Guide to the Leonard A. Maynard Papers,
1940-1971

Collection Number: 29-1-292

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-3530
Fax: (607) 255-9524
rareref@cornell.edu
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
M.E. Warren
Date completed:
January 1995
EAD encoding:
Peter Martinez, September 2003

© 2003 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
Leonard A. Maynard papers, 1940-1971.
Collection Number:
29-1-292
Creator:
Leonard Amby, Maynard 1887-1972.
Quantity:
7.2 cubic ft.
Forms of Material:
Correspondence, academic papers, discussion notes
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Abstract:
Papers documenting Maynard's career at Cornell, including his involvement in establishing the School of Nutrition.
Language:
Collection material in English


BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Professor of Biochemistry and Nutrition; director of the School of Nutition,1941-1955; special consultant to the U.S. Interdepartmental Committee for Nutrition and National Defense.
After receiving his Ph.D. in chemistry from Cornell University in 1915 Leonard Amby Maynard was appointed assistant professor in the College of Agriculture there. In 1934 he served as visiting professor at the University of Nanking, China, and assisted in a survey of the nutrition of the Chinese farm family. At Cornell he directed the Animal Nutrition Laboratory and the U.S. Plant, Soil, and Nutrition Laboratory. He was named commissioner in charge of nutrition for the New York State Emergency Food Commission during World War II., and late in 1947 was appointed to a new food commission established by Governor Thomas E. Dewey. He wrote ANIMAL NUTRITION (1937); coauthored BETTER DAIRY FARMING with Elmer S. Savage; and wrote numerous publications on biochemistry and nutrition.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Included are administrative papers pertaining to four executive positions held by Professor Maynard (1940-49): director of the U.S. Plant, Soil, and Nutrition Laboratory, New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (1940-45); director of the School of Nutrition, Cornell University (1941-49); head of the Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, N.Y.S. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (1945-49); and head of the Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, N.Y.S. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (1940-49). Includes correspondence dealing with the establishment (1941) of the School of Nutrition and efforts to obtain financial support for it, administrative matters, nutrition research, the London Nutrition Conference (1951) and other professional meetings, Maynard's lecture invitations, and his evaluation of scientific manuscripts sent him; inquiries from individuals and institutions, with Maynard's replies, chiefly concerning the nutritive value of milk and enriched bread and of butter as opposed to margarine; and notes (June 1941) from discussions with President Edmund Ezra Day on the establishment of the School and notes (1951, 1952) relating to its present and future programs. Correspondents include Sanford S. Atwood, Howard E. Babcock, Cornelis W. de Kiewiet, Edward R. Eastman, Willard I. Emerson, Anson W. Gibson, David Birney Hand, Herman E. Hilleboe, Asa S. Knowles, Deane W. Malott, William I. Myers, Weyland Pfeiffer, and Fred Sexauer.
Also, an interview (114 page typescript, 1963) conducted in six sessions by Gould P. Colman, in which Maynard discusses his graduate work, the establishment of a chemical laboratory in the Department of Animal Husbandry, research and graduate instruction, nutrition studies at other institutions in the 1920s, work on open formula feeds and other studies done with the GLF (Cooperative Grange League Federation Exchange, Inc., now Agway), the administration of the U.S. Plant, Soil, and Nutrition Laboratory at Cornell, the development and administration of the Department of Biochemistry and the School of Nutrition, nutrition practices and study in China in 1934, England during World War II., Germany at the end of the war, and Central America and elsewhere following his retirement, the work of ICA and FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), and his association with H. E. Babcock, J. Lossing Buck, Lewis Knudson, Albert R. Mann, and Elmer Seth Savage.

SUBJECTS

Names:
Maynard, Leonard Amby,1887-1972.
Atwood, Sanford S.
Babcock, Howard E.
Buck, John Lossing, 1890-
Day, Edmund Ezra, 1883-1951.
De Kiewiet, C. W. (Cornelius William), 1902-
Eastman, Edward R.
Emerson, Willard I.
Gibson, Anson Wright, 1892-1977.
Hand, David Birney.
Hilleboe, Herman E.
Knowles, Asa S.
Knudson, Lewis, 1884-1958.
Malott, Deane W. (Deane Waldo), 1898-
Mann, Albert Russell, 1880-1947.
Myers, William I.
Pfeiffer, Weyland.
Savage, Elmer Seth.
Sexauer, Fred H.
Lilly Endowment
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Cornell Nutrition Conference
Edward S. Foster
Farm Bureau Federation of Ithaca
Federal Security Agency
Public Health Service
National Council of Farmer Cooperative
C.E.F. Guterman
Hoblitzelle Award
Harrell Heath News
Cooperative Grange League Federation Exchange.
Cornell University. School of Nutrition.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition.
New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Department of Animal Husbandry.
U.S. Plant, Soil, and Nutrition Laboratory.

Subjects:
Biochemistry.
Nutrition--Central America.
Nutrition--China.
Nutrition--England.
Nutrition--Germany.
Biochemists.
College teachers.
Nutritionists.

