TABLE OF CONTENTS


Overview of the Collection

Biography

Scope and Content

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Series I: Personal Papers, undated, 1939-1996

Series II: Employment, undated, 1918-1996

Series III: Books, undated, 1949-1991

Series IV: Related Materials, undated, 1955-1996

Series V: Photographs, undated, 1901-1994





Elizabeth E. May Papers



Finding aid prepared by Archives & Special Collections Staff.






Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1205



© 2005 University of Connecticut



Overview of the Collection
Repository: Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center.
Creator: May, Elizabeth Eckhardt, 1899-1996.
Title: Elizabeth E. May Papers.
Dates: undated, 1901-1996.
Quantity: 12 linear feet.
Identification: MSS19970119
Language: English.
Abstract: A noted educator, administrator, writer and researcher, Dr. May joined the faculty of the University of Connecticut in 1952 as Dean of the School of Home Economics at the University of Connecticut. She retired from the University in 1964.

Biography

Elizabeth Eckhardt May, a former University of Connecticut dean, was born on 18 February 1899 in Folsom, NJ. She earned her first degree from Trenton State Normal School in Trenton, NJ. She received a Bachelor of Science, Masters of Arts, and her Doctoral Degree in Education from Columbia University. Along with these, Dr. May also received her Professional degree from the Columbia University Teachers College, specializing in Adult Education.

As a noted educator, administrator, writer and researcher, Dr. May began her career with the West Virginia University Agricultural Extension Service. She began, there, as a County Home Demonstration Agent and worked her way up through District Agent to State Specialist in Community Organization. During her tenure at West Virginia University, Dr. May became the Executive Secretary of Oglebay Institute and also was in charge of the programs run at Oglebay Park in Wheeling, WV.

Her career continued on with her appointment as Executive Secretary of the White House Conference on Children in Democracy. Following this service, she taught at both the University of Minnesota and the University of Michigan. In 1943, Dr. May was named Academic Dean and Dean of Faculty at Hood College in Frederick, MD. Dr. May joined the faculty of the University of Connecticut in 1952 as Dean of the School of Home Economics. She retired from the University in 1964.

Along with her work as Dean, Dr. May pioneered and directed a project focusing on rehabilitation of the handicapped. Her focus broadened with research in independent living for the handicapped and the elderly. In conjunction with other professors from the University of Connecticut, she conducted an International Exhibit about rehabilitation for the handicapped. Her sabbatical study entailed traveling Europe and researching European methods of rehabilitation of the handicapped. She served as a member on the President's Committee on the Employment of the Handicapped.

After her retirement from the University of Connecticut, Dr. May published two books, with her co-authors, Neva Waggoner and Eleanor Hotte, entitled Homemaking for the Handicapped (1966) and Independent Living for the Handicapped and the Elderly (1974). She continued to work in the field of rehabilitation as a consultant and a lecturer.

Elizabeth Eckhardt was married to a noted New York architect, Charles C. May. They had one child, Margaret May Kessel. Dr. May has been honored with a number of awards for her scholarly work and service. Elizabeth May died in 1996.

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Scope and Content

The collection contains Dr. May's correspondence, memoranda, reports, articles, speeches, books, photographs, awards and notes pertaining to her career, although there is a small amount of personal information. The materials date from 1901 to 1994 but the bulk of the materials are concentrated in the period 1940 through 1970. Major topics included in the collection are Home Economics, Rehabilitation and related issues, and education. Of particular note and interest is her work concerning handicapped homemakers, both nationally and internationally. There is a significant amount of photographs in the collection, only a small number of which have been sorted and identified.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.

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Related Material

Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of materials pertaining to the University, its history, administration, faculty, staff and students. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the reference desk.

The following materials have been separated from the collection and cataloged:

Dennis, Lawrence E., ed. Education and a Woman's Life. Washington, D.C.: American Council on Education, 1963. Dodd Call No. A 4185

Foott, Sydney, ed. Kitchen Sense for disabled people of all ages. London: Published for the Disabled Living Foundation by William Heinemann Medical Books, Ltd., 1976. Dodd Call No. A 4189

Gilbreth, Lillian Moller. The Quest of the One Best Way. New York: Society of Women Engineers, undated Dodd Call No. A 4188

May, Elizabeth Eckhardt, Neva R. Waggoner and Eleanor M. Boettke. Homemaking for the Handicapped. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1966. Dodd Call No. C 5298

May, Elizabeth Eckhardt, Neva R. Waggoner and Eleanor Boettke Hotte. Independent Living for the Handicapped and the Elderly. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1974. Dodd Call No. C 5299

Maynard, Harold B., G. J. Stegemerten and John L. Schwab. Methods-Time Measurement. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1948. Dodd Call No. A 4190

National Manpower Council. Womanpower. A Statement by the National Manpower Council with Chapters by the Council Staff. New York: Columbia University Press, 1957. Dodd Call No. A 4187

Sherman, Helen and Marjorie Coe. The Challenge of Being a Woman: Her role in Modern Life. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1955. Dodd Call No. A 4186

Individual issues of serial publications found in the collection have been integrated into the appropriate subject area.

