human nutrition

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The Lillian N. Meyer Cookbook Collection consists of 450 American and international cookbooks. Many of the cookbooks contain annotations and comments. The collection is particularly strong in the subject of cookery with herbs. There is an index to the collection.

Content Description The Manuscript and Records Related to 100 Years of the International Federation for Home Economics include manuscript materials and reference sources for the anniversary book 100 Years of the International Federation for Home Economics, script text for the DVD version of book, photographs of members, International Federation for Home Economics (IFHE) History Committee annual reports, other documents associated with the work of the History Committee, IFHE bulletins,...

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The Mary Engle Pennington Papers include articles, government bulletins, and speeches to technical and commercial organizations on the handling, refrigeration, transportation, and distribution of perishable foods.

Content Description The Michelle Marcotte Files on Food Irradiation contain research papers and printed information materials about food processing and food irradiation in Canada and the United States over a 30 year period. The collected information formed reviews of literature required to submit petitions in Canada and the United States for approval to irradiate foods such as mangoes, poultry, animal feeds, red meat, and later dietary supplements (botanicals), shellfish, crustaceans, shelf-stable foods. The...

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The Michelle Marcotte Files on Functional Food reflect the development of regulatory change in Canada for health foods, including dietary supplements (usually termed herbal medicines in Canada), and for functional foods or neutraceuticals.

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The Michelle Marcotte Files on Methyl Bromide Alternatives contain files and books pertaining to the early years of the Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee (MBTOC) and the growing body of knowledge of methyl bromide alternatives.

Content Description The Nancy Boyd Leidenfrost Papers consist of literature from the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, including references and publications associated with policies, development, administration, and evaluation. In addition, there are papers related to projects Leidenfrost initiated and coordinated, books she edited, and papers she authored in support of action on food security public issues, education, and the critical issue of poverty and international development for families....

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The National Association of Extension Home Economists Records consists of three sets of bound volumes, totaling 13 volumes. There are nine volumes (1943-1984) titled Minutes of Meetings. Two volumes (1943-1984) are titled Reporter, and subtitled News from National, the Letter, the News Letter, the HDA Reporter, and the EHE Reporter. The remaining two volumes (1946-1984) are titled Annual Meeting Programs.

Content Description The National School Lunch Week Scrapbooks consists of four large scrapbooks commemorating National School Lunch Week. The scrapbooks cover the years 1956 (the tenth anniversary of the National School Lunch Program), 1964, 1965, and 1966 (the twentieth anniversary of the program). The materials in the scrapbooks include correspondence, news clippings, report excerpts, press releases, photographs, articles, newsletters, artwork, audio scripts, and ephemera. Information from the USDA Consumer...

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The Poultry and Egg National Board Records include board meeting minutes, financial statements, annual reports, egg promotional material, new product research, cholesterol and fat studies, diet and nutritional cookbooks, reports of the American Home Economics Association conferences, and reports of the 1969 White House Conference on Nutrition.