Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: H. M. Butterfield Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1860-1970
Collection number: D-086
Creator:
Butterfield, H. M. (Harry Morton), b. 1887
Extent:
4 linear feet
Repository:
University of California, Davis. General Library. Dept. of Special Collections.
100 North West Quad
Davis, California, 95616-5292
Abstract: Harry M. Butterfield served as an Agricultural Extension Specialist at the University of California (1914-1955); Garden Editor,
for the
Oakland Tribune (1955-1960); and President of the California Horticultural Society. His papers contain manuscripts, research material, and
photographs on the history of horticulture in California.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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 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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], H. M. Butterfield Papers, D-086, Department of Special Collections, University of California Library,
Davis, California.
Acquisition Information
Acquired in 1972.
Processing Information
Sara Gunasekara was assisted by student employee Jenny Hodge in the processing of this collection.
Biography
Biographical Narrative
Harry Morton Butterfield was born on November 19, 1887 in Wilsonville, Nebraska, the son of William Tilton and Mary Louisa
Butterfield. He received a B.S. in 1914 and an M.S. in 1916 from the University of California, Berkeley. He served as an Agricultural
Extension Specialist at the University of California (1914-1955); Garden Editor, for the
Oakland Tribune (1955-1960); and was President of the California Horticultural Society.
Butterfield conducted research on early California gardens and the history of the plants grown in the gardens. He recorded
the story of those gardens and their memories in his manuscript, California Gardens of Memory. In 2003, Judith M. Taylor published
Tangible memories: Californians and their gardens, 1800-1950, based on Butterfield's manuscript, California Gardens of Memory.
Scope and Content of Collection
Organized into six series: 1. Biographical Materials, 2. Correspondence, 3. Manuscripts, 4. Research Material, 5. Printed
Material, 6. Photographs and Memorabilia
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the collection in the Library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Butterfield, H. M. (Harry Morton), b. 1887
Gardens--California--History
Gardening--California
Horticulture--California--History