Moscow Meals on Wheels records

Moscow Meals on Wheels records, 1970-2001

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Moscow Meals on Wheels
Title: Moscow Meals on Wheels records
Dates: 1970-2001 (inclusive)
19702001
Quantity: 0.5 cubic feet
Collection Number: MG 333
Summary: Papers regarding Moscow Meals on Wheels program and Norma Lewis (chairman).
Repository: University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Norma Lewis, Laura Ringe, Shirley Gunther, and Bea Chrysler worked together to begin Moscow Meals on Wheels in the 1970s. Active alongside them was the group Church Women United and Beta Sigma Pi (a service honarary). The organization lasted for twenty-five plus years. Norma Lewis donated many of the newspaper clippings pertaining to Moscow Meals on Wheels. Other materials include meeting summaries, flyers, a floppy disc, and photographs.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains meeting records, photographs, handwritten notes, reciepts, informational flyers, and a floppy disc. Topics discussed are about the Moscow Meals on Wheels program, including conversations about meal drivers, chairpeople, and community involvement. Folder 5 contains a floppy disc, the contents has been migrated for preservation and is available upon request. Materials in this collections are dated between 1970 and 2001.

Dates are written in YYYY-MM-DD format.

Part of this collection has been digitized and is available on the Idaho Harvester

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Original order was mostly maintained. Items without folders were put into folders and given titles. Photographs removed from original envelopes and put into smaller archival sleeves.

Acquisition Information

Materials donated from Norma Lewis in 1996 (MA 1996-47). Other materials donated in 2003 (MA 2003-04).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Moscow Meals on Wheels, 1970-2001Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Newspaper Articles	undated
1	2	Newspaper Articles	undated
1	3	Meeting Records	undated
1	4	Photographs	1975, 1995, undated
		Phyllis Le Tourneau packs meals [1] 1 photographic prints : Right to left: Ted Sherman, Phyllis Le Tourneau, Betty Jackson, Melva Hoffman, Nadine Nelson;4.75" x 3.5" black and white print	1975-11
		Three women packing meals [1] 1 photographic prints : Left to right: Faye Bertholf, Nadine Nelson, Ruth Hunt;4.75" x 3.5" black and white print	1975-11
		Shirley Gunther writes in a binder 1 photographic prints4.75" x 3.5" black and white print	1975-11
		Shirley and Mae packing meals 1 photographic prints : Shirley Gunther and Mae;4.75" x 3.5" color print	1995-10-06
		Margaret De Mattia holding packed meals 1 photographic prints4.75" x 3.5" color print	1995-10-06
		Frank Turpin delivering a meal to Eunice Lovell [1] 1 photographic prints3.5" x 4.75" color print	1995-10-06
		Frank Turpin delivering a meal to Eunice Lovell [2] 1 photographic prints3.5" x 4.75" color print	1995-10-06
		Three women packing meals [2] 1 photographic prints : Left to right: Faye Bertholf, Nadine Nelson, Ruth Hunt;4.75" x 3.5" black and white print	1975-11
		Phyllis Le Tourneau packs meals [2] 1 photographic prints : Left to right: Nadine Nelson, Melva Hoffman, Betty Jackson;4.75" x 3.5" black and white print	1975-11
		Phyllis Le Tourneau packs meals [3] 1 photographic prints : Left to right: Nadine Nelson, Melva Hoffman, Betty Jackson, Phyllis Le Tourneau, Ted Sherman;4.75" x 3.5" black and white print	1975-11
		Shirley Gunther smiling at camera 1 photographic prints4.75" x 3.5" black and white print	1975-11
		Two women holding packed meals 1 photographic prints8" x 10" black and white print	undated
		Early Board Members 1 photographic prints : Left to right: Esther Wilson, Bea Chrysler, Shirley Gunther, Cheryl Parduhn, Laura Ringe, Sally Hafterson, Norma Lewis, Nikki Anderson, Ann Flones;10" x 6.5" black and white print	undated
1	5	Miscellaneous	undated

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