Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
MS 162
Zoe R. Murphy
Papers, 1899-1983, n.d.
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Murphy, Zoe R. |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | 1899-1983, n.d. |
| extent: | 1.68 linear feet (3 document boxes and 2 half-document boxes) |
| collection number: | MS 162 |
| repository: | Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Zoe R. Murphy Papers, MS 162, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Biographical note
Zoe R. Murphy was born at West Bend, Iowa, and grew up on a farm in northern Minnesota. She attended North Dakota State Teachers College, Fargo, North Dakota; took nurses training at Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, D. C.; attended George Washington University, Washington, D. C. for a year and attended Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, for a year. For two years she taught school in Minnesota. In 1923 she married Donald R. Murphy. In 1936 Mrs. Murphy joined the staff of Wallace's Farmer as Homemaking Editor in which capacity she supervised homemaking copy; wrote three to four lead articles per year; ran the State Fair booth; handled the Rural Teacher Award and traveled extensively throughout the state to meet with homemakers and 4-H groups. In the 1940s she established the annual Master Homemaker Award; helped organize the National Farm Home Editors Association in 1947 and became president in 1958. She was an active volunteer in community affairs such as the First Baptist Church, Des Moines, Iowa; the Polk County Mental Health Association, Iowa State Library Board and Civil Liberties Union. She retired in 1974. |
Collection description
This collection (1899-1983, n.d.) contains biographical information, correspondence, printed matter, and material related to Master Farm Homemakers and to the Rural Teacher of the Year Award sponsored by Wallace's Farmer and the National Education Association. The printed matter includes bulletins and pamphlets of recipes and information of interest to homemakers. |
Organization
The collection is organized into six series: |
Description of series
| Series 1 | Biographical information |
1899-1983 |
| extent: | 1 folder |
|
| description: | This series contains biographical information on Zoe R. Murphy. |
|
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
5 |
11 |
Biographical information |
1899-1983 |
Description of series
| Series 2 | Bulletins and pamphlets |
1931-1966, n.d. |
| extent: | 13 folders |
|
| description: | This series contains printed matter including recipes, information on household furnishings, and other topics of interest to homemakers. |
|
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Bread Recipes |
1956-1964, n.d. |
1 |
2 |
Fruit--mainly on raising strawberries |
1951-1966 |
1 |
3 |
Furniture and Rugs |
1937-1959, n.d. |
1 |
4 |
Game and Fish Recipes |
1945-1959, n.d. |
1 |
5 |
Home Improvement Plans |
1959, 1962 |
1 |
6 |
Household Equipment |
1939-1964, n.d. |
1 |
7 |
House Plants |
1952-1958 |
1 |
8 |
Lighting Lamps |
1947-1961, n.d. |
1 |
9 |
Meat Recipes |
1931-1962, n.d. |
1 |
10 |
Miscellaneous titles: "Attracting Birds," "Nutrition," |
n.d. |
2 |
1 |
Outdoor Cooking Recipes |
1952-1964, n.d. |
2 |
2 |
Pickle Recipes |
1934-1964, n.d. |
2 |
3 |
Poultry and Game Recipes |
n. d. |
Description of series
| Series 3 | Correspondence |
1953-1971, n.d. |
| extent: | 34 folders |
|
| description: | This series contains correspondence arranged alphabetically. |
|
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title | Dates |
2 |
4 |
A |
1962-1968 |
2 |
5 |
All Iowa Foods |
1967 |
2 |
6 |
B |
1960-1968 |
2 |
7 |
C |
1965-1968 |
2 |
8 |
D |
1962-1968 |
2 |
9 |
E |
1964-1967 |
2 |
10 |
Electric Chair or Home Elevator |
1965, 1967 |
2 |
11 |
F |
1957-1968 |
2 |
12 |
G |
1959-1968 |
2 |
13 |
H |
1960-1964 |
2 |
14 |
H |
1965-1968 |
2 |
15 |
Helen Harrington--includes 6 pictures of Helen and family |
1953-1958, n.d. |
3 |
1 |
I |
1964-1968 |
3 |
2 |
J |
1964-1967 |
3 |
3 |
K |
1964-1967 |
3 |
4 |
L |
1959-1968 |
3 |
5 |
Mc/Mac |
1962-1968 |
3 |
6 |
M |
1959-1968 |
3 |
7 |
Miscellaneous |
1967-1971, n.d. |
3 |
8 |
N |
1962-1967 |
3 |
9 |
O |
1961-1968 |
3 |
10 |
P |
1964-1967 |
3 |
11 |
Pattern Orders |
1964-1968 |
3 |
12 |
R |
1960-1968 |
3 |
13 |
S |
1958-1968 |
3 |
14 |
T |
1957-1968 |
3 |
15 |
U |
1961-1964 |
3 |
16 |
V |
1957-1967 |
4 |
1 |
W |
1956-1964 |
4 |
2 |
W |
1965-1968 |
4 |
3 |
Y |
1956-1961 |
4 |
4 |
Y |
1956-1961 |
4 |
5 |
Z |
1955-1968 |
4 |
6 |
Directions for Christmas decorations |
n. d. |
Description of series
| Series 4 | Master Farm Homemaker |
1947-1983 |
| extent: | 2 folders |
|
| description: | This series contains a charter, constitution and bylaws, minutes, and information on activities. |
|
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
4 |
7 |
Minutes and Letter |
1967 |
4 |
8 |
Charter; Bylaws; Constitution; Regenerative Agriculture |
1947-1983 |
Description of series
| Series 5 | The Soil and Health News |
1980-1983 |
| extent: | 1 folder |
|
| description: | This series contains issues of the newsletter from 1980-1983 (not inclusive). |
|
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
4 |
9 |
Newsletters [not inclusive] |
1980-1983 |
Description of series
| Series 6 | Teacher of the Year |
1958-1967 |
| extent: | 10 folders |
|
| description: | This series contains information on recipients of the Rural Teacher of the Year Award sponsored by Wallace's Farmer and the National Education Association. |
|
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
5 |
1 |
Lenore Percell. First Iowa Rural Teacher of the Year Award; includes news clipping re: the award |
1958 |
5 |
2 |
Margaret Ferry |
1959 |
5 |
3 |
Lula Bell |
1960 |
5 |
4 |
Max Whittock |
1961 |
5 |
5 |
Dorothy Ressler |
1962 |
5 |
6 |
Harry Schroder |
1963 |
5 |
7 |
Mary Burton |
1964 |
5 |
8 |
Eugene S. Johnson |
1965 |
5 |
9 |
Ivah Cox |
1966 |
5 |
10 |
Mary Padley |
1967 |