Abby Lindsey Marlatt papers, 1874–1966 | Morse Department of Special Collections

By James Smith

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Collection Overview

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Biographical Note

Subject/Index Terms

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Academic

This series covers Abby Lindsey Marlatt's professional academic career.  This includes workshops, class rolls, student academic work, experiments with data and notes, and academic papers.

Box 1

Folder 1: Events and book donation, 1949, 1955-1956, undated

Folder 2: Kansas State College School of Home Economics workshop on Testing and Evaluation, February 16-18, 1950, 1950

Folder 3: Evaluation workshop, 1946-1949,1952

Folder 4: Evaluation workshop January 1951 School of Home Economics Kansas State College, Manhattan, KS, 1950-1951

Folder 5: Evaluation workshop, 1948, undated

Folder 6: Experiments and class notes, 1951, 1959, undated

Folder 7: K.S.U.-student evaluation of teaching, 1949

Folder 8: Foods I, undated

Folder 9: Nutrition & Dietetics-Lecture Notes, 1946-1947, undated

Folder 10: Nutrition & Dietetics, 1950-1951, undated

Folder 11: Notes, 1946-1949

Folder 12: B.V. Proteins, 1945, 1948

Folder 13: Nutrition & Dietetics Grades, 1945-1949

Folder 14: Dietetics class rolls, 1952-1953, 1955-1956

Box 2

Folder 1: Human Nutrition, D.A.C., Nutrition of Development-rolls, 1954-1956

Folder 2: Food Cost Date 1945 vs 1947

Folder 3: 309, 1946, 1949-1950

Folder 4: Heights and Weights of White Boys and Girls in the United States, 1956

Folder 5: Nutritional Status of School Child, 1949-1951

Folder 6: Physical Measurement Tables, undated

Folder 7: Kansas Mass Study, Interrelationships, Hemoglobin vs Dietary, Ascorbic Acid-Blood vs Dietary, Physical Variables., 1953, 1955

Folder 8: NC-5(2) Kansas Mass Study Physical Meas. Tabulation, undated

Folder 9: Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, 1955-1956, undated

Folder 10: Physical Status References, undated

Folder 11: Physical Measurement Data, Wetzel, Pryor, Baldwin-Wood, Three States, undated

Folder 12: No. 5 (2) Mass Study-Dietary Relationships, Servings of Foods vs Dislikes, 1952, undated

Folder 13: Mass Study-Kansas, Dietary-Frequency Distribution, Inter Corrals of Nutrients, 1952

