Moscow Meals on Wheels records
Scope and Contents
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. 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
Dates
- Creation: 1970-2001
Creator
- Moscow Meals on Wheels (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
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.
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Papers regarding Moscow Meals on Wheels program and Norma Lewis (chairman).
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials donated from Norma Lewis in 1996 (MA 1996-47). Other materials donated in 2003 (MA 2003-04).
- Title
- Guide to Moscow Meals on Wheels records
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared by Sara Szobody
- Date
- 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository