Guide to the California Dairy Industry History Collection
Guide to the California Dairy Industry History Collection
Collection number: Consult repository
California State ParksSacramento, California
- California State Parks
- 1416 9th Street
- Room 902
- Sacramento, CA 95814
- Phone: (916) 651-6959
- Fax: (916) 653-3398
- Email: vytur@parks.ca.gov
- URL: http://www.parks.ca.gov
- Processed by:
- Larry Bishop
- Date Completed:
- 2005
- Encoded by:
- Larry Bishop
A Brief History of the California Dairy Industry
1769 | Cattle first enter California from Mexico with the Spanish missionaries. |
1812-1841 | The Russian settlement at Fort Ross exports dairy products from California to Alaska. |
1848 | Gold is discovered at Coloma |
1850 | California becomes a state. Mass migrations of gold-seekers flood in. |
1856 | The Steele family of Marin county begin earliest major dairy operations in California. Gail Borden receives a patent for condensed milk in New York. Louis Pasteur begins bacteriological experiments in France leading to the development of the pasteurization process. |
1878 | The centrifugal cream separator is invented by Albert Delaval in Sweden. |
1886 | The glass milk bottle with reliable closure is invented by Harvey Thatcher in New York. |
1890 | Dr. Stephen Babcock of Wisconsin develops a simple method of determining butterfat content in milk. “Babcock Test” becomes the standard method of grading milk. Tuberculin testing of dairy herds introduced. |
1894 | Delaval patents his first mechanical milking machine. California State Dairy Bureau is established. |
1899 | The first commercial creamery in California opens in Ferndale, Humboldt County. |
1900-1910 | Cooperative dairies and creameries appear in Southern California. |
1902 | Homogenization of milk is invented. |
1904 | The ice cream cone is invented. |
1907 | Pasteurized milk becomes commercially practical. |
1908 | The University of California Agricultural College at Davis begins offering dairy classes. |
1918 | The Delaval mechanical milker utilizing controlled and uniform pulsations is introduced. |
1919 | The Dairy Council of California founded. |
1930-1935 | The continuous ice cream freezer is developed. The commercial homogenization of milk becomes practical. The widespread adoption of stainless steel containers in dairies and creameries becomes reality. |
1938 | The first farm bulk tanks for milk begin to replace milk cans. |
1946 | The California Dairy Industry Advisory Board is created. |
1948 | Ultra high temperature pasteurization is introduced. |
1964 | Plastic milk containers are introduced. |
1974 | The California Dairy Museum and Educational Foundation is established. |
Organization and Processing Notes
- Series I: Organizations
- Subseries 1: American Dairy Association
- Subseries 2: California Dairy Industries Association
- Subseries 3: California Dairy Museum and Educational Foundation
- Subseries 4: California Milk Advisory Board
- Subseries 5: Dairy Council of California
- Subseries 6: University of California
- Subseries 7: Organizations, various
- Series II: Companies and Cooperatives
- Series III: California Dairy People
- Subseries 1: Herman J. Grabow Papers
- Subseries 2: Neil McPherson Collection
- Subseries 3: Steel Family Papers
- Subseries 4: California Dairy People, various
- Series IV: Machinery and Equipment
- Series V: Legislation and Regulation
- Subseries 1: California State Assembly
- Subseries 2: California State Senate
- Subseries 3: California State Department of Agriculture
- Subseries 4: Various Legislative and Regulatory Offices and Committees
- Series VI: Dairy Trade Journals and University Publications
- Series VII: Photographic Material
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Series I: Organizations 1909-1983 (bulk 1950-1970)
Series Scope and Content Summary
Scope and Content Note
- Subseries I.1. American Dairy Association
- Subseries I.2. California Dairy Industries Association
- Subseries I.3. California Dairy Museum and Educational Foundation
- Subseries I.4. California Milk Advisory Board
- Subseries I.5. Dairy Council of California.
- Subseries I.6. University of California
- Subseries I.7. Organizations, various
Subseries I.1: American Dairy Association, 1955-1971 (bulk 1964-1968)
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
Scope and Content Note
Association Business
Addresses by G.G. Quackenbush, 1964-1965
Presentation, Five Year Plan for Public Relations Programming, 1964
Presentations to annual meetings, 1966-1968
Promotional Material
Booklets, industry relations, 1960-1963 and undated
Booklets, public relations, A Dairyman Goes to Market , n.d.
Brochures and recipe books, n.d.
Clippings and press releases, 1968 and n.d.
Proceedings of First through Seventh National Symposiums on Dairy Market Development, excluding Fourth, 1960-1967
Speaker's Kit, n.d.
Research Reports
Various research reports, alphabetically by title, 1955-1970
American Dairy Association of California
Booklet, From Cow to Consumer, n.d.
Calendar of meetings, 1967
Dairy Princess Pageants, clippings and programs, 1965, 1967,1969
Dairy Princess Pageants, handbook for participants and factbook, 1965, 1969
Employee handbook, n.d.
Maps, locations of signage in Los Angeles area, 1966
Newsletter ,The Refresher, Aug 1965
Photos, photocopies, Garden Party Promotion, 1966
Press Packet, Garden Party Promotion, 1966
Press release, June 1964
Sample letters to producers from plant managers regarding membership, 1964
Photos of signage for Garden Party promotion, 1966. Moved to Box 22.
Maps and newspaper advertisements, 1966-1969 and undated. Moved to Box 25.
American Dairy Association of Missouri, The American Dairy Association Story, 1962.
Subseries I.2: California Dairy Industries Association, 1946-1980 (bulk 1965-1969)
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
Association Business
Annual meetings, minutes, 1966-1967
Board of Directors, meeting notices, agendas and minutes, 1965-1966
Correspondence, John Shea 1965-1968
Executive Committee, meeting notices, agendas, minutes, 1964-1968
Notes and memos, John Shea, 1965-1968 and n.d.
Officers and Directors reference folder,1980
Planning Committee, meeting notices, agendas, minutes, 1966
Policy Advisory Board, meeting notices, agendas, minutes, 1966-1967
Rosters, officer, directors, chairmen, 1966
Promotional Material
Annual Dairy Industry Conference, programs, award nomination forms, award results, 1964-1967
Annual Dairy Products Conference, programs, rosters, memoranda, 1964-1966
Brochures, flyers, notices 1966-1968 and n.d.
Clippings, 1964-1976 and n.d.
Correspondence, internal, and memoranda, 1965-1968
Dairy Roadside Appearance Program, notices, rosters, rules, 1946, 1962-1967 and n.d.
Educational Program, notices, programs, syllabus, 1965-1969
History, "The California Dairy Industries Association," by B.E. Hubbell, c.1968
Newsletters, 1965-1966, 1968
Press Releases, 1964-1968
Scholarship Fund, proposal, press releases, recipients, 1966
Annual Dairy Industry Conference, programs, award nomination forms, award results, 1964-1967
Subseries I.3: California Dairy Museum and Educational Foundation, 1920-1983 (bulk 1974-1980)
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
Association Business
Annual meetings, agendas, minutes, transcripts, 1976-1984
Articles of Incorporation and bylaws, 1974,1981
Board of Trustees, meeting notices, agendas and minutes, 1974-1982
Correspondence, 1974-1979
Correspondence, 1980-1986 and n.d.
Correspondence, internal, 1975-1982 and undated
Executive committee, meeting notices, agendas, ballots, and minutes, 1974-1983
Financial statements, receipt journals, balance sheets, budgets, notes, 1972-1982 and n.d.
Fundraising notes, contact lists, mailings, 1972-1982 and n.d.
Invoices and receipts, 1980-1982 and n.d.
Job descriptions, Director and Curator, 1981 and undated
Ledger, bound, 7x 9.5, [items loaned and donated], 1977-1982
Organizing committee, correspondence, minutes, notes -1974
Printed material, stationery, form letters, n.d.
Prospecti and Rationale, 1975, 1977
Resolutions of support, letters of support, 1979-1981
Rosters, officers and trustees, 1974-1984 and n.d.
Subcommittee meetings, agendas and summary reports, 1974-1981
Third party correspondence, 1977-1986
Year-end reports, 1974-1980
Promotional Material
Announcements and bulletins, 1974-1977
Brochures, 1974, 1979 and n.d.
Clipping, The McPherson Collection: Where it All Began, Western Milk and Ice Cream News, 1970
Clippings, 1955, 1967-1982 and n.d.
Newsletters, 1979-1983
Presentations, prepared statements, 1977-1981
Press releases, fact sheets, 1974-1980 and n.d.
Slide show script, n.d. (slides from this script are item I/3/66)
Slide show scripts, 1980-1981 (some slides relating to these scripts can be found with item I/3/67)
Slide show, descriptions, notes, receipts, 1978-1982 and n.d. (some slides from this show are found in item I/3/68)
Slide show, storyboard, 1977
Curator’s Note’s, Comments, and Research
Booklet, Pebble Beach: The Way it Was, by Ann Germain, 1975
California Agricultural Museum, correspondence, minutes of Board of Trustees, miscellaneous, 1982-1983 and n.d.
Clippings about Wilder Ranch, 1977-1987
Collection inventories and notes, 1974-1982 and n.d.
Correspondence, 1964 -1982
Curatorial notes and sketches, 1972-c.1982 and n.d.
Curatorial reports to Executive Committee, 1975-1982 and n.d.
Histories, biographical notes, and related clippings, 1954-1980 and n.d.
History, Legend of Monterey Jack Cheese, 1982 and n.d.
Humboldt County Dairy history by Harold White, 1979
Legislative Counsel's report, Amendment to Budget Act of 1979
Los Angeles City School District Publications, 1920, 1947
Membership cards and notices from various historical organizations, 1974 and n.d.
Proceedings, annual meeting, Association for Living Historical Farms and Agricultural Museums, 1974
Report, Wilder Ranch: A Unique Opportunity, by Douglas Fisk, n.d.
Curator’s steno tablets and notebooks, 1980-1982. Moved to Box 26
Photographs and Artwork
Photographs, California State Park, Wilder Ranch, c.1930s, 1977 and n.d. Moved to Box 22
Photographs, Dairying equipment, n.d. Moved to Box 22
Photographs, Dairying equipment, n.d. Moved to Box 22
Photographs, Museum displays, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981 and n.d. Moved to Box 22
Photographs, People, identified, n.d. Moved to Box 22
Photographs, People and places, unidentified, n.d. Moved to Box 22
Photographs, Various dairy activities, set of 28 B/W prints, n.d. Moved to Box 46
Photographs, Various ranches and dairies, photos and artwork, 1900, 1924 and n.d. Moved to Box 46
Signs, transparencies, and display labels, various, c.1970s. Moved to Box 42
Slides (177) from slide shows, 1977-1982 and n.d. Moved to Box 43
Subseries I.4: California Milk Advisory Board, 1961-1986 (bulk 1974-1977).
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
Association Business
Board of Directors, agendas, minutes and accompanying reports, 1976
Correspondence and personnel list, 1971-1982 and n.d.
Policy letters, California Department of Agriculture, 1961, 1969, 1971
Promotional Material
Market research report, 1971
Market survey, Food Service Operations in CA, WA, and OR, 1977
Market survey, Marketing Opportunities for Milk and Milk Products, 1969
Marketing materials, vatious promotions, 1970-1978 and n.d.
Marketing Plan, The Dairyman Campaign, 1977
Marketing Plan, 1974
Newsletter, Milk Advisor, March 1980-January 1986
Press packet, California Dairy Princess Pageant, 1974
Promotional materials, various, n.d.
Public relations copy by Carl Byoir and Associates, n.d.
Promotional materials, 2 in. round pin-back button, Milk Lovers Love Longer, and small plastic label, Time for Milk. Moved to Box 27
Photographs, California Dairy Princesses, 1967-1976 and n.d. Moved to Box 22
Photographs, Promotional photos, 1971, 1976 and n.d. Moved to Box 22
Subseries I.5: Dairy Council of California, 1919-1972 (bulk 1920-1960).
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
Scope and Content Note
Association Business
Annual Reports, 1920-1946
Articles of Incorporation, by-laws, proposed amendments, 1935-1958 and n.d.
Contract between Samuel Greene and California Dairy Council, 28 May, 1946
Board of Directors, agendas, correspondence, minutes, 1919-1961
Correspondence, clippings, charts, pertaining to pricing of Class II and Class III milk products, 1958
Correspondence, general, 1932-1971
Education Committee, minutes, agendas, 1946
Executive Committee meetings, agendas, minutes, rosters,1935-1960
Fieldmen’s Conference, minutes, agendas, 1945-1946
Financial summaries, cancelled checks, receipts, 1949-1961
General meetings, agendas, correspondence, minutes, 1920-1941
General meetings, agendas, correspondence, minutes, 1942-1946
General meeting minutes, February 27, 1946
General meetings, agendas, correspondence, minutes, 1947-1958
General meetings, agendas, correspondence, minutes, 1959-1958
Invitation to membership, 1950
Ledgers (2), loose-leaf, "Producer's Accounts," 1920-1948. Moved to Box 30.
Ledger, loose-leaf, accounting records, 1940-1947. Moved to Box 29.
Ledger Pages, 1941-1947. Moved to Box 28.
List of affiliated companies, n.d.
Market Milk Committee and Conference materials,1954-1958
Materials relating to dissolution and reformation of organization, 1960-1961
Membership rosters, 1957-1958 and n.d.
Memoranda, 1933-1960
Organization Committee, minutes, 1919
Roster, Board of Directors, officers, and trustees, 1953-1966 and n.d.
Special Promotional Committee, minutes of meeting, 13 June, 1962
Women’s Auxiliary Committee, minutes, 1925
Research and Promotion
Articles by various authors, 1923-1955
Brochures, c.1945, 1965, and related correspondence, 1955-1956
Golden Gate International Exposition, Dairyland Committee, correspondence, financial statements, minutes, 1937-1939
Golden Gate International Exposition, Dairyland Committee, photocopies of photographs, 1939
Golden Gate International Exposition, Dairyland Committee, promotional booklet, publicity reports, 1939
Golden Gate International Exposition,Photographs,1938-1940. Moved to Box 22.
Greene, Samuel H. writings, radio scripts and clippings 1921-1953 and n.d. Moved to Box 49
Newsletters, "News and Views," 1958-1959
Newsletters, monthly, 1969-1981
Newsletter, "The Wholesale and Retail Dairy Idea Exchanger," 1966-67.
Newsletter, "The Wholesale and Retail Dairy Idea Exchanger," 1969-70, 1972.
Photographs, people and promotional events, 1930-1974 and n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Plan for Educational Work to Increase Consumption of Dairy Foods, 1946.
Poster, Dairy Council Returns Our Investment Many Times… n.d. Moved to Box 38.
Press packets for Dairy Month, 1969, 1970
Press Releases, clippings, 1923 and n.d.
Programs from annual dinners, 1929-1931
Proposal for the Institutional Program of the Dairy Council, by Neil McPherson, 1969
Publications: Pamphlets and Brochures, 1919, 1928, 1963 and n.d.
Radio addresses, 1932, 1952 and n.d.
Report, Twenty Busy Years, G.H. Rothe, presented at annual meeting, San Francisco, 1939
Report, Pricing Manufactured Dairy Products, author unknown, 1951.
Report, A Public Relations Analysis of California's Dairy Industry, by R. L. Harlan, 1957
Report, Teen-Agers Reactions to Dairy Council of California Advertising, 1968.
Reports and bulletins, 1955-1968 and n.d.
Report to the State Agriculture and Resources Committee, 1974
Scholarship Committee, description, press release, clippings, 1957 and n.d.
Script of public relations presentation, 1963
Teacher's guides to filmstrip presentation, undated
Typescripts, various authors, 1923-1955
Veteran’s Booklet, artwork for, 1945
Subseries I.6: University of California, 1909-1979 (bulk 1920-1950).
Scope and Content Note
Scope and Content Note
Agricultural Extension Service Newsletter, 1967
Book, "Saga of UCD", by Alyce Williams Jewett, 1982
Blueprints, one bedroom and “minimum-type” farmhouses, 1954,1955. Moved to Box 38.
Butter wrappers, University Creamery Butter, n.d.
Cheese wrapper, Monterey Cheese Factory, n.d. Moved to Box 25.
Circular no. 44, Opportunity for Instruction in Dairy Industry at the University Farm, Davis, California 1909-1910, 1909
Circular no. 78, Announcement of Farmers' Short Courses for 1912, 1912
Class exercises, Ice Cream Short Course , n.d.
Class photographs (photocopies), students and professors of dairy short courses, 1917
Histories of the dairy industry as related to the University of California at Davis and Berkeley, 1974-1979 and n.d.
Magazine, California Agriculture , 1962 and 1966
Mastitis Research Facilities, School of Veterinary Medicine, building specifications report, 1964 (1 of 2)
Mastitis Research Facilities, School of Veterinary Medicine, building specifications report, 1964 (2 of 2)
Pamphlets, dedication of dairy buildings and various short courses, 1953-1963
Photographs, buildings, identified, 1910 and n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Photographs, classroom scenes, identified, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Photographs, equipment, unidentified, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Photographs, people, identified and unidentified, 1917-1955 and n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Proceedings and programs, California Dairy Industry Conferences, 1957-1969
Program for Sixth Annual Dairy Cattle Day at UC Davis and UC Riverside, 1967
Publications, pamphlets, and brochures (various), 1944-1975 and n.d.
Report, The Birth of an Institution: The Agricultural College at Davis by Peter J. Shields, 1954
Report, California Farmers Face Credit Problems during the 1970s 1970
Report, History of the Department of Dairy Industry in the University of California by E.L. Jack, n.d.
Record books from dairy classes 1910-1952. Moved to Box 31.
Reports and research papers,1944-1976
Rosters and syllabi, Short Courses in Dairy Industry, 1912-1942
Video, VHS cassette, Cows and Kilowatts, also on 16mm movie film, color, 16 minutes. Moved to Box 48.
Subseries I.7: Organizations, various, 1909-1983 (bulk 1940-1960).
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
Scope and Content Note
American Dairy Science Association, list of contributors, c.1964
American Dry Milk Institute, correspondence, report from tenth annual meeting, bulletins, 1935-1953 and n.d.
American Dry Milk Institute, report, Positive Proof of Milk’s Value in the Diet, n.d.
Associated Dairymen1956-1978.
Associated Milk Producers, Inc., script of slide show, clippings, 1973, 1981.
California Cheese and Butter Association, brochure, membership roster, agenda for annual convention, anniversary announcement, 1965-1974
California Creamery Operators Association, Inc., clippings, brochures, agendas, programs 1909-1976.
California Creamery Operators Association, photographs, people, identified, 1947, 1950 and n.d. Moved to Box 22.
California Dairy Industry Advisory Board, advertising artwork, "Dairy Products For Life" n.d. Moved to Box 25.
California Dairy Industry Advisory Board, brochures, clippings, souvenir program, 1940-1953.
California Farm Bureau Federation, 1958.
California Farm Bureau Federation, graphical summary of county milk inspection standards, 1959. Moved to Box 25.
California Farm Bureau Federation, legislative analysis, correspondence, minutes, 1939-1983.
California Goat Dairymen's Association, brochure, c.1948.
California Grain and Feed Association, bulletins, 1979.
California Holstein-Friesian Association, clippings from California Holstein News, March 1972.
California Milk Producers, 1955-1964.
California Milk Producers Federation, research report on production costs in selected N. California areas, 1965.
California Milk Producers Federation, statements by W. Sawyer, W.J. Hunt, J.G. Van Maren, 1960, 1962.
Central Valley Milk Marketing Association, 1958.
Certified Milk Producers Association of America, brochure from the Pacific Slope Dairy Show, 1929.
Dairy and Food Industries Supply Association, brochures, technical paper, list of manufacturers, 1953-1969.
Dairy Herd Improvement Associations, various, 1958-1972.
Dairy Institute of California, Articles of Incorporation, bulletins, 1953-1968
Dairy Institute of California, Annual Dairy Industry Meetings, programs, 1954-1968.
Dairy Institute of California, correspondence, minutes, rosters and various administrative material, 1948-1963.
Dairy Remembrance Fund, Inc., correspondence, articles of incorporation, 1955-1957
Diary Society International, luncheon address at Dairy Industries Convention, 1967
English Country Cheese Council, poster 14.5 x 40, "The Story of Cheese," n.d. Moved to Map Drawer 10.
Evaporated Milk Association, classroom materials, reprinted articles, 1930, 1956 and n.d.
Ferndale Cow Testing Association, photographs, people, identified, 1909-c.1960. Moved to Box 22.
Ferndale Cow Testing Association, photographs, equipment and display materials, 1975 and n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Ice Cream Institute of California, programs, annual conventions, 1929-1932.
International Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers, 1955-1972.
International Association of Milk Control Agencies, 1968.
League of California Milk Producers, 1974, 1977 and n.d.
League of California Milk Producers, photographs of Jay Goold, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Milk Industry Foundation, 1948-1958 and n.d.
Milk Industry Foundation, (6) slides from discussion kit. Moved to Box 43.
National Cooperative Milk Producers Federation, n.d.
National Dairy Council, 1957-1980
National Grange, 1968-1976.
National Milk Producers Association of California, 1931, 1940.
National Milk Producers Federation, 1950,1968.
Pacific Dairy and Poultry Association, yearbook, directory, profiles of Board of Directors, 1954.
Pacific Dairy and Poultry Association, photographs, people, identified, 1954. Moved to Box 22.
Pacific Slope Dairy Show Association, plaque, metal on wood, Life Members Pacific Slope Dairy Show Association, n.d. Moved to Box 44.
Pacific Slope Dairy Show Association, records and flyers,1931-1932.
San Mateo County Cattlemen's Association, 1966.
Southern California Dairy Association, 1970.
United dairyman’s Association, historical report, History of 50,000 Dairyman, 1949.
University of Wisconsin, dairy school booklets, research report, 1908, 1970.
Western Dairymen's Association, income and expense summary, 1969
Western Fairs Association, publication, The Fair Dealer, 1979.
Yellow Dog Society, memo, flyer, address book, 1937-1979.
Series II Companies and Cooperatives, 1851-1988 (bulk 1940-1977).
Series Scope and Content Summary
Scope and Content Note
Adams Dairy, poster, "Country Butter," n.d. Moved to Box 25.
Adohr Milk Farms, clippings, 1976-1988.
Adohr Milk Farms, histories, various, 1976, 1979, and n.d.
Adohr Milk Farms, promotional material, c. 1950, 1973, and n.d.
Adohr Milk Farms, promotional photographs, championship cattle and various, c.1960 and n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Alta Dena Dairies, photographs, ice cream plant interior, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
American Dairy Co., promotional booklet, 1916.
Arden Farms Co., photographs, plant exteriors, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Arden Farms Co., promotional material, 1964, and n.d.
Borden's Capital Dairy Co., histories, clippings, 1851-1953.
Borden's Capital Dairy Co., photographs, dairy interiors/exteriors, cattle, delivery wagons, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Borden's Capital Dairy Co., promotional material, c. 1940, 1977.
Borden’s Capitol Dairy, 100 year club plaque and medallions, 1953-1957. Moved to Box 45.
Bunker Hill Creamery, artwork for butter wrapper, n.d. Moved to Box 32.
California Central Creameries, photocopy of brochure, "Golden State Dairy Products," 1915.
Capital Dairy Co., advertising flyer, "FER-MIL-LAC", n.d.
Carmel Dairy, obituary of Earl Graft, cartoon by Hank Ketchum, 1970 -1978, and n.d.
Carnation Company, book, “Carnation: The First 75 Years, 1899-1974” by Weaver, John D. 1974. Moved to Box 37.
Carnation Co., ear tags (for dairy cattle), n.d.
Carnation Co., newsletters, 1974,1981.
Carnation Co., photographs, various, 1900, 1966 and n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Carnation Co., press release, 1965, and n.d.
Carnation Co., promotional material, 1939, 1959, and n.d.
Carnation Co., talk given by George B. Bulkley, Los Angeles, 1952.
Challenge Cream and Butter Association, photographs, various, 1911 and n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Challenge Cream and Butter Association, promotional pamphlets, 1931, and n.d.
Challenge Cream and Butter Association, publication, Creamery Cooperator, 1949-1950.
Challenge Cream and Butter Association, publication, History of Challenge Cream & Butter Assn., 1935.
Challenge Cream and Butter Association, publication, History of Challenge Cream & Butter Assn., 1947.
Challenge Cream and Butter Association, publication, History of Challenge Cream & Butter Assn., 1950.
Challenge Cream and Butter Association, reprint of newspaper article, One-Horse Outfit Now in Top Ten, , Herald Examiner (Los Angeles), 3 June, 1966. Moved to Box 25.
Clover Brand Dairy Products, photographs, people at outdoor event, c.1960 Moved to Box 22.
Clover Brand Dairy Products, promotional material, 1963, 1967.
Cloverdale Creamery, advertisement, n.d.
College Guernsey Dairy, promotional calendar, 1931.
Crystal Creamery, clippings, 1918, 1957-1972, and n.d.
Crystal Creamery, newsletters, 1981-1982.
Crystal Creamery, photographs, creamery exteriors, delivery wagons, 1911, 1931 and n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Crystal Creamery, promotional material, 1936, 1962, 1982.
Dairy Dale Co., sales agreement, financial reports, 1928-1929.
Dairyman's Cooperative Creamery Association, booklet, c.1980.
Dairyman’s Cooperative Creamery, photograph, portrait of J.P. Murphy, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Danish Creamery Association, list of original members, clippings, newsletters, history, 1902-1971, and n.d.
Danish Creamery, photographs, delivery wagon and creamery exterior, c.1900, 1980. Moved to Box 22.
Del Monte Creamery, booklet, "The Truth About It All", n.d.
Del Monte Creamery, photographs, M. Dettling (owner), and creamery exterior, c. 1920s. Moved to Box 22.
Denman Creameries, advertisement, 1905.
Excelsior Dairy, butter wrappers, n.d. Moved to Box 32.
Foremost Dairies, "By-Laws Governing Golden State Employee Social & Athletic Club", n.d.
Foremost Dairies, histories, various, 1925, 1954-1978, and n.d.
Foremost Dairies, newsletter, P.S. From G.S. , 1958
Foremost Dairies, newsletter, P.S. From G.S. , 1959
Foremost Dairies, organization chart, corporate summery, 1967.
Foremost Dairies, photographs, delivery trucks and wagons, proof sheets c.1914-c.1955. Moved to Box 22.
Foremost Dairies, photographs, plant exteriors, 1911, 1951-1955 and n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Foremost Dairies, photographs, plant interiors, 1951and n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Foremost Dairies, promotional material, 1929, 1933, 1956, and n.d.
Foremost Dairies, typescript, Oakland and the Dairy Industry, by Robert E. Jones, 1926.
Foremost Dairies, typescript, The Romance of Big Business: Dairying in California , by Robert E. Jones, 1925.
Hage’s Ice Cream and Dairy Products, pamphlet, c.1930.
Hage’s Ice Cream and Dairy Products, photographs, creamery exterior, 1909. Moved to Box 22.
Hage's Ice Cream and Dairy Products, promotional poster, c. 1945. Moved to Box 25.
Harmony Valley Creamery, photograph, panoramic, of annual meeting, 1936. Moved to Map Drawer 10.
Harmony Valley Creamery Association, photograph, M.G. Salmina, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Harmony Valley Creamery Association, promotional material, clippings, 1946, 1976, 1981.
Harmony Valley Creamery Association, publication, History of Cooperation, 1936.
Harpain Dairy, brief history by L. Ketscher, 1979.
Hite's Dairy Farm, promotional calendar, 1962.
Hite's Dairy Farm, photograph, promotional, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Ideal Certified Dairy, clippings and brochures, 1929-1959.
Ideal Certified Dairy (Jessup Farms), photographs, drive-through dairy exteriors and various promotional, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Ideal Certified Dairy (Jessup Farms), photographs, trucks, wagons, and cattle, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Jersey Creamery, promotional material, n.d.
Jersey Maid Dairy, photographs, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Jersey Mead Dairy and Stock Farm, price list, n.d.
Kings County Creamery Association, articles of association, annual meeting notes, 1916, 1958.
Kings County Creamery Association, photographs of articles of incorporation, 1916, 1930, and portrait of Fraga, Maurice J. n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Knudsen Creamery Co., address to the Newcomen Society, by J.R. Vaughan, Los Angeles, 1980.
Knudsen Creamery Co., clippings, 1967-1980, and n.d.
Knudsen Creamery Co., photographs, trucks, cheese vats, promotional, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Knudsen Creamery Co., publications, Skimmings: 40 Years of Achievement, 1959.
Knudsen Creamery Co., Tom Knudsen in Memoriam 1890-1965 , 1965. Moved to Box 32.
Kraft Foods, marketing and display material, 1940 and n.d.
Los Angeles Co-Operative Dairy Products Association, Ltd, Minutes of Meetings: Volumes One and Two, bound, 1930-1931. Moved to Box 50.
Los Angeles Creamery Co., photographs, delivery trucks, c.1920s. Moved to Box 22.
Los Angeles Mutual Dairymen, booklet, complete tank operation, 1940, 1948.
Lucerne Cream and Butter Co., photographs, ice cream plant interiors, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Lucerne Cream and Butter Co., photographs, n.d. Moved to Box 46.
Lucerne Cream and Butter Co., promotional booklet, history, n.d.
Marin-Dell Corp., history, 1948.
McColl's Dairy Products, clippings, promotional booklet, 1951,1973-1983, and n.d.
McColl's Dairy Products, photographs John Fitzpatrick, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Meadow Gold Farms, history, clippings, promotional booklets, 1981, and n.d.
Meadow Lark Dairy, pamphlet, n.d.
Milk Producers Association of Central California, promotional booklets, clippings, 1937, 1949.
Milk Producers Inc., articles of incorporation, by-laws, amended, 1952.
Milk Producers Inc., minutes, articles of incorporation and bylaws, 1932.
Milk Producers Inc., minutes, articles of incorporation and bylaws,1934. Moved to Box 34.
Milk Producers Inc., minutes, 1934. Moved to Box 35.
Milk Producers Inc., table of accounts receivable and payable, n.d.
Mission Dairy, history, Mission Dairy - Not a New Face, by Richard Ripley, n.d.
Peterson’s Dairy, photographs, dairy and bakery exteriors/interiors, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Point Lobos Dairy, clippings, 1952.
Pure Milk Dairy Company, "Guide Book", n.d.
Ralph’s Grocery Co., history, 1973.
Real Fresh Inc., promotional material, c.1977.
Santa Monica Dairy, photographs, Herman Michel on wagon, dairy exterior. Moved to Box 22.
Sonoma Cheese Factory, history, promotional folder, 1985, and n.d.
South Berkeley Creamery Co., article, 1947.
Tejon Ranch, history, n.d.
Tillamook County (Oregon) Creamery Association, photo captions, n.d.
Valley Flower Cooperative Creamery, constitution and bylaws, 1913.
Valley Sanitary Dairy, booklet, c.1933.
Vella Cheese, clippings, 1981-1982.
Western Farms, histories, c.1963, 1972.
Various dairies and processing plants, San Francisco Bay Area, Map, 24”x36”, n.d. Moved to Map Drawer 10.
Various dairies and processing plants, Sacramento County and Delta Region, Map, 28”x31”, 1962. Moved to Map Drawer 10.
Series III: California Dairy People, 1851-1988 (bulk 1940-1977).
Series Scope and Content Summary
Scope and Content Note
- Subseries III.1 The Herman J. Grabow Papers
- Subseries III.2 The Neil McPherson Collection
- Subseries III.3 The Steele Family Papers
- Subseries III.4 California Dairy People, various
Subseries III.1: The Herman J. Grabow Collection, 1924-1986 (bulk 1955-1970).
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
Scope and Content Note
Professional
California Dairymen, articles of incorporation, 1957
California Dairymen, printed material, memorabilia, press releases, 1957-1966 and n.d.
California Farmer Magazine, typescripts of articles, check stubs, statements of account, 1960-1966.
California State Grange, audio recording, 5-inch reel, dual track, approximately 30 minutes, interview with California Agriculture Director William Warm in Sacramento regarding HR4140, n.d. Moved to Box 41.
California State Grange, audio recording, 7-inch reel, dual track, approximately 60 minutes, California State Grange, May 13 and September 15, n.d. Moved to Box 41.
California State Grange Dairy Advisory Committee, minutes and notices, 1964-1968.
California State Grange, Dairy Day at State Fair, programs, donation receipts, speech notes, 1969-1980.
California State Grange, legislative reports, Senate voting scorecards, 1967- 1976 and n.d.
California State Grange, lobbyist reports and audits, business cards, receipts 1969-1977.
California State Grange, press releases, 1967-1972 and n.d.
California State Grange, resolutions, position papers, policies, programs, and misc., 1966-1980 and n.d.
California State Grange, testimonies by Grabow before the California Legislature, 1961-1978 and n.d. Moved to Box 9.
California State Grange, testimonies by other speakers and at various venues, 1956-1984. Moved to Box 9.
East 99 Highway Association, bylaws and financial statements, bulletins, minutes, membership rosters, receipts, 1956-1959.
Escalon Chamber of Commerce, brochure, committee rosters, n.d.
Grabow Dairy, advertisement, correspondence, invoices, health department report, 1935-1960.
Merced-Port of Stockton Highway Association, minutes and correspondence, 1954-1955
Personal
Audio tape, 4 inch reel, dual track, approximately 7 minutes, Herman Grabow interviews Charles Gilpen about Manemar livestock food, n.d. Moved to Box 41.
Audio tape, 4 inch reel, dual track, approximately 7 minutes, Julie Grabow sings “Milk, the World’s Most Popular Drink,” n.d. Moved to Box 41.
Audio tape, 5-inch reel, dual track, approximately 30 minutes, Herman Grabow, “Visit to Van Fleet ranch in Escalon,” and interview with Marion Van Fleet, February 1960. Moved to Box 41.
Audio cassette, (Side 1) Birthday party for “Steve,” c.1972. (Side 2) Noon newscast, KXTV television, Sacramento, c.1973. Moved to Box 41.
Audio cassette, (Side 1) Sermon, speaker unknown, “Kallas,” n.d. (Side 2) Sermon, speaker unknown, “Jesus and Contemporary Music,” n.d. Moved to Box 41.
Audio cassette, (Side 1) Copy of tape made October 1958 during Herman Grabow’s trip to Washington D.C. Speakers are Congressman John McFall, Don Hardy, Herman Grabow, and Bill Hunt. Followed by commentary by Grabow, c.1978. Moved to Box 41.
Audio cassette, Herman Grabow and family, “Anniversary 1974,” n.d.. Moved to Box 41.
Audio cassette, Lecture, speaker unknown, subject: “Collecting Memories and Oral Histories,” 9 January, 1978 (2 tapes). Moved to Box 41.
Audio cassette, Herman Grabow interviewed by John Hyatt, “State Capital,” KOVR 13, Sacramento, 18 March 1975. Moved to Box 41.
Audio cassette, (Side 1) Herman and Frances Grabow, vacation diary, Ft. Bragg, California, n.d. (Side 2) Herman Grabow commenting on hearing for SB 304, March 1973. Moved to Box 41.
Audio cassette, Herman Grabow speaking on the occasion of his 82nd birthday, 11 January 1980. Moved to Box 41.
Audio cassette, Herman Grabow speaking on the occasion of his 85th birthday, January, 1983. Moved to Box 41.
Audio cassette, Herman Grabow speaking on the occasion of his 86th birthday, January, 1984. Moved to Box 41.
Audio cassette, Herman Grabow speaking on the occasion of his 87th birthday, January, 1985. Moved to Box 41.
Autobiography, Herman, various drafts and related correspondence, c.1979
Awards, commendations, resolutions, 1970, 1978 and n.d.
Birthday memorabilia, announcements, 1968-1985 and n.d.
Certificates of appreciation and gratitude, 1968,1978. Moved to Box 9
Correspondence, incoming by sender, A-Z 1953-1986 and n.d.
Correspondence, outgoing by recipient, A-X and unknown 1954-1984.
Correspondence, third party by sender, A-Z 1950-1986.
Grabow Family memorabilia, birth certificates, correspondence, 1926-1979 and n.d.
Newspaper clippings, 1913-1986 and n.d.
Newspaper clippings 1967-1969-1986 and n.d.
Notes, handwritten drafts, and jottings, n.d.
Oral history transcript, "An Interview With the Cow Commentator" by A.I. Dickman, 1978 (audio tape of interview is item III/1/100 below).
