IOWA WOMEN’S ARCHIVES
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA LIBRARIES
IOWA CITY, IOWA
MUSCATINE HERB PALS
RECORDS, 1946-1994
9.75 linear inches
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ACQUISITION: |
The records (donor no. 382) were donated by Aldeen Davis in 1996.
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ACCESS: |
The records are open
for research. |
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COPYRIGHT: |
Copyright has been transferred to the University of Iowa. |
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PHOTOGRAPHS: |
In box 2 . |
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PROCESSED BY: |
George Mullally, 1997; Kären M. Mason, 2000 [Word 7 Muscatine Herb
Pals.doc] |
History
The Muscatine Herb Pals was a study group organized
in 1953 by Hazel Korneman to stimulate the advancement of herb gardening and
the various uses pertaining to them. Meeting
twice a month, the club gathered to learn about the medicinal, culinary, and
cosmetic uses of herbs. The club
organized an annual Herb Bazaar each fall.
It also prepared and maintained a public herb garden at the Muscatine
Art Museum and an herb specimen garden at the Muscatine General Hospital with a
small culinary bed at the disposal of the hospital dietitian. Members of the club also contributed recipes
and general herbal information to the column, the “Herb Wheel,” in the Muscatine
Journal.
Scope and
Content Note
The Muscatine Herb Pals records date from 1946
to1994 and measure 9.75 linear inches.
The records include an historical note; yearbooks dating from 1953-1994;
Secretary/Treasurer’s Reports from 1968-1990, which were removed from a three-ring
binder; three scrapbooks and one folder containing recipes and newspaper
clippings about the club and about herbs; a 1986 cookbook published by the club
entitled Favorite Herbal Delites; a single club newsletter dated 1994;
and several miscellaneous publications and catalogs which formed part of the
club’s library. Of particular
importance are three notebooks maintained by Aldeen Davis during her lengthy
tenure as president of the club. Davis,
who joined the club in 1979, became one of the club’s most active supporters
and organizers. Because of her talent
and interest she was elected president in 1981 and, except for the years
1988-1989 and 1991, she served in that capacity until 1993. During her presidency
the club established the Hazel Korneman Memorial Herb Garden in honor of its
founder.
Related
Collections
Aldeen
Davis papers.
Muscatine
Garden Club records.
AldeenDavis is a member of the Muscatine Garden
Club.
Box no. Description
Box 1 Historical note, undated
Secretary/Treasurer’s
Report, 1968-1990
1968-1971
1972-1975
1976-1979
1980-1990 [includes original
constitution and bylaws]
Yearbooks
1953-1994 (lacking 1954,
1962, 1964, 1968)
Scrapbooks
1947-1987
Box 2 1953-1974 [shelved in Oversize]
Box 3 1959-1969 [shelved in Oversize]
Box
4 1946-1978
[shelved in Oversize]
Box 5
Notebooks kept by Aldeen
Davis
1981-1982, 1983-1989
1991-1994
Publications
Muscatine Herb Pals
Favorite Herbal Delites (1986)
Newsletter: The Garden
Pal , 1994 [with constitution and bylaws]
Club library
Spice Islands
“Collectors’ items: superb recipes from Spice Islands,” undated
“New from Spice Islands: [recipe],” undated
“The Spice Islands herb
& spice primer,” undated
“Spice Islands seasoning
library” [catalog], undated
Other
The Cottage Herb Farm Shop
[catalog]
“A herb a week” [calendar], compiled by Helen M. Whitman (1960)
“Herbs (some recipes using)”, by Emogene Y. Brown, (1970)
“Old-time herbs,” by
Gertrude B. Foster, The Herb Grower Magazine (1961)
Photographs, 1990, 1995,
undated