College of Home Economics and Education records, 1913-2000 (bulk 1952-1992).

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College of Home Economics and Education records, 1913-2000 (bulk 1952-1992).

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.

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Oregon State University Libraries

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Oregon Home Economics Association.

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Hawthorne, Betty Eileen.

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Clark, Ava Milam, 1884-1976

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Home economics Dean Ava Bertha Milam was born on November 27, 1884 in Macon Missouri, one of 5 daughters of Ancil and Louisa Milam. She taught at the Blees Military Academy from 1904 to 1907 and came to Oregon Agricultural College in 1911 as professor and head of the Department of Foods and Nutrition. She was appointed Dean of the School of Home Economics in 1917 and served in that capacity until her retirement in 1950. In 1948, she acted as a consultant in home economics colleges in Korea and C...

Oregon State College. School of Home Economics

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Oregon State University. College of Home Economics and Education

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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. 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, an option for a Master's in Household Science degree was available. In 1983...

American Home Economics Association

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Florence Wilkinson Low was president of the American Home Economics Association, 1962-1964. She was also consultant on volunteer work to President Kennedy's Commission on the Status of Women. From the description of Records, 1963-1964 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007124 ...

National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges

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Created 1887; name variations: Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Station, 1887-1919; Association of Land-grant Colleges, 1919-1926; Association of Land-grant Colleges and State Universities, 1926-1957; Association of State Universities and Land-grant Colleges, 1965- . From the description of Annual Conventions Papers, 1915-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122388174 ...

Oregon State University. School of Home Economics

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Oregon State University. College of Home Economics

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The College of Home Economics at Oregon State University was established in 1889 as the Department of Household Economy and Hygiene and was the first such program west of the Rocky Mountains. The College merged with the College of Health and Human Performance in 2002 to form the College of Health and Human Sciences. Home management houses (or practice houses) were established in the School of Home Economics in 1916 and a six-week residency in one of the houses was required of all home economics ...

Oregon State Agricultural College. School of Home Economics.

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