Constitution and By-laws, 1958-1985, 1996, 2004-2005

The Mississippi Valley Dietetic Association records, 1948-2011 and undated, includes meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records, member lists, and other papers. The collection is arranged into five series: Administrative, Membership, Programs, Affiliates, and Scrapbook.

The Administrative series contains the chapter's official records, including historical information, its constitution, meeting agendas, reports, and correspondence.

The Membership series consists of booklets containing membership lists and contact information, 1972-2011.

The Programs series contains papers related to projects and programs that the MVDA participated in or created. Notable in this series are documents on the legislative initiatives that involved members of the MVDA at the state and national level. This series also includes materials relating to local Science Fairs and more general nutritional outreach programs.

The Affiliates series contains materials relating to the American Dietetic Association, the national affiliate of the MVDA, as well as the Illinois Dietetic Association and the Iowa Dietetic Association, the state affiliates of the MVDA.

The Scrapbook chronologically documents the first 35 years of the MVDA and contains newspaper clippings, photographs, yearbooks, programs, and other items. Included are yearbooks that containing lists of officers, meeting dates and programs, and membership. The yearbooks included in the scrapbook date from 1969-1984 and are interspersed throughout the book. A detailed inventory of the 127-page scrapbook is available.