Family Sciences/Home
Economics Division Manuscript Finding Aid
Box 8: Historical File (1940-1992)
8:1 Portrait of Dr. Llora MaGee, 1965-66
Biography of Dr. Llora MaGee written
by Sharon Saffell, including short description of portrait done by William Unger
8:2 Centennial Alumnae Banquet, 1966-67
Mrs. Warren E. Hearnes (Betty C.
Hearnes) ▪ Correspondence to and from Dorothy Pearson regarding invitation to
speak at banquet (4) ▪ Transcript of speech [2c] ▪ Publicity (clippings) [2c] ◙
Invitation [2c] ◙ Blank reservation sheets ◙ Banquet registration ◙ Program [2c]
◙ Letter from Neola L. Pollard of the State Department of Education to Pearson
8:3 Styles of Yesteryear: Honoring Missouri Sesquicentennial, 1971
Program
[2c] ◙ Newspaper clippings ▪ “‘Styles Of Yesteryear’ To Be Staged At NMSC” ▪
“State Sesquicentennial to Be Observed at NEMS College” ▪ “Fashionable Dress
From 1820 to 1971 To Be Modeled” ◙ Notes on garments [2c] ◙ Script [2c] ◙
“Sequence in Modeling” ◙ Note to participating schools announcing procedure and
dress rehearsal ◙ Description of show; handwritten: “sent to Dr. Ryle” ◙ Letter
to potential participating schools
8:4 History of the NMSU Home Economics Dept. and MHEA, 1972
Multiple drafts
written by Mrs. Rose Shanight
8:5 Research Materials for Written History of Home Economics/Family
Sciences
Division, 1989
Research materials gathered by Dr. Charlotte Revelle for her
written history of the Home Economics/Family Sciences division at NMSU ▪
Obituary-Dr. Llora MaGee ▪ Reminiscences about Llora MaGee as Submitted by J.
Joyce Hearn, PhD ▪ Excerpt on the Division of Home Economics from Walter Ryle’s
Centennial History of the Northeast
Missouri State Teachers College ▪ Letter from Dr. Charlotte Revelle to Mrs.
Deena V. Fowler ▪ Paperwork/correspondence regarding the call for oral
interviews for the History of the Home Economics/Family Sciences Division ▪
Reminisces about experiences in home economics/family sciences
8:6 Draft of Written History of Home Economics/Family Sciences Division,
nd
Draft of history written by Dr. Charlotte Revelle ◙ Notes and suggestions from
Dr. Korslund
8:7 Written History of Home Economics/Family Sciences Division, 1989
History
of the Home Economics/Family Sciences Division by Dr. Charlotte Revelle (Early
Years to 1989)
8:8 “No Home for Home Economics: Educational Changes and the Decline
of a
Discipline at Northeast Missouri State University,” 2011
Student historical
research paper by Elise Dunham about the division in its final 20 years
8:9 Student Papers, 1949
“Informative Labels as an Aid to the Purchaser of
Clothing” by Geraldine Gosch ◙ “Academic Costume” by Geraldine Gosch
8:10 Home Management House, 1963-85
Floor plan ◙ Bank book
8:11 Student Yearbook Pictures, 1973, 1978, 1981, 1983-85
Grouped by major
8:12 1940s-1950s
Newspaper clipping (source unknown) ▪ “Baby in College while
Mother Teaches” ◙ Northeast Missouri State Teachers College “Ten Years:
1937-1947” ◙ Alumnae Christmas cards (3) ◙ Alumnae wedding announcements (8) ◙
Alumna obituary ◙ Alumna accomplishment newspaper clipping ▪ Mrs. Bernard Porter
◙ Pages from Missouri Vocational
Education regarding high school home economics programs
◙ Pages from Missouri Ruralist: The
Farm Woman’s World ◙ Pages from
Shelby County Herald regarding home economics extension programs ◙ Newspaper
pages/clippings (sources unknown) ▪“Home Economics Graduates Donate Cups to the
Department Collection” ▪ “18 Home Economics Teachers Meet Here” ▪ “Miss Pollard
Honored” ◙ Pages from a course
catalogue ◙ Index clippings ▪ “New
Dishes for Home Ec. Girls” ▪ “Foods Class Entertain with Picnic Tea and Supper”
▪ “Editor of the Index” ▪ “Know Your Campus Freshmen” ▪ “Home Economics Club
Entertains Girls with Tea” ◙ The
Courier-Post clipping ▪ “FHA Chapter at Stowell has Flower Show and Tea ◙
Description of a Junior High Home Economics department ◙ Alumna engagement
announcement ◙ Alumna adoption announcement ◙
Express & News clippings ▪ “National
4-H Club Delegate” ▪ “Fashion Show”
8:13 1960s
Alumnae wedding announcements (10) ◙ Alumnae birth announcements
(6) ◙ Alumnae engagement announcements (1) ◙ “For Newsletter” recording death of
Mildred Eaton ◙ Program: “Democracy Turns the Key” ◙
Nemoscope “Home Economics Division
Undergoes Many Changes” ◙ “KTVO College Program Script” ◙ Correspondence from R.