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Index Terms

This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Subjects:

Child car—United States.
Connecticut—Education—Universities and colleges.
Home economics for people with disabilities—Connecticut.
Home economics for people with disabilities—United States.
Home economics—Connecticut.
Home economics—Study and teaching—Connecticut.
Homemakers—United States.
Parents with disabilities—Connecticut.
Parents with disabilities—United States.
People with disabilities—Rehabilitation.
Self-help devices for people with disabilities.
Universities and colleges—Connecticut.
University of Connecticut—Faculty—Personal and professional papers.
Women with disabilities.

Document Types:

Books.
Correspondence.
Interviews.
Manuscripts.
Notes.
Photocopies.
Photographs.
Publications.
Speeches.

Occupations:

Author.
Educator.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item description, #:#], Elizabeth E. May Papers. Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.

Acquisition Information

The collection was donated by Margaret May Kessel in June 1997.

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Detailed Description

Series I: Personal Papers, undated, 1939-1996
1:1 Family Clippings, undated
1:2 Family History (Eckhardt), undated
1:3 Personal Clippings, undated
Subseries A: Correspondence, 1939-1996
Family
1:4 General, 1940-1994
1:5 Family Christmas Letters, 1950-1970
1:6 Margaret May Letters, 1939-1994
Subject
1:7 Correspondence A, 1973
1:8 Correspondence B, 1991-1994
1:9 Correspondence C, 1973-1994
1:10 Correspondence D, 1972-1993
1:11 Correspondence E, 1989-1992
1:12 Correspondence F, 1975-1992
1:13 Correspondence G, 1979-1991
1:14 Correspondence H, 1979-1993
1:15 Correspondence J, 1979-1991
1:16 Correspondence K, 1990-1992
1:17 Correspondence L, 1986-1991
1:18 Correspondence M, 1979-1993
1:19 Correspondence N, 1988
1:20 Correspondence O, 1971-1973
1:21 Correspondence O, 1973-1983
1:22 Correspondence P, 1976-1991
1:23 Correspondence R, 1976-1991
1:24 Correspondence S, 1986-1993
1:25 Correspondence T, 1991-1993
1:26 Correspondence W, 1979-1992
1:27 Correspondence and Notes Concerning Tenants, 1992-1996
Subseries B: Education, undated, 1918-1996
1:28 Yearbook- New Jersey State Normal School, 1918
1:29 College English Papers, 1919
1:30 Papers—Teacher's College, Columbia University, 1935
1:31 College Sociology Paper—“Leadership”, undated
1:32 Transcript from Teacher's College, Columbia University, 1950
1:33 International House, New York - Remembrances, undated
Dissertation
1:34 Rough Draft- V.1 “Experiments in Methods of Adult Learning”, 1937
1:35 Chapter III- “An Experiment in the Music Program” Rough Draft, undated
1:36 Chapter VIII-“A Summary of the Project” Rough Draft, undated
1:37 Partial Bibliography (19-208), undated
1:38 Volume I “Experiments in Methods of Adult Learning”, 1937
1:39 Volume II “Experiment in Methods of Adult Learning”, 1937
Subseries C: Subject Files, undated, 1929-1996
1:40 Alaska Trip, 1993 August 20 - 29
1:41 Apartment Rental- Braddock Heights, MD, 1987
1:42 Articles about Elizabeth E. May, undated
1:43 Articles about Elizabeth E. May (International), undated
1:44 Autobiography- notes, writings, undated
1:45 Bibliographies (early) of E. May writings, undated
1:46 Braddock Heights Community Association, 1992-1993
1:47 Cartoon Clippings, undated
1:48 Community Studies/ Survey, 1929-1941
1:49 Declaration of Covenants/ Codicil to Will, 1993
1:50 Fulsom, NJ Church- letters and brochure, 1970-1993
1:51 Frederick County Historical Society, 1980-1996
1:52 Frederick County Library, undated
1:53 Gambrill Oak, Maywoods- notes and correspondence, undated
1:54 Garden Tour England, 1983
1:55 Herbs and Wildflower Guides, undated
1:56 Historic Boston Booklet, 1952
1:57 Hotel Information, undated
1:58 International House- New York City, 1977-1988
1:59 Living Will, 1990
1:60 Maps and Directions, undated
1:61 Maryland- tour guides and sites, undated
1:62 Charles C. May- obituary and letters, 1939-1978
1:63 Maywoods- Braddock Heights, MD, undated
1:64 Membership Cards, 1973-1992
1:65 Miscellaneous Writings, undated
1:66 National Archives, 1978
2:67 Newspaper Articles, 1987-1994
2:68 Obituary Material- Elizabeth E. May, undated
2:69 Parks, Wildlife Refuges, and Mountain Parks, undated
2:70 Philadelphia Maritime Museum, 1978-1986
2:71 Philosophy- Newspaper clippings, writings and poems, undated
2:72 Poetry, Quotations, and Songs, undated
2:73 Reader's Digest- writing and miscellaneous, 1978-1981
Subseries D: Awards, undated, 1929-1991
3 AHEA, 1975
Connecticut Rehabilitation Association
Edward P. Chester Award, 1966
Guest Book with photographs
New Jersey State Teachers College at Trenton
Alumni Citation, 1947
