Thelma G. Flanagan Papers

Collection No.: M001

Volume: 4.75 cu. Ft.

Inclusive Dates: 1929 - 1990

Bulk Dates: 1942 - 1978

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:
Thelma Flanagan was involved in nutrition programs in the State of Florida from the 1930s until her death in 2001. She was also a strong advocate of the national drive for professionalism in food services. She became the Florida School Food Service Director in 1943, served as school lunch consultant to the USDA; was President of the American School Food Service Assoc.; Chairman of the Southern States Work Conference Committee and was the author of numerous publications regarding school feeding programs. Mrs. Flanagan's collection begins with the WPA and the food distribution systems put into place to relieve the very real nutrition issues resulting from the Great Depression. The collection documents the history of Florida's state initiatives in the area of child nutrition and the growth of the school lunch program as a key portion of that effort. The evolution of the school food service director from school cook to nutritional director is also reflected in the collection - both in the accountability required by the state (as shown in the Florida state manuals and guidelines, standards and evaluations) and in the journals and publications.

Scope and Content:
The collection is divided into several series including clippings; correspondence speeches and drafts; documents from the Florida Department of Education; printed materials from various state education departments, misc. printed materials/publications; printed materials/publications from the USDA and ADA; and photographs.

Series 1: Clippings- Boxes 1 and 2
Series 2: Correspondence, Speeches and Drafts- Boxes 3, 4, and 5
Series 3: Documents from the Fla. Dept. of Education- Boxes 6 and 7
Series 4: Printed Materials from various state education departments- Box 8
Series 5: Misc. printed Materials/Publications from the USDA and ADA- Box 9
Series 6: Misc. printed materials/publications- Boxes 10 and 11
Series 7: photographs- Box 11

Inventory:

Box 1- Clippings

  1. Practical Home Economics 10/42
  2. 8th Annual Conference of Food Service Directors- Practical Home Economics- 1942
  3. Practical Home Economics 4/43- "Victory Gardens for School Cafeterias"
  4. Evaluating School Cafeteria Services- The School Lunch- Nov. 1944
  5. "What's New in Home Economics" - Jan. 1945
  6. Practical Home Economics- "Building for the Future" Sept. 1945.
  7. Practical Home Economics- "Abundant Foods for School Lunches" Dec. 1945
  8. "Volunteer Helpers"- Forecast- Dec. 1945.
  9. "60 Years' Growth of School Feeding" The Nations' Schools- 6/55
  10. The Nations Schools- "…Fed Aid Pays One-Third" 9/55
  11. The Nations' Schools- "Courts Confirm Lunchrooms" Oct. 1956
  12. The Nations' Schools- "It's Education" Jan. 1959
  13. "Popping the Right Question" - Dr. E. Allen Bateman- 1959
  14. School Food in Florida- v21, Nov. 4- 1946- 1986, Child Nutrition, By Thelma Flanagan, p.9. Winter 1986
  15. School Food Service Journal- Oct. 1990

Box 2- Clippings
Nonfoldered items:

  • "They've been with School Lunch Since its Beginning" Agricultural Marketing- n.d. 1950s ?
  • Photo copy of Food Management- n.d.
  1. School Food Service Association- August 1947
  2. SFSA- 3/16/47
  3. ASFSA "Code of Ethics"
  4. Conference of Food Service Directors- SFSA, n.d.
  5. SFSA, n.d.
  6. Food Services Director Conference- 4/12/46
  7. FLA. School Food Services Association- 5/29/64
  8. FLA. SFSA, 2/7/63, 1962-1963
  9. WPA School Lunch Program Annual Report- 1942
  10. School Lunch Information for Citizens' Committee Report- January 15, 1947
  11. USDA- 10/22/46
  12. History- National n.d. (1940s ?)
  13. Conference of Food Service Directors, November 7, 8, 9- 1940.
    Nonfoldered items- photographs 1.Cleveland 1962 Banquet- ASFSA, 2. Hawaii-
    ASFSA meeting, n.d.
  14. The School Lunch News- v. vii no.10, 6/53

Box 3- Correspondence, speeches, drafts

  1. 1936 - 1989
  2. 1943 - 1970
  3. 1943 - 1990
  4. 1977
  5. 1964 - 1975 + undated materials
  6. 1943 - 1989
  7. 1939 - 1986