"An Interview With the Cow Commentator" by A.I. Dickman, 1978 audio cassettes, Moved to Box 41.
Original music, That's When I Want You Around, correspondence and publishing contract, 1952. Moved to Box 9.
Original Poetry, n.d.
Photographs, Identified people and subjects, 1958-1983. Moved to Box 22.
Photographs, Identified people and subjects, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Photographs, Farm scenes, Grabow Dairy in Escalon, Ca., c.1940. Moved to Box 22.
Photographic slide, 35mm color, Herman Grabow with March Fong Eu, n.d. Moved to Box 43.
Radio broadcast, audio tape, 4 inch reel, dual track, approximately 7 minutes, Herman Grabow, “Dairyman’s Views of the News, ” KTRB Modesto, c.1960. Moved to Box 41.
Radio broadcast, audio tape, 5-inch reel, dual track, approximately 30 minutes, “The Cow Commentator,” KTRB Modesto radio broadcast, 28-29 June 1960, Note: Brittle tape is easily broken. Moved to Box 41.
Radio broadcasts, audio tapes, 5-inch reels, dual track, approximately 30 minutes, “The Cow Commentator,” KTRB Modesto radio broadcasts, n.d. Moved to Box 41.
Radio Scripts, KTRB, "A Dairyman's Views on the News," 1955- 1960.
Radio broadcast (station unknown), audio tape, 4 inch reel, dual track, approximately 7 minutes, dedication of McHenry Avenue Bridge, Escalon, California, c.1959. Moved to Box 41.
Resolutions (5) of appreciation to Herman Grabow, from various State Assembly persons and Sacramento Board of Supervisors 1968-1978. Moved to Box 25.
Scrapbooks (5), photos, clippings, memorabilia. Moved to Box 36.
Toastmaster's Club, scripts, evaluations and printed material, 1962- 1967 and n.d.
Typescripts, various, 1959-1976 and n.d.
Subseries III.2: The Neil McPherson Collection 1867-1983 (bulk 1950-1980).
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
Scope and Content Note
Appointment calendar pages, Nov -Dec 1972.
Artifact collection, inventories and notes.
Booklet, Hoard's Dairyman Dairy Collectibles, by James S. Baird, 1978
Booklets containing agreements between dairy product distributors and Milk Wagon drivers and dairy employees, 1937, 1940-1941.
California counties, Alameda.
California counties, Alameda, photographs, American Creamery, Oakland, Ca., 1918, c.1920. Moved to Box 22.
California counties, Butte.
California counties, Colusa.
California counties, Colusa , photographs, river scene, c.1900. Moved to Box 22.
California counties, Del Norte.
California counties, Del Norte, photographs, river scenes, c. 1900. Moved to Box 22.
California counties, El Dorado.
California counties, El Dorado , photographs, South Lake Tahoe Museum, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
California counties, Fresno.
California counties, Humboldt, 1 of 3.
California counties, Humboldt, 2 of 3.
California counties, Humboldt, 3 of 3
California counties, Humboldt, Agreement to Protect the Quality of Dairy Products, original document from Humboldt County, 1929. Moved to Box 25.
California counties, Humboldt , photographs, river and dairy scenes, 1906-c.1950s. Moved to Box 22.
California counties, Kern.
California counties, Kern, photographs, Peacock Dairy, 1893, 1952. Moved to Box 22.
California counties, Kings.
California counties, Kings , photographs, dairy and churn, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
California counties, Lassen.
California counties, Los Angeles.
California counties, Los Angeles , photographs, ranches and bottling line, 1918 and n.d. Moved to Box 22.
California counties, Los Angeles, Leather-bound notebook, Livestock Data, property of H.A. Miller, Los Angeles County Chamber of Commerce , 1924-1928. Moved to Box 27.
California counties, Marin.
California counties, Marin , photographs, Point Reyes, c.1900. Moved to Box 22.
California counties, Mendocino.
California counties, Merced.
California counties, Merced , photographs, Los Banos and Peloso cheese plants, immigrant houses, 1902 and n.d. Moved to Box 22.
California counties, Merced, photographs, 35mm slides (3), Los Banos Cheese plant (see III/2/86 above). Moved to Box 43
California counties, Monterey, 1 of 2.
California counties, Monterey, 2 of 2.
California counties, Monterey, Manuscript, photo essay by Neil McPherson, Carmel and Monterey dairy history, n.d
California counties, Monterey , photographs, buildings and ranches, identified, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
California counties, Nevada.
California counties, Placer.
California counties, Plumas, 1 of 3.
California counties, Plumas, 2 of 3.
California counties, Plumas, 3 of 3.
California counties, Plumas , photographs, Hardgrave ranch, c.1904. Moved to Box 22.
California counties, Plumas , photographs, identified places and scenes, c.1910 and n.d. Moved to Box 22.
California counties, Plumas , photographs, M.J. Bony Creamery and ranch, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
California counties, Riverside.
California counties, Sacramento.
California counties, San Diego.
California counties, San Diego , photographs, dairy parade floats, postcards, and various, c.1911 and n.d. Moved to Box 22.
California counties, San Francisco.
California counties, San Francisco , photographs, dairy trucks and scenery, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
California counties, San Joaquin.
California counties, San Joaquin , photographs, dairy display, Micke Grove Park, 1976. Moved to Box 22.
California counties, San Luis Obisbo. 1 of 2.
California counties, San Luis Obisbo. 2 of 2.
California counties, San Luis Obisbo , photographs, Cayucos, c.1900 and n.d. Moved to Box 23.
California counties, San Luis Obisbo , photographs, Froom and Tomasini ranches, 1977 and n.d. Moved to Box 23.
California counties, San Luis Obisbo , photographs, George Hearst and San Simeon pier, c.1878 and n.d. Moved to Box 23.
California counties, Santa Barbara.
California counties, Santa Barbara , photographs, Chute Landing pier, 1878. Moved to Box 23.
California counties, Santa Cruz.
California counties, Santa Cruz , photographs, Wilder Ranch, Elkhorn Ranch, and various pieces of equipment, 1896, 1924, and n.d. Moved to Box 23.
California counties, Sierra.
California counties,Sierra , photographs, men loading ice in Sierraville, n.d. Moved to Box 23.
California counties, Siskiyou.
California counties, Siskiyou , photographs, Miller Ranch and wooden churns, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
California counties, Solano.
California counties, Sonoma
California counties, Sonoma , photographs, Fort Ross, ranch scenes, Petaluma Cooperative Creamery legal document, 1880, 1913 and n.d. Moved to Box 22.
California counties, Stanislaus.
California counties, Stanislaus , photographs, dairy equipment, Miller Ranch in Waterford, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
California counties, Tulare.
California counties, Tulare , photographs, ranch and processing plant scenes, n.d. Moved to Box 22.
California counties, Tuolumne.
California counties, Yolo.
California counties, Yolo , photographs, horse-drawn combine, 1895. Moved to Box 22.
Cattle breeds, American Milking Shorthorn.
Cattle breeds, Ayrshire.
Cattle breeds, Guernsey. Catalog (1924) moved to Box 42.
Cattle breeds, Guernsey Cattle, newspaper, 16 February 1952. Moved to Box 25.
Cattle breeds, Booklet, “The Story of Half a Century,” by American Guernsey Cattle Club, 1927. Moved to Box 32.
Cattle breeds, Holstein.
Cattle breeds, Jersey.
Cattle breeds, Photographs, various, 1918-1926 and n.d. Moved to Box 22.
Casein, materials pertaining to commercial uses of, 1951-1971 and n.d.
Casein, samples of commercial fibers, n.d. Moved to Box 27.
Clippings, 1950-1973 and n.d.
Commendation and recognition, 1978, 1983
Correspondence, general 1965-1982.
Research correspondence, 1967.
Correspondence with the De Laval Separator Co., 1964-1966.
Histories and research notes, various.
Original histories by McPherson.
Interview with Mrs. Roy Gill, audio cassette, conducted by Neil McPherson, February 1982. Moved to Box 41.
Interview with dairyman Owen Dorney, audio cassette, conducted by Jack Albright, University of Ilinois, Urbana, regarding the Mehring Milker depicted in item III/2/108,1960. Moved to Box 41.
16mm silent film of Owen Dorney demonstrating a Mehring Milker, c.1960 Also on VHS tape, Moved to Box 48 .
Photo essay, Immigrant Houses, n.d.. Moved to Box 22.
Instructional materials, primary school, n.d.
McPherson, photographs, formal portraits and various, 1976 and n.d. Moved to Box 22.
McPherson posing with dairy artifacts, c.1970s. Moved to Box 22.
Milk bottles, clippings and various historical notes.
Monterey Jack Cheese, clippings and various historical notes, 1980-1982 and n.d.
Proposal for a California Dairy Industry Museum, n.d.
Report, Agricultural Societies, Cattle Fairs, Agricultural Shows and Exhibitions of Upper Canada Prior to 1867, by D.J. Cochrane, 1976
Report, Make Mine Milk, The Story of the Milk Bottle and the History of Dairying, by Fred Rawlinson, 1969
Report, Origin and Enforcement of California Dairy Laws: Part 1, 1878-1919, by Albert E. Reynolds, 1977
Water wheels and hydraulics, various items.
