Paul E. Howe Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS0085

Staff Only

Content Description

The Paul E. Howe Papers include Howe's publications and a 1959 Work Project Annual Report for the Animal Husbandry Research Division, Dairy Cattle Research Branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Dates

Creation: 1907-1973

Conditions Governing Access

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Biographical Sketch

Paul E. Howe (1885-1974) joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1923 as a biological chemist in the Bureau of Animal Industry. In 1936 he became an assistant chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry and chief of the Division of Animal Nutrition, conducting research in animal nutrition and biochemical studies of animal products. During World War II, Howe was head of the Division of Foods and Nutrition of the Surgeon General's office. After the war, he studied the nutritional needs of the civilian populations of Germany and Japan. In 1952, he served as a USDA consulting biochemist with the Foreign Agricultural Relations Technical Collaboration Branch for approximately five months. Howe wrote extensively on topics such as the effects of fasting on humans and animals, animal nutrition, and the biochemistry of animal products. He retired in 1955.