A Little About Janet Lowe Cameron

In the last week or so, we’ve had several students here to ask about and work with the collection. The Janet Lowe Cameron Scholarships have been given out for the year and students are starting/continuing their research. Not surprisingly, this has got me thinking about Janet Cameron and her publications. Here in Special Collections, we have a small manuscript collection containing information about her and copies of many of her publications. This week, I’ve scanned a few front pages to share.

Recipes for 4-H Club Members in Food and Nutrition and Work, March 1935

Can and Dry Your Garden Products: Directions for Emergency Canning, c.1935

Nutrition News: Food for Defense Issue, 1941

Nutrition for National Defense: Virginia Refresher Course, 1941

Nutrition for National Defense: Virginia Refresher Course, Lesson X, 1941

Planning the Family Food Supply, 1946

Keen Teens Eat Well!, 1956

Quick and Easy Desserts, July 1962

Snacks and Simple Refreshments II, 1959

If you’d like to know more about Janet Cameron, you can read some in the finding aid for her collection in Special Collections. You may also want to visit us, since there’s more information in the collection itself, some of which is online here (and undoubtedly we could find more in our University history materials, too!). And there’s an article in the 2001 Culinary Thymes about her. I’m also planning to write a post or two about her in the future. 🙂

I know some of our readers may have known Janet Cameron. If you’d like to share something about her, please do so in the comments!