Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 16/3/3/3
Iowa State University

Extension and Outreach
Food and Nutrition Program Files, circa 1925-2008, undated


Descriptive summary

creator: Iowa State University. Extension and Outreach
title: Food and Nutrition Program Files
dates: circa 1925-2008, undated
extent: 5.66 linear feet (10 document boxes, 1 half-document box, 1 print box)
collection number: RS 16/3/3/3
repository: University Archives, Special Collections and University Archives Department, Iowa State University.
language: English

 

Administrative information

access: Open for research
publication rights: Consult Head, Special Collections and University Archives Department
preferred citation: Extension and Outreach Food and Nutrition Program Files, RS 16/3/3/3, Special Collections and University Archives Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Access points

People, Families, and Corporate Bodies:

Iowa State University. Extension and Outreach

Places:  
Subjects:

Nutrition extension work -- Iowa

Demonstration centers in education -- Iowa
Genres:

Instructional materials
Audiocassettes
Slides (photographs)

Photographic prints

 

Abstract

In 1906, the Iowa General Assembly appropriated funds to establish a Department of Extension at Iowa State College (University). Food and nutrition programming in Extension was developed beginning in the 1920s by home demonstration agents and food and nutrition specialists working for the county Extension offices. The collection contains materials used in Food and Nutrition Extension programs and courses as well as a few subject files. Program files contain flyers, information sheets, course handouts, slides, audio tapes, and photographs.

 

Historical note

In 1906, the Iowa General Assembly appropriated funds to establish a Department of Extension at Iowa State College (University). Extension work in Iowa began earlier through the pioneering efforts of several people, including Mary B. Welch, James Wilson, and Perry Holden. Holden was appointed the first superintendent of Extension at Iowa State from 1906 to 1912. He focused on three branches of Extension work: demonstration farms, short courses, and education trains. In 1914, the U.S. Congress passed the Smith-Lever Act, creating a nationwide system of cooperative extension services that provide outreach activities through land-grant universities. The Act brought together funding at the national, state, and county levels to support the work of these cooperative extension services, and the program was administered through the United States Department of Agriculture. At ISU, the Department of Extension became Cooperative Extension Service in Agriculture and Home Economics. In 1966, University Extension was established by merging the short courses service group, farm demonstrations service group, engineering extension service group, and Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS, established in 1962). In 2006, University Extension became Extension and Outreach.

Food and nutrition programming in Extension was developed beginning in the 1920s by home demonstration agents and food and nutrition specialists working for the county Extension offices. Early programs tried to combat what they felt was the undernourishment of some Iowa children. Over time, food and nutrition specialists expanded programming to include food preservation, food safety issues, weight control and fitness, and nutrition for teens, athletes, and seniors, among others.

Sources

Bliss, Ralph K. History of Cooperative Agriculture and Home Economics Extension in Iowa--The First Fifty Years. Ames, IA: Iowa State University of Science and Technology, 1960.

Schwieder, Dorothy. 75 Years of Service: Cooperative Extension in Iowa. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 1993.

 

Collection description

The collection (circa 1925-2008, undated) contains materials used in Food and Nutrition Extension programs and courses as well as a few subject files. Program files contain flyers, information sheets, course handouts, slides, audio tapes, and photographs.

 

 

Organization

Files are arranged alphabetically.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Adolescent weight control pamphlet

1984-1986

1

2-4

"Altering Recipes" program

1992-1995

1

5

Beverages, poll results

1998

1

6

Blood pressure/hypertension press release

2003

1

7

Book bags project

1999-2000

1

8

Calories and food: subject file

1977, undated

1

9

"Can It With Care" display

1986

1

10

Childhood Overweight and Obesity Conference

2005

1

11

Child nutrition/food pyramid programs

1999-2003

1

12

Children and weight: subject file

2001-2003

1

13

Cholesterol home study (includes 2- 3 1/2 inch floppy disks)

1991-1994

1

14

Cholesterol media packet

1989-1991

1

15

Cholesterol series press releases

1989-1998

1

16

Correspondence: Hans, Carol

1991

1

17

"Current Issues in Nutrition" videoconference

2005

1

18

Drying foods: subject file

1984, undated

1

19

"Easy Steps to Heart Healthy Recipes" program (80 color slides, 1 audiocassette, 1 reel-to-reel audio tape)

1994

1

20

"Eating Trim" program

1986

12

1

"Eating Trim" flip charts

1988

1

21

Elderly lessons

1986

1

22

Fad diets: subject file

2004, undated

1

23

Fall and Halloween ideas for kids

1998

1

24

"Families on the Grow" program

1967-1968

2

1

"Family Walk" program

1989

2

2

Fats and fat substitutes: subject file

1989-2000

2

3

Fiber Content of Kid-appeal Foods, information sheet

2003

2

4-7

File of materials used in Nutrition courses

1934-1938

3

2

"Finding the Balance" lesson book

1992

3

3

First year outline of Nutrition lessons

1925 circa

3

4-5

First year printed and mimeographed Nutrition material

1928

3

6

"Five-A-Day Fruits and Vegetables" promotion

1999

3

7

Food and fitness campaign (2 color photographs)

