Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Michigan Dietetic Association Records
00164
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Michigan Dietetic Association.
- Title
- Michigan Dietetic Association records
- ID
- 00164
- Date [inclusive]
- 1929-1987
- Extent
- 4.0 Cubic feet
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Historical Note
The Michigan Dietetic Association (MDA) originated from an informal meeting of dietitians attending a convention of the Southeastern Michigan Dietetic Association on April 25-26, 1929. Realizing the need for a statewide organization, they convened the first MDA meeting on April 26, 1929 at Post Tavern in Battle Creek, Michigan, with seventeen people attending. Miss Lenna F. Cooper, Food Director at the University of Michigan, was elected President, and Bess Whittaker, Michigan State College, was elected Vice-President.
The MDA was accepted for affiliation by the American Dietetic Association in April 1931. A professional organization, the purpose of the MDA was to provide dietetic practice education, encourage research, and promote optimal health and nutrition. The MDA has played an important role in the growth of the dietetic profession. Many prominent dietitians were members of the organization. Lenna Cooper was one of the founders and first vice president of the American Dietetic Association, serving as president in 1938-1939. Miss Cooper was appointed Superintendent of Dietitians for the U.S. Army during World War I. She spent the greater part of her career as Head Dietitian at the Battle Creek Sanitarium Hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan, one of the pioneering institutions in the field of nutrition. She also authored several books on dietetics.
Mary I. Barber, another well known member of the Michigan Dietetic Association, was the first "dollar a year woman" in Washington when she accepted appointment by the Secretary of War as Food Consultant to the Quartermaster Department in charge of Army menu planning during World War II. She was awarded the nation's highest civilian award, The Emblem for Exceptional Civilian Service, for her efforts. She wrote many books, including a history of the American Dietetic Association.
Scope and Contents note
The records of the Michigan Dietetic Association include scrapbooks, Executive Board minutes, bulletins, convention reports, information chronicling the history of the organization, and American Dietetic Association literature pertaining to the Michigan Dietetic Association and the field of dietetics in general.
Items of special interest in this collection are the seven scrapbooks which broadly portray the history of the Michigan Dietetic Association using photographs, news clippings, and copies of The Bulletin, the official newsletter of the organization.
Board meeting minutes and convention reports reveal the planning behind many special activities of the Michigan Dietetic Association. Cassette recordings of the April 1974 Board meeting include a discussion of the classification of dietitians at different levels as recommended and later implemented by the American Dietetic Association.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections January 1987
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Revision Description
January 2007
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Custodial History
Gift of the Michigan Dietetic Association.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Michigan Dietetic Association.
Genre(s)
- Reports
- Scrapbooks
- Sound recordings
Personal Name(s)
- Barber, Mary I., (Mary Isabel)
- Cooper, Lenna F., (Lenna Frances), 1884-
Subject(s)
- Diet therapy
- Dietetics
- Health
- Health education
- Legal documents -- Michigan
Collection Inventory
PapersScope and Contents note |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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MDA Executive Board Meeting Minutes |
1 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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1948-1955 |
1 | 1 | ||
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1956-1958 |
1 | 2 | ||
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1960-1962 |
1 | 3 | ||
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1963-1965 |
1 | 4 | ||
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1966-1968 |
1 | 5 | ||
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1968-1970 |
1 | 6 | ||
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1971 |
1 | 7 | ||
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1972 |
1 | 8 | ||
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MDA Convention Reports |
1 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Spring 1969 |
1 | 9 | ||
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Fall 1970 |
1 | 10 | ||
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Spring 1971 |
1 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Reports |
1 | 11 | ||
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Procedure |
1 | 12 | ||
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Procedure Manual, MDA Constitution and Bylaws 1957, 1969 |
1 | 13 | ||
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Correspondence and Forms |
1 | 14 | ||
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Correspondence, Fall 1972 |
1 | 15 | ||
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Fall 1975 |
1 | 16 | ||
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Workshops, Institutes, and Training Session |
1 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Institute for Food Service Personnel June 1953 |
1 | 17 | ||
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Hospital Food Service Supervisors Course |
1 | 18 | ||
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American Dietetic Association |
1 | |||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Model Dietetic Practice Act 1976 |
1 | 19 | ||
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National Nutrition Week 1975, 1976 |
1 | 20 | ||
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The Dietetic Profession, Data Tables and Questionnaire (Research Report) 1979 |
1 | 21 | ||
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The Dietetic Profession, Medical Research Bureau Report 1979 |
1 | 22 | ||
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The Dietetic Profession, Presentation 1979 |
1 | 23 | ||
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Health Manpower in Michigan Survey 1976 |
1 | 24 | ||
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MDA Constitution and By Laws-- 1957, 1969; Detroit Dietetic Association --1967 |
1 | 25 | ||
The Bulletin |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Volumes 7-17 1948-1956 |
1 | 26 | ||
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Volumes 18-24 1957-1962 |
1 | 27 | ||
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Volumes 25-32 1962-1969 |
1 | 28 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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"Continuing Education Needs Assessment," original 1980 |
4 | 1 | ||
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Historian's Records and Minutes (part 1) September 14, 1978-December 31, 1985 |
4 | 2 | ||
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Historian's Records and Minutes (part 2) September 14, 1978-December 31, 1985 |
4 | 3 | ||
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MDA Annual Conference Programs 1982-1984 |
4 | 4 | ||
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MDA Annual Conference Programs 1985-1986 |
4 | 5 | ||
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MDA Publications 1979-1982, undated |
4 | 6 | ||
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Member Directories 1984, 1986-1987 |
4 | 7 | ||
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Miscellaneous Reports 1981-1983 |
4 | 8 | ||
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Record of Meeting Motions 1967-1975 |
4 | 9 | ||
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Secretary's Files, part 1 1976-1977 |
4 | 10 | ||
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Secretary's Files, part 2 1976-1977 |
4 | 11 | ||
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Secretary's Records |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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1977-1978, part 1 |
4 | 12 | ||
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1977-1978, part 2 |
4 | 13 | ||
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1977-1978, part 3 |
4 | 14 | ||
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1978-1979 |
4 | 15 | ||
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1979-1980, part 1 |
4 | 16 | ||
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1979-1980, part 2 |
4 | 17 | ||
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1979-1980, part 3 |
4 | 18 | ||
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1980-1981, part 1 |
4 | 19 | ||
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1980-1981, part 2 |
4 | 20 | ||
Scrapbooks |
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1929-1949 |
2 | |||
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1950-1955 |
2 | |||
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1955-1958 |
3a | |||
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1958-1962 |
3b | |||
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1961-1967 |
3a | |||
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1968-1979 |
3b | |||
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1977-1987 |
3a | |||
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Audio cassette |
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Board Meetings April 1974 |
939-941 | |||
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