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

MS 469
Harry and Harriet Andrews
Papers, 1951-1980, undated


Descriptive summary

creator:

Andrews, Harry and Harriet
title:

Papers
dates:

1951-1980, undated
extent:

2.1 linear ft. (4 document boxes, 2 half-document boxes)
collection number:

MS 469
repository:

Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research
publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation:

Harry and Harriet Andrews Papers, MS 469, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Biographical note

Harry and Harriet Andrews were a husband and wife team of protein and dairy researchers who published works in the 1950s and 1960s. They worked for many years to promote the use of dry milk and educate the public and farmers about protein and using protein in dry milk form.

Harry Andrews was the executive director of the Protein Economics and Research Council which, as described by Andrews, was an "independent research and educational organization actively studying the basic agricultural and food problems with emphasis on marketing, including dairy product marketing."

Harriet Andrews received her B.A. in home economics and later received a master's degree. She was secretary-treasurer of the Protein Economics and Research Council and was co-owner of Protein Food Corp. which was located in Ames, Iowa. Harriet was also a member of the American Soybean Association.

 

Collection description

This collection (1951-1980, undated) contains the writings of Harry and Harriet Andrews which include news clippings, correspondence, manuscripts, brochures, reports, and pamphlets. Harriet Andrews' obituary is located in box 1, folder 1.

The majority of the writings were authored or co-authored by Harry Andrews who worked extensively with dairy protein while Harriet Andrews' writings focus on dry milk and other dairy products. Many of the manuscripts included are drafts of writings and are undated and untitled, and often without publication information. Also included is the newspaper column "Perky Says", which was a column authored by Harry Andrews geared towards educating children and several news clippings containing dry milk recipes submitted by Harriet Andrews.

Information on the Protein Economics and Research Council can be found in boxes 5 and 6, including correspondence about Khrushchev and the Protein and Economics Research Council. The Andrews took an interest in Russia and gathered various articles and news clippings about Russian government officials and agriculture as well as correspondence about Russia's protein initiative which are also included in this collection.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Writings: includes articles and pamphlets

1951-1979, undated

1

2

Correspondence

1952-1980

1

3

Writings: includes course syllabus, news articles, and The Common Core

1958-1980

2

1

Fifth Army: includes correspondence and reports

1952, undated

2

2

Food Protein Reserves: includes pamphlets and reports

undated

2

3

Writings: includes reports and Iowa Farm Bureau Spokesman newspapers

1956-1957, undated

2

4

Russia: includes correspondence and news clippings

1959, undated

2

5

Aberdeen-Angus Journal articles: includes list of titles (articles 1-9)

1956-1957

3

1

Aberdeen-Angus Journal articles: includes list of titles (articles 10-15)

1957

3

2

Aberdeen-Angus Journal articles: includes articles 16-20 and What's in a Quart of Milk

1953-1958

3

3

TV scripts: includes notes and price lists

undated

3

4

Writings: Let's Review the Subject Scientifically

undated

3

5

Writings: A Bright Hope for the Future

undated

3

6

Writings: We Talk About Marketing Research

undated

3

7

Writings: The Farm Problem is Everybody's Problem

undated

3

8

Writings: Agricultural Protein Production Engineering

1954

3

9

Writings: food industry articles

undated

3

10

Writings: chapter II, book I draft

undated

3

11

Writings: untitled book excerpt

undated

4

1

Writings: Dairying - Our Greatest Chemical Industry

undated

4

2

Perky Says column: includes notes and mock-ups

1954, undated

4

3

Writings: What Can We Do About Sagging Farm Income?

undated

4

4

Writings: includes Introduction and drawings

undated

4

5

News clippings

1951-1962, undated

4

6

Articles and brochures

1955-1962, undated

4

7

Writings: Wants and Needs of People

undated

4

8

Writings: Student of Modern Science

undated

4

9

Writings: Fundamental Breakdown Materials

undated

4

10

Writings: Current Manuscript (otherwise untitled)

undated

4

11

Writings: copies of writings sent to Gordon Crump

undated

4

12

Writings: Tallman articles

undated

4

13

Powdered milk recipes

undated

4

14

Writings: includes reports on protein and notes

undated

4

15

Writings: includes notes and protein articles

undated

5

1

Writings: Answer to Dairy Problem

undated

5

2

Writings: Food Protein Protection and Food Protein Production

undated

5

3

Notes

undated

5

4

Writings: Food Protein Utilization

undated

5

5

Westminster Fellowship Speech

undated

5

6

Perky Says column: includes notes and drafts

undated

5

7

Writings: Breakdown of Food Protein

undated

5

8

Writings: untitled

undated

5

9

Writings: When the Farmer Prospers, We All Prosper

undated

5

10

Testimony preparation

undated

5

11

Herrill DeGraff: includes articles, correspondence, and magazine

undated

5

12

Writings: includes reports and articles

1953-1955, undated

5

13

Writings: High Cost of Living

undated

5

14

News clippings and notes

1956, undated

6

1

Perky and Pat: includes notes and drafts

undated

6

2

Writings: includes booklets, articles, and magazines

1953-1962, undated

6

3

Correspondence: Khrushchev and Protein and Economics Research Council

1959