Home Management Records

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Collection Summary

Identifier

UA 9.1

Title

College of Family and Consumer Sciences. Home Management Records

Creator

Home Management, College of Home Economics, South Dakota State College; Family Resource and Management Center, College of Family and Consumer; Sciences, South Dakota State University

Dates

1921-1981

Extent

0.42 linear feet (1 document case) photographs

Language

English

Repository

South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library, Brookings, South Dakota.

Access note

This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. The materials in the Archives do not circulate and may be used in-house only.

Preferred Citation

Name of item . College of Family and Consumer Sciences. Home Management Records. UA 9.1. South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections, Hilton M. Briggs Library, Brookings, South Dakota.

Abstract

The Home Management programs taught students management of household operations and child care. The collection is composed of photographs and miscellaneous material about the Home Management program at South Dakota State College. Included are photographs of children who participated in the program, a history of the program, and plans for a new laboratory, the Family Resource and Management Center.

Historical Note

From January 1921 to June 1939, students of Home Economics at South Dakota State College were required to live in a Practice Cottage. This taught the students management of household operations. During this period, a baby was obtained from orphanages for the students to care for. The care of a child was considered a vital part of the student's training in their practical experience. In 1939, when the nursery school program was added to the home economics curriculum the practice of having a child live in the house was discontinued.

Home Management eventually became Family Resource and Management and a new complex was built in the 1970's.

Contents Note

The Home Management records are composed of photographs and historical material about the Home Management program at South Dakota State College. Folders include books compiled for Alice Rosenberger, Dean of the College of Home Economics by Grace Wasson Bonnell, alumni. These books contain photographs and anecdotal information about of children who participated in the Home Management baby program. Also included is a history of the program and plans for a new laboratory, the Family Resource and Management Center.

Key Words

Christie, Jean Elizabeth

Cook, Verba

Family life education

Hall, Ruth Mae

Halstead, Jean

Morrell, Arnold

Nursery schools

Pfister, Mary Alice

Pierson, Edith

Sorensen, Alvida Myre

South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Home Management.

South Dakota State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Practice Cottage.

South Dakota State University. Alvida Myre Sorenson Center.

South Dakota State University. Family Resource and Management Center.

Swedland, Lola

Wolfsmith, Sona

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Home Management Records Container List. UA 9.1

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers without restrictions. The materials in the Archives do not circulate and may be used in-house only.

Researchers conducting extensive research are asked to make an advance appointment to access archival material. Please call or e-mail prior to visiting the collection and indicate as much detail as possible about a particular topic and intended use.

South Dakota State University supports access to the materials, published and unpublished, in its collections. Nonetheless, access to some items may be restricted as a result of their fragile condition or by contractual agreements with donors.

Copyright note

Copyright restrictions apply in different ways to different materials. Many of the documents and other historical materials in the Archives are in the public domain and may be reproduced and used in any way. There are other materials in the Archive carrying a copyright interest and must be used according to the provisions of Title 17 of the U.S. Code. The Archive issues a warning concerning copyright restrictions to every researcher who requests copies of documents. Although the copyright law is under constant redefinition in the courts, it is ultimately the responsibility of the researcher to properly use copyrighted material.

Arranged and Described by

Crystal J. Gamradt, 1998 December 11.