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

RS 12/1/6
Iowa State University

College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Office of the Dean
Cabinet Meeting Minutes, 1939-1998


Descriptive summary

creator:

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

title:

Cabinet meeting minutes

dates:

1939-1998

extent:

1.26 linear feet (3 document box)

collection number:

RS 12/1/6

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 Cabinet meeting minutes, RS 12/1/6, 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. In 2005, the College merged with the College of Education to create the College of Human Sciences.

 

Collection description

The collection (1939-1998) contain of meeting minutes for the College of Family and Consumer Sciences Cabinet. The records also include correspondence.

 

Organization

The collection is arranged in chronological order.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Meeting minutes

1939-1942

1

2

Meeting minutes

1942-1943

1

3

Meeting minutes

1943-1944

1

4

Meeting minutes

1944-1945

1

5

Meeting minutes

1945-1946

1

6

Meeting minutes

1949-1950

1

7

Meeting minutes

1950-1951

1

8

Meeting minutes

1951-1952

1

9

Meeting minutes

1952-1953

1

10

Meeting minutes

1953-1954

1

11

Meeting minutes

1954-1955

1

12

Meeting minutes

1955-1956

1

13

Meeting minutes

1956-1957

1

14

Meeting minutes

1957-1958

1

15

Meeting minutes

1958-1959

1

16

Meeting minutes

1959-1960

1

17

Meeting minutes

1960-1961

1

18

Meeting minutes

1972

1

19

Meeting minutes

1979

1

20

Meeting minutes

1983

2

1

Cabinet Materials

1989-1990

2

2

Cabinet Materials

1989-1990

2

3

Cabinet Materials: Communications

1989-1990

2

4

Cabinet Materials

1990-1991

2

5

Cabinet Materials

1990-1991

2

6

Cabinet Minutes

1992

2

7

Interoffice Communication and Cabinet Minutes

1992

3

1

Cabinet Minutes

1993

3

2

Cabinet Minutes

1993

3

3

Cabinet Minutes

1993

3

4

Cabinet Minutes

1993

3

5

Cabinet Minutes

1993

3

6

Cabinet Minutes

1993

3

7

Cabinet Minutes

1993

3

8

Cabinet Minutes

1997

3

9

Cabinet Minutes

1998