years of the department, a basic core curriculum of subjects were offered without specialization. These courses included: sewing, cooking, gardening, care of the sick, hygiene, social etiquette, and dressmaking. In 1908, two departments were formed in what was then renamed the School of Domestic Science and Art. The formation of these two departments, Domestic Science and Art, signaled an increasing specialization of the school with classes described in the catalog in the following groupings by 1919: Household Science, Household Art, Household Administration, Institutional Management, Applied Design, and the Industrial Education Group. As the school expanded in scope and size, these two departments underwent several name changes and divisions from which new departments were created (see list below). Meanwhile, a training program in gerontology was formed in 1972 as OSU became a member of the Oregon Center Gerontology Consortium. In 1983, the school was renamed to the College of Home Economics. In 1989, the College re-organized into three departments which reflect it's current form: Apparel, Interiors, Housing and Merchandising; Nutrition and Food Management; and Human Development Family and Sciences.

Another important aspect of the college has been Home Economics Education, which was administered in the School of Education from 1918 until 1994, when the School of Education merged with the College of Home Economics to form the College of Home Economics and Education. Home Economics Extension and Experiment Station Research are major functions of the College of Home Economics.

Originally housed on the third floor of Benton Hall, the department moved from Kidder Hall, then to Waldo Hall, and finally to Agriculture Hall before moving to its present location in the Home Economics Building in 1914. In addition to the Home Economics Building, the college managed several nursery schools and "practice houses" for courses in childcare and home management. The first practice house, Withycombe House, was established in 1917.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Series I consists primarily of correspondence and memoranda, but also reports and brochures. Among the subjects addressed in this series include: the accreditation of the College, committee efforts, conferences, gifts, building renovations and additions, state legislation, the Oregon Home Economics Association (OHEA), the Peace Corps, and special events such as dedications and anniversaries. This series also contains letters sent by Ava Milam Clark for general distribution to the staff of the College which document her travels in Asia and the Middle East as a researcher and coordinator for the Home Economics study abroad program. In these letters, Clark details the cultural and academic life of several countries, including: China, Japan, Syria, Korea, and the Philippines. There are also travel letters similar to those of Clark's from two other staff members: Margaret Fedde and Frances Clinton documenting visits to Germany and France.

Series II consists of minutes of faculty meetings and committees. There are also minutes from committees outside of the College, including: the Home Economics Club, Governor's Subcommittee on Education, Women's Study Group, and the Western Home Economics Research Administrative Council. Series III consists of reports and studies relating to the accreditation of the college, faculty retreats, class field trips, conference proceedings, survey and research statistics of other college Home Economics programs, and departmental development plans. Included in this series are reports generated by professional organizations and research institutes such as: American Home Economics Association (AHEA), Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, Cooperative State Research Service (CSRS), Western Regional Research Institute (WRRI), and the National Association of Land-Grant Colleges and State Universities (NALGCSU).

Series IV consists of materials relating to curriculum development and instruction and covers subjects such as pass/fail grading, summer term classes and publicity, enrollment data for Home Economics programs, theses granted by the College, and proposals for new degree programs. Records in this series include: Category I Proposals, correspondence, reports, brochures, and blank examination forms. Series V consists of correspondence and reports concerning the development of a guiding statement and objectives for the College, records retention, review and appeal guidelines, certification rules, the administrative code, job classification changes, and other policy and procedure issues.

Series VI pertains to grant proposals for the funding and development of various programs and projects including: a Women's Job Corps Center, a Gerontology Program at OSU, and a Head Start demonstration project in Oregon. Other proposals in this series include grants for specific research projects from departments in the College: Foods and Nutrition; Clothing, Textiles, and Related Arts; and the Family Life and Home Economics Administration. Series VII relates to slide presentations, radio programs, and speeches delivered by Home Economics faculty for classes, dedications, awards ceremonies, and media outreach. Among the materials in this series are: transcripts for speech and radio broadcasts, sound recordings of speeches and class lectures, slide show scripts, speech notes, and legislative testimony.

Series VIII consists of newspaper clippings from The Barometer, The Corvallis Gazette-Times, The Oregonian, The Oregon Journal, and other regional media relating to alumni and staff news and research, the Nutrition For Defense program, various anniversary events, building dedications, funding and curriculum issues, and the Oregon Home Economics Association (OHEA). Series IX are newsletters produced for the faculty and staff of the College of Home Economics, Extension Home Economics, and the Program on Gerontology. Series X contains theses and student papers prepared for degrees and various home economics classes. The topics of these papers include: student mortality, good grooming, home economics education in Asia, dress codes, and the fat content of eggs.

Series XI consists of articles, brochures, handbooks, magazines, and posters relating to events at OSU sponsored by the College of Home Economics, faculty publications and research, career information, the college nursery school, and the OSU Program on Gerontology. Included in this series are two volumes of bound publications. Entitled The House I and II, these volumes consist of a variety of bulletins and circulars printed by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, U.S. Dept. Of the Interior, the Federal Housing Administration, U.S. Dept. Of Commerce, and the OSC Extension Service. Dating from 1928 to 1942, these publications pertain to housing construction and design, home furnishings, and maintenance.

