Clarence E. Clement Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS0483

Staff Only

Content Description

The Clarence E. Clement Collection consists of over 100 photographs and negatives related to the dairy industry from various sources, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Bureau of Dairy Industry; San Francisco Dairy Company in San Francisco, California; Fitchett Brothers in Poughkeepsie, New York; Trapp Brothers Dairy Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Bowman Dairy Company in Chicago, Illinois; Supplee-Wills-Jones Milk Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Telling-Belle Vernon Company in Cleveland, Ohio; and Risdon Creamery, Incorporated and Belle Isle East Side Creamery Company in Detroit, Michigan. There is also correspondence from the U.S. War Department to Clement dated between May and November 1918 regarding a commission in the Quartermaster Corps, along with a U.S. Army physical examination appointment form, a draft card from September 1918, and an advertisement from Rice and Adams Corporation.

Dates

Creation: 1901-1926

Creator

Clement, Clarence E. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Contact Special Collections for access.

Biographical Sketch

Clarence E. Clement worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from 1912 to 1942. He was a market milk specialist with the Dairy Division, Bureau of Animal Industry (which became the Bureau of Dairy Industry in 1926). Clement studied problems connected with the milk industry. He authored several publications on milk and milk marketing and coauthored the 1923 textbook Market Milk.