Box 4- correspondence, speeches and drafts

  1. 1. 1943 - 1990
  2. 1942 - 1950
  3. 1944 - 1982
  4. 1942 - 1952
  5. 1942 - 1960 + undated
  6. 1944 - 1989
  7. 1943 - 1976

Box 5- correspondence, speeches and drafts

  1. Ann Richardson to Dr. Bryan, 12/9/35
  2. Boletha Frojen to Marie White, 5/7/43
  3. F. O. Washam to A. Palmer, 3/12/43
  4. Mary (Farmer) to Mark Strong, 1/25/45
  5. W. Pendergast to T.M., 1/29/45
  6. T.M. to W. Pendergast
  7. Correspondence, 2/12/45
  8. Report- need for school lunch project, 10/26/45
  9. ASFSA Speech, 1947
  10. Correspondence, 10/24/47
  11. Correspondence, 10/27/47
  12. I.W. Robertson to Colin English, 2/3/48
  13. Corresp., 2/48
  14. Corresp., 2/6/48
  15. Corresp. 2/10/48
  16. Corresp. 2/10/48
  17. Corresp. 2/12/48
  18. Willow Twig, 1949
  19. Corresp., 3/21/51
  20. T. Price to T.M., 1952
  21. Corresp. 5/3/56
  22. School Health, 1956
  23. Fragment, 9/22/60
  24. John Perryman to T.M., 9/6/60
  25. F1, Dental Assoc. to T.M, 9/17/62
  26. Walter Sachett, M.D. to T. Flanagan, 12/16/66
  27. Fragment, 1/9/75
  28. Food for Youth, Nutrition Seminar, "School Lunch Teaches and Develops good food practices" 4/18/79
  29. ASFSA Speech 6/13/81
  30. Detroit Speech, 1986
  31. F1. FSFSA Program, 5/2/86
  32. Memo, 1989
  33. R.S. Miller to T. Flanagan, 6/16/83
  34. T.M. Fragment n.d.
  35. Archives proposed organizational outline, n.d.
  36. History, n.d.
  37. Memo, n.d.
  38. Fragment, T.M., n.d.
  39. Flanagan Speeches and etc., n.d.
  40. Flanagan speeches and etc.
  41. NY. Dept of education, Mary Bryan (de garmo)
  42. Fragment, Mrs. Rolla A. Southworth
  43. Planning School Lunches, n.d.

Box 6- Memos, publications from Fla. Dept. of Ed.

  1. WPA School Lunch Project, 1939-40
  2. WPA, 1942
  3. Fla. Dept. of Education, 9/26/41
  4. Fla. Feeding Program, Memo, "Monthly Narrative Report" 12/29/42
  5. Fla. Feeding Program, Questionnaire, 7/7/42
  6. Fla. Dept. of Education, /WPA, 8/42
  7. Fla. Feeding Program, Memo, School Lunch Reporting (carbon), 3/2/43
  8. Fla. Dept. of Education, 3/5/43
  9. Fla. Dept. of Education, Food Selection, 3/20/43
  10. Fla. Feeding Program, Feeding Program, 4/10/43
  11. Mary De garmo Bryan, "Eat Your Victory Garden Now", 7/6/43
  12. Corresp, 7/31/43
  13. Fla. Dept. of Education, 7/31/43
  14. Fla. Dept. of Education, 8/10/43
  15. Fla. Dept. of Education, 8/10/43
  16. Fla. Dept. of Education, Statistical Report, 1943 - 1944
  17. Wartime Rationing, 1/17/44
  18. Essay- "Some Questions… Florida School Lunch Program" 3/28/44
  19. Fla. Department of Education, 4/18/44
  20. Fla. Dept. of Education, 6/13/44
  21. Fla. Dept. of Education, 6/15/44
  22. Fla. Dept. of Education, 1944-45
  23. Fla. Dept. of Education, 6/45
  24. Fla. Dept. of Education, 9/25/45
  25. Fla. Dept. of Education, Personnel Policies, 1945.
  26. Food Services Directors' Conference, Nov. 1945.

Box 7- Memos, publications, from the Fla. Dept. of Ed.

