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Identifier
Accession 1741
Inclusive Dates
1968-1972, nd
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
.25 linear feet, 500 pieces
Language
English;
Historical Note
Dr. Kathryn Summers Powell (1920-2000) was born in High Springs, FL and married Orrin Bert Powell in 1939. In 1940 she received her B.S. from Florida State College for Women. She worked as a teacher in High Springs and Monticello, FL and later earned her M.S. (1954) and Ph.D. (1960) from Florida State University. Dr. Powell then became Professor of Home Economics at Winthrop College from 1960 through 1976. She passed away on December 11, 2000.
Scope and Content Note
The Kathryn Summers Powell Papers document the professional career and administrative work of Dr. Kathryn Summers Powell (1920–2000), Professor of Home Economics at Winthrop College from 1960 to 1976. The collection primarily reflects Dr. Powell’s leadership in program development, departmental administration, and applied family and community education initiatives during her tenure at Winthrop.
Materials in the collection consist of faculty manuals, interoffice memoranda, accounting and reimbursement records, calendars, and internal policy documents that illustrate the operational and administrative functions of the Home Economics Department. Of particular significance are records related to curriculum planning and program development, including notes and drafts outlining proposed academic and community-based initiatives.
The collection contains extensive documentation of the Experimental Family Education Project and its successor, the Family Education/Day Care Program, both of which were developed under Dr. Powell’s direction in the early 1970s. These materials include manuals, policy binders, job descriptions, contract terms, payroll and benefits information, emergency fund documentation, and communications, providing insight into the structure and administration of early childhood education and family services programs within a university setting.
Additional materials address career development within the Home Economics Department, including career ladder planning, the Model Cities program coordinator position, and logistical matters such as parking policies for program participants. Together, the records highlight Dr. Powell’s role in integrating academic instruction with community outreach and applied education.
The collection dates primarily from 1968 to 1972 and offers valuable documentation of Home Economics education, program innovation, and institutional administration at Winthrop College during the late twentieth century, as well as Dr. Powell’s contributions to family education and professional practice in higher education.
Provenance
The papers of Kathryn Summers Powell, educator and home economist, were received as a gift by the Archives from Dr. Kathryn Powell on September 11, 1976. This collection was missed when processing Accession 62.
Copyright
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Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Kathryn Summers Powell Papers - Accession 1741". Finding Aid 1555.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1555