Abstract
Includes correspondence, publications, awards, and studies concerning Mary Purchase's career and her work on detergents, water quality, laundry, consumers and the economy.
Dates
- 1937-1988.
Creator
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Professor of Textiles and Apparel, Cornell University.
Mary Purchase came to Cornell in 1945 as a graduate student in chemistry, having earned a bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan University in education and mathematics. After completing her master' degree, she was an instructor for three years in the Department of Household Economics and Management in the College of Home Economics. In 1951, she left Cornell for Iowa State University, where she earned a Ph.D. in household equipment and chemistry in 1957.
She returned to Cornell in 1961 as an associate professor in the Department of Household Economics and Management. In 1969 she served as graduate faculty representative and department extension leader in the newly formed Department of Design and Environmental Analysis. In 1973, Dr. Purchase was named professor and with the 1985 reorganization, became a member of the Department of Textiles and Apparel. She retired in 1986 and became emeritus professor that same year.
Extent
1 cubic feet. (1 cubic feet.)
SERIES LIST
Series I. Publications Boxes 1, Folders 1-5
Series II. Projects/Studies Boxes 1, Folders 6-13
Series III. Conferences/Workshops Boxes 1, Folders 14-21
Series IV. Correspondence Boxes 1, Folders 22-45
Series V. Awards Boxes 1
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:
- July 2002
- EAD encoding:
- Damon Clark, July 2002
- Date modified:
- RMC Staff, August 2018
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by Damon Clark
- Date
- July 2002
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu