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Title: Nurse's Daily Report
Description: Form N-5-1-11-5000, 7-31-11-5000, a blank form for recording the details of a New York Milk Committee nurse's daily case activity; including the number of cases seen, the kinds of instructions issued, and the quantity of milk delivered. Additionally, the form records infant health, the number of mothers requesting assistance, and the number of those requests that were accepted or refused.
Subjects (LC): Nurses, Nursing, Infants, Mothers, Health, Maternal and infant welfare, Milk, Neonatal nursing, Neonatal nursing
ID: mk1e026
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: Fate attenzione alle facciate azzurre delle: Stazioni di Latte Puro per Bambini
Description: This New York Milk Comittee circular, written in Italian, contrasts the photo of an emaciated baby with the photo of a healthy baby to encourage caregivers to provide their infants with "good milk" and "good care." Free advice from nurses and doctors is also advertised.
Subjects (LC): Infants, Milk, Health, Maternal and infant welfare
ID: mk1e039
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: Are Clean Milk Producers Benefited?
Description: "Milk is no longer 'Just Milk," states this leaflet. Reproducing an excerpt form "The Milk Reporter," the case is made that the highest quality of milk will recieve the highest level of montary gain, benefiting clean milk producers. Grades for milk (A, B, C) and the equivalent price set for each, are also included.
Subjects (LC): Milk hygiene, Dairying, Milk--Grading
ID: mk1e004
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: Information Card: Babies' Pure Milk and Health Stations
Description: An address list of milk stations, education centers and well-baby clinics run by the New York Milk Committee, organized by borough and district. These include Nathan Straus Pasteurized Milk Laboratories, the New York Diet Kitchen Association, and the Department of Health in Manhattan; the Children's Aid Society and Department of Health in Brooklyn; and the New York Diet Kitchen Association in the Bronx. Information describing the kind of milk (certified, pasteurized, sterilized etc.) available at each facility is also included.
Subjects (LC): Infants, Milk, Health facilities
ID: mk1e034
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: Hledejte vždy Modré Průčelí: Čisté mléko pro děti stanice
Description: This New York Milk Comittee circular, written in Czech, contrasts the photo of an emaciated baby with the photo of a healthy baby to encourage caregivers to provide their infants with "good milk" and "good care." Free advice from nurses and doctors is also advertised.
Subjects (LC): Infants, Milk, Health, Maternal and infant welfare
ID: mk1e038m001
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: Look for the Blue Fronts: Babies' Pure Milk Stations
Description: This New York Milk Comittee circular contrasts the photo of an emaciated baby with the photo of a healthy baby to encourage caregivers to provide their infants with "good milk" and "good care." Free advice from nurses and doctors is also advertised. The stamp of the New York Milk commitee is present at the top of the card.
Subjects (LC): Infants, Milk, Health, Maternal and infant welfare
ID: mk1e037
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: Look for the Blue Fronts: Babies' Pure Milk Stations [Yiddish]
Description: This New York Milk Comittee circular, written in Yiddish, contrasts the photo of an emaciated baby with the photo of a healthy baby to encourage caregivers to provide their infants with "good milk" and "good care." Free advice from nurses and doctors is also advertised.
Subjects (LC): Infants, Milk, Health, Maternal and infant welfare
ID: mk1e040
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: Institutional Case
Description: New York Milk Committee form C. 6-1-11-2000, a blank form for recording details of an institutional case in which an infant is reciveiving milk assistance at a health care facility or through a foster home.
Subjects (LC): Milk, Infants, Food relief
ID: mk1e023
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: Eligible Baby
Description: New York Milk Committee form L-9-11-11-5000, a blank card for recording details about a single infant and family to whom milk assistance was delivered. Of primary concern is the infant's milk and food consumption, source of the milk provided, and periodic updates on the infant's status.
Subjects (LC): Milk, Infants, Nutrition
ID: mk1e022
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: Request for Relief
Description: New York Milk Committee form RR-5-13-11-2000, a blank card for recording information about the economic and social status of an individual family seeking milk and welfare assistance from the Committee. Aditional space is provided for the reporting nurse to record notes or observations.
Subjects (LC): Milk, Food relief
ID: mk1e021
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: Stazione di latte pei bambini
Description: A blank form printed in Italian for recording individualized milk formulas for infants receiving aid from the New York Milk Committee's Babies' Pure Milk Stations. Ingredients to be used include milk top; whole milk; lime water; milk sugar; boiled water; barley water; and oatmeal water. Space for the prescription of formula and for the establishment of a feeding schedule is also provided.
Subjects (LC): Milk, Infants, Bottle feeding
ID: mk1e018
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: Babies' Pure Milk Station (Yiddish)
Description: A blank form printed in Yiddish for recording individualized milk formulas for infants receiving aid from the New York Milk Committee's Babies' Pure Milk Stations. Ingredients to be used include milk top; whole milk; lime water; milk sugar; boiled water; barley water; and oatmeal water. Space for the prescription of formula and for the establishment of a feeding schedule is also provided.