Subseries III.3: Steele Family Materials 1857-1983 (bulk 1860-1940).
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
Scope and Content Note
Affidavit of Competitors (copy), Report and Answer to Questions Accompanying Steele Brothers Cheese, 1859.
Año Nuevo and Pigeon Point, photographs, c.1860s-1888 and n.d. Moved to Box 23.
Article (photocopied), "The Steele Brothers: Pioneers in California's Great Dairy Industry," by C.B. Steele, 1941.
Artwork, Sanitary Cheese cartoon, n.d.
Artwork, 2-sided litho, “Creamery and Milk” and “Churns,” c.1885. Moved to Box 38.
Business receipts to William Steele, 1926-1931.
Butter wrapper, G.H. Steele, Ano Nuevo Creamery, n.d. Moved to Box 32.
Certificates of cattle transfers, handwritten list of cow names, 1887-1916, n.d.
Clippings, 1966-1967, 1975.
Commemorative item presented to Isaac Steele as Past Master of California State Grange, n.d. Moved to Box 45.
Correspondence, Neil McPherson to Catherine Steele, Aug 1976 to Mar 1977 and n.d.
Correspondence, Catherine B. Steele to Neil McPherson, Feb 1968 to Sep 1983. Moved to Box 9.
Draft notes, Dairy Reminiscences of William Jeffrey as Told to Catherine Steele in Odd Moments, n.d.
Green Oaks Ranch, histories, surveys and clippings, 1976-1977 and n.d. Moved to Box 9.
Green Oak Ranch, photographs, annotated by Catherine Steele, 1906 and n.d. Moved to Box 23.
Green Oak Ranch, photographs, cattle and equipment, annotated by Catherine Steele,1923 and n.d. Moved to Box 23.
Lease agreement and indenture to Steele family for properties in Marin and San Francisco Counties (copies), 1858-1862. Moved to Box 9.
Monthly Summaries of Herd Production, 1931-1932.
Receipts and invoices, Steele Brothers Dairy, 1861-1871.
Record of births and deaths, 2 copies, "The Steeles of Point Ano Nuevo," by C. B. Steele, et al, 1976.
Steele family documents, photographs, c.1860s, 1962 Moved to Box 23.
Steele family, photographs, annotated by Catherine Steele, 1865 and n.d. Moved to Box 23.
Various Steele family histories (photocopies) and genealogical notes, 1873-1976.
Subseries III.4: California Dairy People, various, 1850-1983 (bulk 1965-1975).
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
Scope and Content Note
Baker, Virginia J.
Beatty, Rollo A.
Bellotti, Frank B.
Blewett, C. Howard.
Celio, Carlo G.
Celio Ranch, reprint of pencil or charcoal drawing, Celio ranch in El Dorado County, California, n.d. Moved to Box 32.
Clinton, Ned M.
Clowes, Edward C.
Cronshey, Richard H.
Dreyer, William Sr.
Dreyer’s Ice Cream truck, photographs, c.1920s. Moved to Box 23.
Euer, Sophary.
Evans, L. E.
Fosselman, Christian A.
Fosselman’s Ice Cream trucks, photographs, c.1920s. Moved to Box 23.
Gill, Irene.
Good, Hugh D.
Goode, Albert S.
Goode, Albert, photograph, formal portrait, n.d. Moved to Box 23.
Gray, C.E.
Greene, Sam H.
Greene, Sam H., photographs, portraits, photo postcard of San Bernadino City Hall, 1939 and n.d. Moved to Box 23.
Hage, Willard B.
Haley, William.
Hansen, Carl, photographs, portraits and Crystal/United dairies, 1901 and n.d. Moved to Box 23.
Hart, Joe.
Hatton-Martin families.
Hayes, Arthur W.
Herzog, Max L.
Herzog, Max, photograph, portrait with Max Jr. (Kip), n.d. Moved to Box 23.
Hitchcock, Joseph.
Hubbell, Bruce E.
Jacks, David.
Jacks, David, photographs, portrait and scenes of Jacks’ ranch in Chualar, Ca.,1981 and n.d. Moved to Box 23.
Jensen, A.
Jensen, Aage, photographs, portraits, n.d. Moved to Box 23.
Jessup, Roger W.
Jessup, Roger, photographs, portraits and promotional, n.d. Moved to Box 23.
Jones, Robert E.
Knudsen, Thorkild R.
Knudsen, Thorkild, photographs, scenes with identified people, n.d. Moved to Box 23.
Knudsen, Valley.
Mahy, Ernest J.
Mattei, Vittorio.
McColl, John, photograph, portrait, n.d. Moved to Box 23.
McDonald, Perry.
McKenzie, George S.
Meister, John J. Diary moved to Box 42.
Meyenberg, Johann B.
Meyer, J. Henry.
Michel, Herman.
Michel, Herman, photograph, formal portrait, n.d. Moved to Box 23.
Mitchel, Clyde L.
Mitchel, Clyde L, photographs, formal portraits and group photo at Sunset Creamery, 1900 and n.d. Moved to Box 23.
Nissen, Harlan.
Peacock, Wayne.
Peebles, David Dart.
Peebles, David Dart, photographs, portraits, n.d. Moved to Box 23.
Phillips, Clement A.
Robinson, C. W.
Rowe, John O. Oral history (1978) moved to Box 42.
Salmina, M.G.
Salmina, M.G, photographs, portrait and dairy scene, n.d. Moved to Box 23.
Sawyer, Wesley.
Scaroni, Annie.
Severin, J. H.
Shields, Peter J.
Stabler, William H.
Stuart, Elbridge H.
Taylor, Benjamin F.
Telfer, Arthur W.
Westbrook, Henry.
Work, Thomas and John.
Series IV: Equipment and Machinery, 1856 - c.1980.
Series Scope and Content Summary
Scope and Content Note
Equipment and Machinery Companies
Alpha-Laval Inc.
American Can Company Dairy Packaging.
Americas International Dairy Equipment Co.
American-Marsh Pumps Inc.
Anderson Bros. Manufacturing Co.
Armstrong Cork Co.
Babson Bros. (3 folders).
Baker and Hamilton.
Bergman, Inc.
Braun Brush Co.
Bristol Co.
Brown Equipment Co.
Bump-Pump Co.
California Dairy Supply Co.
Cherry-Burrell Co. (4 folders)
Chester-Jensen Co.
Chore Boy.
Clayton Manufacturing Co.
Coast Creamery Equipment Co. (folders 1-23 of 36)
Coast Creamery Equipment Co. (folders 24-36 of 36)
Columbia-West Falia Centrifuge Inc.
Conde Milking Machine Co. Inc.
Conewang Service, (2 folders).
Copeland Refrigeration Corp.
Creamery Package Manufacturing Co., (4 folders).
Crisci Dairy Supply.
D.H. Burrell and Co.
Dairy Equipment Co.
Dairy Filtering Products Co.
Damrow Brothers Co., (9 folders).
Dazey Corp
Delaval folders, (folders 1-7 of 39).
Delaval, (folders 8-39 of 39).
Eat-it-all Bakery.
Empire.
Emery Thompsen.
Everhot.
Ex-Cell-O (2 folders).
Federal Manufacturing Co. (3 folders).
Fort Wayne Dairy Equipment Co. (2 folders).
Francis Economy Boilers.
Fraser and Sons.
Frididaire.
G and H Products Corp.
Gane Milking Machine Co (2 folders).
Garver Manufacturing Co.
Gast Manufacturing Corp.
General Dairy Equipment Inc.
Germania Dairy Automation Inc.
Girton Manufacturing Co. (5 folders).
Globe Fabricators Inc.
Haynes Manufacturing Co.
Howard, C.E. Corp.
Illinois Creamery Supply Co.
International Harvester Co. (McCormick)
Jalco Motor Co.
James Manufacturing Co. (6 folders).
Jensen Machinery Co. Inc.
John Chatillon and Sons
John Wood Co.
Kimble Dairy Glassware (4 folders).
King Zeero Co.
Klenzade (5 folders).
Kusel Dairy Equipment Co.
Lauson Corp.
Liquid Freeze Corp.
Liquid Packaging Equipment Corp.
Lookout Boiler and Manufacturing Co.
Louden Machinery Co.
Lumenite Electronic Co.
Lyons-Magnus.
Maes.
Manton-Gaulin Manufacturing Co. Inc. (4 folders)
Mapes-Wisner.
Marathon Corporation.
Marley Co.
Master-Bilt Refrigeration Manufacturing Co.
McHale Manufacturing (3 folders).
Melotte Separators.
Metal Sponge Sales Corp.
Meyer-Blanke Co.
Miles Dairy Products and Services.
Milk Cooling Equipment Co.
Mojonnier Bros Co.
Muckle Manufacturing Co.
Mueller, Paul Co.
Myers-Sherman Co.
Nasco.
National Distillers and Chemical Corp.
O.M. Franklin Serum Co.
Owens-Illinois (4 folders). Milk bottle drawings moved to Box 38.
Penn-Michigan Manufacturing Corp.
Perfection Manufacturing Corp.
Pressed Steel Car Company.
Pure-Pak (4 folders).
Q-Controls.
Quincy Compressors.
Radco Products Co.
Rehrig-Howard Co. LTD.
Ridak.
Ross-Holm Automated Milking Parlors.
