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  • The Thomas Kay Woolen Mill in Salem, Oregon, 1900-1959

    Creator:
    Gertenrich, Caryl
    Abstract:
    The Thomas Kay Woolen Mill once manufactured cloth with a reputation renowned throughout the United States. This study is an attempt to report the history of the mill. Data are categorized by: the Kay family; production including plant, machinery, raw materials used, goods manufactured; management including the effects of national...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Harry Glover Kay Mary (Polly) Kay 73 Fred Kay Minnie Belle Kay Ralph B. Fisher 1) Bertha Lolita Kay

  • Norwegian-American ethnicity and ethnic clothing, textiles, and household objects

    Creator:
    Jacobsen, Mary Ann
    Abstract:
    The study investigates relations among Norwegian-American ethnicity, ownership of ethnic articles, and selected other factors. Articles include clothing, textiles, and certain household objects. Hypotheses were drawn predicting relations between ethnic article ownership and ethnicity as expressed by ethnic practices and attitudes, and between ethnic article ownership and generation in America...
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    Masters Thesis
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    and their own ethnic nature. In addition to identification, Gordon (1964, p. 38) discusses two other

  • Clothing behavior related to certain personality traits of a selected group of Japanese and American men and women

    Creator:
    Sugimura, Diane Maeda
    Abstract:
    The study was undertaken for the purpose of investigating the relationship between clothing behavior and sex, Japanese and American cultures, feminine or masculine personality types, and sex-role concepts. The aspects of clothing behavior included in the study are interest, tolerance, acceptance, and innovation of uni-sex clothing items, and the femininity-masculinity...
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    Masters Thesis