Guide to the Nancy Booker Morey Papers,
1933-1944

Collection Number: 23-14-1465

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
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Compiled by:
Staff
Date completed:
April 23, 2004
EAD encoding:
Carolyn Smith

© 2002 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library

DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Nancy Booker Morey papers, 1933-1944.
Collection Number:
23-14-1465
Creator:
Nancy Booker, Morey 1903-
Quantity:
.1 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Pamphlets, articles, and correspondence.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Includes pamphlets concerning economics; articles by Morey concerning nutrition and the energy value of diets; and correspondence with J. Lossing Buck, L. A. Maynard, Lydia J. Roberts, Sybil L. Smith, Henry C. Sherman, Hildegard Kneeland, Mary S. Rose, Francis G. Benedict, Helen W. Atwater, Ruth Moore, Thorne M. Carpenter, E. P. Cathcart, F. C. Kelly, Faith M. Williams, Jonnie McCrery, John Leont'Ev, Milicent L. Hathaway, and Helen Canon.
Language:
Collection material in English

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes pamphlets concerning economics; articles by Morey concerning nutrition and the energy value of diets; and correspondence with J. Lossing Buck, L. A. Maynard, Lydia J. Roberts, Sybil L. Smith, Henry C. Sherman, Hildegard Kneeland, Mary S. Rose, Francis G. Benedict, Helen W. Atwater, Ruth Moore, Thorne M. Carpenter, E. P. Cathcart, F. C. Kelly, Faith M. Williams, Jonnie McCrery, John Leont'Ev, Milicent L. Hathaway, and Helen Canon.
Cornell University M.S. 1926, Ph.D. 1931.
SUBJECTS

Names:
Morey, Nancy Booker, 1903-
Atwater, Helen W.
Benedict, Francis Gano, 1870-1957.
Buck, John Lossing, 1890-
Canon, Helen, b. 1888.
Carpenter, Thorne Martin, 1878-
Cathcart, E. P.
Hathaway, Milicent L.
Kelly, F. C.
Kneeland, Hildegard.
Leont'Ev, John.
Maynard, L. A.
McCrery, Jonnie.
Moore, Ruth.
Roberts, Lydia J.
Rose, Mary S.
Sherman, Henry C.(Henry Clapp), b. 1875.
Smith, Sybil L.
Williams, Faith M.

