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Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Historical or Biographical Note.................................................................................................................... 4
Collection Scope and Content Summary...................................................................................................... 4
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................5
Subject Headings........................................................................................................................................... 5
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 6
Series 01: Nutrition Related Materials...................................................................................................6
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Summary Information
Repository
EBL Manuscripts Collection
Creator
Browe, John Harold, 1915-
Title
John Browe Papers
Date [inclusive]
1944 - 1976
Extent
4.5 Cubic feet
Abstract
Personal papers of nutritionist and epidemiologist John Browe. Materials
include: reprints; artifacts; notebooks; subject files including material
relating to pellagra, nutrition of man in space, WIC Program, and food
enrichment programs. Also collection includes geographical subject files
that contain correspondence, clippings, reprints, photographs, maps,
reports, and brochures pertaining to geographic areas of work. Geographic
subject areas include: Chile, Venezuela, India, Iran, Middle East, Korea,
and Turkey.
Preferred Citation
John Browe Papers. Eskind Biomedical Library Special Collections, Vanderbilt University Medical
Center, Nashville, TN.
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Historical or Biographical Note
John Browe (1915-2008) was a doctor, researcher, and administrator in public health and nutrition. He
worked primarily for the Vermont Bureau of Nutrition, but Dr. Browe also was a consultant to the federal
government and conducted research studies around the globe.
Dr. Browe was born in Burlington, VT on Nov. 17, 1915. He obtained his M.D. from the University of
Vermont, in 1940. During World War II he was a first lieutenant in the Army assigned to a hospital on
Bataan. He was taken prisoner of war in April 1942, and he was liberated in September 1945. After the
war, he was a research associate and clinical director of a nutrition study at the University of Vermont
College of Medicine from 1946-1949. During this time period he also served as a consultant to the
Vermont State Department of Health from 1948-1949. He received his M.P.H. from Columbia University
in 1950.
Dr. Browe became the Acting Director and Director of the Vermont Bureau of Nutrition from 1950-1977.
He also served as a consultant to the U.S. Public Health Service (1947, 1950-1973) and as a member of
the Panel on Nutrition of the Life Sciences Committee for the Space Science Board, N.A.S. (1962-1970).
Dr. Browe's research also included surveys in Chile, Venezuela, India, Iran, Middle East, Korea, and
Turkey.
Dr. Browe was president of the Association of State and Territorial Public Health Nutrition Directors
from 1957-1958. He was a fellow with the American Public Health Association, and he was a member
of the American Board Nutrition, the American Institute of Nutrition, the American Society of Clinical
Nutrition, and the Latin American Society of Nutrition. He also was a member of the Council of
Epidemiology of the American Heart Association from 1966-1977.
Collection Description
Personal papers of nutritionist and epidemiologist John Browe. Materials include: reprints; artifacts;
notebooks; subject files including material relating to pellagra, nutrition of man in space, WIC Program,
and food enrichment programs. Also collection includes geographical subject files that contain
correspondence, clippings, reprints, photographs, maps, reports, and brochures pertaining to geographic
areas of work. Geographic subject areas include: Chile, Venezuela, India, Iran, Middle East, Korea, and
Turkey.
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Administrative Information
Publication Information
EBL Manuscripts Collection 2004-10-27
Notes about Access to this Collection
All collections are subject to applicable VUMC privacy and confidentiality policies. Collection specific
restrictions: No Restrictions.
Reproduction Rights
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United
States copyright law.
Subject Headings
Personal Name(s)
Browe, John Harold, 1915Subject(s)
Epidemiology/Public Health
Nutrition
Nutrition--history
Public Health Administration--Vermont
Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Childre (U.S.)
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Nutrition Related Materials
Collection Inventory
Series 01: Nutrition Related Materials
Box
Folder
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Middle East correspondence, 1957-58.
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Middle East correspondence, 1957-58.
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Nutrition research material relating to Korea, 1956-59.
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Nutrition survey material relating to Korea, 1959.
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Report "Turkey: Background Information for Nutrition Survey Team," by
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Nutrition survey charts relating to Turkey, 1957.
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Report, memorandum and other miscellaneous material relating to Nutrition
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18
Venezuela - Journal article clippings, 1964.
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Articles and newspaper clippings relating to Chile Nutrition Survey,
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2
1
20
Correspondence, articles and reports relating to Chile Nutrition Survey,
1966.
"Iran and Things - ICNND" - Nutrition research material relating to Iran and
Pakistan, 1955-58.
Articles, newspaper clippings and other miscellaneous material relating to
Iran, 1956-65.
Interdepartmental Committee on Nutrition for National Defense, February
1957.
Survey in Venezuela, 1963-64.
1960-67.
Pamphlets and other miscellaneous material relating to Venezuela
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Nutrition Related Materials
Book, "Conference on Nutrition in Space and Related Waste Problems,"
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Reprints from Scientific American, 1960-61.
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Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Volume 35, No. 8, August
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28
New York State WIC Program (Women, Infants and Children), 1982.
1
29
Newspaper clippings relating to Chile Disaster, 1960.
1
3
Material relating to WIC Program, 1978-84.
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30
Journal Supplement, American Journal of Public Health, Volume 63,
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Newspaper clippings relating to Chile Disaster, 1960.
1
4
Reports relating to Chile Nutrition Survey, 1965-67.
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published by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, University of
South Florida, Tampa, April 27-30, 1964.
Book, "Conference on Nutrition in Space and Related Waste Problems,"
published by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, University of
South Florida, Tampa, April 27-30, 1964.
