History
Scope and Contents
Conditions Governing Access
Processing Information
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Preferred Citation
Publication Rights
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Davis Library, University Archives
Title: Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center (KARE) Tea Trials Records
Creator:
Kearney
Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Identifier/Call Number: AR-227
Physical Description:
174 Files
Physical Description:
124 Megabytes
Date (inclusive): 1964-2016
Date (bulk): 1964-1981
Abstract: Digital copies of correspondence, field notes,
forms, proposals, reports, and field data related to tea trials conducted by UC Agricultural Extension and Lipton Tea Co.
at
the Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center (KARE) in the 1960s and 1970s.
History
The UC Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center (KARE) is located in Parlier, California, in the heart of the
San Joaquin Valley. Dedicated in 1965, the facility is a research base for off-station scientists from UC Riverside, UC Davis
and UC Berkeley, and farm advisors from San Joaquin Valley UC Cooperative Extension.
Scope and Contents
In the 1960s and 1970s, UC Agricultural Extension and Lipton Tea Co. conducted research at the UC Kearney Agricultural
Research and Extension Center (KARE) to investigate the potential for commercial tea growing in California. This collection
documents the progress and results of the research through correspondence, field notes, project proposals, progress reports,
field data, and related reference material.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Liz Phillips. Items in this collection are digital surrogates scanned from print copies
by Jeff Dahlberg, Center Director, Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension (KARE).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Records transferred by Global Tea Initiative founder Katharine Burnett, 2019.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Kearney Agricultural Research & Extension Center (KARE) Tea Trials Records, AR-227, Special
Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.
Publication Rights
All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for
permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is
not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Tea -- Research
Kearney Agricultural
Research and Extension Center -- Archives
University of California
(System). Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources -- Archives
Thomas J. Lipton, Inc. --
Research