  1. Fla. Dept. of Ed.- 1952
  2. Fla. Dept. of Ed. - Health Notes - April 1952
  3. Florida School Lunch Crisis - June 1952
  4. Fla. Dept. of Ed. - Comp. Of Fla. & Nate School Lunch Programs - 9/5-52
  5. Fla. Dept. of Ed. - 1953
  6. Fla. Dept. of Ed. - A decade in Retrospect- 1953
  7. Fla. Dept. of Ed. - school Lunch- Jan. '53
  8. Fla. Dept. of Ed. - Report of Fla. School Lunch program, Eat More Citrus Contest-Jan.- Mar., 1953
  9. School Lunch News- 9/53
  10. Fla. School Food Svc. Assoc. - School Lunch News- V. VIII, No. 2
  11. Fla. Dept. of Ed. - Policies and standards for School Lunch Supervisory personnel- Nov. 1953
  12. Fla. Dept. of Ed. - Report of School Lunch Advisory Committee, Nov. 30 - Dec. 1, 1953
  13. Fla. Dept. of Ed. - School Lunch Progress Report- 1954
  14. Fla. Dept. of Ed. - School Lunch Program, Progress Report- Nov. 1954.
  15. 5/18/55
  16. School Lunch - 3/18/57
  17. Fla. Dept. of Ed.- "A Manual: Financial Accounting for Florida Schools- 1959
  18. Fla. Dept. of Ed. - Ocala Conference- 1959
  19. Fla. Dept. of Ed. - Excerpts from a Manual - Financial Accounting for Florida Schools- 1959
  20. N.Y. State Dept of Ed.- 9/30/60
  21. Fla. Dept. of Ed. - 1960
  22. Fla. Dept. of Ed. - Florida School Lunch Assoc. - 4/12/61
  23. Fla. Dept. of Ed.- 6/61
  24. Fla. Dept. of Ed. - Accreditation Standards for Florida Schools- 1963
  25. School Lunch news- 11/63
  26. AMA - 5/12/64
  27. Fla. - Journal of the Florida School Food Service Assoc. V1, No. 1. - Jan. 1966
  28. Fla. Dept. of Ed. - Ga. Tax Funds Expenditures School Lunch - 9/5/67
  29. Fla. Dept. of Ed. - Development of School Food Service Since 1790 - Jan. 1978.
  30. Fla. State Dept. of Ed. - School Lunch Workshop- S.L. P.- W.S. - 33rd - Sec. II
  31. ASFSA - Nancy B. Perry - 1984-85
  32. ASFSA - S.E. Regional Breakfast- 1986
  33. FSFSA - 5/2/86
  34. Fla. Dept. of Ed. - n.d.
  35. Fla. Dept. of Ed.- n.d.
  36. Fla. Dept. of Ed. & USDA - The National School Food Service and Nutrition
    Education Finance Project- n.d.

Box 8- Printed Material from various state education departments

  1. N.Y. Dept. of Ed. - Evaluation of Education in the School Lunch Program- 1956
  2. Maine Agriculture Equipment Station Bull 475- Remodeling the school lunch for the teen-ager - August '49.
  3. HUNGER: Report & Recommendations of the N.J. Commission on hunger
  4. You Cannot Teach a Hungry Child- Maine Dept. of Ed.- B1
  5. Building a Better Southern Region Through Education- 1945
  6. Nutrition Education & Food Svc. Management- A Guide for Day Care Personnel- 1979, N.J.
  7. COBIA- AL. Dept. of Ed.
  8. Comprehensive Training/School Food Service Personnel- W.Va.

