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Jorgensen, Eleanor, 1923-2014

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1923 - 2014

Biographical History

Eleanor Jorgensen (1923-2014) was a professor at Brigham Young University in the Department of Clothing and Textiles.

Eleanor Jorgensen was born on July 24, 1923, in Price, Utah to George Edgar and Florence Virginia Horsley Jorgensen. She studied the history of textiles and clothing design at Brigham Young University, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Kansas State. She earned her masters in 1954, and her PhD in 1965 at Texas Women's-Denton, Texas for Textile Technology. She taught at a high school in Payson, Utah. She then received a position at Brigham Young University and taught for over 40 years in the Department of Clothing and Textiles. She earned Outstanding Teacher Awards from BYU in 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1988, and served a term as department chair. She died on December 25, 2014 in Provo, Utah.

Citation:
Legacy.com, via WWW, Dec. 11, 2015 (Eleanor Jorgensen; b. July 24, 1923 Price, Utah; d. Dec. 25, 2014 Provo, Utah; professor BYU dep. clothing and textiles; studied at BYU, Michigan, Ohio, Kansas; masters 1954; PhD 1965 Texas Women's-Denton Texas in Textile Technology; taught high school Payson, Utah; taught at BYU for over 40 years; department chair; Outstanding Teacher Award from BYU 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Eleanor Jorgensen papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8784
Content Description

Contains teaching materials on clothing design, research scrapbooks, photographs of trips taken by Jorgensen, professional papers, and historical clothing. Materials date from approximately 1880 to 2014.

Dates: approximately 1880-2014
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Eleanor Jorgensen papers

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  • Subject: Scrapbooks X

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