Folder 14: Diets of Iowa Women & School Children, 1956

Folder 15: Iodine & BM-Raw Data, 1947-1948, undated

Folder 16: Nutrition Seminar, 1948-1951

Box 3

Folder 1: Human Nutrition workshop-June 29-July 10 1953, 1953-1954, undated

Folder 2: Home Economics Association Programs, 1948-1949, 1955-1956

Folder 3: V. Kathryn Bitters, M.S. 1954, 1953

Folder 4: Nutr. & Food Prep-Blind, 1950

Folder 5: Correspondence-Special Diets, 1949-1956

Folder 6: Thesis-Grace Cables, 1955

Folder 7: Chen, Jean Chih-Ying, 1950

Folder 8: Te-Ch'in Chou-Thesis, 1952

Folder 9: J. Nutr. Menus 5028-Chou & Marlatt, 1950-1953

Folder 10: Chou-Marlatt-Carotene, Utilization Paper, 1946-1947, undated

Folder 11: Correspondence, 1950

Box 4

Folder 1: Te Chin Chou-Correspondence, 1950-1951, undated

Folder 2: Te-Chin Chou-Current, 1951-1954, undated

Folder 3: Te Chin Chou-Ph.D. Records etc., 1949-1951, undated

Folder 4: Dietetic Educ. Comm., 1955

Folder 5: College Comm., Evaluation of Education, Objectives: Science, 1949-1951

Folder 6: National Food & Nutrition Institution Dec. 1952, 1952

Folder 7: Graduate Faculty Notices, Students, 1951-1956

Folder 8: Devadas-Poor Price Diet of South India, 1950

Folder 9: Dissertation Abstracts and K.S.U. Newsletter, 1955, 1969

Box 5

Folder 1: Ann Harrington, MS 1953, 1951-1955

Folder 2: Margaret Haupt, MS-May 1953, 1953

Folder 3: Hazen Conf., 1952

Folder 4: H.E. International, 1955-1956

Folder 5: Staff meetings, 1946, 1952-1955

Folder 6: H.E. staff workshop 1949 K.S.C., 1955

Folder 7: Workshop on Evaluation, 1946

Folder 8: Sister Mary Ambrose Kelley, MS 1953, 1952-1959

Folder 9: Keller, Frances MS, 1947-1948

Folder 10: Job offers, 1955-1956

Folder 11: A.L. Marlatt employment record, 1952-1956

Folder 12: Public relations talks 1954, 1954

Folder 13: Report and prospective student guide, 1950, 1955

Box 6

Folder 1: Recommendations, 1949-1959

Folder 2: Radio talks, 1954-1956

Folder 3: Salman-Infant needs in Lebanon, 1954

Folder 4: Sigma Xi, 1948-1949, 1955

Folder 5: Weight Control Colloq., ISC-Jan. 18-20, 1955

Folder 6: Notes, undated

Folder 7: Notes, undated

Box 7

Folder 1: Notebooks, undated

Folder 2: Notebooks, 1941, undated

Folder 3: Notebooks, 1941-1943

Folder 4: Project outlines, 1937-1938

Folder 5: Lydia J. Roberts-Leadership Conf. for Home Economists LGCSU Oklahoma State Un 1962, undated

Folder 6: Inst. equipment problem, Abby Marlatt, 1937-1938, 1950

Folder 7: Term paper, Home Economics 101B, 1941, 1941

Box 8

Folder 1: Dissertation summary, 1938, 1938

Folder 2: Abby Marlatt dissertation, 1938, 1947

Folder 3: Abby Marlatt, Ph.D. dissertation draft-photos, undated

Folder 4: Research notes, 1942-1945, 1942-1945

Folder 5: K.S.C. thesis "Food and Religion in the Middle East", 1955

Folder 6: K.S.C. Faculty Mothers Club, 1954-1958

Folder 8: Kansas State College materials 1959, 1959

Box 12

Folder 1: U.C. organizations etc., 1947-1950

Folder 6: Kansas State-Justin Hall dedication, 1949-1966

Box 13

Folder 9: Class notes, U.C.-Berkeley, 1931-1942

Folder 10: Class notes and work K.S.C., 1936

Folder 13: Lab notebook, undated

Folder 14: Institute on Nutrition & National Defense, 1937-1941

Box 14

Folder 1: Notes and labs, 1940-1944

Folder 2: Notes-data, 1941-1946, undated

Folder 3: Experiment-notes, 1942-1945

Series 2: Personal

This series contains documents that pertain to Abby Lindsey Marlatt's personal life.  These items include information about her church, travel documents, newspaper clippings, programs, and other items.

Box 12

Folder 2: Commencement and honorary society booklets, 1937-1941, undated

Folder 3: Abby Marlatt grade cards-Elementary, Jr. & Sr. High School, 1924-1934

Folder 4: First Unit. Church-Berkeley, 1939-1945

Folder 5: U.C.-Berkeley & K.S.C. info., 1937-1944

Folder 7: Games, 1948, undated

Folder 8: Appointment calendar, 1950-1951

Folder 9: Race Relations Non-Violence workshop S.F., 1943, undated

Folder 10: Church Bldg. Comm., 1955-1956

Box 13

Folder 1: Heroes of Goodwill, 1942

Folder 2: The Flood Forum, 1951

Folder 3: K.S.C. Diploma, 1931-1938

Folder 4: Iota Sigma Pi, 1937-1938

Folder 5: U.C.-Berkeley, commencement program 1939 and campus map, 1933, 1939

Folder 6: Programs, menus, brochures, CA and elsewhere, late 1930s and early 1940s, 1937, 1940-1943

