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Washburn & Sons collection on Pest Control
MS 344  
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Table of contents What's This?
  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Processing History
  • Historical Note
  • Collection Scope and Contents
  • Collection Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Washburn & Sons collection on Pest Control
    Date (inclusive): 1898-1993, undated
    Date (bulk): 1915-1945
    Collection Number: MS 344
    Creator: Washburn & Sons
    Extent: 2.13 linear feet (3 boxes)
    Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
    Riverside, CA 92517-5900
    Abstract: This collection contains publications, photographs, and other material regarding pest control research and services during the early-mid 1900s. Primarily includes publications pertaining to plant disease and pest control in the citrus industry by researchers such as Henry J. Quayle and R.S. Woglum. Additional material regarding the pest control services of Washburn & Sons in Riverside, California and surrounding areas is also included.
    Languages: The collection is in English.

    Access

    This collection is open for research.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

    Preferred Citation

    [identification of item], [date if possible]. Washburn & Sons collection on Pest Control (MS 344). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Phil Washburn, 2010.

    Processing History

    Processed by Eric Milenkiewicz, Manuscripts Curator, 2013.

    Historical Note

    Washburn & Sons is a pest control service located in Riverside, California that worked closely with local citrus growers and the University of California, Riverside Citrus Research Center and Agricultural Experiment Station (formerly Citrus Experiment Station) in the early-mid 1900s regarding plant disease and insect control in citrus orchards.

    Collection Scope and Contents

    This collection contains publications, photographs, and other material regarding pest control research and services during the early-mid 1900s. Primarily includes publications pertaining to plant disease and pest control in the citrus industry by researchers such as Henry J. Quayle and R.S. Woglum. Additional material regarding the pest control services of Washburn & Sons in Riverside, California and surrounding areas is also included.

    Collection Arrangement

    This collection is arranged by box and folder number.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

    Subjects

    Citrus -- Diseases and pests

    Genres and Forms of Materials

    Photographs
    Publications