Food Production and Conservation Committee correspondence, 1917-1919.

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Food Production and Conservation Committee correspondence, 1917-1919.

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Correspondence between county and state levels of the Food Production and Conservation Committee; and between the committee and individuals concerns appointments; fertilizer; meetings; labor; draft classifications; and use of conscientious objectors as farm laborers. Record also includes lists of Illinois farmers' organizations; packers; wholesale grocers; agricultural associations; cold storage plants; fruit and vegetable growers; and county farm labor administrators. Also included are Council of National Defense Women's Conservation Committee minutes; Women's Committee pamphlets; food substitute use instructions and recipes; food conservation newspaper clippings; and Boys' Working Reserve bulletins.

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Illinois State Archive

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Illinois State Archive

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