Ohio State University, Department of Human Sciences Records 1948-2020

6.32 Cubic feet

(5) cartons; (16) letter file folders

The Division of Textiles and Clothing in the School of Home Economics at Ohio State University was established by 1969, and became a department in 1975. In 1995, it merged with the Department of Family Resource Management to become the Department of Consumer and Textile Sciences. In 2005, it was renamed the Department of Consumer Sciences. As of 2015, consumer sciences were taught in the Department of Human Sciences in the College of Education and Human Ecology. The Ohio State University, Department of Human Sciences Records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, files on projects with the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service, curriculum files on textiles and clothing courses, and other administrative files. The collection materials are dated 1948-2020.

[identification of item], Ohio State University, College of Home Economics, Department of Textiles and Clothing Records, RG 22.N.9, Ohio State University Archives, Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, Department of Human Sciences Records contain correspondence, meeting minutes, files on projects with the Ohio Cooperative Extension Service, curriculum files on textiles and clothing courses, and other administrative files. The collection materials are dated 1948-2020.

Materials are arranged in the order received.

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Accession Number UA.1978.0010: Unknown source, unknown date; Accession Number UA.1986.0110: Helen Hucknell, unknown date; Accession Number UA.1991.0004: Department of Textiles and Clothing, unknown date; Accession Number UA.2009.0044: Unknown source, unknown date

Ohio State University Archives Subject File: Department of Textiles and Clothing

In 1896 the Department of Domestic Economy was established at Ohio State University under the College of Agriculture, later becoming the School of Home Economics. By 1969, the School had five different divisions, one of which was Textiles and Clothing. In 1975, these divisions became departments. The School of Home Economics became a College in 1983. In 1995, the Department of Family Resource Management and the Department of Textiles and Clothing merged to become the Department of Consumer and Textile Sciences. In 2005, it was renamed the Department of Consumer Sciences. As of 2015, consumer sciences were taught in the Department of Human Sciences in the College of Education and Human Ecology.

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Finding aid written by Karen Glenn, 2017 June

Finding aid prepared by Karen Glenn