Guide to the Dept. Of Household Economics And Management Research Studies,
1913-1971, [1920-1971 (bulk)]

Collection Number: 23-18-1648

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3530
Fax: (607) 255-9524
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Compiled by:
RMC Staff
Date completed:
March 2009
EAD encoding:
Jessica Shon, March 12, 2009

© 2009 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Dept. of Household Economics and Management Research studies, 1913-1971, 1920-1971 (bulk)
Collection Number:
23-18-1648
Creator:
New York State College of Home Economics.Department of Household Economics and Management.
Quantity:
34 cubic ft., 126 volumes, 10 reels microfilm
Forms of Material:
Research Materials, microfilm
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
New York State College of Home Economics Dept. of Household Economics and Management Research studies
Language:
Collection material in English

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Specific surveys include: management of family finances, Livingston Co., NY, 1928-29; cost of living for farm families, Tompkins Co., NY, 1928-29; economic contributions of household members, NY State, 1960-61; financial management practices of young families, Tompkins Co., NY, 1955-58; financial management in relation to family values and concepts of financial security, Norwich, NY, 1961; financial management of graduate women, Cornell University, 1955; financial management from marriage to 1935, Tompkins and Livingston Counties, NY, 1935; food shopping practices of families, Cleveland, OH and Rochester, NY, 1939; kinds and amounts of representative foods used during one week, Cleveland, OH and Rochester, NY, 1938; management of food purchases and meals, NY State, 1959; food consumption of farm and village families, central NY State, 1927; inventories of outerwear of farm families, Tompkins Co., NY, 1950; types of equipment found in homes, Buffalo, NY, 1949; repair of small household electrical appliances, Canandaigua, NY, 1956; use of small kitchen equipment by young families, Ithaca, NY and vicinity, 1936; use of carpentry tools as a home management resource, NY State, 1945; major equipment work space, and storage space in homes, Ithaca, NY and vicinity, 1936-42; acceptance of the mechanical dishwasher, Rochester, NY, 1955-56; laundry practices and equipment, Erie, PA, 1959; and family laundry practices and costs, Tompkins Co., NY, 1945.
Also, buying and selling potatoes in retail groceries, Cleveland, Ohio and Rochester, NY, 1937-38; price variation in retail grocery stores, NY State, 1935; availability and price of fruits and vegetables in retail stores, Ithaca, NY, 1942-45; store practices and the sale of washing machines on credit, NY State, 1938-40; size of purchasing centers of families, NY State, 1928; a study of credit bureaus, NY State, 1940-42; decision-making concerning household activities, NY State, 1957; daily activities of homemakers confined to wheel chairs, Ithaca, NY and vicinity, 1954; distance traveled in farm homes when preparing and serving food and washing dishes, Seneca Co., NY, 1949-51; financial education at the secondary school level, Sherburne, NY, 1949; and selection of heat for cooking, NY, 1953.
SUBJECTS

Names:
New York State College of Home Economics.
Walker, Kathryn.
Warren, Jean.
Wiegand, Elizabeth.
Cornell University--Students.

Subjects:
Households--Research.
Home economics.
Credit bureaus.
Handicapped women.
Women college students.
Time study.

Places:
New York (State)--Surveys.
Livingston County (N.Y.)--Surveys.
Tompkins County (N.Y.)--Surveys.
Seneca County (N.Y.)--Surveys.
Norwich (N.Y.)--Surveys.
Rochester (N.Y.)--Surveys.
Buffalo (N.Y.)--Surveys.
Canandaigua (N.Y.)--Surveys.
Ithaca (N.Y.)--Surveys.
Sherburne (N.Y.)--Surveys.
Cleveland (Ohio)--Surveys.
Erie (Pa.)--Surveys.

Form and Genre Terms:
Photographs.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Access Restrictions:
Restricted to educational and research purposes.
Partial listing of collection only.
Restrictions on Use:
Access is granted with the understanding that names of individual respondents will not be cited.
