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Food Irradiation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0426
Content Description

The Food Irradiation Collection contains materials primarily from the Quartermaster Food and Container Institute for the Armed Forces (QMF&CI). There are contract research project reports and other publications related to food irradiation. Projects appear to have originated from the Institute, as well as other institutions and commercial companies. The collection also includes international materials.

Dates: 1957-1968

Food Processing Abstracts Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0437
Content Description The Food Processing Abstracts were available on a subscription basis from Lowry-Cocroft Abstracts based in Evanston, Illinois. Each week subscribers received abstracts, alphabetized and numbered in order, coded by a classification system. The code numbers appeared on the lower right hand corner of each card. The classification system had three divisions: Processing Fields, Type of Food Processed, and Kind of Information Included. Processing Fields subjects consisted of...
Dates: 1963-1969

Food Puppets Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0402
Content Description

The USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) received as an anonymous donation two food puppets that are believed to have been part of a children's television show. The puppets represent a head of broccoli and a carton of milk. There is no further information as to their origin.

Dates: Late 20th century

Foster Edward Mohrhardt Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0290
Content Description

The Foster Edward Mohrhardt Papers consist of Mohrhardt's published papers, speeches, studies, book reviews, and biographical articles. The collection includes a bibliography detailing these publications.

Dates: 1934-1968

Frank Leslie Duley Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0383
Content Description

The Frank Leslie Duley Photograph Collection consists of photographs and negatives of sorghum, corn, soil moisture, and soil structure. Many are not labeled geographically. Some are labeled with names of towns and cities in Nebraska, including Lincoln, Dalton, Chappell, and Gurley.

Dates: 1939-1965; Majority of material found within 1939-1940

Frank Nicholas Meyer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0295
Content Description

The Frank Nicholas Meyer Collection consists of a typescript, a certificate, and photographs of Meyer.

Dates: 1905-1918

Frank S. Santamour Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0306
Content Description

The Frank S. Santamour Papers consist of Santamour's publications and photographs used in those publications.

Dates: 1956-2001

Franklin Arthur Coffman Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0419
Content Description

The Franklin Arthur Coffman Collection consists of several artifacts obtained in the Philippines, including tools, a musical instrument, and decorative pieces. There are also several projectile points (arrowheads and a spear point) that were found on USDA property in Beltsville, Maryland.

Dates: 1914-1916

Franklin Benjamin Hough Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0263
Content Description

The Franklin Benjamin Hough Papers consist of handwritten correspondence, agreements, and memoranda. Much of the correspondence deals with forestry matters and Hough’s paper, titled "The Duty of Governments in the Preservation of Forests," which he presented to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1873.

Dates: 1870-1884; Majority of material found within 1876-1877

Frederick Vernon Coville Records on Blueberries

 Collection
Identifier: MS0413
Content Description The Frederick Vernon Coville Records on Blueberries document the U.S. Department of Agriculture's earliest crosses of commercial blueberries. Frederick Vernon Coville, along with George M. Darrow, were the first breeders in the blueberry program. The research notes in this collection are primarily Coville's and include a complete description of blueberry plant parentage and field note data. There are daily handwritten entries about growing plants in research fields and separate notebooks...
Dates: 1907-1938

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