Eleanore Kohlmann was born April 25, 1916 in Dubuque, Iowa. She received a B.S. (1941) in secondary education from the University of Dubuque and an M.S. (1951) in home economics education and a Ph.D. (1961) in home economics education from Iowa State University. She taught in the Garnavillo, Iowa schools (1941-1944) as an English and home economics teacher, as well as in the Wheaton, Illinois Community High School (1944-1949) where she was a home economics teacher and the Head of the Practical Arts Department. Dr. Kohlmann was also a supervisor of home economics education (1949-1957) with the Iowa Department of Public Instruction. She began her career at Iowa State College (University) as a graduate research assistant (1957-1959), then became an instructor (1959-1960), an Assistant Professor (1960-1963), an Associate Professor (1963-1969), and Professor (1969-1978) in home economics education. In 1962, she was invited to become a member of the Home Economics Research Committee, which made recommendations to the Department of Agriculture in production, utilization, and marketing related to education. She died in 1978 and received a Faculty Citation (1978) posthumously.

This collection (1963-1978, n.d.) contains biographical information including Dr. Kohlmann's vita, news clippings, and faculty citation. The collection also includes papers written by Dr. Kohlmann regarding the teaching of home economics to sixth grade students.

The collection is arranged in alphabetical order.