Series XII consists of historical essays, outlines, and notes on the history of the OSU College of Home Economics, the college nursery school, the development of home economics in the U.S. and the American Home Economics Association (AHEA). Series XIII consists of biographical files of home economics faculty and alumni and primarily contain newspaper clippings and correspondence. Included in this series are lists of staff and distinguished alumni as well as a collection of faculty vitas compiled in 1982. Series XIV pertains to awards and honors bestowed to faculty and students including: scholarships, fellowships, the OSU Distinguished Service Award, and the Westly College of Home Economics Teacher/Counselor of the Year Awards.

Series XV contains guestbooks of visitors for tours, dedications, and other special events at the Family Study Center, Kent House, and the Withycombe House Management House. Series XVI consists of 5 scrapbooks, 4 of which relate to the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). Covering the years 1967 to 1978, the EFNEP scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings and photographs of EFNEP activities throughout the state, in particular summer youth camps sponsored by the program. The fifth scrapbook pertains to the refurbishing of the Home Economics Conference Suite and contains photographs of the room and lists of patrons and other donors. Series XVII is the book Adventures of a Home Economist by Ava Milam Clark. Series XVIII is a wall calendar for the year 1925 printed especially for the College of Home Economics featuring quotes and proverbs about the family, tips for childcare and food preparation, and images of family life at home.

Series XIX consists of brochures, correspondence, county plans of work, minutes, newsletters, and reports generated by the Office of Extension Home Economics (now Family Extension and Community Development). Included among the subjects addressed in this series are: EFNEP, OSU Mini-college, Oregon Extension Management Information System, and the Family Living Program.

Series XX are architectural drawings and book plans relating to the construction, renovation, and addition to various structures managed and used by the College of Home Economics: Milam Hall, Kent House, Nursery School, Home Management House, and 6 quonset hut buildings identified only as A-F. Also included in this series are specifications for the building of household cabinetry, shelving, and furniture in a series of drawings by Maud Wilson labeled "Storage Arrangements and Furnishings." Another set of drawings by Maud Wilson consist of specifications for the construction of six, four, and three bedroom farmhouses.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

College of Home Economics and Education Records (RG 141), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The records are organized into twenty series: I. Correspondence; II. Minutes; III. Reports/Studies; IV. Curriculum Development/Instruction; V. Policies and Procedures; VI. Grant Proposals; VII. Presentations/Speeches; VIII. Newspaper Clippings; IX. Newsletters; X. Theses/Student Papers; XI. Publications; XII. Historical Essays; XIII. Biographical Files; XIV. Awards; XV. Guestbooks; XVI. Scrapbooks; XVII. Book; XVIII. Wall Calendar; XIX. Extension Home Economics; and XX. Architectural Drawings/Book Plans.

