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Home economics

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 47 Collections and/or Records:

Bertha Kate Gaddis diaries

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-047
Dates: 1906-1937, 1945-1946
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Alice Biester papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 15: Series MSA 18, Series 10; Series MSA 18, Series 1; Series MSA 18, Series 2; Series MSF 275, Series 1; Series MSF 275, Series 4, Placement: 04
Identifier: MSF 34
Scope and Contents

The collection contains one article by Alice Biester.

Dates: 1914
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Agriculture Extension reports

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 59
Abstract

Annual reports compiled by the Indiana Agricultural Agents and Home Demonstration Agents and beginning in the 1960s, the Cooperative Extension Agents

Dates: 1913 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1969; Other: Date acquired: 01/10/2010
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Education Records on Home Economics Education

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 31
Abstract

The collection includes programs, conference proceedings, correspondence, and papers documenting the changes in Home Economics education at Purdue, as well as changes in how Home Economics student teachers were evaluated.

Dates: 1931-1981; Other: Majority of material found in 1950-1979; Other: Date acquired: 08/07/2016
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

College of Health and Human Sciences records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 15
Abstract

The records contain many historical documents, including 75th and 100th anniversary documents and memorabilia, annual reports, pamphlets, audio visual material, newspaper clippings, publicity, department brochures, newsletters and miscellaneous material.

Dates: 1875-2009
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Emma P. Ewing papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 21, Placement: 05
Identifier: MSF 127
Scope and Contents

One folder containing publication information by Emma Pike Ewing.

Dates: 1888 - 1892
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Cleo Fitzsimmons papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 73
Abstract

The Cleo Fitzsimmons papers documents Fitzsimmons' career as a professor and department head in Home Management at Purdue University. Materials include correspondence, photographs, awards, publications, and faculty hood belonging to Fitzsimmons.

Dates: 1928 - 1998; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1970
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Mary Louise Foster papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 469
Abstract

This collection documents the work of Mary Louise Foster during her time at Purdue as a faculty member.

Dates: 1900 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1970
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Lella R. Gaddis papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 22, Placement: 07
Identifier: MSF 138
Scope and Contents

This collection includes an article written by Lella Gaddis in 1917 as well as clippings and photographs pertaining to her life, activities, and work.

Dates: 1917 - 2009
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Library of Management Research and Professional papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 8
Scope and Contents The Gilbreth Library of Management documents the pioneering research of Frank Gilbreth and Lillian Gilbreth in the fields of time and motion study. Commonly referred to as the N-file, the collection covers the Gilbreths quest to find The One Best Way in job performance, worker satisfaction, efficient office management, and home economics.Types of material in the N-file include photographs, manuscripts, correspondence, notes, blueprints, newspaper clippings, reports, and research...
Dates: 1845 - 1959; Majority of material found within 1906 - 1924; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1938
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Frank and Lillian Gilbreth papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 7
Scope and Contents The Gilbreth Papers documents the professional and personal lives of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth. The collection consists of personal papers, letters, correspondence, photographs, and other memorabilia that Lillian Gilbreth collected during her life regarding her youth, marriage, family, and career. Types of materials in the collection include: personal correspondence between Frank and Lillian Gilbreth regarding their courtship, marriage, family, and work; correspondence between the Gilbreths...
Dates: 1869 - 2000; Majority of material found within 1949 - 1968; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1971
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Eva Goble papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 3
Abstract

This collection contains materials that document the activities of the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service in the 1950s, as well as the activities of Eva Goble and her contributions to the Purdue University School of Home Economics.

Dates: 1920 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1980; Other: Date acquired: 11/06/2008
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Harold Hawes press release photographs

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 51
Identifier: 2022-104
Dates: November 9, 1937
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

School of Hospitality and Tourism Management collection of Purdue photographs and memorabilia

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 82
Abstract

Photographs and artifacts documenting Purdue history and Hospitality and Tourism Management Department events.

Dates: 1890 - 1991
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Indiana Extension Homemakers Association records, addition 04

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20190621
Dates: 1942 - 2007
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

O. Jane Jarrell Class Schedule Card

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 2, Placement: 04
Identifier: MSA 305
Abstract

This collection consists of the handwritten class schedule card of O. Jane Jarrell.

Dates: Other: Date acquired: 12/05/2011
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Ladies Hall collection

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20131113
Dates: 1905 - 1927
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Mary Matthews index card

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 10
Identifier: 20140530.1
Dates: 1925 - 1928
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Mary Simpson McDowell collection of Home Economics Recipes & Ag Extension Bulletins

 Unprocessed Material — Box Communal Accessions 7
Identifier: 20150909.3
Dates: circa 1951
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Mary Matthews papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSF 515
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook

Dates: 1951-1953; Majority of material found in 1951-1953
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Leah Rowena Miller scrapbook

 Collection — Box Box 1
Identifier: MSA 275
Abstract

Scrapbook of photographs, newspaper clippings, holiday cards, programs, and mementos documenting the student life of Leah Rowena Miller.

Dates: 1924-1931; Other: Majority of material found in 1924-1927; Other: Date acquired: 11/10/2013
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Virginia Nilles collection of Home Economics papers

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 65, Placement: 07, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 278
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a collection of recipes produced by the School of Home Economics in 1932. The recipes are compiled under various categories, e.g., "Recipes for Inexpensive Dishes" and "Menus for St. Valentine's Day."

Dates: circa 1932
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Geneva Nugent collection

 Collection — Box Communal Collections 33: Series Series 1, Placement: 03
Identifier: MSF 289
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of one folder, which contains an article about Geneva Nugent.

Dates: 1931
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Patsy Mellott papers

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 20150508.1
Dates: circa 1969 - 2009
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Andrey A. Potter papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 527
Scope and Contents The Andrey A. Potter papers document the career, education, and personal life of nationally renowned engineer and educator Andrey Potter (A.A. Potter). Types of materials in the collection include articles; speeches; surveys; research and lecture notes; certificates, diplomas, and awards; photographs; correspondence; printed material; scrapbooks; medals; ephemera; artifacts; books and manuscripts; obituaries; greeting cards; reports; letterhead; newspaper clippings; and meeting minutes. The...
Dates: 1893 - 1986; Majority of material found within 1930-1970; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1979
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

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