1940 · Brownwood, TX
by Brownwood Texas School District
Brownwood, TX, 1940. Fair. Ruled letter size paper (8.5" x 11"). Together 7 pp. handwritten on 7 leaves (fair condition only, tears and soiling along top edges which are brittle and with some text loss, soiling - SEE IMAGES). A GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF THE CHALLENGES OF RURAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND NUTRITIONISTS OF THE 1940s TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE MEAL A DAY TO IMPOVERISHED CHILDREN, BEING LISTS OF THE NAMES OF FOOD-INSECURE STUDENTS IN THE SMALL TEXAS TOWN OF BROWNWOOD, PLUS VALUABLE HANDWRITTEN LUNCH MENUS. WE ARE UNABLE TO EXPLAIN HOW OR WHY THESE PARTICULAR PAGES WERE SAVED FOR SEVENTY YEARS.
Dating from the 1940s, we can positively (truncated)
Dating from the 1940s, we can positively (truncated)