President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped plaque, undated
25th Anniversary, undated
Certificate of membership, 1970-1972
Commendation, 1968
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival
Certificate of Appreciation, 1929
University of Connecticut
100 Years of Women at UConn, 1991
Alumni Association Honorary Certificate, 1982
Recognition dinner, 1964
Women's Center Quilt, undated
Series II: Employment, undated, 1918-1996
4:74 Ringwood, NJ - Developing wartime gardens, 1918
Subseries A: West Virginia University, undated, 1921-1995
4:75 First 4-H Club Camp Picture, 1921
4:76 4-H Club- Candle Lighting Ceremony and pictures, undated
4:77 “4-H Club> Leaders Manual”, 1925
4:78 “Pa Ain't Registered” by Leland S. Devore, Jr., undated
4:79 Pamphlets- West Virginia plants and birds, undated
4:80 “West Virginia Agriculture and Rural Life” by Nat T. Frame, undated
4:81 West Virginia 4H “The Torch”, 1995
4:82 West Virginia Reunion, 1980
Drama Festival Research
4:83 American Indian Costume Research, undated
4:84 Arabian Costume Research, undated
4:85 Chinese Costume Research, undated
4:86 Colonial Costume Research, undated
4:87 Czechoslovakian Costume Research, undated
4:88 Early American Costume Research, undated
4:89 English, Elizabethan Costume Research, undated
4:90 Flags of the United States and the United Nations, undated
Speeches and Writings of E. E. May
4:91 Speech Material, undated
4:92 “Advantages of Country Life” - outline, undated
4:93 “Festivals for Many Occasions” Handbook, undated
4:94 “How Much Canned Amusement Does Your Community Use”, undated
4:95 “Human Interest Stories Concerning Home Entertainment Talent”, undated
4:96 “Leisure and the Home”- questions for discussion, undated
4:97 “Leisure in the Home”- questions for discussion, undated
4:98 “The Other Wise Man”, undated
4:99 “Pigs, Pies, and Something More”, undated
4:100 “Pocahontas County Fair”, undated
4:101 “Put New Life into your County Fair”, undated
4:102 “The Star of Nations”- Christmas carol service, undated
4:103 “Reading in the Home”, undated
4:104 Speech as District Governor of Quota, undated
4:105 Speech- Untitled, undated
4:106 Speech- WV Quota Club- county responsibility, 1927
4:107 “25 WV Fairs Feature Home Talent Entertainment”, undated
4:108 Published Articles at WV University, 1927-1930
Subseries B: Oglebay Park, WV, undated, 1927-1993
4:109 Oglebay Park, Wheeling, WV, undated
4:110 “Partnership in Learning: Resources for the Classroom” -Oglebay Institute, undated
4:111 “The Story of Oglebay Park”, undated
4:112 “Update” Oglebay Institute Newsletter and Activities Schedule, 1983, 1984, 1993
Speeches and Writings by E.E. May
4:113 “An Account of the Development of the Activities Program Centering at Oglebay Park... and Development of Oglebay Institute, 1970
4:114 “Home Talent Entertainment for Community Fairs” -Radio Talk, 1935 June
4:115 “Home Talent Entertainment: The Best Kind of Insurance for Your Fair”, undated
4:116 “How to Put on a Live Recreation Program”, 1936
4:117 “How Waddington Farm Became Oglebay Park: A Record of Seven Seasons of Activity Programs”, 1927-1933
4:118 Rough Copy - “How Waddington Farm Became Oglebay Park”, undated
4:119 “The Schools' Responsibility in the Education for Leisure”, undated
4:120 “Spiritual and Religious Value in Rural Art”, 1936
4:121 “A Well Balanced Community Life” - outline for discussion, undated
4:122 “Who Should Be Trained for Recreational Leadership in our Colleges an Universities”, undated
4:123 “The Wise Use of Enforced Leisure” - outline for discussion, undated
4:124 Correspondence- Oglebay Institute, undated
Subseries C: White House Conference On Children In A Democracy, undated, 1940-1943
4:125 “Character Values of Play and Recreation” by Charles Kennedy, undated
4:126 Children in a Democracy - General Report by White House Conference, 1940
4:127 Copyright Certificate for “Community Projects for Child Welfare”, undated
4:128 “A Guide for Wartime Planning for Children” by Marshall Field, undated
4:129 Notes for Speeches
4:130 “Report of Activities White House Conference on Children in a Democracy”, 1940-1943
4:131 “The Relationship Between Problems of Children and the Problems of Manpower” by Marshall Field, 1942
4:132 “Some Practical Applications of the Recommendations of the White House Conference on Children in a Democracy”, 1942
4:133 Miscellaneous Papers
Speeches and Writings of E.E. May
4:134 Address at Annual Area “B” Child Welfare School - Conference of The American Legion, 1942
4:135 “Community Projects for Child Welfare”, 1942
4:136 “Dividends from a Conference”, 1943
4:137 “How Can We Translate the Findings of the White House Conference into Community Action”, 1941
4:138 “An Inventory of Services to Children as a Wartime Community Project for Volunteers”, 1942