Space Science Board: Man in Space Committee - Memorandum and reports
of the committee meeting, 1962-63.
Space Science Board: Life Sciences Committee - Program booklet and
reports relating to Working Conference on Nutrition in Space and Related
Waste Problems, 1964-66.
1959 and a journal clipping from the Journal of the American Osteopathic
Association, Volume 61, No. 10, June 1962.
Reprint, "Lack of Avitaminosis Among Alcoholics:" from the Journal of
Clinical Nutrition, Volume 1, No. 3, March 1953.
"Obesity and Health," a source book of current information for professional
health personnel, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1966
November 1973.
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Photographs, currency notes, stamps and other miscellaneous material
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Nutrition Research material relating to India, 1966.
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9
Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Food and Drug
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2
10
2
11
Bread Enrichment Program - Reports and other related material, 1944-79.
2
12
New York State Department of Health - Membership lists, reports and other
2
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2
14
Articles relating to Malnutrition and Hunger in U.S.A., 1967-70.
2
15
Milbank Memorial Fund - Material relating to Milbank Memorial Fund
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relating to Chile.
Agriculture handbook "Composition of Foods Used in Far Eastern
Countries," published by Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics,
United States Department of Agriculture, March 1952.
"Briefing Document on India," a report by the Nutrition Section Office of
International Research National Institutes of Health, August 1966.
Administration - Material relating to Enriched Rice, Proposal to Revise
Standard, 1975-78
Bread Enrichment Program - Correspondence, reports, copies of journal
articles and reprints relating to Bread Enrichment Program, 1951-78.
Bread Enrichment Program - Correspondence, reports and publications of
the Committee on Cereals, Food and Nutrition Board, 1944-77.
related material, 1951-76.
New York State Department of Health - Membership lists, reports and other
related material, 1951-76.
Annual Conference, November 16-17, 1949.
"Daily Diet During Pregnancy," publication by Harvard School of Public
Health, 1953. (2 copies).
Journal article, "Nutritional Aspects of Metabolism of Growth and
Development," by Calvin Woodruff, M.D. From Jama, Volume 196, No. 3,
April 18, 1966.
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Article, "Thirst: More Fads than Facts Determine Our Drinking Habits in
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Two journal articles on Therapeutic Notes, 1945 and 1959.
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Xeroxed copy of "Food Drug Cosmetic Law Reports," 1976.
2
24
New York State Department of Health - Copy of Duties and Activities of the
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Health and in Disease," published in Spectrum by Pfizer Laboratories, Fall
1966.
Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Food and Drug
Administration - Material relating to Enriched Rice, Proposal to Revise
Standard, 1975-78
Reprint, "Survival Rations and Water," by John H. Browe, M.D. Reprinted
from Health News, published by the New York State Department of Health,
Volume 39, No.2, 1962.
Reprint, "Survival Rations and Water," by John H. Browe, M.D. Reprinted
from Health News, published by the New York State Department of Health,
Volume 39, No.2, 1962.
Copy of article, "Mustard Seed Processing: Improved Methods for Isolating
the Pungent Factor and Consulting Protein Quality." From The Journal of
the American Oil Chemists Society, January 1965.
Director, Bureau of Nutrition, 1958.
"Ten-State Nutrition Survey, 1968-70," publication of U.S. Department of
Health, Education, and Welfare.
Rice Enrichment Program - Correspondence, reports and other related
material, 1960-78.
Rice Enrichment Program - Proposal, correspondence and other related
material, 1961-75.
Rice Enrichment Program - Correspondence, memorandum, proposal and
other related material, 1975.
Rice Enrichment Program - xeroxed copies of proposed rules from Federal
Register relating to Enriched Rice, 1977.
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Nutrition Related Materials
Flour and Bread Enrichment Law - Correspondence and copies of several
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State Legislative regulations relating to Bread Enrichment Law, 1975.
Flour and Bread Enrichment Law - Correspondence and copies of several
State Legislative regulations relating to Bread Enrichment Law, 1975.
Cereal and Bread Enrichment Program - Correspondence and copies of
State and Territory Cereal Enrichment Laws and other related publications,
1975-77.
1 packet of sample premix coated and un-coated Uncle John Rice.
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1 sealed, 6 lb. box of Civil Defense All Purpose Survival Biscuit.
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Manufactured by Schulze and Burch Biscuit Co., April 1962.
Books, "Ten-State Nutrition Survey 1968-70" - U.S. Department of Health,
Education and Welfare publication. (4 copies).
Note Book 1: "John Browe Writings of 1947-59" - Reprints, manuscripts
and reports by Dr. John Browe.
Note Book 2: "John Browe Writings of 1960-67" - Reprints, manuscripts
and reports by Dr. John Browe.
Report, "Assembly Task Force on Food, Farm and Nutrition Policy Public
Hearing, Nutrition Education: National School Lunch Act and Child
Nutrition," 1977.
Newspaper clipping, "Family Strife Called Factor in Stunting Growth," from
The New York Times, June 9, 1967.
Newspaper clipping, "Family Strife Called Factor in Stunting Growth," from
The New York Times, June 9, 1967.
Nutrition and Child Development - Journal articles, reprint and other related
material, 1950-65.
Nutrition and Child Development - Journal articles, reprint and other related
material, 1950-65.
\"Food of Our Fathers\" - a publication by Institute of Food Technologists,
1976.
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Nutrition Related Materials
Journal articles - several journal articles relating to nutrition, 1944-76.
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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1958-60.
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