Description
Walter H. Ziegler (1891-1974) managed Holly Sugar Corporation's plant in Alvarado, California (now Union City, California)
before being named manager of the corporation's sugar refining facilities. This small collection contains materials related
to the history of the Holly Sugar Corporation, specifically its plant in Alvarado, California. Included are several manuscripts
on the subject by Dan Gutleben, correspondence between Ziegler and Gutleben, and photographs of the factory from 1935-1942.
Background
Walter Harvey Ziegler was born in Illinois on April 9, 1891. He managed Holly Sugar Corporation's plant in Alvarado, California
(now Union City, California) before being named manager of the corporation's sugar refining facilities. After retirement,
he farmed sugar beets on his property in the Knights Landing area for Spreckels Sugar Company.
Restrictions
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All 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 Department of Special Collections, General Library,
University of California, Davis 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.
Availability
Collection is open for research.