Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 12/6/53
Pilar A. Garcia (1926- )
Papers, 1933-2011
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Garcia, Pilar A. (1926- ) |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | 1933-2011 |
| extent: | 2.6 linear feet (5 document boxes) |
| collection number: | RS 12/6/53 |
| repository: | University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Pilar A. Garcia Papers, RS 12/6/53, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Biographical note
Pilar Angeles Garcia was born on November 4, 1926 in Manila, the Philippines, where her father, Gaudencio Garcia, served as a professor of international and political law, and her mother, Maria Paz Angeles Garcia, a high school biology teacher. She is the second oldest of ten children and dreamed of coming to the United States ever since childhood. That dream became a reality after she graduated from the University of the Philippines at Manila, in 1949, with a B.S. in pharmacy. It was there that she earne d the prestigious Barbour Scholarship, which sent her to the University of Michigan. One year later she earned the Master of Science degree in botany. She relocated to lowa State University, where she completed her studies in nutrition. Upon earning the M .S. and Ph.D., in 1952 and 1955 respectively, Garcia immediately served as Research Associate in the Department of Food and Nutrition. In 1957, Garcia became an assistant professor. She was promoted to professor status in 1974. Throughout her academic ca reer, Garcia has spent her time researching and teaching courses about the effects of nutrition on people, primarily women. In 1978, she took a six-month faculty leave at the University of the Philippines at Los Banos College, Laguna, in order to conduct research on nutritional conditions of the rural, elderly poor. She earned a faculty citation from the lowa State Alumni Association in 1970 and won the Amoco Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award in 1986. Garcia has participated in a number of civic and university activities. Unfortunately, she kept none of these records. |
Collection description
This collection primarily documents Garcia's career as an instructor; however, much of her research-related work, in the form of journal articles, is included. As a professor, Garcia excelled in the classroom, as evidenced by her teaching awards and class evaluations. Also important is the enthusiasm with which she served lowa State and the Ames community. Garcia devoted a great deal of her time to Greek honoraries, university committees, and civic functions. In most cases, though, this collection deals w ith her professional career. |
Organization
This collection is arranged in five series: |
Description of series
| Series 1 | Biographical Material |
1939-2011 |
| extent: | 0.01 linear feet (two folders) |
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| description: | This series contains Garcia's Ph.D. degree and other personal mementos, such as school identifications, newspaper clippings, and a few of the honorary certificates she has garnered. A copy of her curriculum vitae is locate d at the back of this folder. In 1956, the 84th Congress passed bill number S.2349, which permitted Garcia to remain in the United States as a permanent resident. This bill is listed on page 4589 of the March 20, 1956 Congressional Record. The bill came a t a time when her student visa was about to expire and she was faced with voluntary deportation. Five years later, she obtained American citizenship. |
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Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Biographical Material |
1939-2011 |
Map |
case |
Barbour Scholar Article, Philippines Free Press (Oversized: Map Case Drawer) |
1949 |
Description of series
| Series 2 | Correspondence |
1950-1993 |
| extent: | 0.42 linear feet (1 document box) |
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| description: | This series contains a sample of the letters Garcia either received or wrote between 1950-1993. Although some professional correspondence exists, the majority of the letters found within this collection are congratulatory, especially in regards to the recognition she earned as an 1986 Amoco Outstanding Teacher. Many of these pieces come from students she positively influenced during the time she spent as a professor. |
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Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
2 |
Amoco Outstanding Teacher Award |
1986-1987 |
1 |
3 |
Pilar A. Garcia Appreciation Day |
1986 |
1 |
4 |
Miscellaneous |
1950-1993 |
1 |
5 |
Academic Promotions |
1957-1976 |
1 |
6 |
RESTRICTED: Closed to the public until 2004 |
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Description of series
| Series 3 | Publications |
1941-1992 |
| extent: | 0.84 linear feet (2 document boxes) |
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| description: | This series contains nutritional science research publications. She co-authored four articles in 1990, but the collection only possesses those journal publications written between 1955-1983. Also found in this series are her f aculty improvement leave report and pieces she has written for lowa State newsletters. Moreover, one of her book reviews appears in the Publications series. |
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Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
2 |
1 |
Journal Articles |
1955-1983 |
2 |
2 |
"Evaluation of the Congreate Meal Program in Van Buren County, Iowa" |
1974-1976 |
2 |
3 |
Faculty Improvement Leave Report |
1978-1979 |
2 |
4 |
"Dietary Modifications Designed to Affect Lipid Metabolism" |
1992 |
2 |
5 |
Principles of Nutrition |
1979 |
2 |
6 |
Newsletters |
1975-1989 |
2 |
7 |
Book review: "Anthropometrical Changes in Norwegian Men in the Twentieth Century" |
1965 |
5 |
1 |
Recommended Dietary Allowances |
1941-1958 |
5 |
2 |
Nutritional flyers |
1943-1963 |
5 |
3 |
Food Values of Portions Commonly Used |
1947 |
5 |
4 |
Symposia on Nutrition "Nutritional Anemia" |
1948 |
5 |
5 |
Newsletter Poster |
1970 |
Description of series
| Series 4 | Classroom Materials |
1989-1991 |
| extent: | 0.42 linear feet (1 document box) |
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| description: | This series contains the notes, lecture diagrams, and overhead transparencies that Garcia utilized to instruct Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN) 167, FSHN 360L, and Food Nutrition (FN) 107. Although an instructor at lowa State from 1955-1991, this collection only has materials from her last three years of teaching. |
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Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
3 |
1 |
Food Science and Human Nutrition: (FSHN 167) Food/nutrients and class supplement |
1990-1991 |
3 |
2 |
Food Nutrition 107: Introduction |
1990-1991 |
3 |
3 |
Food Nutrition 107: Metabolism |
1989-1990 |
3 |
4 |
Food Nutrition 107: Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Proteins |
1990 |
3 |
5 |
Food Nutrition 107: Energy |
1989-1990 |
3 |
6 |
Food Nutrition 107: Vitamins and minerals |
1989-1991 |
3 |
7 |
Food Nutrition 107: Macro-minerals |
1989-1990 |
3 |
8 |
Food Nutrition 107: Micro-minerals |
1989-1991 |
3 |
9 |
Food Nutrition 107: Vitamin A |
1991 |
3 |
10 |
Food Nutrition 107: Vitamins D, E, & K |
1989-1990 |
3 |
11 |
Food Nutrition 107: Vitamin C |
1989 |
3 |
12 |
Food Nutrition 107: Vitamin B-complex |
1990 |
3 |
13 |
Nutrition: life cycle |
1990 |
3 |
14 |
Water/electrolytes |
1990 |
3 |
15 |
Food safety |
1989-1991 |
4 |
1 |
FSHN 360L |
1987-1991 |
Description of series
| Series 5 | Photographs |
1933-1993 |
| extent: | 0.42 linear feet (1 document box) |
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| description: | This series contains apporximately 100 pictures that detail all periods of Garcia's life. It is within the Photographs series that one can ascertain pre-1950 events. The other four series do not adequately portray the first twenty-five years of her life. |
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Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
4 |
2 |
Youth |
1933-1945 |
4 |
3 |
College |
1946-1955 |
4 |
4 |
Later Years |
1955-1993 |
4 |
5 |
Fall Picnic |
n.d. |
4 |
6 |
Faculty Improvement Leave |
1978-1979 |
4 |
7 |
Jacqueline DuPont Day |
1988 |
4 |
8 |
Miscellaneous |
1991, n.d. |