Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 9/2/51
Pearl Pauline Swanson (1895-1980)
Papers, 1929-1980, undated
Descriptive summary
creator: |
Swanson, Pearl Pauline (1895-1980) |
title: |
Papers |
dates: |
1929-1980, undated |
extent: |
0.42 linear feet (1 document box) |
collection number: |
RS 9/2/51 |
repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
access: |
Open for research |
publication rights: |
Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
preferred citation: |
Pearl Pauline Swanson Papers, RS 9/2/51, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Historical note
Pearl P. Swanson was born September 13, 1895 in Cokato, Minnesota. She received her B.S. (1916) in Home Economics from Carleton College, M.S. (1924) from the University of Minnesota, and Ph.D. (1930) from Yale University. Swanson taught (1916-1918) high school chemistry at Faribault, Minnesota. She also held the positions of Instructor (1920-1922) of chemistry at Carleton College and Assistant Professor (1924-1927) of nutrition at Montana State College. She joined the Iowa State College (University) faculty as an Associate Professor (1930-1936) of Food and Nutrition and was promoted to Professor (1936 -1967). Swanson became Assistant Director (1944-1961) of the Iowa State Agricultural and Home Economics Experiment Station, making her the first woman in the United States to hold such a position. Swanson's research centered on the area of nutrition, including the metabolism of proteins, interrelationships of nutrients, dietary requirements of reproductions, and inorganic salts. She also focused on changes in the diets of women as they age. Her research yielded nearly 90 papers and publications. Swanson belonged to numerous professional and scientific societies and honorary organizations, such as the American Home Economics Association, the American Dietetics Association, Iowa Academy of Science, Phi Kappa Phi, and Omicron Nu. She received several awards and honors, including the Alexander Broune Cox Fellowship (1929-1930) at Yale University, the Outstanding Achievement Award (1951) from the University of Minnesota, the Borden Award in Nutrtion (1955), Faculty Citation (1958) from Iowa State, and the Iowa Award of Merit (1961) from Gamma Sigma Delta. The Pearl Swanson Graduate Fellowship was named in her honor when she retired in 1961. Swanson died May 21, 1980. |
Collection description
This collection (1929-1980, undated) contains biographical information and articles written by Pearl Swanson. This biographical information includes Swanson's curriculum vita, memorials, and news clippings The subjects of the publications include the effects of the lack inorganic salt, research in home economics, the health of older women, and specific vitamins needed in the diet. The collection also contains information regarding Pearl Swanson's Borden Award and her election as a Fellow of the Academy from the New York Academy of Sciences. |
Organization
This collection is arranged alphabetically. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Biographical Information |
1947-1980 |
1 |
3 |
Biographical Information - Awards |
1955-1960 |
1 |
2 |
Biographical Information - News Clippings |
1949-1980, undated |
1 |
4 |
List of Publications |
1929-1965 |
1 |
5 |
Publications - "Aging Persons of Linn County, Iowa" |
1960 |
1 |
6 |
Publications - "Blood Values of Women: Cholesterol" |
1955 |
1 |
7 |
Publications - "Breeding Records of Rats Fed Certain Diets Containing Meat" |
1942 |
1 |
8 |
Publications - "Calcium in Nutrition" |
1965 |
1 |
9 |
Publications - "Challenge for Home Economics in Research" |
1957 |
1 |
10 |
Publications - "Changes Induced by Diets Defective in Inorganic Constituents" |
1929 |
1 |
11 |
Publications - "Charles Ford Langworhty: A Biographical Sketch" |
1965 |
1 |
12 |
