SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES
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Ethel Austin Martin Program in Human Nutrition
Ethel Austin Martin papers
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COLLECTION SUMMARY Title: Ethel Austin Martin Program in Human Nutrition, Ethel Austin Martin papers Dates: 1904-1993 (bulk 1985-1993) Creator: Ethel Austin Martin Physical description: 4.13 linear feet—5 containers, 28 photographic prints, 2-3.5” floppy diskettes, 3 artifacts Collection number: UA 24.1 Language: Collection material in English. Repository: South Dakota State University Archives, Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D. Abstract: Collection is composed of articles and books by Ethel Austin Martin, transcripts, correspondence, ephemera, awards, and photographs. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Provenance: This collection was transferred to the Archives by Dr. Bonnie Specker, Director and Chair of the Ethel Austin Martin Program in Human Nutrition in the summer of 2007. Access Restrictions: This collection is open to research without restriction. Items in this collection do not circulate and may be used in-house only. Copyright Status: Copyright 2008 by South Dakota State University and SDSU Archives. Please credit the SDSU Archives if you copy or reproduce material from this finding aid. It is the responsibility of anyone reproducing material to determine the copyright holders and obtain permission from them if necessary. Archives staff will provide available copyright information on request. Please note that most collections, especially those received before 1997, may not have complete information on file. (Revised 15 SEP 2003) Preferred citation: [Identification of item]. Ethel Austin Martin Program in Human Nutrition records, Ethel Austin Martin papers, UA 24.1, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D. Processing information: Ethel Austin Martin kept copious records of her involvement with the establishment of and ongoing management of the Ethel Austin Martin Program in Human Nutrition at South Dakota State University, and much of that material is found throughout this collection.
While much of the material in this collection was created by Ethel Austin Martin, also included were files of the Endowed Chair of the program. The processor tried to separate the Ethel Austin Martin material from the Endowed Chair material while maintaining original order, but because of Martin’s deep involvement with this program it is suggested that researchers search all aspects of this collection while conducting research on Ethel Austin Martin or the Ethel Austin Martin Program in Human Nutrition.
This collection was processed by Crystal J. Gamradt on January 8, 2009. SELECTED SEARCH TERMS The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the subject guide. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. Persons:
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BACKGROUND NOTE Ethel Austin was born July 14, 1893, in Storm Lake, Iowa to George and Evaline Austin. Her family moved to Brookings, South Dakota in 1902. She attended grade school and high school in Brookings. She graduated from South Dakota State College in Brookings in 1916. She received a second bachelor’s degree (1919) and a master’s degree from Columbia University in New York (1923). In 1955, she received an honorary doctor of science degree from South Dakota State College. After graduation from South Dakota State College in 1916 Ethel taught high school at Faulkton, South Dakota from 1916 to 1918. Over a period of years, she taught home economics and nutrition at Texas State College, the University of Illinois, Urbana (1923-1924), the University of Chicago (1925-1929), and was Visiting Associate Professor at Northwestern University (1957-1959). From 1929 until 1951, she was the director of nutrition services for the National Dairy Council, where she had the opportunity to start the organization’s research program and initiate nutrition education publications. After her retirement, she turned to writing. In addition to numerous technical publications, she authored three university-level textbooks in nutrition including a revision of “Robert’s Nutrition Work with Children,” “Nutrition in Action,” and “Nutrition Education in Action.” She was one of ten U.S. delegates appointed by the State Department to the 11th International Dairy Congress in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1949. She was the only woman delegate to the entire Congress. She was appointed to the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Advisory Committee between 1950 and 1960. She served as president and board member for the Chicago Nutrition Association and she was a member of the Advisory Committee to the Nutrition section of the Chicago Board of Health. She was awarded the title Fellow of the Society for Nutrition Education on her 99th birthday. During of her life, Martin devoted herself to planning, guiding and consulting on the Ethel Austin Margin Chair of Human Nutrition at South Dakota State University. In preparation for the chair professorship, she and her husband established an endowment fund to support an ongoing program of visiting professorships and distinguished lectureships in human nutrition. Her vision was to generate an understanding of the importance of nutrition to all pertinent disciplines of the university. She married Dr. Edward Moss Martin in 1924. Dr. Martin was a former director of public affairs for the Union League Club of Chicago and led efforts to promote civic and judicial reform in Illinois. Edward Martin died in 1985. Ethel Austin Martin died, Saturday, September 11, 1993 in Chicago, Illinois. Related materials: Martin, Ethel Austin, “Nutrition education in actions; a guide for teachers.” New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1963. [Books: QP141.M36n] Martin, Ethel Austin and Ardath Anders Coolidge, “Nutrition in action.” New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 4th edition, c1978. [Books: TX354.M38 1978] Martin, Ethel Austin, “Roberts’ Nutrition work with children.” Chicago: University of Chicago press, 1954. [Books: RJ206.R6n3] Martin, Ethel Austin, “Roberts’ Nutrition work with children.” Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 4th edition, 1978. [Books: RJ206.M28 1978] Whitehead, Louis George. “Ethel Austin Martin, one brave lady,” Brookings, S.D.: Ethel Austin Martin Program in Human Nutrition (Sioux Falls, S.D.: Pine Hill Press), 2006. SCOPE AND CONTENTS NOTE This collection is composed of articles and books by Ethel Austin Martin, transcripts, correspondence, ephemera, awards, and photographs. The articles include publications created by Ethel Austin Martin during her time as director of nutrition services for the National Dairy Council. The books include a copy of the various editions and reprints for “Nutrition in Action” and “Roberts’ Nutrition Work with Children,” which also includes a galley proof. The transcripts are from an interview conducted by John E. Miller in 1989. These are Martin’s reminiscences of her time growing up in Brookings and Bruce, South Dakota as well as her time at South Dakota Agricultural College. Topics about the college include Presidents, Hobo Day, Literary Societies, campus buildings, campus activities, sports, buildings, and individuals she had contact with, including Hubert Mathieu, Hubert Mathew, and N.E. Hansen, among others. Other topics include memories of her career, research, and family. The audio cassettes for these transcripts were not included with this donation. There is a fairly large amount of correspondence included with this collection. Most of this is between Ethel Austin Martin and South Dakota State University officials and pertain to the establishment of the Ethel Austin Martin Program in Human Nutrition. Also included is correspondence from friends and associates on the occasion of Ethel Austin Martin's 100th birthday, and letters pertaining to professional appointments. Also found in this collection is material related to her education; such as grade reports from elementary school to college, diplomas, and a teaching certificate, awards presented to Martin, and material related to her marriage to Edward Martin; such as their marriage license, photographs, and a memory book. Also included is ephemera related to her life in college including club membership pins, a college graduation pin from 1916, calling cards, and a blanket worn by Ethel Austin Martin during first Hobo Day parade at South Dakota State College in 1912. The photographs include images of Martin’s marriage, her youth, her retirement from the National Dairy Council, and the signing ceremony of the memorandum of agreement with South Dakota State University establishing the endowment for the Program in Human Nutrition. ARRANGEMENT of the RECORDS Folders are arranged in alphabetical order. Box 1.
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