Alfred M. Boyce papers
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection includes materials from Alfred M. Boyce, an entomologist and first dean of the University of California, Riverside's College of Agriculture. Items in the collection include agricultural research, photographs, information on the Citrus Experiment Station, and materials related to the publication of Boyce's memoir, Odyssey of an Entomologist: Adventures on the Farm, at Sea, and in the University.
Dates
- Creation: 1930-1997
Creator
- Boyce, A. M. (Person)
Languages
The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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Biographical Note
Alfred M. Boyce was born in Maryland on May 2, 1901. He attended St. John's College for one year in 1919 before working as a crewman on a number of ocean liners and freighters. He went back to school in 1923, attending Cornell University for his bachelor's and master's degrees.
In 1927 Boyce received a position at the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside working on entomological research, and earned his doctorate in entomology from UC Berkeley in 1931. Boyce became Head of the Division of Entomology of the Citrus Experiment Station in 1940, and rose to be the Director of the Citrus Research Center and Agricultural Experiment Station in the 1960s. In 1960, Boyce also became Dean of UC Riverside's new College of Agriculture. He retired from the university in 1968, and passed away in June of 1997.
During his lifetime Boyce developed a national and international reputation for his work in the field of entomology, and received awards from numerous groups and societies. In 1977 the UC Riverside Deparment of Entomology established the Al Boyce Lecture Series, followed by the Alfred M. Boyce Chair in 1984. He also has a building on the UC Riverside campus named for him, the Alfred M. Boyce Hall.
Extent
2.00 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Abstract
This collection includes materials from Alfred M. Boyce, an entomologist and first dean of the University of California, Riverside's College of Agriculture. Items in the collection include agricultural research, photographs, information on the Citrus Experiment Station, and materials related to the publication of Boyce's memoir, Odyssey of an Entomologist: Adventures on the Farm, at Sea, and in the University.
Collection Arrangement
The collection is divided into two series as follows:
- Series 1. Odyssey of an Entomologist, 1985-1986
- Series 2. Personal and professional materials, 1930-1987
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown for the majority of the materials. Boyce's Leica camera donated by Charles D. Field, date unknown.
Processing History
The collection was processed by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant, in 2017.
Processing of the Alfred M. Boyce papers was completed by undergraduate students from the University of California, Riverside as part of the Special Collections & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015. This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
- Title
- Alfred M. Boyce papers
- Status
- Processed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside CA 92517-5900 USA
specialcollections@ucr.edu