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• Title:[Beatrice Millar home economics ephemera collection]
  
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• Variant Title:Beatrice Millar ephemera collection
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Millar, Beatrice, 1919-2012, collector.
  British Columbia Electric Company.
  B.C. Hydro.
  
• Published/Created:1911-[not after 2010].
  

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  • Location:RBSC ASRS - (Confirm availability: email rare.books@ubc.ca) Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: TX145 .B38 1911
    
  • Number of Items:5
    
  • Status:Available
    
  • Location Has:Box 1-5
    
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Home economics.
  Housekeeping.
  Energy conservation.
  Cooking.
  
• Description:306 items : illustrations ; 75 x 128 mm-31 x 22 cm
  
• Summary:The collection consists of pamphlets, booklets, flyers and other ephemera documenting twentieth century trends in home economics, women's labour, and the domestic arts, with a special emphasis on recipe compilations. Many were created as promotional materials or for communication of proper use of emerging household technologies. The most frequent publisher represented is BC Hydro. Major themes include energy conservation, use of household technology, food procurement and preservation, and the culinary arts.
  
• Indexes and finding aids:Online inventory available.