A&M 3049Rachel Hartshorn Colwell Award, 1989 A&M 3049Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:21:04 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Rachel Hartshorn Colwell Award Colwell, Rachel Hartshorn A&M 3049 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/1231 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. 1989 The papers relating to Rachel H. Colwell's induction into the West Virginia Agricultural Hall of Fame. Colwell (1877-1954) is identified as the founder of Home Economics in West Virginia. Hired by West Virginia University in 1910, she was the first faculty member and administrator for the Department of Domestic Science in the College of Agriculture. She spent the next 27 years until retirement developing, teaching, and guiding the Home Economics curriculum and research of West Virginia University. She was also a student advisor to the WVU College of Education and the first supervisor of Home economics school programs in the state. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English Conditions Governing Access

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