Rowe Manufacturing.
Sacramento Bottle Exchange (16 folders). Ledger papers and receipts moved to Box 37.
Schluster Co.
Sealright Pacific LTD (2 folders).
Sharples Corp. Artifact moved to Box 27.
Sorrenti MFG. Co.
Sparta Brush Co. Inc.
Specialty Brass Co.
Sprinkman, W.H. Corp.
Sta-Rite Industries Inc.
Stainless and Steel Products Co.
Starline Inc. (2 folders).
Steriline Storage Tanks.
Sterling Research Corp.
Stevens-Lee Co.
Stoelting Brothers Co.
Strahman Valves Inc.
Superior.
Tagliabue.
Taylor Bros Churn and Manufacturing Co.
Taylor Instrument Co. (3 folders).
Terminal Manufacturing Co.
Tesa (Technical Industries Inc.) (3 folders).
Thompson, L.C. and Sons Inc.
Thomas Mills and Bro.
Toledo Scale Co.
Torison Balance Co.
Tri-Clover Machine Co. (4 folders).
Triangle Package Machinery Co. (2 folders).
United Steele and Wire Co.
Universal Dairy Supply Corp. (2 folders).
Valco
Viking Pump Co. (3 folders).
Vollrath Co.
Ward C. Cramer Associates.
Waterous Co.
Waukesha Foundry Co. (4 folders).
Westfalia Centrico Inc. (2 folders).
York Corp.
Zero Manufacturing Co.
Dairy Industry Patents
Photocopies of dairy equipment patents numbered 15629 to 1380499, 26 August 1856 to 7 June 1921.
Photocopies of dairy equipment patents numbered 1384266 to 4141319, 12 July 1921 to 27 February 1979.
Typescript draft of patent application, the original United States Patent Office certificate for patent number 2253341, 19 August 1941 issued to C.W. Michaels, and a description of milking machine technologies by Michaels.
Series V: Legislation, Regulation, and Government Agencies, 1906-1986.
Series Scope and Content Summary
Scope and Content Note
- Subseries V.1 California State Assembly
- Subseries V.2 California State Senate
- Subseries V.3 California State Department of Agriculture
- Subseries V.4 Various Legislative and Regulatory Offices and Committees
Subseries V.1 : California State Assembly, 1959-1978.
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
Assembly Bill 1459, “Imitation Food products,” statement by author, 1968.
Assembly Bill 2629, “Oleomargarine packaging,” material related to, 1978.
Assembly Concurrent Resolution 34, “Milk Stabilization” material, 1960.
Committee on Agriculture, transcripts of proceedings, various hearings on dairy-related topics, 1967-1975.
Interim Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Livestock and Dairies, transcripts of proceedings, various hearings on dairy-related topics Feb –Sep, 1964.
Interim Committee on Livestock and Dairies, final reports, 1959-1962.
Interim Committee on Livestock and Dairies, press releases, 1966-1971.
Interim Committee on Livestock and Dairies, transcripts of proceedings, various hearings on dairy-related topics, 29 June,1960 to 9 November, 1962
Subseries V.2 : California State Senate 1950-1976.
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
Bills and Resolutions, 1950-1976.
Senate Fact-Finding Committee on Agriculture, transcripts of proceedings, 1960-1965.
Subseries V.3 : California State Department of Agriculture, 1920-1980.
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
Annual Report, Division of Animal Industry, 1960.
Audit manual, 1958. Moved to Box 9.
Building plans, dairy buildings, n.d.
Bulletins and circulars, 1920-1965 and n.d.
Bureau of Dairy Control, group photos and display, c.1922. Moved to Box 23.
California State Agricultural Building, photo of 1895 sketch. Moved to Box 23.
Commemorative plaque, brass medallion on marble base, 3” x 4”, commemorating “100 Years of Service to Agriculture,” 1980. Moved to Box 27.
Court briefs, Case no. 12352, Superior Court, Kings County, Safeway Stores v. A. A. Brock, et al. 1955 (3 folders).
List of distributors and flyer, 1938 and n.d.
Memoranda, "Vat Pasteurizer Space Heaters," designs and sketches, 1952.
Milk Stabilization Board, 17 July 1951, Minutes, findings, and correspondence. Moved to Box 9.
Milk Stabilization Board, 22 December 1953, Resale and Industry exhibits. Moved to Box 9.
Milk Stabilization Board, 22 December 1953, Industry exhibits from public hearings on milk pricing. Moved to Box 25.
Milk Stabilization Board, Public testimonies, 23 June 1958. Moved to Box 9.
Milk Stabilization Board, Resale and Industry exhibits, 23 June 1958. Moved to Box 9.
Milk Stabilization Board, 19 April 1962, 12 June 1963, Departmental and industry exhibits. Moved to Box 9.
Milk Stabilization Board, 19 and 30 April 1962, Industry exhibits. Moved to Box 9.
Milk Stabilization Board, 30 April 1962, Departmental exhibits. Moved to Box 9.
Milk Stabilization Board, Photographs, Industry exhibits from public hearings on milk pricing, 12 June 1963. Moved to Box 23.
Minutes, Ad-Hoc Committee on Milk Inspection, 17 February 1978.
Minutes, various committees, 1962-1978.
Opinion of Attorney General Edmund G. Brown, on applicability of standards in Milk Control Act, 1955.
Opinion of Attorney General Stanley Mosk, on producer assessments and distributor fees, 1964.
Press releases, 1962-1978.
Publication, Agricultural Code (Revised to September 19, 1939), 1939.
Publication, California Milk Stabilization Laws, c.1964.
Publication, Dairy Containers Brands, 1976-1978, 1978.
Publication, Extracts from the Food and Agricultural Code of California Pertaining to the California Marketing Act of 1937, 1937.
Publication, Manufactured Dairy Products, Milk Production, Utilization and Prices, 1970.
Publication, Manufactured Dairy Products, Milk Production, Utilization and Prices, 1971.
Publication, Official List of Licensed Milk Products Plants and Fluid Milk Distributors, 1945.
Publication, Provisions of the Agricultural Code and Regulations Relating to Dairies and Dairy Products, 1937.
Report, Analysis of the Auditor General's Report on the California Milk Marketing Program, 1975.
Report, On the Bovine Brucellosis Eradication Program in California, 1975.(5 folders).
Report, California Agriculture 1972, California's Principal Crop and Livestock Commodities, 1972.
Report California Milk Stabilization Laws, 1960.
Report Characteristics of Milk Components (IRMA Study), 1977.
Report, Infrared Milk Analyzers (Program Evaluation), 1976.
Report, Producer Milk Pricing in California, 1975.
Report, Proposed Pooling Plan for Fluid Milk and Fluid Cream, 1968.
Report, Purpose and Nature of Marketing Order Programs, 1975.
Report, Recommendations and Legislation Pertaining to the California Milk Marketing Plan, 1974.
Report, Regulatory Milk Inspection in California, February 1977.
Report, Stabilization and Marketing Plan for Market Milk for the Northern California Marketing Area, 1981.
Rules and regulations of the Director of Agriculture pertaining to the marketing of milk and other dairy products, 27 July 1959.
Tables of dairy statistics, primarily from Los Angeles area, compiled by Martin H. Blank, 1937-1939. Moved to Box 9.
Testimony of Russell T. Swendseid before Milk Price Hearing, 11 April 1977.
Testimony of Assemblyman John E. Thurman to USDA Department of Reclamation, 15 November 1977.
Transcript of presentation to Senate and Assembly Agriculture Committees, 9 December 1968.
Transcripts of speeches, various speakers and venues, 1961-1962.
Subseries V.4: Various Legislative and Regulatory Bodies, 1906-1986
Subseries Scope and Content Summary
California State Board of Agriculture Minutes, agendas, 1967-1986.
California State Dairy Bureau Seventh Biennial Report of the State Dairy Bureau to the Governor, 1907-1908. Moved to Box 39.
California State Dairy Bureau Correspondence with U.S. Bureau of Standards, 1912
California State Dairy Bureau Monthly reports from F. W. Andreasen, 1911-1919
California State Dairy Bureau, minute book, 12 May 1906 to 9 July 1919. Moved to Box 32.
United States Department of Agriculture, California Dairy Statistics, 1973 and 1978. .
United States Department of Agriculture, A Story of Milk, How the USDA Insures an Adequate Supply Through Minimum Prices to Dairy Farmers, n.d.
United States Department of Agriculture, Cheese Varieties and Descriptions, 1953.
United States Department of Agriculture, pamphlets pertaining to the dairy industry, 1911-1978.
United States House and Senate, statements, testimonies, and reports, various House and Senate committees, 1952-1953.
Series VI: Publications, 1890-1984.
Series Scope and Content Summary
Scope and Content Note
- California Milk News Weekly, 1934-1947.
- Dairy Field, 1981-1984.
- Dairy and Ice Cream Field, 1968-1980.
- Ice Cream Field, 1922-1965.
- Ice Cream Field and Ice Cream Field and Trade Journal, 1965.
- Ice Cream Review, 1959-1968.
- The Ice Cream Trade Journal, 1913-1965.
Scope and Content Note
Trade Journals
American Dairy Review, reprinted articles, March 1968.
American Milk Review, December 1959.
American Milk Review, August 1960
Association Quarterly, August and October, 1938.
