Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 21/7/207
Alethea E. Paul Sleight (1915-2001)
Papers, ca. 1937-2008
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Sleight, Alethea E. Paul (1915-2001) |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | ca. 1937-2008 |
| extent: | 0.21 linear ft. (1 half-document box) |
| collection number: | RS 21/7/204 |
| repository: | University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Alethea E. Paul Sleight Papers, RS 21/7/207, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Biographical note
Alethea Elizabeth Paul was born September 25, 1915. She transferred to Iowa State College (University) as a sophomore in 1937 after first taking classes at Muscatine Junior (Community) College in Iowa. As a student at Iowa State, Alethea was active in Sigma Alpha Iota (national music fraternity), Home Economics Club, Campus 4-H Council, Dormitory Council, Mixed Chorus, Women's Glee Club, and Y.W.C.A. Alethea received her B.S. (1939) in dietetics from Iowa State. Alethea married Norman Sleight, who studied graduate-level chemistry at Iowa State from 1940 until 1942. Together they had two children, Douglas and Susanne. Alethea Paul Sleight passed away on February 5, 2001, in Newark, Ohio. |
Collection description
The collection (ca. 1937-2008) contains a notebook (ca. 1937) compiled by Alethea Paul Sleight for a class she took at Iowa State called Textiles and Clothing 104: General Textiles. The notebook includes hand-written class notes, assignments, and fabric swatches. The collection also contains a small amount of biographical information about Alethea Paul Sleight. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Biographical information |
1940-2008 |
1 |
2-8 |
Notebook for Textiles and Clothing 104: General Textiles, Units 1-7 |
ca. 1937 |