Michigan State College. Division of Home Economics
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Barbara Quackenbush collection
Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.367
Scope and Contents
The Barbara Quackenbush Collection contains a biographical information of Barbara Quackenbush and reminiscensce written by Barbara about her experiences as a female college student at Michigan State College during a period of war. The collection also includes a scrapbook which contains a graduation photograph of Barbara; a 1947 photo of MSC nursery school children; the 1946 Commencement Issue of the Michigan State Newspaper; football tickets from the 1945 season; an edition of...
Dates:
1946
Esther Munro Vaniman papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.3.214
Scope and Contents
The Esther Munro Vaniman papers consist of the booklet "What Home Economics Training Can Do for You" (1930) about the home economics programs at Michigan State College (MSC, now Michigan State University). Also included are nine postcards of MSC buildings and photographs of a group shot of a picnic and several campus buildings.
Dates:
1930 - 1933
Marie Dye papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.14
Scope and Contents
The papers document Dye's professional life and reflect her interest in Nutrition research, the teaching of Home Economics at the college level, and women's changing roles in contemporary American society. Included are speeches and manuscripts written by Dye, records relating to the College of Home Economics (later called Human Ecology), correspondence, notes, journal reprints, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia. The records relating to the College of Home Economics consist primarily of...
Dates:
1896 - 1973