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human nutrition

 Subject
Subject Source: Nalt

Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:

Raymond Andrew Loanes Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0353
Content Description The Raymond Andrew Ioanes Papers include correspondence and memoranda from the Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS), speeches given by Ioanes, and two photographs. Topics include the 20th-century history of FAS, foreign agricultural trade, the dispersal of surplus agricultural products in foreign countries, and trade relations with Russia, the European Community (EC), and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Materials relating to the Association for Diplomatic Studies' Foreign...
Dates: 1953-1997

Sandra L. Facinoli Collection of Nutrition Publications

 Collection
Identifier: MS0318
Content Description

The collection contains publications related to nutrition survey results and the history of nutrition, as well as various bulletins, reports, and reprints relating to nutrition. There is biographical information on Louise Stanley, Hazel K. Stiebeling, and Wilbur O. Atwater.

Dates: 1922-1989

Shirley Cochran Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0487
Content Description

The Shirley Cochran Papers consist mostly of newspaper articles written by Cochran, including her column "Take it Easy," which appeared in The Cooperator, published by Eastern Cooperatives, Inc. Recipes, presentations, newsletters, photographs, and correspondence are also included in the collection.

Dates: 1951-1953

United States Dietary Guidelines Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0369
Content Description

The United States Dietary Guidelines Records contain correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, drafts, publications, articles, posters, and audiotapes. There are also committee papers, including materials from the U.S Senate Agriculture Committee and the Senate Nutrition Subcommittee. Additional materials include publications from the Nutrition Subcommittee, along with dietary goals and guidelines documents.

Dates: 1977-1997

USDA Agricultural Research Service Video Recordings

 Collection
Identifier: MS0345
Content Description The USDA Agricultural Research Service Video Recordings contain over 200 USDA-produced videos on a wide range of subjects. The majority of the videos are stored on U-matic video cassettes, although there are 10 film reels and one audio cassette. Many of the videos are public service announcements, while others are informational videos in longer formats. Topics include plant and animal production, agricultural planning, pesticides, new research directions and machinery, and food and...
Dates: 1969-1989; Majority of material found within 1978-1988

USDA Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0334
Content Description

The USDA Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics Records contain a history of the bureau; organizational charts; photographs of employees, nutrition experiments, equipment, exhibits, and food; a scrapbook of the 25th anniversary of the bureau (1923-1948); publicity information including posters; and lab notebooks. There is also a reprint collection of 24,000 publications with a card index.

Dates: 1921-1972; Majority of material found within 1950-1970

USDA Human Nutrition Information Service Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0407
Content Description The USDA Human Nutrition Information Service Records contain background information on the history and organization of the Human Nutrition Information Service (HNIS), highlights of the organization's accomplishments, and materials related to nutrition and health guidelines. The collection includes reports, articles, memoranda, charts, correspondence, recipes, food guide information, surveys, speeches, and publications. There are also documents on legislative authorities for nutrition...
Dates: 1922-1994; Majority of material found within 1970-1994

Vitamin Publications Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0433
Content Description

The Vitamin Publications Collection consists of journal articles and reprints, listed by type of vitamin or mineral, then by author's last name. Vitamins and minerals covered include A, B12, C, calcium, and iron.

Dates: 1915-1974

Voices of American Homemakers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0311
Content Description

The Voices of American Homemakers Collection consists of 171 audiocassette tapes of recorded interviews and five large binders containing typed transcripts of the interviews. Also included is the monograph that resulted from the project, Voices of American Homemakers, published in 1985. This publication contains photographs and abstracts of selected oral histories from the project.

Dates: 1980-1985

Wilbur Olin Atwater Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0261
Content Description

The Wilbur Olin Atwater Papers contain correspondence, photographs, publications, and data sheets related to Atwater's research in the chemical composition of foods, dietary studies, and the respiration calorimeter.

Dates: 1865-1993; Majority of material found within 1893-1904