Collection No.: M024
Volume: .45 cu. ft.
Inclusive Dates: 1946 – 1971
Bulk Dates: 1959-1960
Provenance: Donated in July 2004 by Mary Paden.

Copyright: This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).

Historical/Biographical Sketch: Mary Paden served for twenty-nine years as cafeteria manager at Overstreet Elementary School, in Starkville, Mississippi.

Scope and Content: The collection consists of Lunch at School by Sublette and Shepherd (1963); Menu planning workbook from September 1959 – May 1960; child nutrition posters from 1946 and 1971.

Inventory:

Box 1 of 1

  • Sublette, L. & Shepherd, R. (1963) Lunch at School. Jackson, Tennessee: McCowat-Mercer Press, Inc.
  • “MENUS” planning chart by State Department of Education, School Lunch Program. Jackson, Mississippi.
  • June 1958. Type A lunches. Hand-written menus from September 1959 through May 1960.
  • Posters:
    • “Type A for a Better Day.” 1971
    • “The Wheel of Good Eating.” © 1946
    • “Which Are You?” © 1946
    • “Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard” © 1946 copy 1 of 2
    • “Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard” © 1946 copy 2 of 2