Places:
China.


INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:
Leonard A. Maynard papers, #29-1-292. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

RELATED MATERIALS

Includes collection #21-1-292.

CONTAINER LIST

Date
Description
Container
Correspondence, A-Z
Box 1
1941-1949
School of Nutrition correspondence, A-Z
Box 2
School of Nutrition files: Research reports done for Consolidation Edison Co.
Box 3
Correspondence of Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, A-Z
Box 3
Biochemistry and Nutrition correspondence, files A-W
Box 4
Leonard A. Maynard's Manuscripts for publication; correspondence and publications of various organizations and subjects
Box 4
ICNND - Finance Records
Box 5 Folder 1
1971
Leung
Box 5 Folder 2
Food Composition - Africa
Box 5 Folder 3
Southeast Asia
Nutrition History - Reprints
Box 5 Folder 4
Food Composition - Far East
Box 5 Folder 5
Outline, References, Biog. Sources
Box 5 Folder 6
Early History
Box 5 Folder 7
History - Organizations - Journals S.N. 520
Box 5 Folder 8
Energy Metabolism, Animal Calorimetry
Box 5 Folder 9
Proteins and Amino Acids
Box 5 Folder 10
Digestion, Feeding Standards
Box 5 Folder 11
Calcium and Phosphorus
Box 5 Folder 12
Other Minerals
Box 5 Folder 13
Vitamins
Box 5 Folder 14
Miscellaneous Notes not Included in Lectures
Box 5 Folder 15
Aristotle and others
Box 5 Folder 16
History of Nutrition Course - Background
Biographies
Box 5 Folder 17
Introduction
Box 5 Folder 18
Professor Verzar
Box 5 Folder 19
Miscellaneous Correspondence - McCay
Box 5 Folder 20
Library Call Numbers, etc.
Box 5 Folder 21
McCay History (Miscellaneous Related Notes)
Box 5 Folder 22
Mrs. C.M. McCay
Box 5 Folder 23
Food Commission
Box 5 Folder 24
Letters of Transmittal and Replies - History of the School
Box 5 Folder 25
Miscellaneous Correspondence
Box 5 Folder 26
Food Enrichment
Box 5 Folder 27
Babcock Memorial Fund - DeGraff as Professor
Box 5 Folder 28
Notes from L.A.M. Archives
Box 5 Folder 29
Savage Hall Construction and Dedication
Box 5 Folder 30
Data on Beginnings
Box 5 Folder 31
Frozen Food Research
Box 5 Folder 32
State Appropriation Fund-Raising Program
Box 5 Folder 33
Geer Research Fellowship
Box 5 Folder 34
1941-1956
Early Years of the Graduate School of Nutrition at Cornell, by Leonard A. Maynard
Box 5 Folder 35-36
Miscellaneous Documents and Summaries
Box 5 Folder 37
History of School
History - Comments of Reviewers
Box 5 Folder 38
Maynard. Report of Chairman of Standing Committee on Nutrition, Ninth Pacific Science Congress
Box 5 Folder 39
1970-1971
UK System vs. Atwater, S and D article Letters to Matt
Box 5 Folder 40
History of Institute of Nutrition - Correspondence
Box 5 Folder 41
American Institute of Nutrition
Box 5 Folder 42
Animal Efficiency
Box 5 Folder 43
Wesleyan
Box 5 Folder 44
Ab Antibiotics
Box 5 Folder 45
Data from Stevens on Cellulose Metabolism
Box 5 Folder 46
Medlar's Bibliography on Cellulose Metabolism
Box 5 Folder 47
Calcitonin
Box 5 Folder 48
Calcium Phosphorous CaP
Box 5 Folder 49
Carbohydrates CAR
Box 5 Folder 50
The Calorie Content of Urine of Human Beings and the Estimation of Metabolizable Energy of Foodstuffs
Box 5 Folder 51
Energy-Yielding Components of Food and Computation of Calorie Values
Box 5 Folder 52
1965-1971
Notes on Calculation of Energy Values
Box 5 Folder 53
EN Energetics (animals)
Box 5 Folder 54
EN Discussion of the Terms Digestibility. Availability and Fuel Value. W.O. Atwater Storrs Report, 1899
Box 5 Folder 55
Available Carbohydrates Atwater System of Calculating the Caloric Value of Diets
Box 5 Folder 56
Food Standards
Box 5 Folder 57
FF Feeds, Foods
Box 5 Folder 58
Physiology - Pathology PP
Box 5 Folder 59
Protein P
Box 5 Folder 60
Reproduction
Box 5 Folder 61
S.P.N. Soil - Plant - Nutrition
Box 5 Folder 62
