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[1959-1967] (Creation)
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- Leith, Miriam
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7.5 cm of textual material
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Miriam Leith was employed as Supervisor of Home Management Programs in the Keewatin between 1960s-1970s. In the 1960s, she worked for the federal government delivering home economic courses in the eastern arctic. In 1967, she was hired by the Northern Administration Branch to work in their Adult Education Housing Education Program. Following the construction of new houses, Miriam Leith worked in Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay) assisting the local Inuit to learn new home making skills such as house cleaning, cooking with electric appliances, and sewing skills. She also counselled them on dietary needs and how to shop for food.
Ms. Leith died in [1974-1975].
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This accession consists of 7.5 cm of textual records comprised of academic publications authored by Miriam Leith, as well as a large number of draft and research notes produced by Ms. Leith in her research on northern food and nutrition as well as housing programs. Files also contain correspondence and reports concerning northing housing programs. Related to Ms. Leith's work with the Adult Housing Education Program. Also included in the collection are copies of diet information and recipes distributed to the local people. Some of these materials are written in syllabics.
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Miriam Leith fonds. Trent University Archives.
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