L. McKinney to Dorothy Pearson regarding a series of college radio programs at
KRXL ◙ Information and facts about NMSC ◙ Certification of Rose B. Shanight’s
initiation to Kappa Omicron Phi ◙ Newspaper clippings ▪ “Mrs. Richard Brownlee
Dies; 26 Years Old” ▪ Wedding announcements (7) ▪ “Verla Jerome Mikel Receives
Degree” ▪ “Congratulations Barbara Cole Winner of 1967 Citizens National Bank
Heifer Club” ▪ Picture of Kappa Omicron Phi ◙ Program for Centennial Home
Economics Alumnae Banquet ◙ Unidentified picture ◙ Home Economics brochure ◙
Clippings (sources unknown) ▪ “Home Away From Home: Management Experience Home
Economists Gain” ▪ “Matching Funds Used: Home Economics Division Establishes New
Child Development Laboratory” ▪ “Centennial Homecoming Events” ▪ “Miss Tennison
is Home Ec. Speaker” ▪ “Extremes In Length Mark Changes on Fashion Scene” ▪
Janet Wiles receives the 1963 MaGee Award ▪ “Home Economics is Fifty Years Old”
▪ “Choice Jobs are Offered in Home Economics Field” ◙ Course bulletins ▪
Schedule of Classes 1967-Centennial Summer-1967 ▪ “Bulletin of NMSTC: Home
Economics” [2c] ◙ Northeast Missouri Teachers Association Fall Meeting program ◙
Second Installment of “History of Home Economics at K.S.T.C.” by Llora MaGee ◙
Congratulatory card from division
8:14 1970-73
Sina F. Fowler’s obituary ◙ Program-Commemorative Birthday Party
for Ellen H. Richards ◙ Newspaper clippings ▪ “Hold Dress Revue Workshop”: 4-H ▪
“Colhecon Becomes ‘SHEA’” ▪ “Who’s Who Students accepted for 73-74 year”: Home
Economics students underlined ▪ “Home Economics Programs Continue Growth Across
U.S.” ◙ “Chit-Chat”: Report on the Student Member Section of MHEA Spring Banquet
◙ Governor’s proclamation declaring April 21-27 as Home Economics Week ◙
Division brochure ◙ Blue Key Bookmark
8:15 1974-75
Funny Occurances [sic] Book (Home Management House) ◙ Event
programs ▪ Kaleidoscope of Home Economics: Hospitality Night [2c] ▪ Annual [?]