Related Materials

In addition to the records of the College of Home Economics, the Archives also has institutional records for individual departments in the college. These departments are: Apparel, Interiors, Housing, and Merchandising (RG 28); Nutrition and Food Management (RG 217); and Human Development and Family Sciences (RG 85). The Archives also has records for the School of Education (RG 184). There are publications and photographic collections for the College of Home Economics (P 44) and Home Economics Extension (P 115). The Archives has a number of collections of personal papers and records from alumni and faculty of the College of Home Economics, including Deans Ava Milam Clark and Betty Hawthorne. Records from home economic clubs and organizations such the Oregon Home Economics Association can also be found in the Archives.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I:  Correspondence, 1917-1995Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Accreditation
Box
1
American Home Economics Association (AHEA)
1967-1985
1
Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools
1958-1969
Box
1
African Students
1957-1963
American Home Economics Association
Box
1
General
1955-1970
1
Home Economists in Business Group
1956-1968
1
Student Membership
1968-1970
Box
1
Alumni Advisory Council
1968-1971
1
American Dietetic Association
1958-1970
1
American Dietetic Association Journal Board
1965-1969
1
Biennial Budget
1975-1977, 1972-1975
1
Biennial Budget Review Before the Oregon Legislature
1970-1971
1
Budget Reductions
1981-1982
1
Centennial Convocation Lecture Recommendations
1959
1
Center for Economic Education
1971-1991
1
Changes in Curriculum for High School Teacher Prep
1940
1
Circular Letters to High School Students
1969-1971
1
Civil Rights/Student Data
1968-1973
Committees
Box
2
Ad Hoc Committee on Citizens Committee
1981
2
Ad Hoc Home Economics Advisory Committee
1979-1981
2
Administrative Committee
1968-1978; 1984-1985
2
Audio-Visual Subcommittee
1960-1962
2
Committee For Computing Planning
1984-1988
2
Committee on the Future of Home Economics
1964-1965
2
Committee on Major Items for Financial Gifts
1982
2
Committee Membership Lists
1949-1979
2
Computing Steering Committee
1987-1988
2
Continuation of Educational Study Coordinating Committee
1944-1946
2
Curriculum Committee
1948-1963, 1967-1979
2
Faculty Recognition and Awards Committee
1980-1982
2
Family/Staff Welfare Committee
1988-1995
2
Governor's State Committee on Children and Youth
1950-1953
2
Home Economics-Education Relationships Committee
1991-1992
2
Name Change Committee
1991-1992
2
Oregon Home Economics Week Committee
1959
2
OSU Conference Center Planning Committee
1964
2
Presidential Search Committee
1969
2
President's Commission on University Goals
1969
2
Public Relations Committee
1969-1985
2
School Advisory Committee
1980-1985
2
Summer Term Advisory Committee
1973-1975
Conferences
Box
2
Administration on Aging (AoA) Nutrition Training Program
1973-1976
2
AHEA Research Conference at OSU
1965-1966
2
Conference on University-Teacher Education Programming
1970
3
Home Economics Seminar (NALGCSU)
1961
3
Home Economics (OSU) Staff Workshop
1971
3
International Family Planning Institute (at OSU)
1973-1974
3
New Initiatives in Home Ec. Workshop (at OSU and two other schools)
1981-1982
3
Oregon Home Economics Association (OHEA) Annual Meetings
1986, 1989, 1991-94
3
Oregon Program for the Advancement of Women in Higher Education
1979-1980
3
OSU Faculty Conference
1967-1968
3
OSU International Year of the Family Conference
1993-1994
3
Pacific Regional Home Economics Education
1961-1962
3
75th Anniversary Conference Series
1963-1964
3
White House Conferences on Children and Youth
1950-1952
Box
3
Cooperative Joint Degree Program in Elementary Teacher Education
1951-1954
3
Council on Curriculum and Academic Policy
1966-1969
3
Dean Betty Hawthorne
1976-1984
3
Dean's Dateline Newsletter
1981-1984
3
Development of Institutional Guidelines for OSU
1962-1964
3
Distinguished Visiting Professor Lectures
1970-1973
3
Division of Continuing Education: Campus Day for Women
1966-1967
3
Energy Conservation
1973-1974
3
Exploring Global Community Program
1978-1979
Facilities
Box
3
Equipment Needs for (Home Ec.) Building
1946-1950
3
Experimental Test Baking Oven
1948-1957
3
Facility Needs of the School of home Economics in the 1970's
1970
4
Hawthorne Conference Suite Refurbishing
1976-1978
3
Home Economics West Wing Construction
1939-1952
3
Instructional Resources and Materials Center Program Move into Agricultural Hall
1981
3
Milam Conference Suite Remodel
1977-1981
3
Remodel Plans for Home Economics Building
1945-1955
Box
5
Family Study Center
1958-1970
5
FEAST Workshop-Summer Terms
1972-1974
5
Food and Nutrition Dept.-Federal Rationing Regulations
1942-1945
5
General
1917-1988
Gifts
Box
5
Ava Milam Clark's Will
1978
5
General
1944-1970; 1970-1982
5
Gill-Hammond Family Fund
1980-1981
5
Lowenberg Book Collection
1971-1979
5
Mother and Child Statue
1960
5
Painting: " Mother and Child"
1954-1983
Box
5
Health Care Administration
1983-1985
5
History of Home Economics Training in Other Cities and States
1950
5
Home Economics Alumni Organization
1968-1972; 1976-1982
5
Home Economics Colloquia
1967
5
Home Economics Honors Program
1962-1980
5
Home Management Houses
1932-1965
5
Hotel and Restaurant Management Program
1972-1978
5
Inter-institutional Fee Structure
1964
5
Job Recruitment
1973-1983
5
Learning Resource Center
1967-1978, 1984
Legislative Bills
Box
5
Senate Bill 539; House Bill 2163 (Development of a Gerontology Program)
1975
5
House Bill 2696 (Proposal for OSU Center of Economic Education)
1989
Box
5
List of Publications By Faculty (Compiling for Gazette Times OSU Edition)
1984
5
Naming of the Home Economics Building
1967
5
National Home Demonstration Agent's Association
1961-1963
5
National Science Foundation
1964
5
Opening of the Academic Year-Circular Letters to Faculty
1967-1990
Oregon Home Economics Association
Box
6
General
1955-1957; 1959-1960; 1977-1985
6
Home Economics Week in Oregon Proposal
1955-1956, 1988
Box
6
OSU/WOSC School of Education Merger
1982-1988
Peace Corps
Box
6
General
1961-1969
6
Internship Program
1968-1970
6
Turkey Program
1963-1966
Box
6
Prime Time (Student organization)
1985
6
Program on Gerontology
1972-1983
Box
6
Traineeships
1971-1976
6
Recommendations for Job Applicants
1971-1973
6
Research Concerning Department Cost and Enrollment Costs
1981-1982
6
Research in the Home Economics Department
1951-1963
4
Research in the Home Economics Dept.
1948-1966
6
Sigma Xi-OSU Chapter
1976-1978
Special Events
Box
6
Calendars of Conferences and Events
1978-1984
6
Dean Hawthorne's Retirement Party
1983
6
Dedication of " the Family" Sculpture
1985
6
Dedication of West Wing-Home Economics Building
1954
6
Faculty Recognition Luncheon
1989
6
50th Anniversary of College of Home Economics
1939-1940
6
Re-dedication of Milam Hall
1976-1977
6
70th Anniversary Convocation Speech
1959
6
60th Anniversary (of the College of Home Economics) Celebration
1950
Box
6
Submission of Information to HEW (Health, Education, and Welfare) for Reports on Home Economics in Degree-Granting Institutions)
1951-1959
7
Travel Letters (Ava Milam Clark)
China, Japan, New York, Korea, Philippines, Syria, Iraq.
1922-1952
7
Travel Letters (Margaret Fedde, Frances Clinton)
Germany, France.
1951
7
University Centennial Planning
1966-1969
7
Visits to OSU
Thank you notes and arrangements to visit campus.
1971-1982
7
Volcanic Ash Task Force
1980-1982
7
Western Home Economics Research Administrative Council
1960-1973
7
WICHE (Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education) Program
1953, 1981-1982

