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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.

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...