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Briwa (Kathryn Elizabeth) Papers, 1921-1960, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine Jan 2015

Briwa (Kathryn Elizabeth) Papers, 1921-1960, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Kathryn E. Briwa was a foods and nutrition specialist for the University of Maine Extension Service from 1941 until her retirement in 1960. She earned a B.A. degree from Vassar College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University. She received a national Superior Service Award from the United States Department of Agriculture in 1960 for her work in promoting better nutrition, strengthening school lunch programs, training volunteer groups for wartime and emergency meal planning, and for pioneering work in group weight control.

The record group contains personal correspondence, photographs, and a few Cooperative Extension publications related to Dr. Briwa’s …