Mary Paden Collection


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

  1. Sublette, L. & Shepherd, R. (1963) Lunch at School. Jackson, Tennessee: McCowat-Mercer Press, Inc.
  2. "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.
  3. 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