Banquet ▪ NMSU Honor Awards Program ▪ Missouri Home Economics Association: Reach
Out for a Better World (52nd Conference) ▪ Your Child’s Experiences ▪
Carousel of Home Economics ▪ Centennial Home Economics Alumnae Banquet ▪ Holiday
Fashions ▪ 1974 Figure Fashions ◙ Invitations ▪ Surprise farewell party for Miss
Geraldine Gosch ▪ NMSU Alumni Hour at MHEA meeting ◙ Newspaper clippings ▪
“Library hosts three displays” ▪ “Home Ec. division aims for better
communication” ▪ “NMSU Offering Class In Flower Arranging” ▪ “Child development
display” ▪ “Student teachers meeting” ▪ “Who’s Who is chosen” ▪ “Management
house applies classroom skill” ▪ “Kirksville Windmill: Water Pumper,
Conversation Topic” ▪ “Division to start internship program” ▪ “Three NMSU Home
Economics Seniors Honored” ▪ Picture of farewell party for Miss Geraldine Gosch
[2c] ▪ “Workshop On Historical Housing Offered By NMSU” ▪ “Home economics Plans
workshop” ▪ “Three NMSU Home Economics Seniors Honored” ◙ Postcard to Lydia
Inman from Charlotte [Revelle] ◙ Birth announcement ◙ Lucemobile Comes to
Kirksville ◙ Letter from Dr. Llora MaGee ◙ Brochure for historical housing
workshop [2c] ◙ Across Our Doorstep
by the American Home Finding Association
8:16 1976
Newspaper clipping ▪ “Stella Walker Funeral Rites are Scheduled” ◙
Program ▪ Laying of the Cornerstones of the Natatorium and the
Administration-Humanities Building ◙ Invitation ▪ Birthday party in honor of
Ellen H. Richards
8:17 1977
Event programs ▪ Home Economics “Puts It All Together”: Hospitality
Night ▪ Historical Housing ▪ Twentieth Joseph Baldwin Lecture: Service
Recognition Ceremony ▪ Honor Awards ▪ Garden Party Fashion Show ▪ Northeast
Missouri High School Academic Festival (includes faculty correspondence) ◙
Clippings ▪ Obituary-Alumna Marilyn Newcomb ▪ “Tea honors Shanight” ▪ “In Home
Economics”-Charlotte Wallinga ▪ “Elsie Williams To Get Citation” ▪
Obituary-Alumni Louise Woodruff ▪ Birth announcement-Mr. and Mrs. Tyron Jack
Ward ▪ “Home Economics Seminar” ▪ “Crafty Corner” ▪ “KHS Class of 1924” ▪
“Students to Present Fashion Show” ▪ “Home Economics Students To Hold Fashion
Show” ◙ Public relations brochure [2c] ◙ Copy of
Index Dec. 1, 1977 ◙
Northeast Today ▪ Nov. 28 ◙ “Golden
Opportunities at NMSU” [2c] ◙ Pages from
Today’s Farmer ◙ “A Tribute” by Marilyn Caselman to Louis Woodruff ◙
Pictures from other bulletins about ▪ Food management, production and service ▪
Home Economics ▪ Child development ◙ Class presentation/advertisement brochure ▪
HE 200 Art Needlework: Southern European ◙ Brochure for Junior College Honorary
Scholarship ◙ Course advertisement ▪ HE 460 The Aging Consumer ◙ Invitations ▪
“Garden Party” Fashion Show ▪ Retirement party for Miss Elizabeth Wilson ▪ Who’s
Who reception ▪ HE 410 tea ▪ Don’t Clown Around: Pick a Career in Home Economics
◙ Don’t Clown Around: Pick a Career in Home Economics (student handbook) ◙
Index Home Economics spread
8:18 1978
Northeast Today
▪ Dec. 4 ▪ Sept. 28 ▪ Sept. 7 ▪ June 21 ▪ April 24 ▪ April 13 ▪ April 6 ▪
March 20 ▪ March 16 ◙ Event programs ▪ Honor Awards ▪ NMSU Certificate
Commencement ▪ Halloween Party ▪ Ellen Richards’ birthday ▪ FHA/HERO Conference
▪ Circus [2c] ▪ Army ROTC Awards Ceremony ▪ “Then is Now” Fashion Show ▪ Home
Economics Senior Awards Banquet ◙ List of ROTC honorees ◙ Newspaper clippings ▪
Picture of women honored at Kirksville Business and Professional Women’s Club
meeting ▪ “Home Economics Scholarship” (Pearson) ▪ Article on family
representing Adair county at MO State Fair ▪ “Region FHA Meeting Held At NMSU” ▪
“FFA-HERO Conference Registration” ▪ “Ellen H. Richards Day” ▪ “Who’s Who” ▪
“Cake Winners” ▪ “Former Student is Killed” ▪ “FHA-Hero” ▪ “Opening Session”
(FHA/HERO) ▪ “FHA-HERO State Executive Council” ▪ “FHA State Conference
Honorees” ▪ “Eight NMSU Faculty Members Given Promotions” ▪ “90 NMSU Certificate
Students Are Graduated” ▪ “NMSU Will Honor 9 Retirees With Emeritus Status” ▪
“Noma Blanche Glahn Scholarship” ▪ “Rose Shanight To Be Honored At Reception” ▪
“Dorothy Pearson Presents Program” ▪ “Dr. Karen Craig is Named to Extension
Post” ▪ “School Lunch Workshop ▪ “Current fashions Featured in show” ◙ Class
presentation/advertisement brochures ▪ Art Needlework HE 200 (2) ▪ Clothing
Engineering HE 100 ◙ Invitations ▪ Post-Homecoming parade coffee ▪ Ellen H.
