| Title | Date | Views | Brief Description |
|---|
| The effect of electronic cookery upon the appearance and palatability of a yellow cake |
1960 |
173 |
The magical quality of electronic cookery was first sensed by Percy Spencer of the Raytheon Manufacturing Company when he became conscious that the melting of a chocolate bar in his pocket was caused by its proximity to a magnetron tube. From such a ... |
| The financing and completion of a group of shell homes |
1964 |
179 |
Many American families are unable to purchase adequate housing or improve their present housing situation primarily because of low income. The problem of supplying adequate housing for groups of various income levels becomes pressing since in recent ... |
| Space and location of laundry areas in split level houses |
1964 |
290 |
The two-fold purpose of this study was, first, to determine present arrangements, space allowances, and locations of laundry equipment in split level houses, and second, to determine the preferences of the homemakers for space allowances and location... |
| Living room furnishings in selected homes of Beirut, Lebanon |
1964 |
369 |
This study concerns changes in trends of furnishings of living rooms of middle class families in Beirut from mid 19th century to the present. The first part deals with Arabic living room furniture from about 1850 to the end of World War II. Because v... |
| A study of personal expenditures of college freshman women as one index of the effectiveness of home economics courses taken in high school |
1945 |
249 |
"The Study of Personal Expenditures of College Freshmen Women As One Index of the Effectiveness of the Home Economics Courses Taken in High School," grew out of the work of the author with freshmen women at Mars Hill Junior College, Mars Hill, North ... |
| Homemakers' use of available house furnishings information |
1959 |
151 |
The furnishings of the home represent one of the largest total investments the average family makes in a lifetime. This fact alone makes home furnishings an important area for investigation. In addition, or perhaps fundamental to this, is the matter ... |
| The use of the family room for individual and group activities |
1959 |
246 |
Today's node of life is often presented as demanding more informal living. Wright, predicts that because a new way of living is growing up which is informal and relaxed, the new American home will be much simpler to live in. Its furnishings and size ... |
| Certain socio-economic characteristics as a reflection of family goal values |
1959 |
191 |
In a constantly changing world there is a need for identifying values that underlie human motivation and are a basis for making decisions in changing situations. As Margaret Liston stated at the Conference on Values and Decision-Making in Home Manage... |
| Factors influencing the selection of rugs and carpets and their resulting satisfaction |
1961 |
372 |
During the past ten years, 1950-60, dramatic changes have occurred in the carpet industry. New fibers and new techniques of producing carpets were developed. The American Carpet Institute sums up the situation in this way: Through the injection of st... |