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Brigham Young University. Department of Clothing and Textiles

 Organization

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 8 Collections and/or Records:

BYU CLTIX : 44 years of success, 1955-1999

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233259354]
Identifier: UA 860
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1999

Department of Clothing and Textiles administrative records, 1932-1987

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1125 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains reports, charts, and other materials related to the administration of the department. Includes files on departmental activities, such as workshops, fashion shows, field trips, the Mormon Festival of Arts, and scholarship programs. Materials dated 1932-1987.

Dates: 1932-1987

Department of Clothing and Textiles correspondence, 1974-1987

 Series — Box 8: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197223106748]
Identifier: UA 1125 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains departmental correspondence, including letters to students. Dated 1974-1987.

Dates: 1974-1987

Department of Clothing and Textiles photographs, approximately 1870-1991

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1125 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains historic photographs with 19th century clothing designs, as well as photographs of students and student projects in the Department of Clothing and Textiles from approximately 1950-1991. Notes and labels located on the backs of various photographs. Dated approximately 1870-1991.

Dates: approximately 1870-1991

Department of Clothing and Textiles records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 1125
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: approximately 1870-1999

Department of Clothing and Textiles records on Cougar Custom Sewing

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 781
Abstract

Files include a brief history, staff meeting agendas, project lists, statistics, newspaper articles, advertisements, and related information.

Dates: 1964-1998

Department of Clothing and Textiles records on faculty, 1947-1999

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1125 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains faculty goals and meeting minutes from the department. Includes files on individual faculty members, as well as on professional organizations. Dated 1947-1999.

Dates: 1947-1999

Department of Clothing and Textiles slides

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 4080
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: approximately 1960-1969