Series II:  Minutes, 1942-1998Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
7
Administrative Committee
1966-1987
8
Administrative Committee
1988-1998
8
Alumni Relations Committee/Alumni Advisory Council
1971-1972
8
Center For Economic Education Advisory Council
1985-1990
8
Clothing, Textiles, Related Arts Dept. Meetings
1983-1985
8
Curriculum Committee
1961-1990
8
Department Head Meetings
1954-1966
8
Faculty Meetings
1957-1995
9
Faculty Meetings
1995-1996
9
Governor's Subcommittee on Education
1957-1959
9
Graduate Committee
1976-1991
9
Home Economics Alumni Organization
1971-1982
9
Home Economics Articulation Conference
Minutes from sharing sessions.
1983
9
Home Economics Building Committee
1975-1981
9
Home Economics Club
1942-1965
9
Home Economics Communications and Education Dept.
1988-1989
9
Home Economics Communications and Education Dept. Advisory Committee
1987-1990
9
Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management Program Advisory Board
1975-1984
9
International Committee
1983-1993
9
Steering Committee of Curriculum Study
1945-1946
9
Western Home Economics Research Administrative Council
1953-1975
9
Women's Study Group
1972-1974

Series III:  Reports/Studies, 1924-1995Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Accreditation Reports
Box
9
AHEA
1980
9
Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges
1979-1980
9
Prepared by the School (for an accreditation visit)
1970
Box
9
Ad Hoc Committee on General Education Progress Report and Plans for 1973-74
1973
9
Aims of the School of Home Economics at OSU
1965
9
Annual Reports (includes notes)
1984-1985, 1987-1995
9
Background Report for the Cooperative State Research Service (CSRS) of Research and Graduate Programs at OSU
1982
9
Biennial reports
1930-1956
10
Biennial Reports
1956-1966, 1968-1987
10
Biennial Reports for Home Economics Research
1968-1970, 1970
Committee Reports
Box
10
Public Relations Committee Student Survey
1951
10
Various Committee Reports
1946-1948
Conference Proceedings
Box
10
Association of Administrators of Home Economics and National Council of Administrators of Home /Economics
1987
10
Child Development and Parent Education Conference
1931
10
Parental Conference
1928 (at OSU)
Box
10
Conference Report: Strengthening Home Economics Research
1966
10
Conversion to the Early Semester System (Ad Hoc Committee on Calendar Conversion)
1980
10
CSRS Review of Home Economics Dept.
1982
10
CSRS Report of Special Review of College of the Home Economics
1988
10
CSRS Special Review of Research and Graduate Programs of College of Home Economics (Background Reports)
1975, 1988
10
Development of a Training Program for Project Directors in the Nutrition Program for the Elderly
1972
10
Directions for Home Economics in the 1980s or Will We Still Be Here in 1990?
1980
10
Educational Exposition: Exhibits from Home Economics College
1931
10
Experiment in Varying the Size of the Group for Home Management House Residence
1961
10
Facility Needs of the School of Home Economics in the 1970s
1970
10
The Factors Influencing Tenure and Promotion at OSU: A Campus Analysis
1975
10
The Family, Home Economics, and the Behavioral Sciences: A Critical Analysis of Home Economics in Higher Education and a Proposal for a New Direction
1964
10
Family Resource Management 3-Year Plan
1985-1988, 1985
10
Field Trip Reports
1954, 1962-1970
11
Field Trip Reports
1971-1980
11
Final Project Reports: Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station (OAES) Research
1969-1974
11
Foods and Nutrition Program Implementation Plan
1986
11
Future of Home Economics (Committee on the Future of Home Economics)
1965
11
Graduate Study and Research in Portland: A Preliminary Report to the Board (Oregon State System of Higher Education)
1964
11
HEIB Study (Home Economics in Business)
undated
11
The Home Economics Curricula in Land Grant Colleges
Report presented at the Home Economics section of the Land-Grant College Association Meeting.
1924
11
Home Economics Faculty Retreat Reports
1976
11
Home Economics in Land-Grant Colleges and Universities (American Association of Land-Grant Colleges and State Universities)
1959
11
Instructional Television at OSU (OSU Classroom TV Committee)
1966
11
Interrelationship of Food Systems Management
1985
11
Kasetsart University/OSC Contract Staff Progress Reports
1955-1960
11
Land Grant College Survey: Home Economics Undergraduate Work
U.S. Dept. of Interior Bureau of Education survey- 3 "1 duplicate copy" volumes with information compiled about the Dept. and individually completed forms by staff members.
1928
11
Long-Range Development Plans
1972, 1982
11
Long-Range Plans for the College of Home Economics
1985-1992
11
A Look At Oregon's Children (White House Conference on Children and Youth)
1959
11
Oregon State Commission on the Allocation of Resources
1976-1979
11
OSU: A Major Research University
1984
11
Peace Corps Training Program Guide
1963
11
Proceedings Report: Education for Family Living, Ava Milam
Prepared for the World Federation of Education Association Conference.
undated
11
A Program of Regional Research for Food and Nutrition (A Joint Task Force of the Western Association of Agr. Experiment Station Directors and the USDA)
1969
11
Program Review of the College of Home Economics to the Provost
1989
11
Projected Academic Program of School of Home Economics in 1982
1972
11
Report of Inner City Fellowship Experience
Report by Betty Hawthorne of a month long exploration of Los Angeles County as a part of an AHEA fellowship.
1969
11
Reports from the Field
From Ava Milam Clark to Dept., similar to the travel letters filed in Series I correspondence.
undated
11
School of Home Economics Program Narrative
Prepared as a part of an "In depth Profile Study" for use before the 1971 Legislative Assembly.
1971
11
Self-Evaluation Report II
Prepared for Commission on Higher Schools Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools.
1960
11
Self-Evaluation Reports for AHEA (including appendices)
1969, 1974
12
Self-Evaluation Reports for AHEA (including appendices)
1984-1985
12
Self Study: Home Economics Undergraduate/Graduate Programs
1976
12
75th Anniversary Committee Summary Report
1964
12
Sloan Foundation Study
Report on the impact of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program.
1977
12
Status of Alumnae of the School of Home Economics
1940
12
The Study of Public Elementary and Secondary Education in Oregon
1950
12
Summary of Grants to School of Home Economics
1960-1970, 1970
12
Textiles and Clothing Research News Notes (Western Region Coordinating Committee WRCC-33 of the Western Agricultural Experiment Stations)
1988
12
Three-Year Department Plans
1984-1987; 1986-1989, 1984, 1986
12
Volunteer Service Program Proposal
1974
12
Western Regional Cooperative Project W-57
1958-1968
12
Western Regional Research Institute (WRRI) Conference Reports and Research Proposals
1967-1970
12
WHERA (Western Home Ec. Research Administrators) Faculty Research Resources Survey Report
1984

