Uncovering California's Environmental Collections Project
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Citrus and horticulture collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-121
Abstract
This collection contains photographs, publications, and other material regarding the citrus industry in California, Florida, and Louisiana in the early twentieth century. Most of the items in the collection are black and white photographs featuring avocados, pecans, and other fruit, as well as shade trees and flowers. Select citrus publications and advertisements from the early 1900s are also included.
Dates:
1886-1949, undated; Majority of material found within 1910-1930
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
University of California, Riverside, Citrus Research Center and Agricultural Experiment Station records
Collection
Identifier: UA-042
Abstract
The Citrus Research Center and Agricultural Experiment Station (CRC-AES) records collection contains administrative records, correspondence, faculty papers, publications, scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, reports, project files, and other material relating to CRC-AES. Formerly known as the Citrus Experiment Station (CES), the bulk of materials precede the establishment of UC Riverside's College of Letters and Sciences in 1954. The majority of topics document the history, events, faculty,...
Dates:
circa 1808-2007, undated; Majority of material found within 1910-1955
Found in:
University Archives
Frederick F. Halma papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-040
Abstract
This collection contains project files, publications, photographs, and other material regarding the career of Dr. Frederick F. Halma, professor of subtropical horticulture at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and research scientist at the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside, California. Includes lecture notes, examinations, photographs and other material from Halma's Horticulture 102 class as well as handwritten field notes and publications regarding his citrus/avocado...
Dates:
1919-1963, undated; Majority of material found within 1933-1955
Found in:
University Archives
William T. Horne memorial avocado collection
Collection
Identifier: UA-051
Abstract
The William T. Horne Memorial Avocado Collection contains administrative records, correspondence, clippings, photographs, publications, and other material pertaining to the Citrus Experiment Station agricultural library, citrus and avocado related research, and the citrus and avocado commercial industries. Topics include avocado growing and growers' associations, the production and marketing of avocados, and the scientific study of avocado plants. Records document the development and use of...
Dates:
1826-1980, undated; Majority of material found within 1920-1960
Found in:
University Archives
William L. Paul papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-065
Abstract
The William L. Paul papers contain correspondence, photographs, clippings, and other material regarding William L. Paul, a pioneer date grower in Coachella Valley, California from 1909-1935. Topics include the Coachella Valley Date Growers Association, Paul's personal date business, and the exhibition and promotion of Coachella Valley, California dates. Records document the administration and industry activities of the Coachella Valley Date Growers Association, Paul's professional work and...
Dates:
1912-1961, undated; Majority of material found within 1913-1936
Found in:
Manuscript Collections
Archibald D. Shamel papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-039
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence, research notes, photographs, and other material regarding the professional career of Archibald D. Shamel, a physiologist with the United States Department of Agriculture who worked at the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside, California during the early 20th century. The collection includes a large group of photographs and glass plate negatives documenting the citrus industry in Riverside and around the world. While the bulk of the collection is...
Dates:
1882-1954, undated; Majority of material found within 1917-1943
Found in:
University Archives
Herbert J. Webber papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-059
Abstract
This collection contains research notes, publications, photographs, manuscripts, and other material regarding the scientific and professional career of Dr. Herbert J. Webber, a research scientist at the Citrus Experiment Station (CES) in Riverside, California from 1913-1946. In addition to citrus related material, this collection includes his scientific research on guava, avocado, dates, and non-edible crops like rubber. The collection includes a large volume of photographs documenting Dr....
Dates:
1894-1968, undated; Majority of material found within 1915-1944
Found in:
University Archives