uarc01200 Elaine H. Asp Papers, 1950-2004 Alex Bentley University of Minnesota Libraries December 2011
University of Minnesota Libraries Minneapolis, MN 55455
EAD encoding by Alex Bentley December 2011 Finding aid written in English University of Minnesota Libraries. University of Minnesota Archives [uarc] Asp, Elaine H. Elaine H. Asp papers 1950-2004 3 boxes (3.0 cubic feet) The collection contains the professional papers of Elaine Asp, associate professor emerita of food science and nutrition at the University of Minnesota. uarc 1200 Collection material in English Administrative Information Use of Materials

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Preferred citation

Elaine H. Asp papers, University Archives, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Source of acquisition

Collection donated by Elaine Asp in 2011.

Scope and Content

The collection contains the professional papers of Elaine Asp. Materials include research materials and reports relating to the cereals and flour, nutrient calculation computer programs, consumer trends, and surveys. The collection also contains teaching material including syllabi, assignments, tests, handouts lecture notes and slides.

 Biographical Sketch of Elaine H. Asp (b. 1927)

Elaine H. Asp, B.S. (1949), M.S. (1951), Ph.D. (1979) University of Minnesota. Instructor (1950-1954, 1960-1972), Food Division College of Home Economics; Instructor (1972-1978), assistant professor (1978-1985), associate professor (1985-1999), Department of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota.

Elaine H. Asp was born on September 12, 1927 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She earned a B.S. (1949), M.S. (1951), and Ph.D. (1979) from the University of Minnesota.. She was a faculty member at the University of Minnesota for over 48 years teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in food marketing, food selection and decision making, scientific methods of food preparation and experimental foods. Her research was primarily in the cereal area studying flour, starch and protein in dough bread. Elaine Asp retired as associate professor emeritus in 1999.

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Asp, Elaine H. -- Archives. Food -- Quality. Detailed Contents

The following section contains a detailed list of the materials in the collection.

1 Muffin Computer Program 1975-1981 2 folders 1 Vegetable Computer Program 1975-1980 2 folders 1 Menu Computer Program 1978-1980 1 NUTALLY, Nutrient Tally Computer Program 1977-1979 1 Computer Program Information 1979-1989

Contains information about various computer programs including FOOD$, FOINANA, LEAN, Recipe, Lotus1-2-3, Muffin, Vegetable and Menu.

1 Nutrient Databases in Computer Programs for Undergraduate Food Science and Nutrition Curricula 1983-1985 1 Development of an Audio Tutorial Method for Teaching Food Preparation 1971 1 Production of Super 8mm Color Motion Picture Loop Films for Teaching Food Preparation Techniques 1972 1 Scripts to Lessons on Tape, Vegetable Purchasing 1977-1979 1 Scripts to Lessons on Tape, Meat and Dairy Purchasing 1977-1979 1 Scripts to Lessons on Tape, Fruit Purchasing 1977-1981 1 Manuals: How to Use a Canner for Home Canning 1977 1 Food Preparation Recipes for Home Economics Class 1950-1965 2 folders 1 Materials for Food Demonstrations Class undated 1 Teaching Materials for Scientific Principles of Food Preparation 1969-1979 5 folders 1 Teaching Materials for Structural Functional Relations in Food Systems 1986 2 Teaching Materials for Experimental Foods 1975-1978 3 folders 2 Teaching Portfolio 1993-1994 3 folders 2 Teaching Portfolio 1995-1996 3 folders 2 Teaching Materials for Selection of Food Principles and Food Marketing Economics 1995 6 folders 2 Teaching Materials for Food Marketing Economics 1999 2 folders 2 Research Progress Reports for Characteristics of Value-Added Products from Cereal Grains 1983-1999 2 Research Progress Reports for Market Quality of Hard Wheat for Domestic and International Foods 1987-1998 2 Kraft Faculty Fellow Project 1987-1988 2 Miscellaneous Writings 1976-1999 3 Kraft Faculty Fellow Report, Consumer Trends 1987 3 Low Fat Eating Manual for the Participant in the Nutrition Adjuvant Study 1985 3 Low Fat Eating Plan, Women's Intervention Nutrition 1993 3 Professionals and Consumers Soy Surveys Presentations 1992 3 Food and Nutrition Professionals Survey, Soy Foods and Ingredients Results 1992-1994 3 Final Report "Marketing Minnesota Soybeans, a Survey on Consumer Preferences, Perceptions and Attitudes Regarding Purchase and Use of Soybean-Derived Foods" 1992 1 volume 3 Final Report to the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council for Marketing Minnesota Soybeans 1993 1 volume 3 Effects of Frost Damage on Four Different Hard Red Spring Wheat Varieties 1992-1999 2 folders and 4 volumes 3 Consumer Trends AACC Short Course 1992 2 folders 3 AIB Project, Evaluation of Whey Protein in Bread 1999-2000 3 Mixing and Baking Properties of Vital Wheat Gluten, Starch Model Doughs 1997-2001 3 Consumer and Food Marketing Trends in the United States Presentation 1996 3 Alternate Routes to Getting Your 5-a-Day Presentation 1997 3 Money and Time Costs for Selected Foods that Require Different Amounts of Home Preparation 2000 3 Encyclopedia of Grain Science Articles and Correspondence 2003-2004 3 Miscellaneous Presentations 1993-2001 3 Food Photography undated 3 Research Photographs undated