Papers, 1929-1980.

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Papers, 1929-1980.

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This collection (1929-1980, n.d.) contains biographical information and articles written by Pearl Swanson. This biographical information includes Swanson's curriculum vita, memorials, and news clippings. The subjects of the publications include the effects of the lack of inorganic salt, research in home economics, the health of older women, and specific vitatmins needed in the human diet. The collection also contains information regarding Pearl Swanson's Borden Award and her election as a Fellow of the Academy from the New York Academy of Sciences.

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Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Swanson, Pearl Pauline, 1895-1980.

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Pearl P. Swanson was born September 13, 1895 in Cokato, Minnesota. She received her B.S. (1916) in Home Economics from Carleton College, M.S. (1924) from the University of Minnesota, and a Ph.D. (1930) from Yale University. Swanson taught high school chemistry (1916-1918) at Faribault, Minnesota. She also held the positions of Instructor of chemistry at Carleton College (1920-1922) and Assistant Professor of nutrition at Montana State College (1924-1027). She joined the ...

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