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Moscow Meals on Wheels records

 Collection
Identifier: MG 333

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

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