Box 9- Various materials/publications from the USDA and ADA

  1. USDA- Interbureau Planning Committee- 1941
  2. Conference of Food Service Directors- "revised Mailing List" June 1945
  3. NEA & AMA- joint Committee on Health Problems- 1945
  4. USDA- School Feeding in the U.S.- June 1947
  5. USDA- national School Lunch Program- 1948 - 49, Nov. 1949
  6. The School Lunch News- V. VII, No. 4.- Dec. 1952
  7. USDA "School Lunches, 1946-52: A List of References- Compiled by Elizabeth Gould Daris
  8. Need for a State Lunch Appropriation is Acute- 5/3/54
  9. "….Some nutritional problems of the School Lunch programs…" 4/27/55
  10. USDA - Food Buying Guide - 1955
  11. USDA- The National School Lunch Program- "A statistical Review of Program, 1947-57, August 1957.
  12. Flanagan- USDA- School Lunch, Programs, marketing Research Report No. 262- 1958.
  13. USDA report- A Analysis and report on the Long range needs and financing of the national school lunch program- 1959.
  14. Flanagan USDA Reprint- 20th Anniversary- School Lunch 9/66
  15. Clipping- ADA Journal- '66
  16. Flanagan- ADA Essay Contest #1
  17. Flanagan- ADA Essay Contest #2
  18. Flanagan- ADA Essay Contest #3
  19. Flanagan- ADA Essay Contest #4
  20. Flanagan- ADA Essay Contest #5
  21. Flanagan- ADA Essay Contest #6
  22. Flanagan- ADA Lydia Roberts Essay Contest #7
  23. Flanagan- ADA Essay Contest #8
  24. Nutrition Ed.- hearings- 1972
  25. School Lunch Act of 1966 & 1975 Amendments- 1975
  26. U.S. Senate Roster- 1975
  27. USDA- Reprint "Rules" - 1976
  28. USDA - 1978
  29. U.S. Congressional Bills and Etc. Re. Child Nutrition- 1981
  30. Nutrition Ed. Materials for use in the Summer Food Program for Children 1983. - USDA- 1983

Box 10- printed materials

Nonfoldered items:

  • School Meals- 1949 by School food Service Association
  • The Willow-Twig- National School Lunch Workshop, Ames, Iowa, July 1949
  • The School Cafeteria- An Opportunity for dietitians- 1937
  • The School Lunch by Florence Jenkins- 1929

  • File: Reports of Individual Participants, Study Group and committees Workshop in school lunch supervision, Florida State College for Women- Tallahassee, Florida- July 3 - July 21, 1944.
  • The Universal School Lunch Survey- Aug. 1971
  • Nutrition education in Florida School Districts- 1971
  • School Lunch Breakthrough: Politics, Technology Spur expansion of food programs - 1973
  • File containing misc. printed material- 1938-1951.

Box 11- photos and printed materials

  • 2 Unidentified BW photos
  • BW Photo- 1967 Research Committee
  • BW Photo- 1967
  • BW Photo- 1966
  • BW Photo- 1964, School Lunch Consultant's meeting - Washington D.C.- Feb. 3-7, 1964, participants in photo identified
  • Publications:
    • The Hot School Lunch by Marietta Eichelberge, PH.D.- Nov. 1932
    • Applying Basic Principles of Learning to the School Lunch Program by the School Lunch Group- August, 1948
    • School Lunch Program- State Dept. of Ed. Tallahassee, Florida, Jan. 1951.
    • Fla. School Bulletin- VII No. - Dec. 1944
    • The School Cafeteria- An Opportunity for Dietitians- July, 1937
    • Lunch at School- Aug. 1966
    • School Lunch…Sanitation and Safety- 1954, by the Fla. State Dept. of Education and Health.
    • Suggested School Health Policies- 1956
    • Cooperative Extension Work in Agriculture and Home Economics- "School Lunches" Oct. 1934.
    • School Food Purchasing Guide- 1968
    • A Guide: School Lunch Program management in Fla.- 1959.
    • A Career in School Food Service- 1967
    • School Lunches in Two Rural Committees- Jan 18 1945
    • Remodeling the School Lunch for the Teen-Ager- Aug. 1949
    • Fla. School Bulletin- VIX No. 3, Dec. 1946
    • Growing Through School Lunch Experience- 1948
    • The Dietitian in the School Lunchroom- July 1939
    • A Reference Guide for Evaluation of School Lunch Training- 1961
    • What are your school lunch beliefs- n.d.
    • The Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin Summer 78 V XLIV-4
    • Fla. School Bulletin- 1954
    • Fla. School Bulletin- Feb. 1943, Vol. V, No. 4
    • Fla. School Bulletin- Sept. 1954, Vol. XIV, No. 1
    • Fla. School Bulletin- March 1944, Vol. 1, No. 6
    • A Checklist for School Lunch Programs- School Food Service Policies and Standards 1967.

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