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University of Idaho |
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The Mission There is a growing national interest in the significance of everyday garments to the understanding of our social and cultural history.
The Leila Old Historic Costume Collection, gathered from residents of Idaho, alumni, and friends of the University, reflects the clothing a cross section of lower, middle, and upper class society in Idaho, in good times and bad, from around 1850 to the present.
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for learning and research
for students and faculty of the School of Family and
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Studying
garments and accessories heightens the understanding of social, economic,
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The
Collection provides and opportunity for students to learn techniques of
textile
This maroon athletic sweater belonged to Wynne Longteig (U of I, BS Ag 1942). The black "M" on the white "I" shows that he was team manager. The gold I pin has a silver figure of a baseball player. Maroon and white were used for sweaters for athletes and cheerleaders in the first half of the 1900s. The beanies are from the same period were gray and yellow ("silver and gold"). |
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