4:139 Memorandum on Conferences with State White House Conference Committees, 1942
4:140 Untitled Speech, undated
4:141 “Whom to Train for Recreational Leadership”, 1941
Subseries D: University Of Minnesota, undated, 1940-1960
4:142 Newsletter- “The Minnesota Plan for the Continuing Education of Women”, 1960
Speeches and Writings
4:143 “The Art of Living”, 1940
4:144 “The Community's Responsibility for Recreation”, 1940
4:145 “Leisure and the Home” Soc. 146 SU, undated
4:146 “Leisure Time Activities in the Home” - outline for discussion, undated
Subseries E: Hood College, undated, 1942-1996
4:147 Hood Alumni, undated
4:148 Hood College Pictures- Dean Elizabeth E. May, undated
4:149 Hood College Centennial Celebrations and Services, 1991
4:150 “The Inauguration of Shirley D. Peterson” as 7th President of Hood College, 1995
4:151 Joseph Henry Apple Library, undated
4:152 The Lawrence Marx, Jr. Resource Management Center, 1982-1984
4:153 Publications from Hood College, 1989-1996
4:154 Speech Material, undated
4:155 Speeches by Other Authors (Liberal Arts), undated
4:156 Women and War - articles, 1942-1946
Speeches and Writings
4:157 Chapel Talks given by E.E. May, undated
4:158 “College Women and National Service”, 1950-1952
4:159 “The Education of Women for Effective Citizenship”, 1951
4:160 “Fitting a Volunteer or Professional Career into a Life-time Plan”, 1952
4:161 Fourteen Points to Serve as Guide in discussion of Problems Faced by Women..., 1948
4:162 “A Freshman Inventory of Leisure-Time Skills”, 1946
4:163 “Guidance in Education for Leisure”, undated
4:164 “Guide Posts for Leaders in Community Organization and Youth Leadership”, undated
4:165 “An Inventory of Myself”, undated
4:166 “Leadership Talk for Keystone”, 1943
4:167 “Mother's Day Talk”- for men's Bible class, 1950
4:168 “The 'New Dean' Gives a Progress Report”, 1943
4:169 Notes for Lecture on Education of Women, undated
4:170 Notes on Speech to Baltimore Hood Club, undated
4:171 “Now in the Days of Youth”, 1952
4:172 “Opportunities Open to Hood College Women”, 1944
4:173 “The Responsibility of Men for Careers of Women”, 1951
4:174 “Rewards and Responsibilities” Commencement address for Frederick Memorial Hospital, 1947
4:175 “Rewards and Responsibilities” Speech for Nursing Commencement, undated
4:176 Speeches- Untitled (subject: Students), 1948
4:177 “Statements for Consideration in Planning the Education of Women”, 1950-1951
4:178 “Trends in the Education of Women”, 1950
4:179 “Trends in the Hood College Curriculum”, 1949,?
4:180 “What Will You Do With Your Life?”, 1948
Subseries F: University Of Connecticut, undated, 1945-1988
Home Economics
4:181 Annual Report- School of Home Economics, 1963-1964
4:182 Home Economics Pamphlets, undated
4:183 News From the School of Home Economics, 1962
4:184 Correspondence- contacts from and about UCONN, 1959-1989
4:185 Erickson Memorial Film Library Instructional Films, 1984
5:186 UCONN Instructional Films- Supplement, 1976
5:187 University Home Economic Program Includes..., undated
Speeches and Writings
5:188 “Aspects of the Changing Role of Women and Implications for Their Education”, undated
5:189 “The Challenge of the Modern World to Education”, undated
5:190 “The Changing Role of Modern Women”- news release, undated
5:191 “Changing Values in Family Life”- excerpt from address, undated
5:192 “Changing Values in Family Life”- clippings, notes, undated
5:193 “Developing Human Resources”, 1961
5:194 “Expanding the Services of the Home Economist in Rehabilitation”, 1960
5:195 Freshman Interview- “Working Wives”, 1959
5:196 “Homemaking Today and Tomorrow”, 1955
5:197 Outline for Discussion of Some Social and Economic Problems Related to the Employment of Mother - notecards, 1956
5:198 “Professional Opportunities Available in a College of Home Economics”, 1966
5:199 “What are the Boundaries of Homemaking”, 1954
5:200 “Where is Our Profession Headed”, 1961
Articles and Speeches
5:201 Be Proud You're A Housewife!, 1957
5:202 Better Kitchen Storage, undated
5:203 The Big Parade of Women to Work, 1956
5:204 The Career Mother, undated
5:205 The Challenge of Womanpower, 1958
5:206 Changing Roles of Men and Women- articles, bibliography, undated
5:207 Children and Working Mothers, 1958
5:208 Conference on the Effective Use of Womanpower, 1955 March 10 - 11
5:209 “Continuing Education of Women- Needs, Aspirations, and Plans”, 1963
5:210 The Contribution of Home Economics Education to the Position of Women in the World Today, 1958
5:211 The Homemaker's 100-Hour Week, undated
5:212 I'm Married to a Working Mother, undated
5:213 Let's Listen to Youth, undated
5:214 Life Begins at 50, 1960
5:215 Marriage and Family Living “Women and Work” V.23, 1961 November
