Kathryn Walker papers

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Identifier: 23-3-2821

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Correspondence from Walker's academic career, pertaining especially to time management and other aspects of home economics.

Includes two films and a video, "Whatcha Doin Mama?", concerning time use studies.

Dates

1955-1992.

Creator

Walker, Kathryn E., 1917- (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Use

Due to the fragility and potential degradation of moving image and sound recordings, viewing and listening is limited to items that have been digitized. If an item is in another media format, you may request to have the item digitized for access. Information on ordering access copies may be found on the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections webpage.

Audio visual media that has been digitized: V-414.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Professor emeritus, New York State College of Human Ecology at Cornell University.

Kathryn Walker earned both bachelor's and master's degrees in home economics from Pennsylvania State University in 1938 and 1945 respectively. She received her Ph.D. from Cornell in 1955 and that same year joined the faculty of the Department of Household Economics and Home Management as an Assistant Professor. Her research included family management of resources and management of the family's work time as a resource for work and leisure. In 1979 she retired and was named professor emeritus.

Extent

3 cubic feet. (3 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Correspondence from Walker's academic career, pertaining especially to time management and other aspects of home economics. Includes two films and a video, "Whatcha Doin Mama?", concerning time use studies.

RELATED MATERIALS

The films Whatcha Doin' Mama Part 1 and Whatcha Doin' Mama Part 2 from this collection have been digitized and can be found on Cornell's Library Media Space website along with other Home Economics and related films.

Physical Description

Correspondence, publications, films, and a video.

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:: Damon Clark
Date completed:: June 17, 2002
EAD encoding:: Damon Clark, June 2002
Date modified:: RMC Staff, February 2015