Cite As:
Dept. of Household Economics and Management Research studies, #23-18-1648. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
1931; 1933; 1935
Correspondence Concerning the Department of Household Economics and Management Class Projects, Ithaca and Tompkins County--Kitchen Remodeling
Box 1 Folder 1-8
1945
Purnell Act Research-Laundry
 Box 1 Folder 9
1930-1948
Laundry Costs
 Box 1 Folder 10
1951
Seminar-Publications Concerning Clothing
 Box 1 Folder 11
1934-1935
Cowles Technical Tips-Publication
 Box 1 Folder 12
1940
Research Methods
 Box 1 Folder 13
1950
Clothing Inventories of Outerwear of 103 New York Farm Families
Box 1 Folder 14
1931-1948
Laundry-Publications
 Box 1 Folder 15
Can Labels
 Box 1 Folder 16
1941-1942
Consumer Purchases of Canned Tomatoes Labeled in Various Ways-Thesis
Box 1 Folder 17
1941-1942
Consumer Purchases of Canned Tomatoes and Peaches as Related to Retail Store Offerings in Buffalo Supermarkets
Box 1 Folder 18
1940s
Labeling-Publications
 Box 1 Folder 19
1935
Records
 Box 1 Folder 20
1935
Suggestions for Further Study of Data Collected by Josephine Kramer
Box 1 Folder 21
1935
Financial History of Farm Families-Tompkins and Livingston Counties
Box 1 Folder 22
1928
Records-Livingston County
 Box 1 Folder 23
1928
Directions for Making Lists of Families to be Visited for Copying Data
Box 1 Folder 24
1907, 1917, 1927
Farm Management Records-Dryden
 Box 1 Folder 25
1935
Family Attitudes-Tompkins and Livingston Counties
Box 1 Folder 26
1908, 1928
Farm Management Records-Lansing
 Box 1 Folder 27
1929
Farm Management Records-Hilton
 Box 1 Folder 28
1928-1929
Farm Management Records-Livingston County
 Box 1 Folder 29
1935
Financial Management by 427 New York Farm Families from Marriage Until 1935-Josephine Kramer
Box 1 Folder 30
1938-1939
Correspondence-Credit Bureaus
 Box 2 Folder 1
1930-1937; 1939
Improvements Suggested for Work Centers and Storage Centers in 916 Kitchens in New York State; Kitchen Floors and Floor Coverings-Both by Mildred Spicer
Box 2 Folder 2
1927-1929
Correspondence-Purchasing Centers
 Box 2 Folder 3
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-A Study of Housing in Relation to Family Development-Surveys
Box 2 Folder 4
1940s
Radio Talk and Publicity
 Box 2 Folder 5
1942-1948
Frozen Food Research
 Box 2 Folder 6
1943-1949
Frozen Food Research
 Box 2 Folder 7
1942-1944
Correspondence Concerning Freezing Units
 Box 2 Folder 8
1947-1954
Articles on Food Pricing
 Box 2 Folder 9
1938-1942
Data on Food Pricing
 Box 2 Folder 10
1931-1932
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership
Box 2 Folder 11
1930-1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership
Box 2 Folder 12
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Technical Developments; Committee on Education and Service
Box 2 Folder 13
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Large-Scale Operations
Box 2 Folder 14
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Various Committee Reports and Directory of Committee Personnel
Box 2 Folder 15
1932
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Suggestions and Recommendations for Local Action
Box 2 Folder 16
1931
Synopsis of Studies Made for the Committee on Housing and Family Development
Box 2 Folder 17
1930
Economic Study of Food Consumed by Farm and Village Families in Central New York
Box 2 Folder 18
1929-1951
Cost if Living Study-Sample Questionnaires
 Box 2 Folder 19
1920-1935
Index Numbers of the Cost of Goods and Services Bought by Farm Families in New York; Methods of Construction
Box 2 Folder 20
19341-1938
Cost of Buying Food-Teaching Materials
 Box 2 Folder 21
1939
Material Used at Washington Meeting Concerning USDA Index
Box 2 Folder 22
1937-1960
Farm and Home Week-Staff Lectures
 Box 2 Folder 23
1940
The School of Living-Suffern, New York
 Box 2 Folder 24
1942
U.S. President's 7-Point Program to Control the Cost of Living-County Conferences to Consider Program
Box 2 Folder 25
1949-1958
Business Facts for Homemakers-Cooperative Extension Project
Box 2 Folder 26
1931-1933
Kitchen Floors and Stoves-Cooperative Extension Project
Box 2 Folder 27
1919-1932; 1929-1957
Family Financial Management-Summary; Teaching Materials
Box 2 Folder 28
1934-1951
Money Management-Publications from Various States
Box 2 Folder 29
1928-1946
Dishwashing and Cooking Utensils-Cooperative Extension Project
Box 2 Folder 30
1947-1956
Kitchen Arrangement-Bulletins, Slide Scripts
 Box 2 Folder 31
1931-1946
Kitchen Improvement-Reports, Bulletins, Projects
Box 2 Folder 32
Kitchen Design-Illustrations
 Box 2 Folder 33
1929-1934
Soapmaking-Cushman's Teaching Material
 Box 3 Folder 1
1946-1949
Development and Home Management-Correpondence and Reports
Box 3 Folder 2
1930
Homemakers' Use of Time
 Box 3 Folder 3