Subjects (LC): Milk, Food, Infants
ID: mk1e019
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: Babies' Pure Milk Station
Description: Form 10,000 5-11, 8-11, a blank form printed in English for recording individualized milk formulas for infants receiving aid from the New York Milk Committee's Babies' Pure Milk Stations. Ingredients to be used include milk top; whole milk; lime water; milk sugar; boiled water; barley water; and oatmeal water. Space for the prescription of formula and for the establishment of a feeding schedule is also provided.
Subjects (LC): Milk, Infants, Bottle feeding
ID: mk1e017
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: A Letter to Expectant Mothers
Description: Illustrated with the image of a mother embracing her infant beside a changing table, this New York Milk Committee circular aims at promoting prenatal care. Inside the circular a letter to the expectant mother advises on the health of both mother and unborn child and provides a list of NYC hospitals and clinics providing maternity care. On the back, a list of pure milk and health clinics in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx is provided.
Subjects (LC): Milk, Infants, Pregnancy, Health, Maternal and infant welfare, Mothers, Prenatal care
ID: mk1e035
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: Milk: Its Value to the Home, Its Care in the Home
Description: An eight-page pamphlet produced by the New York Milk Committee, emphasizing milk's importance as a "family food." Images of healthy children, cows in verdant fields, and milk surrounded by produce reinforce the central message of milk's vital role in maintaining and promoting children's health. Nutritional comparisons between milk and other foods are provided, as are instructions for the proper selection, storage, and use of milk. Members of the Milk Committee's Standing Committee on Milk Consumers are listed at the bottom of the last page.
Subjects (LC): Milk, Nutrition, Education, Child rearing
ID: mk1e041
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: A Letter to Expectant Mothers [Yiddish]
Description: A Yiddish language circular of the New York Milk Committee, illustrated with the image of a mother embracing her infant beside a changing table and aimed at promoting prenatal care. Inside the circular a letter to the expectant mother advises on the health of both mother and unborn child and provides a list of NYC hospitals and clinics providing maternity care. On the back, a list of pure milk and health clinics in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx is provided.
Subjects (LC): Milk, Infants, Pregnancy, Health, Maternal and infant welfare, Mothers, Prenatal care
ID: mk1e036m001
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: Milk: What Milk to Buy and How to Care for it in the Home
Description: Photographs of healthy, well-nourished infants and young children adorn this educational circular produced by the New York Milk Commitee. Aimed at parents and caretakers, the circular contains guidelines for the purchase, storage, and preparation of milk as part of a child's healthy diet.
Subjects (LC): Milk, Infants, Children, Nutrition, Bottle feeding
ID: mk1e042
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: Milk and Human Kindness
Description: This New York Milk Committee leaflet depicts a baby drinking milk from a bottle and advises parents to "keep baby well by keeping the milk clean, covered, and cold." The leaflet encourages the substitution of foods necessary for the war effort with dairy products. The back page includes portraits of 18 healthy babies and reminds parents that "The Nation That Has The Babies Has The Future...Save Them and Nourish Them Well." The front image was provided by the New York Evening Journal.
Subjects (LC): Milk, Infants, War--Economic aspects
ID: mk1e044m001
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: Milk: Its Value to the Home, Its Care in the Home
Description: An eight-page pamphlet (a single sheet folded into eight pages) produced by the New York Milk Committee, emphasizing milk's importance as a "family food." Images of healthy children, cows in verdant fields, and milk surrounded by produce reinforce the central message of milk's vital role in maintaining and promoting children's health. Nutritional comparisons between milk and other foods are provided, as are instructions for the proper selection, storage, and use of milk. Members of the Milk Committee's Standing Committee on Milk Consumers are listed at the top of the last page.
Subjects (LC): Milk, Infants, Nutrition, Education, Child rearing
ID: mk1e043
Geographic Subject: New York. New York City.
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

Title: An Accomplishment (1911) and an Expectation (1912)
Description: This single folded sheet leaflet provides a summary of the New York Milk Committee's 1911 accomplishments and a prescription for future action in 1912. Among the triumphs touted are a reduction in infant mortality, the completion of a study of national milk standards, and the apportionment of a grant for the creation of 55 new Municipal Milk Stations. On the back, a reproduced still image from "Care of the Baby," a motion picture filmed for the New York Milk Committee by Thomas A. Edison, depicts mothers, infants, and nurses at a milk station.
Subjects (LC): Milk, Infants, Mortality, Milk depots, Milk hygiene, Food adulteration and inspection, Food contamination, Food spoilage, Food spoilage, Motion pictures
ID: mk1e002
Collection: New York Milk Committee Ephemera Collection

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