Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections

Summary Information

Repository

Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections

Creator

Ella Schafer

Title

Ella Schafer collection of home economics publications

ID

Cage 837

Date [inclusive]

1894-1925

Extent

1.0 linear feet of shelf space, 2 containers

Language

Collection materials are in English.

Abstract

The Ella Schafer Collection of Home Economics Publications consists of publications on nutrition and food preparation from the late-19th and early-20th century, as well as notes by Ella Schafer (nee Ella Miles) for courses in cookery and textiles. The documents included both government and commercial publications.

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Biographical Note

Ella Frances Miles was born in Chicago in 1886. She attended high school in Omaha, Nebraska before moving to Ontario, Canada where she completed her high school and college education, graduating from McDonald Institute at Ontario Agricultural College. In 1909, she studied education at Columbia University. In 1910, she began teaching Domestic Science (i.e., Home Economics) at Kansas State University. In 1912, she married Edwin G. Schafer, an instructor of Agronomy at Kansas State University. In September 1913, they moved to Pullman, Washington, where Edwin served as a Professor of Farm Crops at Washington State College (now Washington State University (WSU)). While living in Pullman, Ella was an active member of the Ingleside Book Club and the WSU Women’s Faculty Club.

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Scope and Content

The collection consists of a variety of materials collected and created by Ella Schafer for her home economics courses. These include class notes, pamphlets, cookbooks, and publications dating between 1894 and 1925 relating to cooking and nutrition, as well as textiles. A majority of the publications are from the Kansas State Agricultural College and Farmers Bulletin. A handful of commercial publications from manufacturers of food and cooking equipment are also in the collection.

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Arrangement

Folders are arranged alphabetically by subject. Publications within each folder are arranged alphabetically by publication title, excluding lesson plans and notes.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2016

http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open and available for research use.

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Information

This collection (accessioned as the Nella Miles collection of home economics publications) was transferred from Eastern Washington University by Jay Rea in 1984 (MS. 1984. 18).

Processing Information

The Ella Schafer Collection of Home Economics Publications was processed by Megan Bridge and Steven Bingo in 2016.

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Names and Subjects

Personal Name(s)

Subject(s) :

• Schafer, Ella--Archives.

Subject(s)

• Home economics--Kansas--History.
• Home economics--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States--History--20th century.
• Cooking--United States--History--20th century.
• Colleges and Universities
• Foods and Nutrition

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Detailed Description of Collection

Butter   1905-1912			box 1	folder 1
			box	folder
Better Butter for Kansas   undated			1	1
Butter Making on the Farm   1905			1	1
The Permit System of Cream Building   March 1912			1	1
Score-Card for Market   undated			1	1
Cereals and breakfast   1907-1911			box 1	folder 2
			box	folder
The American Industry of Corn Products   1909			1	2
Breakfast Foods: Their Chemical Composition, Digestibility and Cost   December 1907			1	2
Build Your Body Right on Grape=Nuts. "There is a Reason"   undated			1	2
Elements of Dietetics and Nutrition   undated			1	2
Elements of Dietetics and Nutrition   undated			1	2
Shredded Wheat Dishes   1911			1	2
Shredded Wheat Letter   undated			1	2
The Sorghum Crop in Kansas   undated			1	2
Cheese   1903			box 1	folder 3
			box	folder
Cheese Making on the Farm   1903			1	3
Child rearing   undated			box 1	folder 4
			box	folder
How to Bring Up a Baby: a Handbook for Mothers   undated			1	4
Fats   1906			box 1	folder 5
			box	folder
The Kind of Shortening to Use   January 1906			1	5
What Crisco Is.   undated			1	5
Fish   1907			box 1	folder 6
			box	folder
Fish as Food   1907			1	6
Food preparation and nutrition   1894-1911			box 1	folder 7
			box	folder
Care of Food in the Home   1909			1	7
The Development of Cooking Utensils   undated			1	7
Food Production Reference List   undated			1	7
Health for the Makers of Health Food   June 1910			1	7
Healthful Living   undated			1	7
The Industrialist   July 16, 1894			1	7
Lessons in Cooking Through Preparation of Meals   1911			1	7
Practical Suggestions About Diet in Diabetes   undated			1	7
Principal Method of Cooking, Note by Julia Caldwell   undated			1	7
Principles of Nutrition and Nutritive Value of Food   1906			1	7
Some Common Disinfectants   1908			1	7
A Study of Food Part 1 (Two Parts)   July 16, 1894			1	7
Fruits   1903-1911			box 1	folder 8
			box	folder
Home Manufacture and Use of Unfermented Grape Juice   1903			1	8
Spraying Apples   undated			1	8
Spraying the Apple Orchard   January 1911			1	8
Studies on Apples   1905			1	8
Lesson plans and notes   1925 and undated			box 1	folder 9-10
Lesson plans and notes (Oversize)   1925 and undated			box 2	folder 18
Meats   1903-1910			box 1	folder 11
			box	folder
Ducks and Geese   1906			1	11
Market Classes and Grades of Meat   July 1910			1	11
Meats: Composition and Cooking   1904			1	11
Poultry as Food   1903			1	11
Turkeys   1904			1	11
Milk   1902-1911			box 1	folder 12
			box	folder
Bacteria in Milk   1909			1	12
The Care of Milk and its Use in the Home   1910			1	12
Care of Milk on the Farm   1906			1	12
Directions for the Home Pasteurization of Milk   August 6, 1909			1	12
Milk as Food   1904			1	12
Pasteurization of Milk for Buttermaking   January 1902			1	12
The Use of Milk as a Food   1911			1	12
Stoves   1907-1910			box 2	folder 13
			box	folder
Bread and Bread Making   1910			2	13
Cookbook: The Malleable Range Ranks First in the Heart of the Home   1907			2	13
Range Comparison   undated			2	13
Sugar   1901-1908			box 2	folder 14
			box	folder
Maple Sugar and Sirup   1906			2	14
Sorghum Sirup Manufacture   1901			2	14
The Sugar Beet   1908			2	14
Sugar as Food   1906			2	14
Sugar as Food   1906			2	14
Textiles   1910			box 2	folder 15
			box	folder
Domestic Art 3-4 Cotton   undated			2	15
First Steps in Human Progress, Note by Fred Starr   undated			2	15
Some Points in Choosing Textiles   December 12, 1910			2	15
Textiles   undated			2	15
Weaving   undated			2	15
Vegetables   1896-1909			box 2	folder 16
			box	folder
Asparagus Culture   1897			2	16
Beans   1907			2	16
Beans, Peas, and Other Legumes as Food   1906			2	16
Canning Vegetables in the Home citation   undated			2	16
Celery   1907			2	16
Okra: its Culture and Uses   1905			2	16
Onion Culture   1909			2	16
Potato Culture   1896			2	16
Potatoes and other Root Crops as Food   1907			2	16
Preparation of Vegetables for the Table   1906			2	16
Sweet Potatoes   1908			2	16
Tomatoes   1905			2	16
Yeast and bread   1902-1911			box 2	folder 17
			box	folder
Excellent Recipes for Baking with Fleischmann's Yeast   1910			2	17
Milling Tests of Wheat and Baking Tests of Flour   August 1911			2	17
The Story of the Staff of Life   undated			2	17
Yeast and its Household Use   January 1902			2	17
Yeast Foam Recipes   undated			2	17