New York State Dietetic and Home Economics Association
5:216 Correspondence, undated
5:217 Related Material for Speech, undated
5:218 Speeches, undated
5:219 Notes of Advice for Working Mothers
5:220 Notes on Discussion of: Fitting a Volunteer or Professional Career into a Life-time Plan- Home Economics 101, undated
5:221 Outline for “Education of Women for Effective Citizenship”, undated
5:222 Research Issues Related to the Effects of Maternal Employment on Children, undated
5:223 Report of Michigan Conference on Problems of Employed Women, 1961
5:224 “Report of the Committee on Federal Employment” President's Commission on the Status of Women, 1963
5:225 The Role of Modern Woman, undated
5:226 Should Mother's Work?, 1949
5:227 The Structural Effect on Consumer Dispersments of Wives Working, undated
5:228 What Every Teenager Should Know About Dating, undated
5:229 “What Role for Modern Woman” Platform, 1950
5:230 Women's Education- articles and clippings, undated
5:231 Working Mothers... San Diego's Problem, 1951
5:232 Working Wives and Mothers, 1952
5:233 Working Women- bibliographies and articles, undated
Home Economic Extension Service
5:234 “Chinese Food and Traditions”, undated
5:235 “Delightful Recipes from the Four Corners of the World”, undated
5:236 “Entertaining With a Cosmopolitan Flavor”, undated
5:237 “French Foods and Traditions”, undated
5:238 “German Foods and Traditions”, undated
5:239 “Hungarian Foods and Traditions”, undated
5:240 “Lower Cost Meals that Please”, undated
5:241 “Metropolitan Cook Book”, undated
5:242 “Shortcuts for Modern Meals”, undated
5:243 “What's Cooking in Finland”, undated
5:244 “What's Cooking in France”, undated
5:245 “What's Cooking in Germany”, undated
5:246 “What's Cooking in Holland”, undated
5:247 “What's Cooking in Italy”, undated
5:248 “What Cooking in New England”, undated
5:249 “What's Cooking in Sweden”, undated
Handicapped Homemaker's Project
Speeches and Writings
5:250 “The Child Amputee and His Parents”, 1972
5:251 A Manual for Training the Disabled Homemaker, 1955
5:252 The Rehabilitation of Handicapped Homemaker -a selected bibliography..., 1967
5:253 A Selected Bibliography on the Rehabilitation of Handicapped Homemakers, 1962
5:254 Suggestions for the Rehabilitation of the Physically Handicapped Homemaker, 1959
5:255 Text of Statement Summarized before the Congressional Hearing- New Haven, CT, 1959
5:256 “Vocational Rehabilitation for Handicapped Homemakers”, 1962
5:257 “Preliminary Suggestions Concerning the Rehabilitation of Orthopedically Handicapped Homemakers”, 1959
5:258 “Suggestions Concerning Vocational Rehabilitation of Orthopedically Handicapped Homemakers, 1959
5:259 “Vocational Rehabilitation Orthopedically Handicapped Homemakers”, 1959
5:260 “Where There's A Will”, 1964
5:261 “Who Should Rehabilitate the Handicapped Homemaker”, 1960
5:262 Work Simplification in Child Care- Teaching Materials for Rehabilitation of handicapped Homemakers, 1962
Research Material
5:263 Child Care Equipment for Physically Handicapped Mothers, undated
5:264 Clothes for the Physically Handicapped Homemaker, undated
5:265 Cornell Kitchen - Product Design Through Research, undated
5:266 “Easy Ways”, undated
5:267 Film Strips- “A Severely Handicapped Homemaker Goes Back to Work”, undated
5:268 The Functional Home for Easier Living, undated
5:269 Handicapped Homemakers, undated
5:270 The Heart of the Home, undated
5:271 Help for Handicapped Women, 1958
5:272 Homemaking Hints- National Tuberculosis Association, undated
5:273 Make Work Easier, 1945
5:274 A Manual for Training the Disabled Homemaker, undated
5:275 One-Armed Mother, 1959
5:276 Pamphlets for Programs for/about Handicapped Homemakers, undated
5:277 Pamphlets on Taking It Easy, undated
5:278 Play Experiences Handicapped Mothers May Share with Young Children, undated
6:279 Proceeding: AHEA PreConvention Workshop Expanding the Services of the Home Economist in Rehabilitation, 1960
6:280 Proceedings of the Workshop on the Rehabilitation of the Disabled Homemaker, 1961
Work Simplification In the Area of Child Care for Physically Handicapped Women
6:281 Progress Report, 1955-1956
6:282 Cover, Background, and Summary Statement for Final Report, undated
6:283 Summary of the Final Report, 1960
6:284 Final Report, 1955-1960
6:285 Rehabilitation of Handicapped Homemakers-Motion pictures, Slides, and Bulletins, undated
6:286 “A Report of the UConn Project on Child Care Problems of Physically Handicapped Mothers”, 1961
6:287 Self-Help Clothing for Handicapped Children, undated
6:288 A Severely Handicapped Homemaker Goes Back to Work in Her Own Kitchen, undated
6:289 Sewing and House Cleaning Units for Cardiac Homemakers, undated
6:290 Suggestions for Physically Handicapped Mothers on Clothing for Preschool Children, undated
