NCC: Home Economics Club files

Collection

Identifier: NCCA-C122

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

These folders contain records of the Home Economics Club at North Central College as well as the American Home Economics Association (of which the club was a member). Included in this series are annual programs listing officers and events of the club, a club manual, form letters sent to incoming freshman, meeting minutes, and the treasurer’s report. The manual contains the constitution of the club, outlines of president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer duties, activity ideas, and the American Home Economics Association annual meeting minutes. This manual was likely compiled by officers of the club to present to the new officers each year.

Dates

1918 - 1961
Majority of material found within 1938 - 1961

Biographical / Historical

Founded in 1925, the Home Economics Club was comprised of North Central Home Economics students and a faculty advisor. The departmental club met monthly to promote home economics and its practical applications. In 1960, the College ceased to offer Home Economics as a major and shortly thereafter, the club dissolved.

Extent

.42 Linear Feet (1 manuscript, legal-sized box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Alphabetical

Processing Information

The base collection of the College Archives had no inherent order. The Archives created this out of the base collection in 1999.

Record Groups

- 13. Student Life

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: NCC: Home Economics Club files, 1918-1961
Status: Completed
Author: Kimberly Jacobsen Butler, Archivist; Megan Peterson, Archives Student Assistant
Date: 04-2006
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin