Home economics
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Home economics (also known as family and consumer sciences) is the profession and field of study that deals with the economics and management of the home and community. Home economics is a field of formal study including such topics as consumer education, institutional management, interior design, home furnishing, cleaning, handicrafts, sewing, clothing and textiles, commercial cooking, cooking, nutrition, food preservation, hygiene, child development, managing money, and family relationships.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Child Care Facility records
Collection
Identifier: 010.CCF
Abstract
The Child Care Facility records include papers pertaining to child care demands and program evolution at Eastern Michigan University from 1970-2014. The collection includes program proposals, press releases, handbooks, marketing tools, and other materials. The bulk of materials are from the decade of the 1980s, which documents the change from the EMU Children's Center to the Children's Institute. This collection is valuable to the study of child care needs and program changes.
Dates:
1973 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1990
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