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United States Food Administration records
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Description
Correspondence, reports, memoranda, minutes, press releases, surveys, statistics, printed matter, and photographs relating
to the regulation of food distribution and consumption in the United States during World War I.
Background
"Food Will Win the War" was the slogan. Food had become a weapon in World War I, as European countries could no longer produce
sufficient food for their populations. Since the U.S. had to provide food to its armies and the Allied armies, Allied civilians,
and Americans at home, President Woodrow Wilson established the United States Food Administration (USFA) as an independent
agency by Executive Order 2679-A of August 10, 1917 under the authority of the Food and Fuel Control Act (40 Stat. 276).
Extent
420 manuscript boxes, 34 oversize boxes, 25 card files boxes, 5 envelopes
(223.6 Linear Feet)
Restrictions
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Availability
Closed. Microfilm use only. Materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or
digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.