Folder 7: Programs, menus, brochures, travel items-CA and elsewhere, late 1930s, early 1940s, 1936-1945

Folder 8: Interracial Education Committee, 1937

Folder 11: K-State handbook, excerpts from 1874, 1874

Folder 12: Wardrobe plan, college students budget book, 1935-1938

Box 14

Folder 4: Art-Related, 1934-1935

Folder 5: "Marionette Show" play, undated

Folder 6: Diary, 1935

Folder 7: K-State YWCA materials, 1935-1937

Folder 8: Bland diet, 1939

Folder 9: Long's Peak Colorado, undated

Folder 10: Photo: Abby looks at Marlatt portrait, undated

Box 19

Folder 1: Booklets, 1964, undated

Folder 2: Driver's license and dictionaries, 1920, 1937, undated

Folder 3: High school materials, 1929, 1931-1932, 1934

Box 20

Item 10: Ph.D. diploma, 1947

Item 11: Clippings, 1935-1938

Item 12: Guest register, 1956

Copies of portion of guest register pertaining to Manhattan. Digital versions available. Original register is at the University of Kentucky.

Series 3: Correspondence

This series contains letters of correspondence between Abby Lindsey Marlatt's parents and her friends.  The majority of the letters in the series were written while Abby was living in Berkeley, California.

Many of her letters cover themes of pacifism, race relations, and religion.  Topics also covered are societal issues from the Second World War such as the Japanese relocation and internment in the United States, interaction with displaced Filipino families, rationing, and discussion with her friends who were conscientious objectors and were a part of the Civilian Public Service (Bill Wallace and D. Ian Thiermann).

She writes about daily events going on in her life that cover school, lab experiments, and her social outings with friends.  Many of the letters Abby received from home contain newspaper clippings of local Manhattan events.  Letters from family include events such as when Abby's father passed away.

During the early 1950s Abby corresponds with friends and family during her time in Beirut.  Items included with the letters are documents that include her school duties, costs, and baggage list.  She also writes to and receives letters from her insurance company while she was hospitalized in Beirut.

During the mid-1950s there are letters written to Abby from Waldon Hastings that shows their complex relationship.

Other areas of note are letters between Abby and the University of Kentucky when she was offered a position as the head of the department of home economics and the administration's offers to visit the campus.  Along with this job offer there are letters from other institutions where she is offered a position.

Box 9

The majority of these letters discuss the complex relationship between Abby Lindsey Marlatt and Waldon H. Hastings.  Waldon became a professor in the department of flour and feed milling industries at Kansas State College in 1955.  At the time of his appointment Waldon was married to Alice Marie Hastings and had three children.  He resigned from the school in 1962.  The letters are all from Waldon written to Abby.

Folder 1: Correspondence-From Waldon, 1959

Folder 2: Correspondence-From Waldon, 1956

Folder 3: Correspondence-From Waldon, 1955-1956

Folder 4: Correspondence-From Waldon, 1956-1957

Folder 5: Correspondence-From Waldon, 1957

Folder 6: Correspondence-From Waldon, 1958

Folder 7: Correspondence-From Waldon, 1959

Box 10

Folder 1: Correspondence bundle #25 (KSC), 1955-1956

Correspondence received from friends and acquaintances.  Several letters in this folder are correspondence where Abby writes about taking the position of the head of home economics at the University of Kentucky.  Letters also include correspondence with her friend Ursula while she was in Durango, Mexico, and Ames, Iowa.  A letter from Beirut is also in this folder.

Folder 2: Correspondence bundle #25 (KSC), 1954-1955

Folder 3: Correspondence bundle #25 (KSC), 1955-1956

This folder contains a letter from the University of Kentucky offering Abby Lindsey Marlatt the position as head of the Home Economics department. Return letter from Abby describing her interest in the position.  This folder also contains letters from her friend Ursula.

Folder 4: Correspondence bundle #25 (KSC), 1955

One letter in this folder contains a photograph of Abram "Tom" Marlatt, Abby's great-grandfather.  Letters from India and Beirut are also part of this folder.

