Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 12/1/4
Iowa State University

College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Office of the Dean
Administrative Records, 1912-2001, n.d.


Descriptive summary

creator:

Iowa State University. College of Family and Consumer Sciences. Office of the Dean

title:

Administrative Records

dates:

1912-2001, n.d.

extent:

8.36 linear feet (8 document boxes and 5 oversized boxes)

collection number:

RS 12/1/4

repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Iowa State University, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, Office of the Dean Administrative Records, RS 12/1/4, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Historical note

The Board of Trustees authorized the Iowa Agricultural College (Iowa State University) to establish course work in Domestic Economy in 1872. At which time, there was no one to teach it, nor any real precedent to follow elsewhere. Mary Beaumont Welch, wife of President Adonijah Welch, attended cookery schools in New York and London to prepare for the task. She developed and administered (1875-1884) the Department of Domestic Economy, which was among the first in the nation. The name of the department was changed to the Department of Home Economics in 1912 and received division status in 1913, becoming the Division of Home Economics. At that time, the curricula were domestic science and domestic art; physical culture was added in 1915. The Division was designated a College in 1959 when Iowa State College became Iowa State University. The name of the College changed in 1987 to the College of Family and Consumer Sciences.

 

Collection description

The collection (1912-2001, n.d.) includes documents pertaining to conferences and seminars sponsored by the college, international programs, anniversaries, and scholarships. The records also contain accreditation reviews of the college by the American Home Economics Association (American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences) and the North Central Association and reviews by the United States Department of Agriculture's Science and Education Administration's Cooperative Research Program (SEA/CR). In addition, the collection includes scrapbooks, which chronicle the events of the college for the 1920s-1950s.

 

Organization

The collection is arranged in alphabetical order.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Accreditation – American Home Economics Association, Accreditation for Undergraduate Programs in Home Economics at Iowa State University (1 of 2)

1978

1

2

Accreditation – American Home Economics Association, Accreditation for Undergraduate Programs in Home Economics at Iowa State University (1 of 2)

1978

1

3

Accreditation – American Home Economics Association, correspondence

1987-1988

1

4

Accreditation – American Home Economics Association, Self Study, Index

1988

1

5

Accreditation – American Home Economics Association, Self Study, Appendix I

1988

1

6

Accreditation – American Home Economics Association, Self Study, Appendix II

1988

1

7

Accreditation – American Home Economics Association, Self Study, Appendix III

1988

1

8

Accreditation – American Home Economics Association, Self Study, Appendix IV (1 of 3)

1988

1

9

Accreditation – American Home Economics Association, Self Study, Appendix IV (2 of 3)

1988

2

1

Accreditation – American Home Economics Association, Self Study, Appendix IV (3 of 3)

1988

2

2

Accreditation – American Home Economics Association, Self Study, Appendix V

1988

2

3

Accreditation – American Home Economics Association, Self Study, Appendix VI (1 of 2)

1988

2

4

Accreditation – American Home Economics Association, Self Study, Appendix VI (2 of 2)

1988

2

5

Accreditation – American Home Economics Association, Self Study, Appendix VIII

1988

2

6

Accreditation – North Central Association, Data for Accreditation Visit

1966

2

9

Accreditation – American Home Economics Association, Self Study

1988

2

7

Alumnae Study

1955

2

8

Alumni Study

1969

14

1

Alumni Survey – Summary Results

1994-1995

14

8

Alumni Survey – Booklet

2000

14

2

Alumni Survey – Post Graduation Status Report

2001

3

1

Anniversaries – 75th Anniversary, Celebration Notes

1947 ca

3

2

Anniversaries – 75th Anniversary, Correspondence

1947-1948, n.d.

3

3

Anniversaries – 75th Anniversary, Guest Book

1947

3

4

Anniversaries – 75th Anniversary, Historical Exhibit (1 5x7 and 5 8x10 B&W photographs)

1947

3

5

Anniversaries – 75th Anniversary, Information on Alumni

1947

3

6

Anniversaries – 75th Anniversary, Information on Faculty

1947

3

7

Anniversaries – 75th Anniversary, News Clippings and Press Releases

1947, n.d.

3

8

Anniversaries – 75th Anniversary, Photographs (2 5x7 B&W)

1947

3

9

Anniversaries – 75th Anniversary, Plans for Celebration and Invitation

1946-1947

3

10

Anniversaries – 75th Anniversary, Program

1947

3

11

Anniversaries – 75th Anniversary, Radio Scripts

1947

3

12

Anniversaries – 75th Anniversary, Speeches

1947

3

13

Anniversaries – Centennial, News Clippings

1971

3

14

Anniversaries – Centennial, Programs and Brochures

1971, n.d.

3

15

Big Sister Program – Seniors Advising Freshmen

1919

3

16

Buildings – McKay Hall Dedication, Acknowledgements (1 of 2)

1926

4

1

Buildings – McKay Hall Dedication, Acknowledgements (2 of 2)

1926

4

2

Buildings – McKay Hall Dedication, Convocation

1926

4

3

Buildings – McKay Hall Dedication, Guest Book

1926

9

 

Buildings – McKay Hall Dedication, Scrapbook

1926

4

4

Buildings – Planning Building Program, Notebook (1 of 2)

1983-1985

4

5

Buildings – Planning Building Program, Notebook (2 of 2)

1983-1985

4

6

Buildings – Planning Building Program, Report (1 of 2)

1984

4

7

Buildings – Planning Building Program, Report (2 of 2)

1984

4

8

Career Counseling and Placement, "In Case You're Asked" Survey

1973

4

9

Career Day

1953

14

3

Career Day – Programs

1993-1999

14

4

Career Services – Annual Reports

1989-1993

14

5

Career Services – Annual Reports

1994-1999

14

6

Career Services – Brochures

n.d.

