Lucille Barnett Collection

Collection Number: M043 Lucille Barnett

Volume: 1 cu. ft.

Inclusive Dates: 1952-1973

Bulk Dates: 1950–2004

Provenance: Donated September 2004 by Mrs Lucille Barnett

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:
Lucille Barnett grew up in Union County, South Carolina in the 1930s and 40s. She went on to earn a Bachelors of Science degree from Lander College in Greenwood, South Carolina. She served as Supervisor of County and City School Food Service in Spartanburg, South Carolina for many years. From 1973-1974 she served as American School Food Service Association President. She currently resides in South Carolina.

Scope and Content:
The collection consists of numerous documents pertaining to Barnett’s time as President of the American School Food Service Association. There are few documents from any time prior to or after she finished her tenure as ASFSA President. The collection has many photographs and notes from conferences. Three books concerning school food service and four decorative plates make up the remainder of the collection.

Series 1: Photographs
Series 2: Publications
Series 3: Speeches / Notes
Series 4: Correspondences
Series 5: Memorabilia

Inventory

  1. Photographs--1974 American School Food Service Conference in Washington, D.C.
  2. Photographs--1974 American School Food Service Conference in Washington, D.C.
  3. Photographs--1974 American School Food Service Conference in Washington, D.C.
  4. Photographs--1974 American School Food Service Conference in Washington, D.C.
  5. Photographs--1974 American School Food Service Conference in Washington, D.C.
  6. Alumna Serves In National Food Post, Handwritten Note “Lander Messenger 74”
  7. Lucille Barnett biography clipping with photo
  8. “A Place of Honor to Our Own” Lucille B. Barnett, President-Elect, American School Food Service Association, No identification of publication
  9. “Speak Out on Sanitation” Two sheets stapled together
  10. “The School Lunch Teaches As Well As Feeds Your Child”, by Helen Macomber Walker – Director of School Lunch Program, Polk County, Board of Public Instruction, Barlow, Florida, No publication Information
  11. Research In Nutrition And How It Applies to School Lunch, 4 double sided pages and one single sided (9 pages total), No date
  12. “Good Human Relations” Excerpts from the Talk by Mrs. Jacqueline Davis, Assistant Professor of Home Economics, University of Alabama – Two stapled pages
  13. undated letter/memo concerning donations
  14. Letter from Patricia Lancaster, 7th Grade, Cooperative School, Spartanburg County
  15. Recipe (with unit prices) and list of side dishes, No date or author
  16. Self and Job Analysis, Two stapled pages, No author or date
  17. Kiwanis Club – July 25, 1963, Titled: Nutrition, 6 handwritten pages
  18. What Would You Have Done & Why? Two typed pages, stapled together – Handwritten Notes on back of 2nd page
  19. Handwritten Outline, No date or author or subject
  20. Time & Motion Economy & Work Simplification, Four typed pages – single-sided – stapled together, No date
  21. Variety in Combinations (Handwritten note “Tenn.”), 3 typed pages, one-sided pages, No date
  22. A Supervisor’s Prayer, one typed sheet
  23. School Lunch Division, S.C.E.A., Program of Work, One typed page – No date
  24. “Feeding Needy Children” on American Business Club in Spartanburg, S.C. Letterhead, 3 typed pages, stapled together
  25. Piedmont Area Conference, Outlined notes, 4 typed pages, stapled together
  26. Progress in 1952 (Handwritten title) one half typed page
  27. Operation of School Lunch Program at Mary H. Wright School, Spartanburg, S.C, Dated May 11, 1953
  28. Progress Made In School Cafeterias In Recent Years, 1 typed sheet
  29. Nutrition for You! Fourth Edition, by Walter Wilkins, M.D., Ph. D. and French Boyd, B.S., 48 page booklet, Distributed by State Department of Health, Hartford, Connecticut, 1953
  30. News Releases from ASFSA announcing Lucille Barnett’s appointment as President – Elect of ASFSA, 1972, two typed pages, stapled together
  31. Thank You Note to Mrs. Barnett, dated 10 / 31 / 73
  32. Welcome Note for the 28th Annual ASFSA National Convention from President Richard Nixon, dated August 2, 1974
  33. Brochure from 8th Annual South Carolina School Food Service Association, October 13-14, 1961: Wade Hampton Hotel, Columbia, S.C.
  34. “The Show Must Go On” Program, 27th Annual American School Food Service Association Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana: July 29 – August 2, 1973
  35. Letter from Meredith Johnston to Lucille Barnett, September 10, 2004
  36. Photos--1974 American School Food Service Convention in Washington, D.C.
  37. Undated comic from McCall’s Magazine
  38. “Lucille Barnett Planning School Food Innovations” portion of undated and unidentified newspaper
  39. “She Urges ‘Geared – For – Living Nutrition” by Wanda Lesley, The Greenville News, Thursday, September 6, 1973 (2 copies)
  40. “Student Lunch to Cost More: Most Area Schools Plan 5 to 10 Cent Rise, Milk Prices Soar,” by Judy Nicol – Washington Post Staff Writer, Undated and unidentified newspaper clipping
  41. “Cook’s Tour” Photo and caption from The State – Columbia, S.C., Friday, April 6, 1973, pg. 8 – C (2 copies)
  42. “Barnett Heads U.S. Food Service,” undated & unidentified newspaper clipping
  43. “Elected President Of National ASFSA,” undated and unidentified newspaper clipping
  44. “ASFA President – Nutrition Education Lagging” The State – Columbia, S.C., Thursday, September 20, 1973, pg. 2-D
  45. Portion of “School Lunch” article, undated and unidentified magazine
  46. Folder that housed donated materials, Titled “School lunch: It makes a world of difference”
  47. “Working For Free Meals For Every Child: The Changing School Lunch Programs”, The Charlotte News – Thurs., Aug. 17, 1972 pg. 12A
  48. “Greenville Woman Gets National Post,” undated & unidentified newspaper clipping
  49. Book: Caton, Jay. The History of the American School Food Service Association: A Pinch of Love. Alexandria, VA: American School Food Service Association, 1990.
  50. Book: Caton, Jay and Mary Nix. I Can Manage: A Practical Approach to School Foodservice Management. New York: A CBI Book, 1986.
  51. Book: Sublette, Louise. I Remember School Lunch: Recollections of Forty-Five Years in School Food Service. Martin, TN: S & S Book Company, 1976.
  52. Plate titled “American School Food Service Association, Lucille Barnett, President 1973 – 74
  53. Plate titled “1979 San Francisco YAC’s to School Food Service” signed “Debbie, Kirsten, Dena, Mark, Susie, Juan, Lisa, Mary Lou, Lucille”
  54. Plate titled “Thirty – Ninth Annual American School Food Service Association Conference, Our Past Builds a Strong Future, 39th ASFSA Conference, July 28 – 31, 1985, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania” signed by, “Gene White, 77 – 78,” “Nance Perry, 1984 – 85,” “Thelma Flanagan 49 – 50,” “Johanna McCabe 78 – 79,” Lucille Barnett 73 – 74,” “Mary Nix 80 – 81,” “Gertrude Applebaum 81 – 82,” Betty Berda 83 – 84,” “Josephine Martin 1976 – 77,” “Clarice S. Higgins 82 – 83”
  55. Plate titled “Twenty-sixth American School Food Service Association Convention, July 30 – Aug. 3, 72, Seattle, Wash.”

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