Gwen J. Bymers papers

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Identifier: 23-18-1787

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes correspondence, 1960-1976; historical material, ca.1935-1973; publications, photographs, and other papers reflecting Bymers' career as a professor of consumer economics and her work in Ghana.

Dates

[ca.1930]-2002.

Creator

Bymers, Gwen J., 1915- (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Professor emeritus of consumer economics, Cornell University.

Gwen Bymers was born on June 15, 1915. During World War II she joined the Women's Army Corp and after the war, through the GI Bill, obtained her B.A. degree from the University of North Dakota in 1946 and her Ph.D. in economics from U.C.L.A. in 1958. In 1956 Bymers came to Cornell to become an assistant professor in the Dept. of Household Economics and Management. In 1969 she became chair of the newly formed Dept. of Consumer Economics and Public Policy, a position she held for seven years. Gwen Bymers retired in 1977.

Extent

4.1 cubic feet. (4.1 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Includes correspondence, 1960-1976; historical material, ca.1935-1973; and other miscellaneous papers reflecting Bymers' career as a professor of consumer economics.

SERIES LIST

Series I. Correspondence

Boxes 1, 2 and 5

Series II. Department and Course Material

Box 3

Series III. Research and Consumer Education

Box 3

Series IV. Committees, Workshops, and Seminars

Box 4

Series V. Speeches, Talks, and Papers

Box 4

Series VI. Photographs

Box 3, 4 and 5

Series VII. Biographical Material

Box 5

Physical Description

Correspondence, course materials.

General

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 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: Carolyn Smith
Date completed:: Feb. 16, 2004
EAD encoding:: Peter Martinez, Mar. 9, 2004
Date modified:: RMC Staff, October 2018