6:291 Take It Easy When Cleaning - pamphlet, undated
6:292 The Team Approach to the Rehabilitation of the Handicapped Homemaker, 1955
6:293 Team Approach Workshop pamphlets and articles, undated
6:294 Where There's A Will- pamphlet, undated
6:295 You Can Do Laundry—With Hand Limitations - with script notes for Slide Series, undated
Study Abroad
Speeches and Writings
6:296 “Finland Leads in Instructional in Homemaking Activities for Physically Handicapped Children”, undated
6:297 Homemaking Instruction for Handicapped Children -observations from visit to Finland, undated
6:298 Notes on European Visit, 1961
6:299 Notes on Scandinavian Trip, 1961
6:300 Romance and Gardening- notes on Rehabilitation in Homemaking gathered in Europe, undated
6:301 Contacts Made During Sabbatical Leave Study - rehabilitation in U.S. and Europe, undated
6:302 Bathroom Modifications for Disabled—Stockholm, undated
6:303 Bathroom Modification for Disabled—Sweden, undated
6:304 Clothing for the Handicapped—Sweden, undated
6:305 Correspondence from Amsterdam, Netherlands (with Diagrams), undated
6:306 Correspondence—foreign, 1968-1973
6:307 Family Kitchen—Sweden, undated
6:308 French Articles and Pamphlets about Handicapped Persons, undated
6:309 Housing for the Disabled—Netherlands, undated
6:310 ICTA—Sweden—Aids for the Disabled, undated
6:311 Information on the Training Apartment—Stockholm, undated
6:312 Physically Handicapped Housewife—printed in Sweden, undated
6:313 Portugal Correspondence, undated
6:314 Quantitative Evaluation of the Activity of Back Muscles in Lifting—Denmark, undated
6:315 Rehabilitation in Canada, undated
6:316 Rehabilitation in Denmark, undated
6:317 Rehabilitation in Finland, undated
6:318 Rehabilitation of the Disabled Housewife Kings College Hospital—London, undated
6:319 Report on the Exhibition of Aids for the Disabled-Australia, undated
6:320 Research about Handicapped Children—Sweden, undated
6:321 Swedish and English versions—“Don't Give up Mother!”, undated
6:322 The Tensions of Home and Job—The Royal Bank of Canada, 1961-1963
Homemaker Rehabilitation Exhibit
6:323 Labels for Pictures from International Exhibit, undated
6:324 Miscellaneous Material from Exhibit, undated
Correspondence and Entrance Form from Stockholm
6:325 Australia, undated
6:326 Denmark, 1960
6:327 England, 1960-1964
6:328 Finland, 1960
6:329 France, 1960
6:330 Stockholm, undated
6:331 Sweden, 1960
6:332 United States, 1960
President's Committee on the Employment of the Handicapped
6:333 Appointments and Certificates, undated
6:334 “Consider the `Labor Force' in the Home”, undated
6:335 Correspondence, 1978-1988
6:336 Employing the Handicapped in the Home, undated
6:337 Guidelines for Compiling a Directory of Community Services in Rehabilitation/Employment of Handicapped Men, 1966
6:338 Homemaker Rehabilitation before Committee, 1962
6:339 Performance, 1977
6:340 Rehabilitation for Independent Living, 1982
6:341 Reports, Address, and Miscellaneous, undated
Series III: Books, undated, 1949-1991
Homemaking for the Handicapped
6:342 Bookcovers, 1966
6:343 Foreword, undated
6:344 Form Letter from E. May about Buying Book, 1972
6:345 Order Form, undated
Independent Living for the Handicapped and the Elderly
6:346 Contracts, Papers about, 1973-1988
6:347 Review and Ad for, undated
6:348 Write-up/ Review, undated
6:349 Ad in fashionable for, undated
6:350 Credits for photographs and drawings, undated
6:351 Bibliographical and Informational Listing, undated
6:352 Addresses of Colleagues and Publishers for Research, undated
6:353 Rough Draft pp. 217-249, undated
6:354 Rough Draft pp. 250-271, undated
6:355 Correspondence- book and Co-authors, 1973-1989
Subseries A: Speeches and Writings, undated, 1956-1971
6:356 “Child Care Problems of Physically Handicapped Mothers”, 1958
Journal of Home Economics
6:357 Child Care Problems of Handicapped Mothers, 1958
6:358 Handicapped Homemakers Now “Workers”, 1968
6:359 Independent Living for the Disabled Homemaker, 1961
6:360 Industrial Engineering Techniques Applied to the Problems of Homemakers with Physical Limitations, 1963
6:361 International Conference on Homemaker Rehabilitation, undated
6:362 “A Letter to Mothers Who Are Disabled”, 1971
6:363 Management Principles Applied to Homemaking, undated
6:364 “Non-Industrial Applications of Industrial Engineering”, 1961
6:365 “Progress Since 1963” Future Directions for Home Economics In Rehabilitation- presented at AHEA Workshop, 1969
6:366 “Rehabilitation of Handicapped Homemakers”, 1961
6:367 Rehabilitation Views and Previews, 1956
6:368 Remarks Made by Dr. May in Meeting of Woman's Committee, 1963
6:369 Report on Research and Demonstration Projects from the field of Home Economics Relating to Rehabilitation in Area of Homemaking, 1963
6:370 Research and Demonstration in Homemaker Rehabilitation, 1963
6:371 “Suggestions for the Nurse in the Rehabilitation of the Handicapped Homemaker”, 1958
6:372 “Value Looks Into the Future”-with Lillian Gilbreth, 1956
6:373 “What Can the Nurse do to Help in the Rehabilitation of the Handicapped Homemaker”, undated
6:374 Work Simplification for Handicapped Homemakers, undated
6:375 “Work Simplification for Handicapped Mothers”, 1961
6:376 “Work Simplification in Child Care for Physically Handicapped Mothers”, 1962
6:377 Workshop on Home Management and Family Housing - Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1961
Subseries B: Subjects, undated, 1949-1991
Bathrooms
7:378 Bathroom Adaptations and Modifications for Disabled, undated
7:379 The Bathroom Criteria for Design, undated
7:380 Planning Bathrooms for Today's Homes, undated
Clothing
7:381 Clothing Illustrations- with page numbers and positions, undated
7:382 Clothing Illustrations II- with page numbers and positions, undated
7:383 Patterns for Clothes for Handicapped, undated
Elderly
7:384 A Checklist for Retirement Houses, undated
7:385 Designing Interiors for the Elderly: Furnishings/Lighting/ Color, undated
7:386 The Family of One, undated
7:387 Many Happy Returns, undated
7:388 Meals for One or Two, undated
7:389 Rehabilitation Literature- Furniture Design for the Elderly, 1966
7:390 65+ by Melvin Oss, undated
7:391 Where Did You Go? Nowhere..., undated
What Did You Do? Nothing..., undated
Handicapped Children
7:392 Articles on toys for handicapped children, undated
7:393 An Attainable Occupational Goal, 1956
7:394 Children An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Professions Serving Children, 1964 January/February
7:395 Feeding the Child with a Handicap, undated
7:396 Growing Up- Cerebral Palsied Children Learn to Help Themselves, undated
7:397 How to Help Your Handicapped Child, undated
7:398 Let's Look at 4-H and Handicapped Youth, undated
7:399 On Being a Parent of a Handicapped Child, undated
7:400 The Preschool Exceptional Child, undated
7:401 Research on the Handicapped Child and the Family, undated
7:402 Self Help- Clothing for Children Who Have Physical Disabilities, undated
7:403 Some Questions and Answers on Occupational Therapy, 1956
7:404 Suggestions for the Development of Natural History Programs in School for Handicapped Children, undated
7:405 Teachers of Crippled Children and Teachers of Children With Special Health Problems, undated
7:406 What Can be Done for the “Homebound Child?”, 1956
7:407 “You Are Not Alone” - Help for Your Crippled Child, undated
House/ Building Design
7:408 Design of Buildings to Permit Their Use by the Physically Handicapped, undated
7:409 A Functional Home for Easier Living, undated
7:410 House Planning Aids- Dining Area, undated
7:411 Making Buildings and Facilities Accessible to and Usable by the Physically Handicapped, 1961
7:412 Report on Dwellings for Disabled Persons, 1961
7:413 Sewing and House Cleaning Units for Cardiac Homemakers, undated
7:414 Space Standards for Household Activities, undated
7:415 Wheelchair Houses-pamphlets, 1949-1961
Kitchen Design
7:416 Beltsville Energy Saving Kitchen- Workrooms, undated
7:417 Cardiac Efficiency- Kitchen Training Manual, undated
7:418 How to Make Cupboard Storage Devices, undated
7:419 Kitchen in a Low Income Housing Project Adapted for a Paraplegic Homemaker, undated
7:420 Kitchens for Women in Wheelchairs, undated
7:421 “The Physically Handicapped and Kitchen Operation” by Julia S. Judson, undated
7:422 Planning Kitchens for Handicapped Homemakers, undated
7:423 Shaped Kitchen Arrangements - House Planning Aids, undated
7:424 Space and Design Requirements for Wheelchair Kitchens, undated
7:425 “Wheelchair Kitchen” Accent on Living, 1964
Rehabilitation
7:426 A Conference on Research Needs in the Rehabilitation of Person's with Disabilities Resulting from Cancer, 1965
7:427 The Disabled Homemaker: Organizational Activities, Family Participation, and Rehabilitation Success, undated
7:428 Future Directions for Home Economics in Rehabilitation, undated
7:429 “The Home Economist Participates” Notes for Rehabilitation Meeting Talk, undated
7:430 Leader's Workshop on Principles of Work Simplification Applied to Problems of Physically Handicapped Homemakers, 1953
7:431 Rehabilitation of the Physically Handicapped in Homemaking Activities Proceedings of a Workshop, undated
7:432 Rehabilitation- The Way to Togetherness by Mary Switzer, 1957
7:433 The Role of Home Economics Specialists in Rehabilitation of the Physically Handicapped -AHEA, 1960
7:434 Syllabus of Rehabilitation Methods and Techniques, undated
7:435 Work Simplification for Handicapped Mothers, 1961
Self Help for the Disabled
7:436 Do It Yourself Again Self Help Devices for the Stroke patient, undated
