ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202

GRACE E. DELONG PAPERS

COLLECTION: OGL #1336

DATES: 1910-1979

SIZE: .25 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION:The Grace E. DeLong Papers were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Joy Bostrom, UND Home Economics Department, on July 15, 1996 (Acc.#97-2097).

ACCESS:Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.

RELATED MATERIALS:University of North Dakota Home Economics Department Papers, UA#23.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Grace E. DeLong was born on April 12, 1890 in Cavalier County, North Dakota. She received her certificate to teach from the University of North Dakota in 1911, and graduated from UND in 1915 with degrees in liberal arts and education. DeLong taught home economics at various North Dakota and Minnesota schools until 1921 when she became the State Home Demonstration Leader of the North Dakota Agricultural College Extension Service.

DeLong was the State Home Economics program leader for 33 of her almost 40 years with NDAC Extension. In 1936, she became the first North Dakota recipient of the Epsilon Sigma Phi State Distinguished Service Award.

Grace DeLong died on February 8, 1981 in Fargo, ND.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The Grace DeLong Papers consist primarily of materials originating from the University of North Dakota Home Economics Department in the early 1900's. Articles include an apron, a lab book, sewing samples from her 1910 Home Economics course, biographical information, and 1979 correspondence to DeLong regarding her donation of these items.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

1. Apron: 1912
2. Biographical Information
3. Correspondence: 1979
4. Selection and Preparation of Food Laboratory Guide: 1913
5. Sewing Notebook and Samples: 1910

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