4

10

Conferences – Conference on Aging and the Aged

1963

4

11

Conferences – Faculty Conference

1982

4

12

Conferences – Families of the Future Conference

1971

4

13

Conferences – Families of the Future Conference

1981

4

14

Conferences – Family Life Conference

1951

4

15

Conferences – Family Life Conference

1953

4

16

Conferences – Family Life Conference

1954

4

17

Conferences – Family Life Conference

1955

5

1

Conferences – Family Life Conference

1958

5

2

Conferences – Family Life Conference

1959

5

3

Conferences – Family Life Conference

1961

5

4

Conferences – Family Life Conference

1962

5

5

Conferences – Family Life Conference

1963

5

6

Conferences – Family Life Conference

1964

5

7

Conferences – Family Life Conference

1966

5

8

Conferences – Family Mobility Conference (1 of 2)

1963

5

9

Conferences – Family Mobility Conference (2 of 2)

1963

5

10

Conferences – Home Economics Conference for Parents

1926

5

11

Conferences – Household Equipment Teachers Conference

1949

5

12

Conferences – Leadership Conference

1964

5

13

Conferences – Status of Women Conference

1964-1968

8

18

Core Courses Within Respective Majors

1978

5

14

Curriculum in Home Economics

1944

5

15

Dean's Letters to Alumni

1955-1978

5

16

Division Inventory of Equipment and Furniture

1919

5

17

Faculty Meeting Minutes

1968-1969

5

18

Financial Needs Report

1924

5

19

Financial Needs Report

1974

5

20

Fund Raiser – "Call-a-Thon"

1983

5

21

Goals and Objectives of the College

1961-1962

5

22

Goals and Objectives of the College

1968

6

1

Graduate Program

1960

6

2

Grant – Institute for Home Economics Teacher Educators on Preparing Teachers for Occupational Programs, Final Report

1968

6

3

Group Requirements – Courses that Fulfill Requirement

1983

6

5

Honors Program

1944-1977

14

7

Honors Program Handbook and General Information

1999, n.d.

6

4

Human Services Program

1976

6

6

International Studies Programs

1971

6

7

International Studies Programs – Baroda Project

1960-1963

6

8

International Studies Programs – Costa Rica

1978-1986

6

9

International Studies Programs – Jamaica

1980-1984

6

10

International Studies Programs – Yucatan Exchange Program (1 of 2)

1975-1985, n.d.

6

11

International Studies Programs – Yucatan Exchange Program (2 of 2)

1975-1985, n.d.

6

12

International Visitors to the College (1 of 4)

1952-1982

7

1

International Visitors to the College (2 of 4)

1952-1982

7

2

International Visitors to the College (3 of 4)

1952-1982

7

3

International Visitors to the College (4 of 4)

1952-1982

7

4

Long Range Planning, 1978-1993

1978 ca

7

5

Mission Statement

1988

7

6

Name Change to College of Family and Consumer Sciences

1987

7

7

Report – "Attrition of College of Home Economics Students at Iowa State University, 1951-1972

1975

7

8

Report – "Research in Home Economic at the Experiment Station"

1967

7

9

Resolution Supporting Home Economics at Iowa State by the Iowa Veterinary Association

1912

8

16

Responsibilities of the Departmental Executive Officer

1978

8

17

Responsibilities of Assistant to the Dean

1978

7

10

Reviews – Program reviews

1972

7

11

Reviews – Science and Education Administration's Cooperative Research Program (SEA/CR) Review of Research and Graduate Education (1 of 3)

1980

7

12

Reviews – Science and Education Administration's Cooperative Research Program (SEA/CR) Review of Research and Graduate Education (2 of 3)

1980

7

13

Reviews – Science and Education Administration's Cooperative Research Program (SEA/CR) Review of Research and Graduate Education (3 of 3)

1980

8

1

Reviews – Cooperative State Research Service (CSRS) Review of Research and Graduate Education (1 of 3)

1985

8

2

Reviews – Cooperative State Research Service (CSRS) Review of Research and Graduate Education (2 of 3)

1985

8

3

Reviews – Cooperative State Research Service (CSRS) Review of Research and Graduate Education (2 of 3)

1985

8

4

Scholarships and Awards

1968-1989

8

5

Scholarships and Awards – McKay Memorial Scholarship Fund

1922-1932

8

6

Scholarships and Awards – Swanson Graduate Fellowship Fund

n.d.

10

 

Scrapbook

1919-1944

11

 

Scrapbook

1925-1926

12

 

Scrapbook

1926-1938

13

 

Scrapbook

1944-1945

8

7

Seminars – Faculty Seminar

1958

8

8

Seminars – Faculty Seminar

1964

8

9

Seminars – Faculty Seminar

1966

8

11

Seminars – Interdepartmental Seminar

1953-1958

8

10

Seminars – Issues Seminar

1961-1965

8

12

Space Requirements

1982-1984

8

13

Strategic Planning – Progress Report

1993

8

14

Teaching Loads

1982

8

15

Workshops – Communications Workshop

1958-1959