Publications - "Comparison of Urban and Rural Health" |
1959 |
1 |
13 |
Publications - "Conference on the Aging and the Aged: Nutritional Aspects of Aging" |
1963 |
1 |
14 |
Publications - "Do Iowa Women Eat Enough Protein" |
1955 |
1 |
15 |
Publications - "Education for Leadership in Home Economics" |
1962 |
1 |
16 |
Publications - "Effect of Fertilizing Treatment on Vitamin A Content of Sweet Potatoes" |
1940 |
1 |
17 |
Publications - "Effect of Nutritive State on the Quantity of Vitamin A Present in the Leaves of Coleus Blumei" |
1935 |
1 |
18 |
Publications - "Effect of Restriction of Inorganic Salt in the Diet on Organ Growth" |
1936 |
1 |
19 |
Publications - "Effect of Storage on Vitamin A Content of Canned Tomatoes" |
1940 |
1 |
20 |
Publications - "Food Energy and the Metabolism of Nitrogen" |
undated |
1 |
21 |
Publications - "Food Intake and Body Weight of Older Women" |
undated |
1 |
22 |
Publications - "Food Intake of Individuals" |
1952 |
1 |
23 |
Publications - "Food intakes of 2189 Women in 5 North Central States" |
1959 |
1 |
24 |
Publications - "Home Economics in Land-Grant Colleges and Universities" |
1959 |
1 |
25 |
Publications - "Home Economics Research" |
1952 |
1 |
26 |
Publications - "Ice Cream is Good—And Good for You" |
1951 |
1 |
27 |
Publications - "Influence of Non-Protein Calories on Protein Metabolism" |
1951 |
1 |
28 |
Publications - "Inorganic Salts in Nutrition- Changes in Kidneys of Rats Fed a Diet Poor in Inorganic Constituents" |
1936 |
1 |
29 |
Publications - "Inorganic Salts in Nutrition III: Some Effects of Replacing Inorganic Salts in a Ration Poor in Ash" |
1930 |
1 |
30 |
Publications - "Inorganic Salts in Nutrition IV: Changes Induced in the Blood by a Ration Deficient in Inorganic Constituents" |
1932 |
1 |
32 |
Publications - "Inorganic Salts in Nutrition IX: Correlation Between Suppressed Growth and the Development of Polycythemia Included by Feeding a Ration Poor in Salts" |
1934 |
1 |
31 |
Publications - "Inorganic Salts in Nutrition V: Progress vs. Changes in the Blood of Rats Maintained upon a Ration in Organic Salts" |
1932 |
1 |
33 |
Publications - "Let's Reduce Sensibly" |
1955 |
1 |
34 |
Publications - "Let's Save Vitamin C" |
1940 |
1 |
35 |
Publications - "Metabolism of Proteins and Amino Acids" |
1950 |
1 |
36 |
Publications - "Method of Increasing Precision in Vitamin A Assay" |
1938 |
1 |
37 |
Publications - "Nutrition of our Senior Citizens" |
1954 |
1 |
38 |
Publications - "Nutrition Research and the Agricultural Program" |
1956 |
1 |
39 |
Publications - "Nutritional Needs after 25" |
1959 |
1 |
40 |
Publications - "Nutritional Research in Home Economics" |
1960 |
|
41 |
Publications - "Overweight . . . a Problem Among Iowa Women" |
1955 |
1 |
42 |
Publications - "Report of Proceedings of the 46th Annual Convention" containing "Ice Cream Is Nutritious" |
1950 |
|
43 |
Publications - "Right Foods – Your Passport to Good Health" |
1955 |
1 |
44 |
Publications - "Some Observations on the Physiological Adjustments of the Albino Rat to a Diet Poor in Salts When Edestin is the Source of Dietary Protein" |
1935 |
1 |
45 |
Publications - "Special Report number 33: Characteristics of Persons 60 Years of Age or Older in Linn County, Iowa" |
1963 |
1 |
46 |
Publications - "Strengthening our Cornerstone" |
1947 |
1 |
47 |
Publications - "Syndrome of Dietary Origin in the Pregnant Rat Resembling Toxemia of Pregnancy" |
1943 |
1 |
48 |
Publications - "Total Nitrogen of the Blood Plasma of Normal Albino Rats of Different Ages" |
1932 |
|
49 |
Publications - "You Don't Outgrow . . . Your Need for Calcium" |
1955 |
1 |
50 |
Seminar Presentation - "Home Economics Research: Its Opportunities and Challenge" |
1962 |
1 |
51 |
Symposium - "Research - Home Economics' Unique Contribution" |
1959 |
| 1 | 52 | Correspondence | 1959-1960 |