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M. Truman Fossum Floriculture Collection
Content Description
The M. Truman Fossum Floriculture Collection include Fossum's business and personal correspondence, as well as reports and publications related to marketing, horticulture, and the floriculture industry in the United States and abroad.
Dates
- Creation: 1890-1986
Conditions Governing Access
Contact Special Collections for access.
Biographical Sketch
M. Truman (Mennick Truman) Fossum (1912-1991) was an assistant professor of horticulture at the University of Maryland. He also served as director of research and member services for the Society of American Florists, a consultant for the Census Bureau, an agricultural economist and consultant for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and an economic analyst for Florists' Transworld Delivery Association (FTD). Fossum campaigned on behalf of the floral industry for unbiased, third-party statistical information services, which led to the establishment of the Horticultural Specialties Census. He initiated benchmark economic studies and services relating to the floral industry, and he led the cooperative effort with the USDA for the development of market news reporting on ornamental crops.
Total Size of Collection
6 records_box
334 letter_document_box
3 flat_pamphlet_box
66 boxes (2 index card boxes; 29 boxes, 24 x 20 x 1; 35 boxes, 24 x 20 x 3)
195.25 Linear Feet (410 boxes (Total number of boxes from Access record does not agree with box subtotals))
Language of Materials
English
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the National Agricultural Library Special Collections Repository
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Avenue
Room 309
Beltsville Maryland 20705 USA
301-504-5876