Overview of the Collection
Court History
Scope and Contents
Access Terms
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: Sonoma County Horticultural Commissioner records,
Date (inclusive): 1889-1928
Identification: SCG.00056
Creator:
California. Horticultural Commissioner (Sonoma County)
Physical Description:
1 box
Language of Materials:
English
Repository:
Sonoma County Library Archives
c/o Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library, Sonoma County Library
725 Third Street
Santa Rosa, CA,
Abstract: This collection contains reports of the Sonoma County Horticultural Commissioner to the State of California on agricultural
in the County.
Court History
Biography/Organization History
An Act to protect and promote the horticultural interests of the state was passed by the legislature on March 14, 1881 and
provided for a Board of three Horticultural Commissioners to be appointed by each county Board of Supervisors.
On November 12, 1881 the Board of State Horticultural Commissioners called a State convention of fruit growers, packers, nurserymen
and all other interested in California Horticulture. One of the resolutions made at the “First Annual Horticulture Conference”
was for all counties to appoint Commissioners.
First Horticultural Commission: On March 6, 1909 the Legislature approved a law replacing the County Boards of Horticultural
Commissioners with a single Horticultural Commissioner.
In 1929, the title of Horticultural Commissioner was changed by a State act to Agricultural Commissioner.
Scope and Contents
Official reports of the Sonoma County Horticultural Commissioner.
Arrangement of Materials:
Chronological within a single series.
Access Terms
This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Corporate Names
California. Horticultural Commissioner (Sonoma County)
Topical Terms
Agriculture--California--Sonoma County
Genre and Format Terms
Official reports
County government records
Archival materials
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Conditions Governing Access:
Materials stored offsite, but collection is open to research. In many cases, further details on individual volumes can be
found by calling staff at the Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library. To view these materials, please call staff at
707 308-3212 to request they be brought from the Archives to the Library
Conditions of Use
Collection does not circulate and may be photocopied or photographed by arrangement only.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the Sonoma County Library. The Sonoma County Library has made this collection available and believes
that the collection is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its
copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Collection may not be in the Public Domain under the laws
of other countries. Preferred credit line is: Courtesy, the Sonoma County Library. Please see additional reproduction and
reuse information at
https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library/order-photo
Preferred Citation:
Sonoma County Horticultural Commissioner records, 1889-1928. SCG.00056, Sonoma County Archives, Sonoma County Library, Rohnert
Park, California.
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