Series IV:  Curriculum Development/Instruction, 1930-1992Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Category I Proposals
Box
12
Administrative Structure and Name Change for the Merged Colleges of Home Economics and Education
1992
12
Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management
1972-1973
12
Experimental Education Program
1971-1972
12
Masters of Science in Home Economics
1986
Box
12
Curricular Changes/Proposals
1966-1970
4
Enrollment and Degree Data for Selected Home Economics Programs (NASULGC)
1965-1976
13
Experiential Learning: Students and Programs
1976-1982
13
Final Examination Blanks: Introduction to Home Economics, HEc 101
1967-1968
13
General Curricular Study and Analysis
1944-1969
13
Handbook for the Home Management House
1967
13
Interdisciplinary Programs
1984
13
List of Theses Granted by the College of Home Economics
1930-1983
13
Proposal: Health Care Administration Program Transfer to Home Economics College
1985
13
Proposed Graduate Programs in Home Economics
1944-1956
13
Review of Graduate Program: Family Life Dept.
1977
13
S-U (Satisfactory-Unsatisfactory) Grading
1967-1972
13
Seminar in the History of Home Economics
1950
13
Statistical Data: Cost Load Studies/FTE Students Per Instructor
1982-1983
13
Submission of Thesis Abstracts
1966-1980
13
Summer Courses Offered By Portland Home Economics in Business (HEIB's) Clubs
undated
13
Summer Term Announcements and Advertising
1955-1987
13
Summer Term Classes
1966-1969
13
Syllabus: H. Ad 101, Introduction to Home Economics
1935

Series V:  Policies and Procedures, 1945-1994Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
14
Administrative Code
1965-1970
14
Certification Rules: Home Economics Education
1964-1979
14
Development of Guiding Statement, Goals, Objectives
1977-1979
14
Extended-Campus Educational Programs Guidelines
1980-1981
14
Graduate Student Information and Procedures
1945-1946
14
Job Classification Survey: Changes in Job Descriptions
1963-1971
14
Mission Statements, Goals, and Objectives for Home Economics
1959-1984
14
Records Retention Guidelines
1966-1979
14
Review and Appeal Procedures
1969
14
Statement of Committee Functions and Committee Membership Lists
1948-1994

Series VI:  Grant Proposals, 1958-1984Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
14
Clothing, Textiles, and Related Arts Department
1970
14
Family Life and Home Economics Administration Dept.
1958-1970
14
Foods and Nutrition Dept.
1958-1963
14
Head Start
1966-1967
14
Program on Gerontology
1970-1984
14
Women's Job Corps Center
1965