Subjects:
Economics.
Nutrition.
Nutritionists.
Women college teachers.
INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Nancy Booker Morey papers, #23-14-1465. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
Guide to Initials Used in Correspondence
J. Lossing Buck (JLR) -- University of Nanking, but probably written from New York Office, 150 Fifth Avenue
Lydia J. Roberts (LJR) -- Prof. of Home Economics, University of Chicago. Chairman, Dept. of Home Economics
Sybil L. Smith (SLS) -- U.S.D.A., Office of Experiment Stations, Washington. Assistant in Experiment Station Administration
Hildegarde Kneeland (HK) -- Bureau of Home Economics, Washington
Mary S. Rose (MSR) -- Prof. of Nutrition, Teachers College, Columbia University
Henry C. Sherman (HCS) -- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University
Francis G. Benedict (FGB) -- Director of Nutrition Laboratory, Carnegie Institute of Washington, Boston
Helen W. Atwater (HWA) -- Editor, Journal of Home Economics, Washington
Ruth More (RM) -- U.S.D.A., Bureau of Home Economics, Washington
Thorne M. Carpenter (TMC) -- Carnegie Institute of Washington, Boston Nutrition Laboratory
E. P. Cathcart (EPC) -- University of Glasgow, Scotland
F. C. Kelly, Ph.D. (FCK) -- Imperial Bureau of Animal Nutrition, Aberdeen, Scotland
Faith M. Williams (FMW) -- Chief, Cost of Living Division, U.S Dept. of Labor, Washington
Jonnie McCrery (JM) -- Professor, Foods and Nutrition, Texas Technological College, Lubbock, Texas
Milicent L. Hathaway (MLH) -- Prof. of Physiology and Nutrition
Nancy Booker Morey (Mrs. Donald R.) (NBM)
Helen Canon (HC) -- Prof., Economics of Household & Household Management, Cornell University
CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
June 21, 1933
J. Lossing Buck to Nancy Booker Morey with enclosure - May 11, 1933 (carbon copy) L.A. Maynard to J. L. Buck, 3pp.
Box 1
June 5, 1934
NBM to Lydia J. Roberts (carbon copy), 2pp.
 Box 1
July 9, 1934
LJR to NBM
 Box 1
July 11, 1934
NBM to Sybil L. Smith (carbon copy), 1p
 Box 1
July 21, 1934
SLS to NBM, 2pp
 Box 1
Nov. 26, 1934
NBM to Henry C. Sherman (typescript draft), 1p
 Box 1
Nov. 27, 1934
NBM to LJR (carbon copy), 1p
 Box 1
Dec. 7, 1934
NBM to LJR, 1p
 Box 1
Jan. 22, 1935
NBM to Hildegarede Kneeland (carbon copy), 1p
 Box 1
Mar. 11, 1935
Mary S. Rose to NBM, 1p
Box 1
Apr. 16, 1935
incomplete NBM to Francis G. Benedict (typescript draft), 1p
 Box 1
Apr. 27, 1935
FGB to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
May 7, 1935
NBM to Helen W. Atwater (carbon copy), 1p
 Box 1
May 10, 1935
SLS to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
May 13, 1935
NBM to SLS, 1p
 Box 1
May 15, 1935
SLS to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
May 17, 1935
NBM to SLS (carbon copy),1p
 Box 1
May 22, 1935
NBM to Ruth Moore (carbon copy), 1p
 Box 1
n.d
NBM to Ruth M (carbon copy), 1p
 Box 1
June 4, 1935
SLS to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
June 7, 1935
NBM to Thorne M. Carpenter (carbon copy), 1p
 Box 1
June 10, 1935
HWA to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
June 14, 1935
NBM to HWA (carbon copy), 1p
 Box 1
June 18, 1935
TMC to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
June 25, 1935
NBM to TMC (carbon copy), 1p
 Box 1
June 28. 1935
TMC to NBM, 2pp
 Box 1
July 5, 1935
NBM to E. P. Cathcart (carbon copy), 1p
 Box 1
July 30, 1935
EPC to NBM, 2pp
 Box 1
Aug. 19, 1935
NBM to ECP (carbon copy), 1p
 Box 1
Aug, 29, 1935
EPC to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
Oct. 10, 1935
EPC to NBM (both sides), 1p
 Box 1
Oct. 26, 1935
SLS to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
Nov. 13, 1935
HWA to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
Nov. 15, 1935
NBM to HWA (from Rochester, resigned from C.U., typescript draft), 1p
 Box 1
Jan 3, 1936
NBM to SLS (typescript draft), 1p
 Box 1
Jan. 14, 1936
SLS to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
Jan. 24, 1936
SLS to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
Mar. 4, 1936
SLS to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
Apr. 6, 1936
MSR to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
Apr. 25, 1936
MSR to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
May 25, 1936
F.C. Kelly (Scotland) to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
June 15, 1936
FCK to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
July 22, 1936
FCK to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
Aug. 12, 1936
SLS to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
Aug. 28, 1936
Faith M. Williams to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
Sept. 3, 1936
HWA to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
Oct. 15, 1936
FGB to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
Oct. 26, 1936
Jonnie McCrery to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
Apr. 7, 1937
John Leont'Ev (Moscow), 1p
 Box 1
Nov. 11, 1937
TMC, 1p
 Box 1
Feb. 12, 1938
Milicent L. Hathaway, 1p
 Box 1
June 13, 1940
SLS to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
Jan. 16, 1941
SLS to NBM, 1p
 Box 1
May 3, 1944
SLS to Helen Canon (with Dr. L.A. Maynard's report, Mar. 11, 1944 ), 5pp
Box 1
May 6, 1944
HC to NBM (postcard)
 Box 1
1936-1939
13 postcards requesting reprints, also one from Shanghai, Sept. 1939
Box 1
Feb. 11, 1936
F.C. Kelly, Scotland, to Sybil L. Smith (negative photostat), 1p
 Box 1
Feb. 17, 1936
F.C. Kelly, Scotland, to Sybil L. Smith (negative photostat), 1p
 Box 1
before 1913
Bound volume of Mimeo articles by Herbert J. Davenport, "The Economics of Fashion" 12pp (transferred to #14/10/1166)
 Box 1
Mar. 1921
Pamphlet - "The Post-War Outlook," by Herbert J. Davenport. Reprint from American Economic Review, Vol. XI, No. 1 (transferred to #14/10/1166)
Box 1
Feb. 1919
Pamphlet - "Wage Theory and Theories," by HJD. Reprint from American Economic Review, Vol. XXXIII
Box 1
Nov. 1922
Pamphlet - "Non-Competing Groups," by HJD. Reprint fro Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. XL
Box 1
Mar. 1919
"The War-Tax Paradox," by HJD. Reprint from American Economic Review, Vol. IX, No. 1
Box 1
Nov. 1925
Review of Glenn R. Morrow's book, The Ethics of the Wealth of Nations, by HJD with Morrow's reply. Reprint from Philosophical Review, Vol. XXXIV, No. 6
Box 1
Apr. 1935
Mimeo stencil by NBM - "The Energy Requirements of Farm Women" (2 copies), 17pp
 Box 1
Apr. 1935
Mimeo stencil by NBM - "The Differences between Rubner's Factors and Atwater's Factors for Calculating the Physiological Fuel Value of a Mixed Diet", 17pp
Box 1
Mimeo stencil by NBM - "Different Interpretations of Energy Value of Diets and of Energy Standards," 11pp
 Box 1
Aug. 1935
Mimeo stencil by NBM - "Dietary Scales in Relation to the Food Consumption of New York Farm Families," 19pp
 Box 1
Pamphlet - "An Analysis and Comparison of Different Methods of Calculating the Energy Value of Diets," Reprinted from Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews, Vol. 6
Box 1
1936-1937
Pamphlet - "Fat Digestion, Absorption, and Assimilation in Man and Animals as Determined by the Dark-Field Microscope and a Fat-Soluable Dye," by Simon Henry Gage and Pierre Augustine Fish. Reprint from the American Journal of Anatomy, Vol. 34, No. 1
Box 1