1931-1934
Modern Methods of Housecleaning-Cooperative Extension Project
Box 3 Folder 4
1944-1953
Management Tours to Home-Teaching Methods Developed by Prof. Cushman
Box 3 Folder 5
1936-1957
Kitchen Tours-Teaching Method
 Box 3 Folder 6
1934-1941
Overcoming Fatigue-Cooperative Extension Project Developed by Prof. Cushman
Box 3 Folder 7
1942-1944
Overcoming Fatigue
 Box 3 Folder 8
Box 3 Folder 9
1921-1937
Home Mangement Projects in Cooperative Extension
Box 3 Folder 10
1933-1953
Course Material-Prof. Cushman
 Box 3 Folder 11
1938-1949
Course Material-Prof. Cushman
 Box 3 Folder 12
1935
Development of a Successful Kitchen-Class Report
Box 3 Folder 13
1947
Photos of Prof. Cushman's Home on Hanshaw Road
 Box 3 Folder 14
1927-1929
Development of Organization of a Home Sewing Center-Prof. Cushman
Box 3 Folder 15
1931-1947
Publications Prepared by Other States Concerning Equipment
Box 3 Folder 16
1936-1952
Cornell Publications Concerning Equipment
 Box 3 Folder 17
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Types of Dwellings
Box 3 Folder 18
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Kitchens and Other Work Centers
Box 3 Folder 19
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Subdivision Layout
Box 3 Folder 20
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Industrial Decentralization and Housing
Box 3 Folder 21
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Blighted Areas and Slums
Box 3 Folder 20
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Construction
Box 3 Folder 23
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Design
Box 3 Folder 24
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on City Planning and Zoning
Box 3 Folder 25
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Finance
Box 3 Folder 26
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Taxation
Box 3 Folder 27
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Home Ownership and Leasing
Box 3 Folder 28
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Home Furnishing and Decoration
Box 3 Folder 29
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Lanscape Planning and Planting
Box 3 Folder 30
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Various Committee Reports
Box 3 Folder 31
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Household Management-Relative Values in Household Management
Box 4 Folder 1
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Household Management-Purchasing Procedures
Box 4 Folder 2
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Household Management-Scheduling Household Tasks; Storage Spaces
Box 4 Folder 3
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Household Management-Home Information Services and Centers
Box 4 Folder 4
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Household Management-Committee on the Relationship of Income and the Home-Buffalo Home Ownership Study
Box 4 Folder 5
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Household Management-Committee on Farm and Village Housing-Bibliographies
Box 4 Folder 6
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Household Management-Committee on Farm and Village Housing-Education and Guidance
Box 4 Folder 7
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Farm and Village Housing-Design and Construction
Box 4 Folder 8
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Farm and Village Housing-Economic Factors in Farm and Village Home Ownership and Improvement
Box 4 Folder 9
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Farm and Village Housing-Sanitation, Farmstead Planning and Beautification
Box 4 Folder 10
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Farm and Village Housing-Housing of Special Groups
Box 4 Folder 11
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Farm and Village Housing-Special Reports
Box 4 Folder 12
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Housing and the Community
Box 4 Folder 13
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Negro Housing
Box 4 Folder 14
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Home Information Services and Centers
Box 4 Folder 15
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Home information Services and Centers
Box 4 Folder 16
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership-Committee on Home information Services and Centers
Box 4 Folder 17
1931
Housing Reports from Kansas State College
 Box 4 Folder 18
1931
Housing Reports-Resource Material Used for the Committe on Homemaking, Housing and Family Life
Box 4 Folder 19
1931
Housing and Family Life Committee Reports
 Box 4 Folder 20
1932
Robert Foster's Study on Home Conditions on Family Life
Box 4 Folder 21
1931
List of Heads of Home Economics Departments in the U.S.
