William Ashby Jump Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS0090

Staff Only

Content Description

The William Ashby Jump Papers consist primarily of correspondence, budgetary data, and reports relating directly to Jump's work and professional interests. It also includes 27 volumes of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Budgetary Material, 1946-1952.

Dates

Creation: 1938-1949

Conditions Governing Access

Contact Special Collections for access.

Biographical Sketch

William Ashby Jump (1891-1949) began his career with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 1907 as a messenger for the Bureau of Animal Industry. He progressed through various administrative positions within the Bureau of Markets and the Division of Publications. He soon became the chief administrative officer to the Secretary of Agriculture (1921-1924), the assistant director of the Office of Personnel and Business Administration and budget officer for the Department (1925-1934), and the director of finance in the Office of Budget and Finance (1934-1949). Jump was recognized as an authority on budgetary and financial administration. He understood the impact of budgeting on program development and operations, and his ideas and practices influenced the modern concept of budgeting as a vital factor in management.