United States. Food Administration records 1909-1957 (bulk 1917-1919)

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United States. Food Administration records 1909-1957 (bulk 1917-1919)

The records relate to the regulation of food distribution and consumption in the United States and Allied areas during World War I, and include correspondence, reports, memoranda, minutes, press releases, surveys, statistics, printed matter, and photographs.

420 manuscript boxes, 25 card files boxes, 33 oversize boxes, and 5 envelopes; (223 linear feet)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6651941

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United States Food Administration

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American food regulatory agency. From the description of Food Administration records, 1917-1919. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866949 Organized in 1917; managed civilian food production, distribution, conservation and pricing during World War I; using both volunteers and a paid staff, accomplished its work in New Jersey through an enforcement division, through committees representing different food trades, through county-level food administrators and through publicity ef...