David C. Knapp oral history, 1988.

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David C. Knapp oral history, 1988.

Oral history interview with David C. Knapp, conducted by Jaime Freed, August 22, 1988.

24 p. transcript.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7905122

Cornell University Library

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Freed, Jaime,

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Knapp, David C.

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Dean, New York State College of Human Ecology, 1968-1974. From the description of David C. Knapp oral history, 1988. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63935238 ...

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...