American home life, 1880-1930 : a social history of spaces and services

American home life, 1880-1930 : a social history of spaces and services / edited by Jessica H. Foy and Thomas J. Schlereth.

Other author/creator	Foy, Jessica H., 1960-
Other author/creator	Schlereth, Thomas J.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [1994], 1992.
Description	ix, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Architecture as Topic--history. Housekeeping. Dwellings--United States --History. Vernacular architecture--United States --History. United States--Social life and customs --1865-1918.

Contents	Introduction : American homes and American scholars / Thomas J. Schlereth -- The modern look of the early twentieth-century house : a mirror of changing lifestyles / Candace M. Volz -- The decline of the memory palace : the parlor after 1890 / Katherine C. Grier -- Children in the house, 1890 to 1930 / Karin Calvert -- Home libraries : special spaces, reading places / Linda M. Kruger -- A history of American beds and bedrooms, 1890-1930 / Elizabeth Collins Cromley -- "The family that plays together stays together" : family pastimes and indoor amusements, 1890-1930 / Donna R. Braden -- Parlor piety : the home as sacred space in Protestant America / Colleen McDannell -- Gardens of change / Patricia M. Tice -- Coal stoves and clean sinks : housework between 1890 and 1930 / Ruth Schwartz Cowan -- Conduits and conduct : home utilities in Victorian America, 1876-1915 / Thomas J. Schlereth.
Contents	Modernizing domestic service / Daniel E. Sutherland.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Laupus	Books - Stacks	E 168 A513 1994	✔ Available	Place Hold