Box 4 Folder 22
Correspondence-Claribel Nye, Lawrence Frank
 Box 4 Folder 23
1931
President's Conference on Home Building and Ownership-Memoranda
Box 4 Folder 24
1931
O.C. Carmichael's Reports on Housing
 Box 4 Folder 25
City Housing Report
 Box 4 Folder 26
Circular Letters
 Box 4 Folder 27
Publications Committee
 Box 4 Folder 28
Committees Housing
 Box 4 Folder 29
Outlines Housing
 Box 4 Folder 30
1938-1971
Plans, Photos, Descriptions, and Write-ups of Home Economics Projects in the Kitchens and Storage Areas of Local Residents (Alphabetical Listing A-D)
Box 5 Folder 1-69
1938-1971
Plans, Photos, Descriptions, and Write-ups of Home Economics Projects in the Kitchens and Storage Areas of Local Residents (Alphabetical Listing E-J)
Box 6 Folder 1-53
1943-1971
Plans, Photos, Descriptions, and Write-ups of Home Economics Projects in the Kitchens and Storage Areas of Local Residents (Alphabetical Listing K-M)
Box 7 Folder 1-57
1940-1971
Plans, Photos, Descriptions, and Write-ups of Home Economics Projects in the Kitchens and Storage Areas of Local Residents (Alphabetical Listing N-S)
Box 8 Folder 1-68
1939-1968
Plans, Photos, Descriptions, and Write-ups of Home Economics Projects in the Kitchens and Storage Areas of Local Residents (Alphabetical Listing S-W)
Box 9 Folder 1-45
Photos, Misc. Class Projects, Household Activities Manual
Box 10 Folder 1-25
1936
Farm Homemakers' Use of Time, Genesee County
Batavia No. 11-114
 Box 11 Volume 1
Batavia No. 115-187
 Box 11 Volume 2
Batavia No. 190-303
 Box 11 Volume 3
Bergen No. 3-76
 Box 11 Volume 4
Bergen No. 78-171
 Box 12 Volume 5
Bethany No. 4-90
 Box 12 Volume 6
Bethany No. 95-175
 Box 12 Volume 7
Bryon
 Box 12 Volume 8
Pavilion No. 2-93
 Box 12 Volume 9
Pavilion No. 94-181
 Box 13 Volume 10
Stafford No. 1-108
 Box 13 Volume 11
Stafford No. 111-196
 Box 13 Volume 12
Seasonal Records from All Townships
 Box 13 Volume 13
1936-1939
Consumer Preference for Potatoes
Retail Store Supply
1936-1938
Cleveland, OH
 Box 14 Volume 1
1937-1938
Rochester, NY
 Box 14 Volume 2
Consumer Store Record
1936
Cleveland, OH
 Box 14 Volume 3-5
1937
Cleveland, OH
 Box 15 Volume 6-7
1938
Cleveland, OH
 Box 15 Volume 8-9
1937
Rochester, NY
 Box 15 Volume 10
1938
Rochester, NY
 Box 16 Volume 11
1939
Rochester, NY
 Box 16 Volume 12
Consumer Home Record
1936
Cleveland, OH
 Box 16 Volume 13-21
1937
Cleveland, OH
 Box 18 Volume 22-25
1938
Cleveland, OH
 Box 19 Volume 26-30
1937
Rochester, NY
 Box 20 Volume 31-35
1938
Rochester, NY
 Box 21 Volume 36-38
1938
Rochester, NY
 Box 21 Volume 39-41
1927-1928
Household Management by Farm Families
Dryden No. 108-522
 Box 22 Volume 1-6
Lansing No. 4-478
 Box 23 Volume 7-9
1938
Practices in Installment Selling in New York State
1938
No. 10323
 Box 23 Volume 1-3
1952
Use of Time of Farm and City Full-Time Homemakers and Homemakers in the Labor Force
Geneseo County
No. 1-50
 Box 24 Volume 1
No. 51-101
 Box 24 Volume 2
Auburn, NY
No. 1-50
 Box 24 Volume 3
No. 51-100
 Box 24 Volume 4
No. 102-157
 Box 24 Volume 5
1958
