The series consists of the materials generated and used by the Director and administration of the dietetics department to carry out the primary functions of the department. The organizational charts, inventory of catering supplies and equipment, publicity materials and financial statements and reports made for the Corporate Office of the Health Science Centre over the period of 1959-1986.
Series contains two bound books used by the administration to record the scheduling of the administrative department and records which specialty diets were used by patients within the institution from 1957-1995. Nutrition Month Reports and committee meeting minutes are also included.

The series documents the application for and reception of the 1995 Manitoba Quality Awards by the Department of Dietetics and Cafeterias. The award, given by The Manitoba Quality Network and Reimer Express World Corp., recognized the commitment of organizations towards quality and improvement. The winners received a plaque and a feedback report which highlighted the strengths of the organization and proposed opportunities for further improvements. The series consists of an achievement report submitted by the Dietetics Department, correspondence, event programs, a feedback report, and a newspaper clipping.

The series documents many of the functions such as the Centenarian tea celebrating the WGH centenary of 1972 and the role the Department of Dietetics played in those celebrations. The department was also able to compile a history of the department and the internship program in anticipation of the anniversary. The appointed committee produced an official history which was used in a centennial presentation and tea within the department. The project group articulated the methodology as well as the questionnaire that would define the scope of the project. They were also in charge of the coordination of the alumni responses used in the history presentation.
Projects include the centennial project committee and the correspondence relating to the history project which was compiled by Miss Bessie McCuaig as well as the original presentation note cards. Files contain several artifacts form the centenary such as buttons, stickers and souvenir menus from the events.

The series records the history of the Chinese cooks at the WGH as part of the history project undertaken by the Dietetics Department for the centennial anniversary of the hospital. The records were arranged by subject matter and were compiled for a narrative presentation on a unique aspect of the department’s history. The project files contain recorded personal memories, compiled lists of first employees and correspondence with the descendants of Joe Mar.

Collective Agreements for the Winnipeg General Hospital and the Health Sciences Centre after its creation in 1973 were used as reference by the Dietetics Department. The series encompasses the booklets produced by The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) for the collective agreements reached with the Winnipeg General Hospital (WGH) and subsequently the Health Sciences Centre (HSC). The original agreements were made between the Winnipeg General Hospital and the Winnipeg General Hospital Employees Union, Local 56 as a division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). The union changed organization with the creation of the Health Sciences Centre in 1973. All Dietetics employees were now under The Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local No. 1550. The Union is still present in the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Health Sciences Centre Site and represents more than 2900 employees. Series is an artificial creation consolidated by the archivist.

Series consists of a chronological history of the department and a 2-disc DVD set documenting the history and development of the department through photos. The series documents the name changes of the department (Department of Dietetics, Nutrition & Food Services, Retail Food Services), as well as technological changes, important purchases, changes in methods and procedures, creation of committees, renovations, programs, internships, awards, and the opening and closing of cafés in the hospital.

The sous- fonds contains the records of the Dietetic department relating primarily to the history of the department and the creation and administration of the internship program. Records are primarily from 1967-2004, records arranged by year and subject. The records of the fonds were appraised and arranged by Shirley Layne as Director of the Dietetic Internship program at the closure of the program in 2004, before donation to the archives.
Sous-Fonds includes DVDs on the history of the department, HR materials,departmental newsletters, awards, staff scheduling books and policy manuals documenting the operation of the department and include information and photographs of anniversaries, graduations and hospital events.

Series consists of the materials relating to the foundation of the Diabetes Education Centre and Diabetic Daycare Centre which was opened on March 1966 in the Winnipeg General Hospital. Body created to educate diabetic patients on how to better manage their condition. The patients were accepted by physician referral only and were given medical and dietary instruction by the attending medical director and dietician. A guidebook prepared in the centre was available for patients and family members that provided instructional information using food charts and other information to adjust to every day living. The centre also served as a teaching unit for the dietetic interns, student nurses and public health nurses. The importance of Diabetes education was a primary role for the dietetics department who also participated in diabetic day camps for children patients. The hospital sponsored camps were an attempt to provide education as well as a more traditional childhood activity for Diabetic patients. Series contains the policy manuals and educational materials from the Diabetes Education Centre created and kept by the department of Dietetics. The Diabetes Education Centre is now the Diabetes ER a seperate entity still residing on the grounds of the Health Science Centre. Records in this series relate only to the period when the Dietetics Department was involved with the Education Centre.

Series documents the three editions of diet manuals produced by the Department of Dietetics of the Winnipeg General Hospital. The three editions produced by the department were 1960, 1966, and 1970 respectively. The manual was used by all arms of the dietetics department and was revised only by the department administration. The therapeutic dieticians of the Department of Dietetics created diet manuals intended to be used by the attending physicians, medical students, dietetic interns, nurses and nursing students for patient meals. The manuals are based in Canada’s food guide for proper nutrition and provide the menu plan for three meals a day. The manual covers standard hospital meals as well as the modifications made for specific patient diets such as a low sodium or diabetic meals. The diet manual provides a hospital wide standard for the meals and methodology of implementing the specific dietary requirements of the patients.

The records of the Department of Dietetics that have been compiled for anniversaries, graduation and the administration of the internship program. The records are organized around significant events and filed by year from the foundation of the internship program in 1967 to the closure of the program in 2004.