Nutrition

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Adelia M. Beeuwkes Papers

 Collection
Identifier: EBL-0004
Abstract

Research material and first draft of an unpublished manuscript on the history of scurvy. Adelia Beeuwkes was a dietitian, teacher, and author of books on dietetics and the history of nutrition. She was a professor at the University of Michigan from 1940-1966.

Dates: 1955 - 1966

Bertlyn Bosley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: EBL-0008
Abstract Personal papers of Bertlyn Bosley, dietitian and nutritionist active in the United States Public Health Service, especially with respect to Native Americans. Materials include: correspondence, biographical material, diaries, photographs, slides, manuscripts, reprints, and dissertations. Major topics include: Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition of American Indians, Pan American Health Organization, North Carolina Board of Health, and Division of Indian Health. Correspondents include: George...
Dates: 1922 - 1988

Mary de Garmo Bryan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: EBL-0011
Abstract

Personal papers of editor, dietitian, and nutrition advisor Mary de Garmo Bryan. She served as an Army dietitian in France during WWI and was a pioneer in the development of the school lunch program in the United States. Materials include: manuscripts, reprints, correspondence, pamphlets, and notes. Two copies of Dr. Bryan's dissertation are contained in the collection.

Dates: 1865 - 1974

James P. Carter Biographical File

 Collection
Identifier: EBL-1222
Abstract

File contains newspaper clippings and obiturary outlining carreer of Dr. Carter.

Dates: 1966-2014

Elaine B. Feldman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: EBL-0998
Abstract Collection contains biographical materials, copies of research papers and presentations, nutrition education presentations. Also included are materials representing her work in professional societies and in consulting relationships with government and industry, as well as some photographs of Feldman and colleagues. Boxes three and four of this collection contain materials developed by Dr. Feldman related to Virgil Preston Sydenstricker (1889-1964), who held the position of Professor and...
Dates: 1944 - 2004

Helen Swift Mitchell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: EBL-0049
Abstract

Personal papers of Helen Swift Mitchell 1895-1984), nutritionist and physiologist. Materials include: correspondence; biographical material; clippings; reprints; nutrition survey materials; and subject files on Pavlov and Mendel.

Dates: 1920 - 1978

Lydia Jane Roberts Biographical File

 Collection — Folder 01: [Barcode: 30081049056744]
Identifier: EBL-1487
Abstract

Includes a photograph.

Dates: 1879-1965

Dorothy Sanderson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: EBL-0144
Abstract

Personal papers of dietitian Dorothy Sanderson documenting her life and career at hospitals and related institutions in Nashville, Tennessee and Cleveland, Ohio.

Dates: 1924-2021

Elizabeth Neige Todhunter Papers

 Collection
Identifier: EBL-0083
Abstract Personal papers of nutritionist and Vanderbilt professor E. Neige Todhunter (1901-1991). Materials include: correspondence; biographical material; writings and publications (ENT); student notebooks; class and lecture material; brochures; writings and publications (others); dietary studies; miscellaneous. subject files; photos and slides; reel-to-reel tapes; postcard collection; menu Collection; cookbook collection; RDA reprints; AIN material; and biographical files of prominent...
Dates: 1874 - 1990

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