Putnam County Home Demonstration Club Materials
This collection includes materials from the Putnam County Home Demonstration Club during the 1950s and 1960s. Several songbooks and sheets are included along with a creed for a Home Demonstration Agent and a poem written by a member of the club.
Dates
- 1959-1967
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite, and a minimum of 2 business days are needed to retrieve these items for use. Researchers interested in consulting any of the collections are advised to contact Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact Special Collections.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Overview
This collection includes materials from the Putnam County Home Demonstration Club during the 1950s and 1960s. Several songbooks and sheets are included along with a creed for a Home Demonstration Agent and a poem written by a member of the club.
Biographical / Historical
The Putnam County Home Demonstration Club was an organization dedicated to assisting and supporting rural homes and women in Putnam County, Tennessee. Rural women were taught homemaking techniques by a Home Demonstration Agent, a woman dedicated to educating her community on helpful homemaking. Home Demonstration Clubs were found across the country in the mid-twentieth century after being founded by the US Department of Agriculture in 1946.
Arrangement
This collection is in one folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository