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Bertha King papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0405

Scope and Content

This collection includes printed materials, legislative files, government reports, directories, working papers, and other secondary sources relating to home economics educational organizations. The materials are arranged chronologically.

Dates

  • 1934-1996, undated

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

Open for research.

Use/Re-use Restrictions

Consult Special Collections and University Archives.

Biography/Profile

Born in 1931, Bertha G. King received a B.S. degree in home economics. Following her undergraduate education, King taught and became head of the high school vocational home economics education departments in Norcross and Newnan, Georgia. King served as the acting state Future Homemakers of America (FHA) Adviser for the Georgia Association of the FHA. She also worked at the U.S. Department of Education as an Education Program Officer for Vocational Home Economics Education. She was a member of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS). King died in 2012.

Extent

11.70 Linear Feet (9 records center cartons)

Abstract

This collection contains professional papers from Bertha King, who worked in the Department of Education as an Education Program Officer for Vocational Home Economics Education.

Arrangement

The collection has been refoldered but the original folder titles were kept. This collection is arranged chronologically.

Title
MS-0405. Bertha King papers, 1934-1996, undated MS-0405
Date
June 15, 2020
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the IASTATE Repository Repository

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