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UA 051
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Title: William T. Horne memorial avocado collection
Date (inclusive): 1826-1980, undated
Date (bulk): 1920-1960
Collection Number: UA 051
Creator:
University of California Riverside. Citrus Research Center
and Agricultural Experiment Station.
Extent:
5.0 linear feet
(4 document boxes; on-shelf)
Repository: Rivera Library. Special
Collections
Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
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 the Citrus Experiment
Station agricultural library, administrative activities of professional
associations, and commercial and domestic aspects of citrus fruit.
Languages: The bulk of the collection is in English. Select publications are in Spanish, French,
German, and Russian.
This collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries,
Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections
& Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the
University of California as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to
include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by
the researcher.
[identification of item]. William T. Horne Memorial Avocado Library papers,
UA 051. University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections
& Archives, University of California, Riverside.
The William T. Horne memorial avocado collection was originally housed in the Citrus
Experiment Station’s agricultural library. It was the product of a collaborative
effort between the Citrus Experiment Station and the California Avocado Society to
create a world-class library collection on avocado information. Planning for the
collection began in 1952 and a donation was made by the California Avocado Society
to purchase material. Items from the William T. Horne memorial avocado collection
now reside as part of the archival collection in Special Collections & Archives
as well as in the UCR Libraries as cataloged material.
Information unavailable.
Processed by Hollie Johnson, 2011.
Processing of the William T. Horne memorial avocado collection was generously funded
by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and administered by the Council on Library and
Information Resources (CLIR). The University of California, Riverside was awarded a
Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives grant from 2010-2012, "Uncovering
California's Environmental Collections," in collaboration with eight additional
special collections and archival repositories throughout the state and the
California Digital Library (CDL). Grant objectives included processing of over 33
hidden collections related to the state's environment and environmental history. The
collections document an array of important sub-topics such as irrigation, mining,
forestry, agriculture, industry, land use, activism, and research. Together they
form a multifaceted picture of the natural world and the way it was probed, altered,
exploited and protected in California over the twentieth century. Finding aids are
made available through the Online Archive of California (OAC).
Collection Scope and Content Summary
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 the
Citrus Experiment Station agricultural library, administrative activities of
professional associations, and commercial and domestic aspects of citrus fruit.
This collection is arranged into the following three series:
- Series 1: Citrus Experiment Station agricultural library records, 1954-1967, undated.
- Series 2: Citrus research and industry, circa 1910-1959, undated.
- Series 3: Avocado research and industry, 1826-1980, undated.
Additional material from the William T. Horne memorial avocado collection has been
cataloged and is available in the UCR Libraries.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Avocado.
Avocado industry.
Citrus fruit industry.
Condit, Ira,J.
Halma, Frederick F., 1887-1963.
Horne, W.T. (William Titus), 1876-1944.
Uncovering California's Environmental Collections
Project.
University of California Riverside. Citrus Research Center
and Agricultural Experiment Station.
Webber, Herbert John, 1865-1946.
Administrative records.
Clippings (information artifacts).
Correspondence.
Photographs.
Programs.
Publications.
Reports.