Association Quarterly, May, August, October, 1939.
Association Quarterly, February, May, July, 1940 and July, February 1941.
Butter and Cheese Journal, May 1929. Moved to Box 39.
California Dairyman, The, February 1951
California Milk News Weekly, October 1949 (bound volumes, 1934-1947 stored off-site).
California Orchard and Farm, 1891. Moved to Box 39.
California Retail Grocers Advocate, February 1941 and 1942.
Dairy and Ice Cream Annual Surveys, 1970-1973.
Dairy and Ice Cream Field (includes The Milk Dealer and Ice Cream review), 1968-1980. (Stored off-site).
Dairy Field (combines The Milk Dealer, The Manufacturing Milk Products Journal, Ice Cream Review, Ice Cream Field and the Ice Cream Trade Journal), 1981-1984. (Stored off-site).
Dairy Illustrated, Harvest 1980, 1981and Spring 1982.
Dairy Record, November 1980.
Dairy Scope, January/February and September/October, 1980.
Dairy Service Digest, 1939-1942. Moved to Box 51.
Dairy World, January/February 1980.
Dairy, September 1981.
Dairyman, The, February, 1962 and reprinted article, July 1976.
Dairyman, The, September-October, 1981.
Dairyman, The, January-February, 1982.
Dairyman, The, March-April, 1982
Dairymen's Digest, November 1979.
Farm and Ranch, reprinted editorials, 1955.
Food Engineering, reprinted article, September 1952.
Hoard's Dairyman, reprinted articles, 1974, 1981 and n.d.
Ice Cream Field, 1922-1965. (Stored off-site).
Ice Cream Field and Ice Cream Field and Trade Journal, 1965. (Stored off-site).
Ice Cream Review, 1959-1968. (Stored off-site).
The Ice Cream Trade Journal, 1913-1965. (Stored off-site).
Journal of Dairy Science, Golden Jubilee Issue, June 1956.
Journal of Dairy Science, May 1964 and reprint of article from November 1975.
Los Angeles Times, research report, 1972.
Milk Dealer, The, May 1959.
Milk Dealer, The, April 1960.
Milk Inspector, The, March and December 1936, March and May 1937.
Milk Sanitarian, The, September and December 1937, February 1938.
New York Times, research report, December 1962.
Orchard and Farm, June 1890. Moved to Box 39.
Pacific Dairy Review, 1923-1951.
Pacific Dairy Review, photographs, unidentified people at dairy convention, “Atlantic City 1954.” Moved to Box 23.
Progressive Farmer, reprint of survey, "Nonfat Dry Milk, Evaporated Milk, and Margarine," March 1959.
Progressive Grocer, The, July 1940, January 1941.
Rural World and Western Empire, Los Angeles, 4 October 1919. Moved to Box 39.
Western Dairy Foods Review, January 1960-September 1965. Moved to Box 52.
Western Dairy Foods Review, photos from annual Dairy Industry Meetings in Yosemite, some individuals identified, 1957-1960. Moved to Box 23.
Western Dairy Foods Review, photos from “Cheese Party,” 1958. Moved to Box 23.
Western Dairy Foods Review, photos from “Sacto 1958,” some individuals identified. Moved to Box 23.
Western Dairy Journal, November 1954 and July 1969.
Western Farm Equipment, August 1960 and January 1961.
Western Milk and Ice Cream News, 1957-1972.
Academic Publications
Arizona, University of, 1944, 1964-1967
California Polytechnic University, student papers, 1968-1977 (3 folders).
California State University, Fresno, student paper, 1975.
Cornell University, 1958, 1964.
Georgia, University of, 1972.
Idaho, University of, 1956.
Minnesota, University of, 1979.
Ohio State University, 1969, 1971.
Oregon State University, 1958, 1963.
Pennsylvania State University, Circular No. 495, n.d.
Purdue University, text of address, 1963.
San Fernando Valley (California) State College, workshop proceedings, 1963.
Series VII: Photographic Material, 1885-1978 and undated.
Series Scope and Content Summary
Scope and Content Note
Photographic prints.
People – identified, c.1930-1978.
People – identified, n.d.
People – not identified, 1941-1959 and n.d.
Places - “ADMI – Fresno 1957,” 1957.
Places - Chester Baccala ranch, n.d. [NS004]
Places - Berkeley Farms Dairy, Berkeley, Ca. c.1908.
Places - “Doppelmaier – Elverta,” n.d.
Places - English dairies from the Museum of English Rural Life, Reading, U.K., n.d.
Places - English dairies and creameries, various, n.d.
Places - J. Scarone ranch, Santa Cruz, n.d.
Places - “Judd [Dairy] – Willows,” n.d.
Places - “Model [Dairy] -- Reno,” n.d.
Places - “Ramonetti Place,” n.d
Places - Various identified places, 1885-1962
Places - Various identified places, n.d.
Places - Various, unidentified places, 1961 and n.d
Cattle – from ranches/locations identified, n.d.
Cattle – from ranches/locations not identified, n.d.
Dairy equipment - Dairy display at Museum of Science and Industry, Los Angeles, n.d.
Dairy equipment - Ice insert for shipping cream, Peacock Dairy, 1978.
Dairy equipment - Milking equipment, 1978 [NS022-023].
Dairy equipment - “Old way of washing milking machines,” n.d. (see also slides, VII/53)
Dairy equipment - Pioneer engines on display at Amador County Fair, n.d.
Dairy equipment - Righetti separator, n.d. (see also slides, VII/55).
Dairy equipment - “At Templeton,” Oct. 1969.
Dairy equipment - Various -- identified, n.d. (3 folders)
Dairy equipment - Various -- not identified, n.d. (3 folders) [NS027]
Milk bottles - Absolutely Pure Milk to Allen's Dairy.
Milk bottles - Borden's to Brown Ranch Capitola.
Milk bottles - Carmel Dairy to Crown City Dairy.
Milk bottles - Edgemar Farms to Eureka Dairy.
Milk bottles - Ewell's XL Dairy Bottled Milk Co. to Gallimo Dairy.
Milk bottles - Golden State to Hotel Del Monte
Milk bottles - Indian Valley Creamery to Jessup Farms
Milk bottles - Knudsen's to Lucerne.
Milk bottles - Maple Confections to Mendocino State Hospital.
Milk bottles - Milbrae Dairy to Mother Load Dairy.
Milk bottles - Naval Prison Farm to Pacific Union College.
Milk bottles - Peffer Farms to Ralphs.
Milk bottles - Ramelli Portola to Royal Creamery.
Milk bottles - Royal Dairy Farm to A.G. Smalley.
Milk bottles - Spreckels Dairy to Union Milk Co.
Milk bottles - U.C. Berkeley to various unidentified and group collections.
Transportation - Milk wagons – identified, c.1900 and n.d.
Transportation - Milk wagons – not identified, n.d.
Transportation - Ships and boats, n.d.
35mm color slides.
Carmel Dairy milk bottle (2 slides, see also photo folder VII/34)
Cheddar cheese manufacturing process (29 slides), 1973.
“Old way of washing milking machines,” n.d. (see also photo folder, VII/22).
Peffer farms, wagon, n.d. (see also photo folder VII/43).
Righetti Separator, n.d. (4 slides, see also photo folder VII/24).
Negatives
35mm negatives
Negative strips NS001 to NS008, color, 35mm.
Negative strips NS020 to NS034, black and white, 35mm, with contact sheets.
Negatives, various, 6x6 and 6x7 centimeters.
“Milk Advisory Board,” B&W 6x7 cm, June 1980.
Unidentified house, Color, 6x6cm (120), n.d.
Negative, B&W 3 ½ x 6 inches
Cattle gathered in pond, n.d.
Negatives, various, B&W 4x5 inches.
Bearded male, n.d. 4x5.
“Bottle from Naval Prison Farm,” n.d.
“Bottles in Penn Dairies collection,” n.d.
“Cayucos on Market Day,” c.1891.
“Double image of Wilder butter stamp,” n.d.
“Ed Hosselkus house in Genessee Valley,” n.d.
“Sidewheeler Julia,” n.d.
Negatives, various, B&W 4x5 inches, with contact prints
“Another view of dairy equipment,” n.d.
“Bearded male,” n.d.
Capital Dairy electric delivery wagon, n.d.
“Cow Hollow (now Union Street) San Francisco,” 1868
Crystal Cream and Butter – Milk Dept, n.d.
Crystal Cream and Butter, row of early delivery trucks, n.d.
Crystal Creamery horse drawn delivery wagon, n.d.
Crystal Dairy horse drawn delivery wagon, n.d.
“Collection of milking machines hanging from ceiling,” n.d.
“Foremost dairy – horse drawn wagon and modern truck,” n.d.
Danish Creamery Butter delivery wagon, n.d.
Dreyer’s Ice Cream delivery wagon, n.d.
Knudsen Creamery delivery truck, n.d.
Letter to N. McPherson from Fr. Geiger, March 1967
“Old barn,” n.d.
“Room full of various separators, pumps, etc,” n.d.
Santa Monica Dairy horse drawn delivery wagon, n.d.
Santa Monica Dairy building with horse drawn wagons, n.d.
“Swedish house,” n.d.
Unidentified horse drawn wagon, c.1880s.
Deloss Wilder and Neil McPherson, Wilder Ranch open house, n.d.