Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences graded embroidery examination with stitch samples, 1919
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Summary
- Creator:
- Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences, correspondent
- Abstract:
- Collection comprises a four-page embroidery examination completed in ink by Mrs. Fred Kennedy in Norfolk, Nebraska, including 6 stitch samples. The exam did not provide the questions, and has been annotated by the person who graded it, who also attached four typed comments to the stitch samples. Includes original mailing envelope.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet (11 items)
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Research Center:
- Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
- Collection ID:
- RL.11200
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- Scope and content:
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Collection comprises a four-page embroidery examination completed in ink by Mrs. Fred Kennedy in Norfolk, Nebraska, including 6 stitch samples. The exam did not provide the questions, and has been annotated by the person who graded it, who also attached four typed comments to the stitch samples. Includes original mailing envelope.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences in Scranton, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1916 by Mary Brooks Picken. The school combined correspondence courses with classroom instruction in dressmaking, millinery, cooking, fashion design, beauty, and homemaking. It attracted students from around the world and enrollment climbed to almost 300,000 women. It reached thousands more through its newsletters and other publications.
- Acquisition information:
- The Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences graded embroidery examination with stitch samples was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2016.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Alice Poffinberger, May, 2016
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2016-0075
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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