Some Practices in the Management of Food Purchases on Meals
No. 1-2
 Box 25 Volume 1
No. 3-4
 Box 25 Volume 2
No. 5-6
 Box 25 Volume 3
No. 7-8
 Box 25 Volume 4
1940
Merchants Practices in Credit Investigation, New York State
No. 1-295
 Box 25 Volume 1-2
1940
Practices of Credit Bureaus
Box 25 Volume 1
1945
Families' Decisions in the Care of Laundry
No. 1-186
 Box 26 Volume 1-2
No. 200-324
 Box 26 Volume 3
No. 400-524
 Box 26 Volume 4
1958
The Workload and its Values for 50 Homeowners
Tompkins County, NY, No. 1-50
 Box 26 Volume 1
1939
Major Equipment and Conveniences Used in Household Tasks
Dryden School District
 Box 27 Volume 1
Homer School District
 Box 27 Volume 2
Newark School District, No. 101-135
 Box 27 Volume 3
Newark School District, No. 136-174
 Box 27 Volume 4
1949
Basic Distances in 100 Farm Homes for Preparing Food
Upper Economic Group, No. 1-70
 Box 27 Volume 1
Lower Economic Group, No. 1-84
 Box 27 Volume 2
1957
Financial Management Practices of Young Families, by Wells
No. 1-33
 Box 28 Volume 1
No. 34-65
 Box 28 Volume 2
No. 69-535
 Box 28 Volume 3
1956
Family Decisions about the Conduct of Household Tasks as Related to Human and Material Resources of the Home, by Davis
No. 4-24
 Box 28 Volume 1
No. 26-46
 Box 28 Volume 2
No. 47-63
 Box 28 Volume 3
No. 64-77
 Box 28 Volume 4
1953
Records for Study of Economic Contributions and Receipts of Household Members
No. 1-30
 Box 29 Volume 1
No. 31-60
 Box 29 Volume 2
No. 61-90
 Box 29 Volume 3
No. 91-120
 Box 29 Volume 4
No. 121-150
 Box 29 Volume 5
No. 151-225
 Box 29 Volume 6
No. 226-255
 Box 29 Volume 7
1950
Clothing Inventories of Outerwear of New York Farm Families
No. 1-72
 Box 30 Volume 1
No. 204-247
 Box 30 Volume 2
No. 259-247
 Box 30 Volume 3
No. 402-480
 Box 30 Volume 4
No. 600-915
 Box 30 Volume 5
No. 151-225
 Box 30 Volume 6
No. 226-255
 Box 30 Volume 7
1954
Management in Relation to the Care of its House--Living Room Cleaning Practices and Attitudes of Homemakers and Their Relationships to Family Use of the Living Room
No. 2-76
 Box 30 Volume 1
No. 80-175
 Box 31 Volume 2
No. 176-259
 Box 31 Volume 3
No. 261-361
 Box 31 Volume 4
No. 364-483
 Box 31 Volume 5
No. 485-586
 Box 31 Volume 6
No. 627-680
 Box 31 Volume 7
No. 685-850
 Box 31 Volume 8
1960
Economic Contributions Made by Families to Their Newly Married Children
No. 1-28
 Box 32 Volume 1
No. 29-54
 Box 32 Volume 2
No. 101-128
 Box 32 Volume 3
No. 129-153
 Box 32 Volume 4
1960
Financial Management in Relation to Family Values and Concepts of Financial Security
No. 1-32
 Box 32 Volume 1
No. 101-133
 Box 32 Volume 2
1935
History of Financial Management of Farm Families (Vols. 8-9 at K-230-A-1)
Livingston County
Avon
 Box 33 Volume 1
Geneseo
 Box 33 Volume 2
Lima
 Box 33 Volume 3
York
 Box 33 Volume 4
Caledonia
 Box 33 Volume 5
Tompkins County
Dryden
 Box 33 Volume 6
Lansing
 Box 33 Volume 7
1958
Membership Study
Box 34 Volume 1-7
1963
History of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University, by Colman
Box 34 Volume 1