Folder 5: Beirut College for Women, 1953-1954

Customs forms concerning items brought with Abby on her travels. Baggage list of all the items Abby brought back with her from Beirut.  Included is a missionary checklist on travel preparation and Beirut school agreement of duties.  Cost list for traveling to Beirut.

Folder 6: Beirut College for Women, 1952-1955

Correspondence between the University of Kentucky and Abby Marlatt inquiring about taking a job as head of Home Economics department and an invitation to visit the campus.  A letter from Albert G. Watson detailing a trip to Europe and his discussions with the locals and the state of the countries he visits while he examines pacifism and U.S. relations in Europe.  There is an open letter written to the people of Japan from the Fellowship of Reconciliation discussing atomic tests and their effects.  This folder also contains various newsletters such as the ACLU newsletter, the War Resisters' International newsletter, and the Conscription News newsletter.  This folder contains a series of correspondence between Abby and her insurance company while she was hospitalized during her stay in Beirut.  Arrangement details for Abby's trip to Beirut.

Folder 7: Beirut College for Women, 1953-1954

In this folder there is a letter asking Abby to be a part of a team to teach Home Economics in Pakistan.  Expense letters from places Abby visited.

Box 11

Folder 1: Correspondence bundle #26 (KSC), 1952-1956

Along with the letters in this folder there are Christmas cards and postcards.  The correspondence is from various friends of Abby.

Folder 2: Correspondence bundle #26 (KSC), 1955-1956

Bundle 1 of 2

Offer to Abby from Simmons College to serve as the director of their Home Economics department.  In addition to the correspondence this folder contains Christmas cards and a letter and newsletter about integration.

Folder 3: Correspondence bundle #26 (KSC), 1955-1956

Bundle 2 of 2

Items in this folder contain correspondence, Christmas cards, photos.  Notable correspondence is from Abby’s international acquaintances.

Box 15

Folder 1: Correspondence-Bill Wallace to Abby Marlatt, 1945-1947

The majority of the letters in this folder are from Bill Wallace and cover Bill's time in the Civilian Public Service.  Bill served from 1942-1946 and during his service trained as a smokejumper in the Missoula, Montana, camp.  Other letters that were bundled with this group of correspondence are from Mary Spessard.

Folder 2: Correspondence-Abby Marlatt to her mother, 1946

This folder contains letters that Abby wrote to her mother while living in Berkeley, California.

Folder 3: Correspondence-Abby Marlatt to her family, 1943

Letters from Abby to her parents while she was living in Berkeley, California.  In these letters she talks about her daily life and class work.  Topics also include an interracial workshop Abby attended as well as other items with her discussing race relations.  She writes about her interaction with Filipino families and children through her church group.  The Second World War comes up often and she discusses news and the effects that are felt in the United States.  One of the war time subjects she writes about is Japanese relocation and internment.

Folder 4: Correspondence-Abby Marlatt to her family, 1942

This folder contains letters from Abby that she wrote to her parents.  These letters cover daily life as well as war time life.  She comments many times about the rationing of food.  She writes about the Civilian Public Service and her interaction with them, including Bill Wallace, as well as a letter describing a tour of one of their camps.

Folder 5: Correspondence-To Abby Marlatt from her mother, 1945-1946

Folder 6: Correspondence-To Abby Marlatt from her family, 1943

Box 16

Folder 1: Correspondence-To Abby Marlatt from her father and mother, 1941

Folder 2: Correspondence-Letters from Abby Marlatt, 1939

Abby writes about her classes and daily life as well as labs she is participating in and her research.  A number of her letters discuss the war as well as the subject of neutrality for the United States.  Abby describes a talk given by Major Carlson in the June 25, 1936, letter and describes the talk given about the Chinese military.  Many times in her letters she discusses the pacifist view points and religious ideas.

Folder 3: Correspondence-From Bill Wallace to Abby Marlatt, 1942-1943

Folder 4: Correspondence-From Abby Marlatt to her family, 1940-1941

December 9, 1941, letter discusses events in California after Pearl Harbor.  In her letters she discusses her lab work.  She writes about the neutrality position in regard to pre-war United States actions.