1983-1984

3

8

Food and fitness craze

2003-2005

3

9

Food and fitness in-service

2003

4

1

Food and Nutrition Phases notebook

1944-1945

11

4

Food and Nutrition refresher course

1964

4

2

Foodcomp, a computer diet analysis

1989-1990

4

3-10

"Food/Drug Interactions" program (2 color photographs, 4 b/w negatives, 114 color slides, 2 audiocassettes)

1981-1988, undated

5

1

"Food for Health and National Defense" program

1941-1942

11

1-2

"Food for Young Families" program

1967-1969

5

2

"Food Fun on a Shoestring," television program promotional packet

1974

5

3

"Food Guide" (49 slides)

1986

5

4

Food Guide Pyramid display

1993

5

5

Food irradiation: subject file

1997-2001

5

6

Food labeling: HyVee project

1992-1994

5

7

Food preservation home study course

1975

5

8-19

Food preservation program: administrative documents

1977-1991

6

1

Food Preservation Resource Notebook

1990

6

2

Food Safety Answers project folder

2002-2003

6

3

Food Safety: "Fight BAC!" program

1998-1999

6

4

Food Safety: "It's in Your Hands" display

1990

6

5

Food Safety Month

1987-2009

11

3

Food stamp training

1967-1968

6

6

"Great Grandma's Canning Methods" slide show (28 color slides, 1 b/w negative)

1984

6

7

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) program

1989, 2000

6

8

Healthstyle News newsletter (includes 6- 3 1/2 inch floppy disks)

1990, undated

6

9-15

"Healthy Families" project

1988-1991

6

16

"Healthy Holiday Cooking" program

1985-1986

6

17

"Heart Disease - You Can Do Something About It" (90 color slides, 1 reel-to-reel audio tape) (1 of 2)

1980s circa

7

1

"Heart Disease - You Can Do Something About It" (2 audio cassette tapes) (2 of 2)

1980s circa

7

2

Herbal remedies: subject file

1999

7

3

Holiday nutrition: subject file

1979-1991

7

4

"Iowa Healthy Families" program (4 color slides, 1 color transparency)

1980s circa

7

5

Iowa home projects

1921-1941

7

6

Local food programs

2002-2008

7

7

Marketing

2003

7

8-10

"Master Food Preserver" program (18 color slides)

1983, 1987

7

11

"Mastering the Art of Altering" display (77 color slides, 27 color photographs, 2 color negative strips)

1994

7

12

Minerals: subject file

1989

7

13

New food labels: subject file

1991-1994

7

14-15

"Nutrition and the Athlete" program

1977-1982

7

16

"Nutrition and the Older Adult" home study (1- 3 1/2 inch floppy disk)

1993-1994

7

17

Nutrition education evaluation project

undated

8

1-3

"Nutrition for Teen Athletes" (79 color slides, 4 audiocassettes, 2 reel-to-real audio tapes)

1981, 1984

8

4-5

Nutrition Month

1987-1999

8

6

Nutrition Notes newsletter: vitamin pills

1982

8

7

Nutrition programs

2005-2008, undated

8

8-11

Nutrition Projects I, II, IV, and V printed and mimeographed material

1940-1941

9

1

"On the Move" program

1983-1985

9

2

"Parents and Children - Good Nutrition Partners"(35 color slides)

1979

9

3-4

"Pick a Better Snack" program

1999-2001

11

5

Plan of work

1957-1958

9

5

Point of purchase program with Hy-Vee

1980

9

6-8

"Preserve It Right" program

1982

9

9

"Preserving Food Without Sugar" information sheet

1986

9

10-11

"Preserving Our Produce" program

1978-1980

9

12

"Pressure Canning" fact sheet

1998

9

13

Publications: "Grip Strength," Directory, "Food Preparation" and "Food Safety"

2003-2004

9

14

"A Quality Food Chain -- Your Responsibility" workshop

1972

9

15

Quick, healthy meals information sheets

2004

9

16

"Raising Healthy Kids" publication series

2006

9

17

Recipe writing: subject file

1979-2001

9

18

Recommended Daily Allowances (RDAs): subject file

1990-1997

9

19

"Red Meats and Health" pamphlet

1987-1989

9

20

Retail food safety training proposal

2004

9

21

Salt and sodium: subject file

1983-1991

9

22-23

"The Science of Food Preservation" (80 color slides, 2 audiocassettes)

1984

10

1

Shoppers' consultants (10 b/w photographs)

1980

10

2

Snacks

1986-2001

10

3-4

State Fair nutrition displays

2000-2004

10

5

Sweeteners: subject file

1991, 2000

10

6

Tama County family health project

1988

10

7

Teen athletes: subject file

1997-1998

10

8

"Understanding Disaster-related Stress" program

1993

10

9

"Understanding Menopause" program

1998

10

10

Water information sheets

1995-2000

10

11

"What's for Dinner" display (3 color contact prints, 4 color negative strips)

1995-1996

10

12

"What's to Eat in the 21st Century" program

2000-2003

10

13

"Why All the Concern About Sodium?" program (52 color slides, 1 audiocassette)

1980s circa

10

14

"Women's Health Issues" program (3 audiocassettes)

1989