College Teaching
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Variants include:
University teaching
(URI: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85028395)
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Department of Human, Environmental & Consumer Resource records
Collection
Identifier: 08.HECR
Abstract
The Department of Home Economics was initially founded as the Manual Training program at the Michigan State Normal College in 1903 and taught classes in cooking, sewing, millinery, sanitation, and decoration. In 1919, the name of the department changed to Home Economics and in cooperation with the Fine Arts Department provided courses in Home Economic Design, Costume Design, and Home Decoration. The collection includes a history of department compiled for the 75th anniversary, clippings and...
Dates:
1912 - 1979; Majority of material found within 1980 - 2004