Barbara Kirwan Papers - Accession 355

This collection consists of bylaws, constitutions, reports, and related records pertaining to the American Society of Interior Designers, Interior Design Educators Council, Foundation for Interior Design Education, the American Home Economics Association, and the South Carolina Home Economics Association; together with Kirwan’s teaching files and faculty information, including tests, classroom grade books and student papers, photographs, Winthrop committee papers, interior design projects, and correspondence.

Bessie Harper Radio Talk Records - Accession 26 - M8 (18)

The Bessie Harper Radio Talk records consist of a draft of a radio talk on "Family Finance" that was broadcast over WIS, Columbia, South Carolina on Monday, January 25th, 1932. Bessie Harper served as chairman of the American Home Department of the South Carolina Federation of Women's Club (SCFWC). The aim of the talk is to educate families how to budget their finances and to plan their expenses which was particularly important when this talk was given in 1932 during the Great Depression. This talk offers a glimpse into families' attempts to cope with the new economic reality of life during the Great Depression.

Roberta London Papers - Accession 844

The collection includes personal photographs, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, research and information on specific foods, recipes, drafts and published editions of manuscripts, class notes and student files. There is also information concerning the American Dietetic Association, the South Carolina Dietetic Association, the Piedmont Dietetic Association, the American Home Economics Association, and the South Carolina Home Economics Association, including conference material, memos, and correspondence. Miss London was president of the South Carolina Dietetic Association in 1967.