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Creator:: Porter, Madeline Eleanor
Abstract:: Pants have become a seemingly necessary part of the average American woman's wardrobe and may be worn for nearly every occasion. However, many women have indicated that when conventional methods of construction were used for pants-making, the pants did not conform to their expectation of good fit. Observation showed that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF MADELINE ELEANOR PORTER for the (Name) Clothing, Textiles, and in Related Arts

Creator:: Willson, Mary
Abstract:: The 109-year-old Porter house in Shedd, Oregon is one of few remaining, well-preserved examples of Rural Gothic architecture in the Willamette Valley. This study attempts to record its history: the economic circumstances which led the pioneering David Putnam Porter family to build this relatively large house, the family background, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: The Porter house in Shedd, Oregon, circa 1874 AN

Creator:: Miller, Anne Elaine
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis was to compare the 5-hour experimental (CT 213X) and the two 3-hour existing (CT 210-CT 212) elementary clothing construction courses at Oregon State University in terms of the composition of students in each course, the student's background and the achievement of each group in knowledge...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Clothing, Textiles, and Related Arts, and Madeline E. Porter, Instructor of Clothing, Textiles, and

Creator:: Hodam, Barbara Lenore
Abstract:: One purpose of this study was to evaluate three commercial detergents by comparing their removals at 70 and 120°F. of palmitic acid and clay components of a simulated natural soil which had been applied to wool yarns by immersion and abrasion methods. These detergents were a built soap and two...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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