Series VII:  Presentations/Speeches, 1925-1988Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Radio Broadcast Transcripts
Box
15
Dean Hawthorne
1963-1965
15
50th Anniversary Events
1939-1940
15
Talks on Household Management
1925-1926
Slide Presentation Scripts
Box
15
Beaver Open House
1967
15
A Brief History of Home Economics at OSU
undated
15
Centennial Scrapbook-History of Home Economics
ca 1966
15
Community Playthings' Slide Program
undated
15
Founder's View of the Future/Today's Leaders View the Future (Lake Placid Conference, AHEA?)
undated
15
Graduates and Their Families
1982
15
Lessons in Marketing from Abroad
1970
15
National Leaders Look at the Home Economics (Presented at Annual AHEA Meeting)
1963
15
Pioneers of the Future (Great Reunion Celebration)
1988
15
A Series of Photographs That Tell a Story
Project compiled by John Burtner, Extension Editor, depicting the required six-week senior internship in one of the College's Home Management Houses.
ca. 1935
15
Teaching Deprived Kindergarten Children
1966
15
Three People
undated
Sound Recordings
Cassette Tapes
Box
16
Carlson, Elaine. Milam Conference Suite Dedication
1977
Clark, Ava Milam
Box
16
Home Economics 101 Class
8 tapes-duplication exists
1964-1969
16
Mary Cullen on the Air
1949
16
University Home Hour with Dean Milam at Alabama Univ.
1950
Box
16
Davy, Mildred. It's a Woman's World
Radio show presented in Tillamook honoring the visit of President MacVicar and Sharon Wallace.
1983
16
Dean Hawthorne's Retirement Banquet
1983
16
Dickel, Mirza: Behind the Scenes with the Conference Suite.
1977
Fincke, Margaret
Box
16
How Home Economics at OSU Has Changed and Grown
1972
16
Rededication of Home Economics Building to Milam Hall
1976
Box
16
Heritage of Home Economics (Kappa Omicron Phi/AHEA)
1840-1920, undated
16
Home Economics College 50th Anniversary
1940
Reel-to-Reel Audiotape
Box
16
Dean Hawthorne's Retirement Banquet
4/15/83
Box
15
Speech Notes for Annual Senior Honors Luncheons
1963-1984
Speeches
Box
15
Dean Hawthorne, Betty
1965-1971, 1973-1983
15
Dean Hawthorne's Retirement Banquet (Various speakers)
1983
15
50th Anniversary Celebration (OSU College of Home Ec.)
1939-1940
15
General
1966-1982
15
Recognition and Awards Banquets
1974-1978
Box
15
Testimony: Testimony Before the Ways and Means Education Subcommittee Regarding the Cooperative Extension Service (Dean Kinsey Green)
1985

Series VIII:  Newspaper Clippings, 1916-1984Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
15
Alumni News and Research
1963-1972; 1977-1984
15
Curriculum Development and Funding
1965-1971
15
Dedication of Wing Construction
1954
15
Events and Conferences Sponsored by the Dept.
1965-1981
15
Fiftieth and Sixtieth Anniversary Celebrations
1940, 1950
15
General, Barometer Articles
1916-1924
15
General, Articles from other Newspapers
1919-1924
15
General
1922-1982
15
Higher Education Budget Cuts
1981-1982
15
Home Management House
1940-1943
15
" Nutrition For Defense" Articles (World War II propaganda efforts)
1941-1945
15
Oregon Home Economics Association
1967-1971
15
Other University Home Economic Programs
1975
15
75th Anniversary Conference Series
1963-1964
17
Staff News and Research
1949-1972; 1978-1984
17
Student News
1961-1983

Series IX:  Newsletters, 1968-1999Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
17
CHEEReview Newsletter
1993-1998
17
Dateline Dean's Office
1968-1988
17
Extension Family and Community Development Updates
1998-1999
17
Home Economics Staff Newsletters
1967-1982, 1986-1987
17
Newsline Gerontology: OSU
1975

Series X:  Theses/Student Papers, 1920-1970Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
17
The Fat Content of Eggs of Good and Poor Layers of Several Varieties of Chickens, Mary Vernon Skelton
1920
17
A Study of Student Mortality in the School of Home Economics: Oregon State College, 1920-1930, Dorothy S. Schreiner
1930
17
A Study of Expenditures of Home Economics Freshman at Oregon State Agricultural College, 1930-1933, Mary Little Thomas
1933
17
Clothing and Textiles Class Papers-Unknown Writers
1938-1955
17
Untitled Paper on Dress Codes and Values in Nazarene Community, Elaine Carlson
1958
17
Interactions of Three Ancient Civilizations: Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Crete, Elaine Carlson
1969
17
Portfolio Folder #1 for History of Costume Class (T. C. 431), Elaine Carlson
1969
17
Committee on Better Advising: Final Report
A report on the results of a survey on the counseling and advising procedures at OSU compiled and submitted by students for credit in a G.E. 407c class.
1970
17
Analysis of Home-Making Education in Siam and Recommendation for Future Program/Teacher's Day in Siam, C. Prabha
undated
17
The Art of Good Grooming, Freida Mae Bennett
undated
17
The Outlook of Home Economics Education in China, Cynthia Fang
undated