Richards birthday reception ▪ Brunch ▪ “Then is Now” Fashion Show ▪ Mrs. Rose
Shanight’s retirement reception [2c] ◙ Public relations brochures (2) [2c each]
◙ The President’s Newsletter 1978 ▪ April 13
8:19 1979
Microwave booklet-tips for parties ◙ Public relations ▪ Brochure on
summer offerings (classes, workshops, nursery school) [2c] ▪ Eat Well for Less
panel discussion poster ▪ Silk Flowers non-credit workshop flier ▪ Graduate
study questionnaire ◙ Newspaper clippings ▪ “New Stamp” (Betty Lamp) ▪
“Homecoming Event Winners at NMSU are Listed” ▪ “Deep concentration”: latch hook
rug ▪ “Consumer Panel” ▪ “Panhellenic Officers” ▪ “List Winners at Fair in
Household Arts, Science” ▪ Obituary-Alumna Gail Vail ▪ Piece on Mathes family’s
livestock ▪ “Cookout King” ▪ “Perkins Appliance is Under New Ownership” ▪ “Make
it Yourself” (MO Sheep Producers) ◙
Event programs ▪ We’re Ready for the 80’s Fashion Show [2c] ▪ Home Economics
Spring Banquet ▪ Honor Awards ▪ Twenty-Eighth Annual Parents’ Day ◙ Event
programs ▪ We’re Ready for the 80’s Fashion Show [2c] ▪ Home Economics Spring
Banquet ▪ Honor Awards ▪ Twenty-Eighth Annual Parents’ Day ◙ Invitations ▪ Ellen
H. Richard’s Day Open House ▪ We’re Ready for the 80’s Fashion Show ◙ Class
presentation/advertisement brochure ▪ Clothing Engineering: Lingerie HE 100 ◙
Birth announcement ◙ Pages from course catalog [?] ◙
Northeast Today 1979 ▪ July 16 ▪ May
7 ▪ March 15 ▪ March 26 ◙ Itinerary for Patty Lake’s Visit
8:20 1980
Tentative calendar of division events ◙ Newspaper clippings ▪ “1981
Colleague of the Year” ▪ “Local to Attend Home Ec. Meeting, Nashville, TN” ▪
“Mini-Commencement” ▪ “Computer Aids Children At Vo-Tech School” ▪ “Lions
Program” (Pearson) ▪ “Sarah Meneely honored” ▪ “Home Economics Scholarship” ▪
“Awards: 54 honors presented Wednesday” ▪ “NMSU Kindergarten” ▪ “Area Spring
Festival” ◙ International Federation for Home Economics brochure ◙ Public
Relations ▪ HE 571 summer interim course advertisement [2c] ▪ HE 520 The Family
and Consumer Law brochure [2c] ▪ “Your Financial Institutions: What can they do
for You?” panel discussion ad ◙ Event programs ▪ Draping Design Fashion Show ▪
Honor Awards ◙ Home Economics Word Search Puzzle ◙
The Pershing Directory
8:21 1981-82
Class presentation/advertisement brochures ▪ “Medley of
Fashion”-CTR 300 Fashion Merchandising ▪ Stitch Around the World-CTR 200B Art
Needlework ◙ Class advertisement ▪ CTR 303-Children’s Clothing ◙
Northeast Today ▪ Apr. 26, 1982 ▪
Jan. 5, 1981 ▪ Nov. 9, 1981 ▪ July 26, 1982 ▪ July 12, 1982 ◙ Newspaper
clippings ▪ “What a racket” (Medley of Fashion) ▪ “ ‘President McClain cordially
invites you to breakfast’ ” ▪ “Peggy has packed a lot into her 3-excuse me-4
years at NMSU” ▪ “Alum brings child care to high school” ▪ “Washington intern
learning consumer tips first-hand” ▪ “Students: lose weight but not nutritional
value” ▪ “NMSU Awards Degrees to 917” ▪
“Team Teachers” (free parenting classes) ▪
“Fewer freshmen want to be home economics teachers” ◙ Event programs ▪
Northeast Missouri Home, and Leisure Show ▪ MHEA 59th Annual State
Meeting ◙ Professional Day ▪ Itinerary ▪
Agenda ◙ Invitations ▪ SMS-MHEA Spring Banquet 1981 ▪ SMS-MHEA Spring
Banquet 1982 ▪ Home Economics Senior Graduation Reception [2c] ▪
Kappa Omicron Phi Founder’s Day Banquet ◙ Letter to Dr. Inman regarding
students’ plans to attend the state SMS/MHEA meeting ◙ Public relations ▪
