Ministry of Food

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date:	1916-1921
History:	The first Ministry of Food was established on 22 December 1916 under a food controller who, under the New Ministries and Secretaries Act 1916, was empowered to regulate the supply and consumption of food and take steps for encouraging food production. The Ministry was dissolved on 31 March 1921 with its remaining functions passed to either the Board of Trade or the Ministry of Agruculture and Fisheries.
Functions, occupations and activities:	Government (central)
References:	IC; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C277209

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference
1	1913-1947: Ministry of Food and Board of Trade Food Departments 1916-1936	The National Archives, Kew	MAF 60
2	1915-1936: Sir Alan Garrett Anderson: Papers	The National Archives, Kew	PRO 30/68
3	1917-1921: Treasury: Books of Out-letters to Ministry of Food	The National Archives, Kew	T 117
4	1873-1985: Records of the Ministry of Food