Series XI:  Publications, 1913-1986Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Articles
Box
17
American Home Economics Association, 50th Anniversary
1959
17
Clark, Ava Milam
1927-1952
17
Oregon State College Nursery School
1940-1945
Brochures
Box
17
Careers in Home Economics
1965-1969
17
Conferences and Lectures at OSU Sponsored by College of Home Ec.
1967-1981
17
Entrance Necessities for School of Domestic Science and Art (Home Ec.)
1913
17
Foreign Recipes (Cookbook published by OSU Chapter of Omicron Nu)
1928
17
General
1962
17
Gerontological Conferences, Programs, and Workshops
1971-1972
17
Home Economics Education Research
1955
17
Home Economics Nursery Schools
undated
17
Mademoiselle Magazine Career Information Pamphlets
1968-1972
Box
17
Food Study Manual, Helen Charly. (First and third editions)
1961, 1982
17
Guide: To Effective Project Operations. The Nutrition Program for the Elderly (U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare-Administration on Aging)
1973
18
Handbook for Site Operations: The Nutrition Program for the Elderly
1975
The House
2 volumes
Box
18
I. Planning and Construction Principles
18
II. Utilities, Furnishings, and Maintenance
Box
18
Oregon State Monthly (School of Home Economics Edition)
October 1936
18
Poster: Graduate Studies in Home Economics at OSU
1983
19
Poster: People Helping People (75th Anniversary of the OSU Extension Service)
apx 20x24 in.
1986
18
Titles of Completed Theses in Home Economics and Related Fields in Colleges and Universities of the U.S. (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)
1957-1962, 1958-1963

Series XII:  Historical Essays, 1938-1995Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
18
General Outlines and Histories of OSU Home Economics Dept.
1957-1995
18
Historical Review of the Clothing, Textiles, and Related Arts Dept.
1968
18
Histories of AHEA and Home Economics in the U. S. in General
undated
18
Notes for Biennial Reports
1938-1944
18
Notes on the History of Home Economics at OSU/U.S.
undated
18
Oregon State College: Nursery School
1940-1945

Series XIII:  Biographical Files, 1934-1999Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Alumni
Box
18
Bates, Mercedes
1936-1999
18
Distinguished Alumni List
1968-1982
Faculty
Box
18
Baker, Katherine Read
1952-1981
18
Bubl, Janet
1970-1974
18
Bussard, Marie
1957-1978
18
Calin, Marion
1972-1976
18
Carlson, Elaine
1960-1977
18
Clark, Ava Milam
1953-1976
18
Cleaveland, Laura
1969-1990
18
Diedesch, Marie
1972-1985
18
DuBois, May
1962-1971
18
Edaburn, Clara
1983
18
Edwards, Margaret
1972-1996
18
Fincke, Margaret
1953-1983
18
Garrison, Evra
1959
18
Gatton, Dorothy
1963-1977
18
Harter, Charlotte
1967-1988
18
Hawthorne, Betty
1958-1991
18
Kirkendall, Lester
1955-1991
18
MacKey, Andrea
1938-1983
18
McLean, Beth
1957-1962
18
McQuesten, Isabella
1957-1974
18
Moser, Ruth
1946-1995
18
O'Neill, J. Philip
1966-1988
20
Patterson, Joan
1951-1987
20
Plants, Constance
1946-1985
20
Prentiss, Sara
1934
20
Snell, Margaret
1958
20
Tank, Gertrude
1957-1982
20
VanHorn, Edna
1939-1945
20
Ware, Christian
1962-1973
20
Wells, Helen
1966
20
Wells, Vera
1964-1972
20
Wiggenhorn, Miriam
1946-1983
20
Williams, Jessamine
1942-1963
20
Wood, Mabel
1986-1993
20
Woodring, Muriel
1970
Box
20
Faculty Vita Report (Staff organized by dept.)
1982
20
Staff Lists
1956-1994

Series XIV:  Awards, 1915-1996Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
21
Certificate of Appreciation Dedicated to the Senior Girls of the Domestic Science Dept. of the Oregon Agricultural College
apx 16x20 in.
Association of Oregon Representatives, given in appreciation for meals served by Home Ec. students and instructors at the State Capitol.
1915
20
Education Fellowship Recipients
1995-1996
20
Faculty Development Award Reports
1975-1980
20
Graduate Fellowship and Scholarship Announcements
1974-1986
20
Home Economics Fellowship Recipients
1995-1996
20
Honors Convocations and Luncheons
1952-1972
Nominations
Box
20
Abbott, Mary E. (OSU Distinguished Service Award)
1988-1992
20
Hawthorne, Betty (OSU Distinguished Service Award)
1987
20
Holmes, Zoe Ann (Westly College of Home Ec. Teacher/Counselor of the Year
20
Award)
1990
20
Kelsey, Mary (Westly College of Home Ec. Teacher/Counselor of the Year Award)
1987
20
Leklum, Jim (OSU Alumni Association Distinguished Professor Award)
1990
20
Messersmith, Ann (Elizabeth P. Ritchie Award)
1988
20
Miller, Lorraine and Leklem, Jim (AHEA Borden Award-both awarded)
1985
20
O'Neill, John (Westly College of Home Ec. Teacher/Counselor of the Year Award)
1988
20
Peters, Jean (Westly College of Home Ec. Teacher/Counselor of the Year Award)
1989
20
Pratt, Clara (Elizabeth P. Ritchie Award)
1987
20
Taskerud, Esther (OHEA Home Economists of the Year)
1991
20
Woodburn, Margy (Gary E. Costley and D. Curtis Mumford Faculty Service Awards)
1989
Box
20
OSU Faculty Day Programs
1974-1978
20
Scholarship Recipients
1995-1996