7:437 A Handbook for Your Recovery... with Exercises, undated
7:438 The Helping Hand, undated
7:439 Housekeeping Helps for the Handicapped Homemaker, undated
7:440 How to Get HELP if you are Paralyzed, undated
7:441 Rx for the Disabled House, undated
7:442 Self Help Adaptations for the Adult Cerebral Palsied, undated
Related Book Material
7:443 Accent On Living, 1968 Winter
7:444 Articles on Taking It Easy, undated
7:445 US Dept. of Justice- Civil Rights Division Title II, III Highlights (Disability Act), undated
7:446 Dept. of Justice- Federal Register, 1991
-Nondiscrimination on the basis of disability... pets. III, IV, undated
7:447 Energy Used in Reaching Charts, undated
7:448 The Leaning Post Maryland Society for Crippled Children and Adults, undated
7:449 The New Jersey Conference on the Handicapped “Continuity of Community Services for the Handicapped”, 1961
7:450 Out of the Shadows- the story of Muscular Dystrophy
7:451 Outwitting the Therbligs, 1953
7:452 The Physically Handicapped Housewife, undated
7:453 The Role of the Home Economist, Nutritionist, and Dietitian in Rehabilitation of the Physically Handicapped, undated
7:454 Speeches, Correspondence, and Program for American Public Welfare Association, 1961
7:455 “Take It Easy” Washington State Heart Association, undated
7:456 Technology = Disability, University of Nebraska, 1984
7:457 The Three Gifts of Life by Nellie M. Smith, undated
Series IV: Related Materials, undated, 1955-1996
Subseries A: Writings Post-UConn, undated, 1971-1980
7:458 Clothing for Adults with Handicaps, On Your Own, 1971
7:459 “Handicapped Children-`On Their Own'-Too” On Your Own, 1973
7:460 “Independent Living for the Handicapped and Aging”, 1980
7:461 “Men- On Their Own”, On Your Own, 1971
7:462 “Not For Veterans Only”, On Your Own, 1974
7:463 “Planning For Retirement”, On Your Own, 1976
7:464 “Planning For Retirement”- notes and article from Health Value, 1977
Subseries B: Subject Files, undated, 1955-1996
8:465 Articles and Notes for Elderly Research, undated
8:466 Articles on Home Design and Products for Handicapped, 1995
8:467 Clothing/ Ready-Made Clothing for the Handicapped, undated
8:468 Correspondence- Rehabilitation in Homemaking,
8:469 Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation: A Global Challenge Conference, 1986
Easter Seals
8:470 Catalog and Pamphlet on Resources for
People With Disabilities, undated
8:471 Rehabilitation Literature, 1977
8:482 Hand Written Material, undated
Health Association of Broome County
8:472 Correspondence, 1956
8:473 Notes and Speeches- “Address on the Rehabilitation of the Cardiac Homemaker”, 1956
8:474 Home Health Care Resource Catalog- Sears
India
8:475 Correspondence from India Trip, 1964-1965
8:476 “Some Impressions of India Written by a Tourist from the US”, undated
8:477 KON Forum -KON Home Economics Forum, 1994-1996
8:478 Land Conservation and the Environment -pamphlets
8:479 Lillian Gilbreth -articles and correspondence
8:480 Listing of Home Economists in Habilitation/ Rehabilitation/ Human Services - University of Missouri, undated
8:481 Magazine Stories, undated
National Tuberculosis Association
8:485 Correspondence/ Speech- “What Makes A Board Tick”, 1956
8:486 “What Makes a Board Tick” -speech and correspondence about publication, 1956
Newspaper Clippings and Articles
8:487 Handicapped, undated
8:488 Home/ Family, undated
8:489 Various topics, undated
8:490 Women, undated
8:491 On Your Own - for disabled and elderly, 1972
8:492 100 Years Of Women at UCONN, 1991
8:483 Poems, Clippings, and Pamphlets, undated
8:484 Printed Material, undated
8:493 Programs for the Handicapped Office for Handicapped Individuals, 1977
8:494 “Questions for a Religious Inquiry”, undated
9:495 Scrapbook Material, undated
9:495 Second National Trails Symposium -correspondence and program, 1973
9:497 Self Help Items and Aids for Easier Living, undated
9:498 The Social and Rehabilitation Record, 1973-1974
Speeches
9:499 Employment of Mothers Economic Workshop notes and research, undated
9:500 Liberal Arts -clippings and articles, undated
9:501 State Universities and Faculty, undated
University of Missouri
9:502 College of Home Economics, undated
9:503 Untitled Speeches and Notes, undated
Volunteering
9:504 Speech by E.E. May -“The Volunteer in Today's Culture”, undated
9:505 Correspondence, undated
9:506 Articles, 1955-1962
9:507 “Working with Volunteers” -pamphlet, undated
9:508 Wings of VGRS (Easy Wear Clothing), undated
9:509 Addresses Relating to Books, undated
Series V: Photographs, undated, 1901-1994
10 Eckhardt Family
Elizabeth E. May, 1901-1993
Elizabeth E. May (daughter and grandchildren), 1940-1994
Festivals and Fairs
Pictures and Information, undated
Pocahontas County Fair, 1926