Brochure [2c] ▪ Make it with Wool Fashion Show ◙ Pages from a Parents Day
booklet ◙ Outstanding Senior Directory, 1981 ◙ Catalogue pages ▪ Child
Development ▪ Clothing and Textiles Retailing ▪ Vocational Home Economics ▪ Home
Economics
8:22 1983-85
Newspaper clippings ▪ “35 College Seniors Named to ‘Who’s Who’”▪
NMSU retirees ▪ “The Start of the Show”: fashion show ◙ ◙ Programs ▪ Recognition
ceremony for Dr. Lydia Inman ▪ Olivene K. Baker’s Retirement Day Correspondence
between Dr. Lois Korslund to Dr. Charlotte Revelle regarding alumni embroidery
pieces ◙ Invitation to reception for new Division Head and faculty members ◙
Northeast Today-Home Economics news
highlighted (2) ◙ Invitation to
Senior Banquet/Awards Ceremony ◙ Academic Festival planning/correspondence ◙
Parents’ Day form ◙ FHA/HERO STAR Events ▪ Certificate ▪ Evaluation Process ▪
Event Lead Consultant’s Worksheets ▪ Lists of Awards ▪ Illustrated Talks Tally
Summary Sheets ▪ Illustrated Talks Event (guidelines)
8:23 1986-87
Important dates for 1986-87 ◙
Nemoscope Winter 1987 [2c] ◙
Clippings ▪ “Clothing reflects Missouri culture” ◙ Announcement of Shawn
Shaffer’s (alumna) Bridal and Formal Shoppe Opening ▪ “Homecoming Display of
Historic Costumes and the Geraldine Gosch Doll Collection” ▪ “Trading Places” ▪
“Dr. Ruth Towne” (Lecturing on changes in college fashion) [2c] ▪
“NMSU Students were Inducted” (Who’s Who) ▪ Outstanding Senior in
Vocational Home Economics recipient ▪ Outstanding Senior in CTR recipient ▪
“Family Sciences adds new alternatives to curriculum” ▪ “Regional Meeting
held in Kirksville (FHA) ▪ Outstanding Senior ▪ “Kirksville campus visitors” ◙
Northeast Today ▪ Dec.7, 1987 ▪ Aug.
18, 1987 (pp.1-2) [2c] ◙ Announcement of funeral arrangements for Kathryn
Struble ◙ Wedding announcement Lesa Mason and Bradley Smith ◙ Unknown issue of
Northeast Today in which Patrice
Thomsen is noted for publishing an article ◙ Invitations ▪ Costume showing at
the Home Management House ◙ Public relations ▪ Poster-The Division of Family
Sciences Presents “A Summer of Opportunities” ◙ Home Economics mission ◙ Event
program ▪ Family Sciences Spring Banquet
◙ Family Sciences Spring Banquet Recognition
8:24 1988-89
Welcome New Students! ▪ Activities Fair invitation ▪ Lists of
intercollegiate sports and music performing ensembles ◙ Patrice Thomsen’s
business card ◙ Newspaper clippings ▪ Dr. Lydia Inman marriage ▪ Senior
Award/scholarship recipient announcements (3) ▪ FHE/HERO Honors for high school
student ▪ “Iowan is named nanny, by George (Bush)”: alumna ▪ “Dr. Charlotte Revelle Attends World Home Economics Congress” ◙
Northeast Today-Home Economics news
highlighted ▪ Feb. 15 ▪ Apr. 25 ▪
Dec. 5 ▪ Jan. 16 ▪ Feb. 20 ▪ March
13 ▪ March 20 ◙ Event program ▪
President’s Banquet [2c] ◙ Announcement of funeral arrangements for Kathryn
Struble ◙ Invitation to Dr. Korslund’s home for hot dogs ◙ Thank you card from
the family of Dr. Pearson
8:25 1990-92
Newspaper clippings ▪ Outstanding Senior in Family Sciences ▪
“Week of the Young Child” ▪ “Dr. Shirley Baugher to Speak at Family Science
Banquet” ▪ “NMSU Family Sciences Spring Banquet Held”
▪ “NMSU is Advised to Review Programs” ▪ “Outstanding Senior in Family
Sciences” ◙ Christmas card from Jack & Sue Magruder ◙ Letter from an alumna ◙
Pages from a course catalog ◙ Proposed 1991-92 Academic Calendar
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