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State nutritionist begins a Beaver Island school foods survey, 1956

Also 1956 Beaver Island school nutrition survey

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TypeEvent
Date1956-02
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
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Event
Date
1956-02
Kind
Education
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Beaver Island Community School
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
educationhealthcarecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Evelyn Anderson of the State Health Department spent six days on Beaver Island and began a Foods Survey Program in the school, according to the February 1956 Beaver Beacon.

Evidence and limits

The source documents the visit and stated beginning of the survey. It does not provide the study design, participants, findings, health measurements, or evidence that the program continued.

Sources

  1. Reports that Evelyn Anderson, a nutritionist from the State Health Department, spent six days on the Island and began a Foods Survey Program in the school. It does not provide the study protocol, participants, findings, records, or later continuation. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1956-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held five-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published school nutrition notice; it does not expand the survey or health record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1956-02_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “State nutritionist begins a Beaver Island school foods survey, 1956”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-foods-survey-1956/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1956, school nutrition notice. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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