Series XV:  Guestbooks, 1926-1992Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
20
Family Study Center Groundbreaking and Dedication
1988, 1992
20
General Event Register
1961-1976
20
Kent House
1953-1972
20
Withycombe Home Management House
1926-1932

Series XVI:  Scrapbooks, 1967-1978Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
22
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, (EFNEP)
4 scrapbooks
1967-1978
22
Refurbishing of the Home Economics Conference Suite
1977

Series XVII:  Book, 1969Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
23
Adventures of a Home Economist. Ava Milam Clark, OSU Press
1969

Series XVIII:  Wall Calendar, 1925Return to Top

Container(s): Box 23

Series XIX:  Extension Home Economics, 1958-2000Return to Top

Container(s): Box 23

Container(s) Description Dates
Accomplishment Reports
1979-1987
Box
23
Accomplishment Reports and County Plans of Work
1987-1991
Brochures
Box
23
Extension Home Economics Focus
1966
23
The Extension Service.....Today
1975
23
Families in Transition Educational Resource Material
1990
23
Learn at Home Letter Series
1985
23
Mini-College Class Schedules and Pamphlets
1977-1998
Correspondence
Box
23
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
1972-1987
23
Extension Family Living Program
1972-1975
23
Family Community Leadership Program
1984-1986
23
General
1972-1983, 1987-1988, 1991-2000
23
May Seminar
1987-1988
23
Mini-College
1992-1993
23
Program Development Planning
1978-1980
Box
23
County Plans of Work
1984-1991
23
Historical Essays on Home Economics Extension
1972-1986
Minutes
Box
23
Extension Staff Meetings
1980-1983
23
Family Life Dept.-Extension Arm Meetings
1980
23
State Extension Advisory Council Meetings
1982
Box
24
Newsletters: Extension Staff Newsletters
1982-1983, 1989-1995
24
Oregon Extension Management Information System
1972-1976
Reports
Box
24
Agricultural Experiment Station
1958-1959
24
Annual Report: Oregon Food Stamp Family Nutrition Education Program
1993
24
Comparison of Annual Report Statistics
1983
24
Cooperative Extension Service Programs: A Unique Partnership Between Public and Private Interests
1976
24
County Outlook Summaries
1979-1980
24
County Specialist Reports
1988
24
Extension Education in Oregon: Preparing for Tomorrow
1976
24
Extension Micro-plans-Specialists/Counties
1991-1992
24
Family Living Program
1980
24
Home Economics Extension in Urban America (Extension Committee on Organization and Policy Urban Task Force)
1971
24
How to Teach and Apply Educational Principles in EFNEP
1981
24
The Land-Grant University's Extension Service
1966
24
Leader/Teacher Guides
1981-1992
24
Mini-College Registrant Evaluation Reports
1979-1998
24
Mini-College Registration Lists
1990-1997
24
Mini-College Treasurers Reports
1983-1997
24
OSU Extension Service Management Plan
1981
24
OSU Extension Service Plan of Work Report Guidelines
1983
24
OSU Extension Youth and Families At-Risk Initiative
1989-1990
24
Program Resource Suggestions for County Programs
1971-1982
24
Program Review
1987-1988, 1991
24
Sewing as a Business Workshop Preliminary Report and other Materials
1993-1995
24
Tour of Facilities-School of Agriculture
1980
Box
24
Staff Position Descriptions
1980-1995

Series XX:  Architectural Drawings/Book Plans, 1920-1976Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Map Case
*
Architectural Drawings/Book Plans
Milam Hall, Kent House, Nursery School, Home Management House, and Quonset Huts. Specifications for the building of farmhouses as well as household cabinetry, shelving, and furniture in a series of drawings by Maud Wilson labeled "Storage Arrangements and Furnishings"
1920-1959
*
Plans for Hawthorne Conference Suite (Milam Hall)
1976

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Accreditation (Education)
  • Home economics--International cooperation.
  • Home economists--Oregon.
  • Home economics students--Oregon.
  • Home economics extension work--Oregon.
  • Home economics--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon--History.
  • Home economics--Study and teaching--Oregon.

Corporate Names

  • American Home Economics Association.
  • National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges.
  • Oregon State College. School of Home Economics.
  • Oregon State University. College of Home Economics and Education.
  • Oregon State University. College of Home Economics.
  • Oregon State University. School of Home Economics.
  • Oregon Agricultural College. School of Home Economics.
  • Oregon Home Economics Association.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Scrapbooks.

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Clark, Ava Milam, 1884-1976. (creator)
    • Hawthorne, Betty Eileen. (creator)