Folder 5: Correspondence-To Abby Marlatt from her mother and father, 1944-1945

Folder 6: Correspondence-Abby Marlatt to her mother and father, 1944

Some of the topics covered in this folder are the Civilian Public Service, attendance of interracial functions, and Japanese-American internment.  Abby also discusses church visits and religious aspects of her life.

Box 17

Folder 1: Correspondence-From Abby Marlatt to her family, 1939-1940

This folder contains letters Abby wrote to her parents, aunts, and uncles.  In her letters she discusses her experiments with rats and studying their blood sugar.  In one of her letters she writes about the 1940 election.

Folder 2: Correspondence-To Abby Marlatt from her parents, 1942

Many of the letters have newspaper clippings with news from Manhattan, KS.

Folder 3: Correspondence-From Abby Marlatt to her parents, 1937-1938

Some of the letters in this folder written are from when Abby was traveling in Europe.

Folder 4: Correspondence-To Abby Marlatt from Aunt Helen, 1943-1944

A notable letter in this folder discusses the book donation to Kansas State College.

Folder 5: Correspondence-To Abby Marlatt from Aunt Helen, 1943-1944

Letters from Abby's aunt Helen talking to her about Abby's father’s death.

Folder 6: Correspondence-To Abby Marlatt from her Aunt Abby, 1940-1942

Folder 7: Correspondence-To Abby Marlatt from Bill Wallace, 1944-1945

This folder contains letters where Bill Wallace writes about the Civilian Public Service.

Box 18

Folder 1: Correspondence-From friends and family to Abby Marlatt, 1943

Letters to Abby from Donald Engle.

Folder 2: Correspondence-From Abby Marlatt's aunts and letters to her mother, 1936-1945

This folder contains a series of letters written to Abby from her aunts Abby and Helen along with letters from Abby to her mother.  A few letters were from other individuals such as friends of Abby.  The letters contain writings on Postwar Universal Military Training and her thoughts on the issue.  Also discussed in a letter is the issue of segregation in Kansas.

Folder 3: Correspondence-From friends and family to Abby Marlatt, 1940-1944

This folder contains letters from Bill and Patricia along with other friends of Abby.  Also contained is a letter from D. Ian Thiermann and going to a CPS camp and his experiences.  These letters contain many newspaper clippings from her mother.

Folder 4: Correspondence-From Abby Marlatt to her mother and father, 1937-1940

This folder contains letters from Abby's mother and father with newspaper clippings.

Folder 5: Correspondence-From friends and family to Abby Marlatt, 1945

Along with the correspondence this folder also has post cards and letters from Abby as well as her family and friends.

Folder 6: Correspondence-From friends to Abby Marlatt, 1923, 1943

This folder contains letters from Abby’s friends along with postcards from unknown senders.  There is also a letter from D. Ian Thiermann written while he was in the Civilian Public Service.  Thiermann served from 1942-1946.

Series 4: Publications and Art

This series contains published items and art work.  These items include a book, World-Famous Paintings, that Abby mentions purchasing in one of her letters.  The three volumes of Trireme which were the annuals for the Beirut college where Abby taught.  Other items include books about the nervous system and the College Symposium volume from Kansas State Agricultural College.

Box 20

Item 1: World-Famous Paintings, 1939

Item 2: Regional Diagnosis in Lesions of the Brain and Spinal Cord, 1940

Item 3: The Anatomy of the Nervous System, 1940

Item 4: Trireme, 1955

Trireme was the annual for the Beirut College for Women.

Item 5: Trireme, 1954

Trireme was the annual for the Beirut College for Women.

Item 6: Trireme, 1953

Trireme was the annual for the Beirut College for Women.

Item 7: College Symposium, 1891

Item 8: Map, 1950

Item 9: Classic books set, undated

Folder 1: Oversized

Item 1: Hillside Pond, undated

Ink drawing by Birger Sandzén.

Item 2: Anderson Hall, undated

Charles M. Copps

Item 3: Afterglow, 1955

Print by John F. Helm Jr.  The print is from the Friends of Art at K.S.C.

Folder 2: Oversized

Item 1: Anderson Hall painting, undated

Oversize