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Sewing And Dressmaking In Martha Mcmillan's Day (1891), Elizabeth G. Allen
Sewing And Dressmaking In Martha Mcmillan's Day (1891), Elizabeth G. Allen
Martha McMillan Research Papers
This paper describes the process of sewing and dressmaking in America from the mid 1800s to the early 1900s and provides historical context for Martha McMillan's discussion of sewing and dressmaking in her 1891 journal.
Garment Workers In Kentucky Oral History Project (Fa 865), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Garment Workers In Kentucky Oral History Project (Fa 865), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 865. Interviews conducted by Lisa Karen Miller containing details about the lives of garment workers in Kentucky and Tennessee. Some of the topics included were technological changes, job layoffs, and labor unions.
Owens, Nellie, 1912-2007 (Sc 3051), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Owens, Nellie, 1912-2007 (Sc 3051), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and full text scan (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3051. W.P.A. (Works Progress Administration) sewing notebook of Nellie Owens, Louisville, Kentucky, containing fabric swatches and sewing samples.
That Professional Look In Sewing : Clothing Leaflet 7, Helen Rocke
That Professional Look In Sewing : Clothing Leaflet 7, Helen Rocke
Nebraska 4-H Clubs: Historical Materials and Publications
Professional, sewing, 4-h, seams, grainline, darts,
Farm Family Housing Needs And Preferences In Nebraska, Virginia Y. Trotter, Margaret I. Liston
Farm Family Housing Needs And Preferences In Nebraska, Virginia Y. Trotter, Margaret I. Liston
Historical Research Bulletins of the Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station
This bulletin reports the results of a survey of Nebraska farm family preferences, activities and possessions as they are related to housing needs. The study was part of a cooperative research project for the improvement of farm family housing in the North Central Region. The purpose of the study in Nebraska was three-fold: (1) To interpret the housing needs of farm families of the state in terms of: (a) some of the physical characteristics of the farm dwellings currently occupied; (b) features farm families would like in a new house if they were building one; (c) activities carried on in …