Helen LeBaron Hilton papers

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Helen LeBaron Hilton papers

1911-1993, undated

https://cardinal.lib.iastate.edu/repositories/2/resources/971

The Helen Lebaron Hilton Papers (1911-1993, undated) document her activities as Dean of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences at Iowa State University. During her tenure as Dean she was involved in the Baroda India Project, a program funded by the Ford Foundation. This program worked with colleges in India to establish programs of study for Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Home Economics. Also included are the records of the Iowa State Home Economics Alumnae Advisory Council, publications by and about Hilton, and manuscripts and typescripts of the talks she gave over the span of her professional career as well as after her retirement. Hilton’s personal life is represented with various ephemera and personal items. Photographs of both her personal and professional life are included in the collection.

10.63 Linear Feet (12 document boxes, 4 half-document boxes, 1 oversized box, and 1 map case folder)

eng, Latn

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Hilton, Helen LeBaron, 1910-1993

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Helen LeBaron Hilton was born February 28, 1910, in Morrisville, Vermont, the only child of W.I and Ida (Norton) LeBaron. She graduated in 1932 from the University of Vermont earning a Bachelor of Science, received a Master of Science degree in 1938 from Cornell University and was awarded the degree Doctor of Philosophy in 1946 from the University of Chicago. In 1946, the University of Vermont conferred upon her the honorary degree, Doctor of Science. After three years of teaching home economi...

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Iowa State University. College of Family and Consumer Sciences

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Iowa State University first established coursework in "domestic economy" in 1872. The first instructor was Mary B. Welch, wife of University President, Adonijah Welch. In 1875 the Department of Domestic Economy was formed. It was among the earliest domestic economy departments in the United States. The department's name was changed in 1912 to the Department of Home Economics and in 1914 gained divisional status as the Division of Home Economics. At that time the curricula were domestic science a...

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