U. S. Food Administration Papers
This collection houses directories, correspondence, notices, regulations, certificates, reports, newspaper clippings, press releases, bulletins, and data books documenting the workings of the U. S. Food Administration.
Dates
- 1830-1918
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
5 Linear Feet (5 record boxes)
Abstract
This collection houses directories, correspondence, notices, regulations, certificates, reports, newspaper clippings, press releases, bulletins, and data books documenting the workings of the U. S. Food Administration.
Biographical/Historical Note
The United States Food Administration was created by Executive Order No. 2679-A of August 10, 1917, under authority of the Food and Fuel Control (Lever) Act of the same date, with Herbert Hoover as Food Administrator. The Food Administration was given broad powers to control the production, distribution, and conservation of food during America's involvement in World War I. The Washington Office of the Food Administration functioned through numerous divisions and sections which were continually being reorganized or combined with other units as the changing situation demanded changes in emphasis. The divisions included Alimentation, Baking, Canadian Relations, Canned Foods, Cereal, Collateral Commodities, Coordination of Purchase, Dairy Products, Distribution, Educational, Enforcement, Garbage Utilization, Home Conservation, Hotels and Restaurants, Legal, License, Marine Transportation, Meat, Mexican Relations, Milling, Miscellaneous Commodities, Perishable Foods, Schools and Colleges, Staple Groceries, States Administration, Statistical, Sugar, Transportation, and Wholesale and Retail. At the height of its activities, in September, 1918, there were 44 divisions.
Arrangement
Collection consists of five boxes.
Acquisition Note
Harcourt Morgan and Frank Vandeventer donated these papers to the University of Tennessee Libraries, Knoxville, Special Collections in 1931.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository