C Mumford, Frederick Blackmar, Papers, 1944 3455 1 linear foot This collection is available at The State Historical Society of Missouri. If you would like more information, please contact us at
[email protected]. INTRODUCTION The papers of Frederick Mumford contain reports, notes, documents, data and correspondence, most of which was used by Dean Mumford in preparation of his book, History of the Missouri College of Agriculture, published in 1944 as “Bulletin” 483 of the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station. DONOR INFORMATION The papers were donated to the State Historical Society of Missouri by the College of Agriculture, 18 September 1962 (No. 121). BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Frederick Blackmar Mumford, who compiled information for a book, History of the Missouri College of Agriculture, was dean of the College of Agriculture from 1909 to 1938. He was born in Moscow, Michigan, May 28, 1868, and died in St. Charles, Missouri, November 12, 1946. His education included a degree from Michigan State Agricultural College and graduate work at the Universities of Leipsig and Zurich. He came to the University of Missouri in 1895 as professor of agriculture and became professor of animal husbandry in 1905. FOLDER LIST f. 1-10 Early movements for agricultural education; Morrill Acts, 1862, 1890 f. 11-12 Organization of the Missouri College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts f. 13-21 Administrations of the first five deans of the Missouri College of Agriculture- Dean George C. Swallow, Dean J.W. Sanborn, Dean Henry J. Waters, Dean Frederick B. Mumford f. 22 Relations between the Missouri Board of Agriculture and the Missouri College of Agriculture f.