Dept. of Household Economics and Management Research studies, 1913-1971, 1920-1971 (bulk)

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Dept. of Household Economics and Management Research studies, 1913-1971, 1920-1971 (bulk)

New York State College of Home Economics Dept. of Household Economics and Management Research studies

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Warren, Jean

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Wiegand, Elizabeth

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Walker, Kathryn, 1943-

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Cornell University

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New York State College of Home Economics. Department of Household Economics and Management.

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From its founding to ca. 1969 the department was called Household Economics and Management. From ca. 1969 to ca. 1977, it was known as the Department of Consumer Economics and Public Policy. After 1977, it has been called the Department of Consumer Economics and Housing. From the description of Dept. of Household Economics and Management extension records, [ca. 1917]-1982, 1925-1962 (bulk). (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64074777 ...

New York State College of Home Economics

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Home Economics began as part of the Extension Service in 1900 with the arrival of Martha Van Rensselaer and the establishment of the Farmers' Wives Reading Course. In 1903-1904 Martha Van Rensselaer and Anna Botsford Comstock taught three courses within the College of Agriculture at Cornell University, relating to home and family life. In 1907 the Department of Home Economics was established at Cornell, with Martha Van Rensselaer and Flora Rose as its first instructors. In 1911 the two women bec...