Records of the College Maid Shop
Scope and Contents
Patent, Correspondence, Financial Records, Merchandise, Publications, and other material pertaining to the College Maid Shop. Of note is the Life Magazine with the college maid shop nurse uniform, Dr. Lloyd’s Correspondence with other colleges about the success of the maid shop, and the advertisements in various publications for the College Maid Shop.
Dates
- 1923 - 1930
- 1936 - 1961
- 1997
- undated
Biographical / Historical
College Maid Shop was a Self-Help Program that helped hundreds of women work their way through their studies at Maryville College. The shop produced products between 1920 -1959. During the time of the maid shop, it produced items like choir robes, graduation gowns, gym uniforms, and nurses’ uniforms for World War II. The program eventually declined because of supply and demand, making the college make the hard decision to close the shop.
Extent
0.58 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Organized into Five (5) series: Series I: Patent; Series II: Correspondences; Series III: Financial Records; Series IV: Merchandise; Series V: Publications.
Provenance
College Maid Shop at Maryville College (creator)
- Title
- Records of the College Maid Shop
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Allie Maynard (Fall 2022 Archives Intern)
- Date
- 2022 November 15
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Maryville College Archives Repository
Maryville College Archives
Fayerweather 012
504 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway
Maryville TN 37804 United States
865-981-8352
amy.lundell@maryvillecollege.edu