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Cornell University Department of Textiles and Apparel records

 Collection
Identifier: 23-19-2807

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Annual reports, faculty meeting minutes, department newsletters, committee minutes, and other papers of the department; includes a history of the evolution of the department. Also, material on course syllabi, outlines and descriptions of exhibits, featuring Mary McFadden, and Jon Haggins; audiocassettes of talks by Mary Purchase and Anita Racine.

Dates

  • 1942-2007

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The origins of the department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design and the department of Design + Environmental Analysis in the College of Human Ecology can be traced back to 1925, as the Department of Household Art and the Department of Textiles and Clothing. They evolved separately and then joined together in 1969 as the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis (D+EA). They stayed together until 1985, when the Department of Textiles and Apparel split from D+EA.

The Department of Textiles and Apparel changed its name to the Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design in the spring of 2007 and in November of 2021 the Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design and the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis combined to become the Department of Human Centered Design.

Extent

10.3 cubic feet. (10.3 cubic feet.)

Abstract

Annual reports, faculty meeting minutes, department newsletters, committee minutes, and other papers of the department. Also, material on course syllabi, outlines and descriptions of exhibits; audio cassettes of talks.

SERIES LIST

Series I. Course Material Box 3, folders 7-17

Series II. Exhibits Box 3, folders 18-26, Box 4 folder 18

Series III. Meeting Minutes Box 1, folders 14-23, 25-26

A. Faculty B. Extension-TXA C. Graduate Field-TXA

Series IV. Newsletters & Publications Box 1, folders 27-30; Box 2 folders 10-20; Box 5; Box 6

A. Extension - TXA B. Housing and Design C. News from the Department of Textiles and Clothing D. TXA News E. Topstitch F. TXA Publications

Series V. Reports Box 1, folders 3, 8-17, 34; Box 2, folders 107

A. Annual B. Extension - TXA C. Faculty Annual Reports D. Various Reports

Series VI. Subject Files Box 1, folders 1-2, 4-7, 24, 31-33, Box 4 folders 1-11

Series VII. Audiocasette tapes tr. 7767a and tr. 7768a

Series VIII. Projects and Proposal Box 4 folders 12 - 17

Series IX. Graduate Programs Box 5 folders 1 - 4, 11

Series X. Publicity Box 5 folders 5 - 7

Physical Description

Syllabi, reports, minutes, publications, and audiocasettes.

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:
Eileen Keating
Date completed:
Nov. 10, 2003
EAD encoding:
KJ Hillgren
Date modified:
Ben Wrubel, October 2018

General

See also Cornell University Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design records #23-19-3780

General

See also New York State College of Home Economics records #23-2-749

General

See also New York State College of Human Ecology records #23-2-2817

Processing Information

There is no Box 9 in this collection.

Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by Eileen Keating
Date
Nov. 10, 2003
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)