Leon Moyer Estabrook manuscript, 1869-1937

Estabrook, Leon M.

Leon Moyer Estabrook manuscript, 1869-1937 | Life of one American : memoirs of Leon M. Estabrook | Leon M. Estabrook manuscript

1936

Estabrook, Leon M. (Leon Moyer)

The Leon Moyer Estabrook Manuscript is an unbound typescript titled "Life of One American: Memoirs of Leon M. Estabrook." It contains Estabrook's account of his life and work as a statistician and chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Bureau of Statistics and Crop Estimation. The typescript includes descriptions of the work done in early years of the Bureau of Plant Industry and of USDA scientists, such as B. T. Galloway and Walter Swingle. There is information relating to crop reporting, and some observations on agricultural conditions during Estabrook's travels abroad. He also provided information about USDA buildings.

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AGROVOC Keywords

agriculture

Bibliographic information

Pagination

3.5 linear ft (7 boxes)

Other Subjects

Government statisticians; Manuscripts

Language

English

Note

Leon Moyer Estabrook Manuscript. Special Collections, USDA National Agricultural Library.

In 1905, Leon Moyer Estabrook (1869-1937) organized and became the first chief of the Office of Records, which centralized the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Bureau of Plant Industry's accounting systems. He became the chief of the Office of Seed Distribution in 1909, then chief clerk of USDA. In 1913, Estabrook became chief of the Bureau of Statistics (changed to Bureau of Crop Estimates in 1914). He represented USDA at the General Assembly meeting of the International Institute of Agriculture in Rome in 1920. Estabrook became associate chief of the new Bureau of Agricultural Economics in 1921. From 1925 to 1929, he traveled all over the world collecting data and writing reports for the first World Census of Agriculture (1930), for which he was highly commended. In 1930, he organized the first Inter-American Conference of Agriculture. In 1931, Estabrook retired.

Type

Mixed Material; Monographic; Internet Resource.

Corporate Author

United States. Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Statistics.

In AGRIS since: 2024-02-27

Modification date: 2025-04-22

Format: MODS

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https://archive.org/details/CAT10899301001