Brigham Young University. Department of Clothing and Textiles
Dates
- Existence: 1955 - 1999
Administrative History
The Department of Clothing and Textiles (1955-1999) was an academic department at Brigham Young University.
The department was established in 1955 in a reorganization of the earlier Department of Home Economics. It provided instruction and training on the apparel and textile industries. This included coursework in clothing design; understanding, selection, use and care of fabrics; and an appreciation for the history of costume and textiles.
The Department of Clothing and Textiles was placed in the College of Family Living in 1955. Previously it was a division within the Department of Home Economics. The Department of Clothing and Textiles was placed in the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences in 1981. Department chairs included Eleanor Jorgenson (Acting Chair 1955-56 and Chair 1959-1961, 1966-1974), Margaret Schow Potter (1956-1959, 1961-1966), Charlene Lind (1974-1982), Marion C. J. Kuchar (1982-1987), Marvin J. Kuchar (1987-1995), and Charlene Lind (1995-1999).
Citation:
BYUorg.Lib.BYU.edu, August 1, 2017 (Department established in 1955; previous unit was the Department of Home Economics; provides training in the apparel and textile industries including design, the selection of fabrics, etc.; placed in the college of Family Living in 1955; became part of the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences; chairs include Eleanor Jorgenson (Acting Chair 1955-56 and Chair 1959-1961, 1966-1974), Margaret Schow Potter (1956-1959, 1961-1966), Charlene Lind (1974-1982), Marion C. J. Kuchar (1982-1987), Marvin J. Kuchar (1987-1995), and Charlene Lind (1995-1999).)Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
BYU CLTIX : 44 years of success, 1955-1999
Includes a history of the department, plus autobiographical sketches and pictures of faculty and students who were affiliated with the program between the 1920s and 1990s. Volume has a plastic spiral binding.
Department of Clothing and Textiles records
Contains department reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs. It also includes information on field trips, course syllabi, and fashion shows.
Department of Clothing and Textiles records
Contains program reviews, minutes, correspondence, photographs, and other material on the department. Includes information on curriculum for courses in the Department of Clothing and Textiles, faculty from the deparment including those involved in scholarship programs of the department, students, and events including the Mormon Festival of Arts. Dated approximately 1870-1999.
Department of Clothing and Textiles records on Cougar Custom Sewing
Files include a brief history, staff meeting agendas, project lists, statistics, newspaper articles, advertisements, and related information.
Department of Clothing and Textiles slides
Contains 90 color and black and white educational slides of textile and clothing from the Ancient Egyptian and Roman time periods through the 1930s. There are also 14 slides of the Textile and Clothing Regional Competition of 1966.