Guide to terminology in Biomedical Res.
Box 5 Folder 63
Teaching T
Box 5 Folder 64
Vitamin D VD
Box 5 Folder 65
V
Box 5 Folder 66
Vitamin E VE
Box 5 Folder 67
VPan. Pantothenic Acid
Box 5 Folder 68
VCH Choline
Box 5 Folder 69
Vitamin B6
Box 5 Folder 70
Vitamin A VA
Box 5 Folder 71
Vitamin B VB
Box 5 Folder 72
Vitamin B12 VB12
Box 5 Folder 73
Vitamins V
Box 5 Folder 74
Michigan Studies of Soil Effect on Milk SPN
Box 5 Folder 75
Water
Box 5 Folder 76
Miscellaneous Correspondence and Documents, 1941-1952
Box 6 Folder 1
Correspondence, some 1950, 1952 included
Box 6 Folder 1A.
Application Lilly Endowment, Inc; 813 Merch. Bk. Bld., Indianapolis 4, Ind. (weight and nutrition 1951)
Box 6 Folder 2
118th American Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting, Philadelphia, 1951. Correspondence 1951
Box 6 Folder 3
Nutrition Correspondence, 1950-1951
Box 6 Folder 3B.
Correspondence, 1951
Box 6 Folder 3C.
Cornell Nutrition Feed Conference, Buffalo, 1951
Box 6 Folder 4
Correspondence, 1951
Box 6 Folder 4D.
1951, E.R. Eastman (Amer. Agr.) W.I. Emerson, V.P., Univ. Development
Box 6 Folder 4E.
1951-1952, Emerson- Fund Raising Program
Box 6 Folder 5
1951 Foster, Edward S., General Secretary N.Y.S. Farm Bureau Fed., Ithaca. Federal Security Agency, Public Health Service, Application for Grant
Box 7 Folder 5F.
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, Chicago, 1951
Box 7 Folder 6
Correspondence, 1951
Box 7 Folder 6G.
Gibson, A.W., Director Resident Instruction, Roberts Hall, 1951
Box 7 Folder 7
Guterman, C.E.F., Director Agricultural Experiment Station, Roberts Hall, 1951
Box 7 Folder 8
Hoblitzelle Award, New York Regional Committee, 1950-1951
Box 7 Folder 9
Harrell Heath News- Albany. Nutritional Broadsides, 1951
Box 7 Folder 10
Dr. David B. Hand, Agricultural Experiment Station 1951
Box 7 Folder 11
Correspondence, 1951
Box 7 Folder 11H.
Correspondence, 1951
Box 7 Folder 11J.
Correspondence 1951
Box 7 Folder 11K.
Correspondence, 1951
Box 7 Folder 11L.
London Conference, Jan.-Feb. 1951
Box 7 Folder 12
London Conference, Nov.-Dec. 1951
Box 7 Folder 13
Correspondence, 1951-1952
Box 7 Folder 13M.
Correspondence, 1951
Box 7 Folder 13Mc.
Manuscripts and Correspondence, 1950-1951
Box 7 Folder 14
Dean W.I. Myers Correspondence, 1951
Box 7 Folder 15
Memoranda, 1951
Box 7 Folder 16
Prof. L.C. Norris, 1951
Box 8 Folder 17
Correspondence, 1951
Box 8 Folder 17N.
Correspondence, 1951
Box 8 Folder 17O.
Correspondence, 1951
Box 8 Folder 17P.
Correspondence with President, Malott, D.W.; Act. Wright, T.P.; act. de Kiewiet, C.W. 1951
Box 8 Folder 18
Weyland Pfeiffer, 1951 Correspondence
Box 8 Folder 19
Correspondence, 1951
Box 8 Folder 19R.
Correspondence, 1951-1952
Box 8 Folder 19S.
Science Service 1951
Box 8 Folder 20
Prof. Sumner, J.B., 1951
Box 8 Folder 21
Symposium- School Lunch Program, 1951
Box 8 Folder 22
Francis H. Scheetz- Ozonizers, 1946-1951
Box 8 Folder 23
Task Force- School, 1950
Box 8 Folder 24
Incoming Telegrams, 1949-1951
Box 8 Folder 25
Outgoing Telegrams, 1949-1951
Box 8 Folder 26
Correspondence, 1949-1950
Box 8 Folder 26V.
Correspondence Dean E.L. Vincent, 1949-1950
Box 8 Folder 27
Correspondence, 1950-1951
Box 8 Folder 27W.
Correspondence, 1951
Box 8 Folder 27Y.
Correspondence, 1951
Box 8 Folder 27Z.
"Early Years of the graduate School of Nutrition at Cornell, 1941-1956 ." Published by the Graduate School of Nutrition, Cornell University, in 1968, giving an history of the establishment of the School of Nutrition in 1941. 104 page pamphlet
Box 9
Historical notes by Leonard Maynard (copy), 1950-1069 ; letter, Howard E. Babcock to James McConnell re the School of Nutrition, Feb. 9, 1950.
Box 9
1 folder of correspondence, 1964-1969 .
Box 10
Partial reprint set of L.A. Maynard's articles; 1918 , 1928-1963 .
Box 10