Biography
Scope and Content
Arrangement of the Collection
Access
Processing Information
Preferred Citation
Publication Rights
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Davis Library, Dept. of Special Collections
Title: Thomas Forsyth Hunt Papers
Creator:
Hunt, Thomas Forsyth, 1862-1927.
Identifier/Call Number: D-104
Physical Description:
1.2 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1924-1925
Abstract: Thomas Forsyth Hunt (1862-1927) served as Professor of Agriculture at
the University of California, Berkeley and Dean of the College of Agriculture (now the University of California, Davis). His
Papers contain a comparative study of the agriculture of Caribbean countries and a collection of photographs depicting
agricultural methods in Jamaica, Hawaii, Haiti, Cuba, El Salvador, Panama, and Costa Rica, circa 1924-1925.
Physical Location: Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request
collections, as many are stored offsite.
Biography
Thomas Forsyth Hunt was born in Ridott, Illinois in 1862. He received his B.A. (1884), M.A. (1892), and Ph.D. (1903) in
Agriculture from the University of Illinois. He began his career in 1885 as an assistant to the state entomologist of
Illinois. He then served as Assistant Professor of Agriculture at the University of Illinois (1886-1891); Professor of
Agriculture at Pennsylvania State College; Professor of Agriculture and Dean of the College of Agriculture and Domestic
Science at Ohio State University (1892-1903); Professor of Agronomy at Cornell University; and Dean of the School of
Agriculture and Director of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Experiment Station (1907-1912).
In 1912, Hunt came to the University of California, Berkeley as Dean of the College of Agriculture (now the University of
California, Davis), Director of the Experiment Station, and Professor of Agriculture. He retired in 1923. On March 22, 1949,
Hunt Hall was named in his honor.
Source:
Windows on the past: a personal history of campus buildings, University of California, Davis. Davis: Prytanean
Honor Society, 2000.
Scope and Content
The Thomas Forsyth Hunt Papers contain a comparative study of the agriculture of Caribbean countries and a collection of
photographs depicting agricultural methods in Jamaica, Hawaii, Haiti, Cuba, El Salvador, Panama, and Costa Rica, circa
1924-1925.
Arrangement of the Collection
The Papers are arranged into two series: Manuscripts and Photographs.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Processing Information
Sara Gunasekara processed these papers and created and encoded this finding aid.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Thomas Forsyth Hunt Papers, D-104, Archives and 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
Agriculture -- Haiti -- Pictorial works
Agriculture -- Jamaica -- Pictorial works
Agriculture -- Caribbean Area
Agriculture -- Costa Rica -- Pictorial works
Agriculture -- Cuba -- Pictorial works
Hunt, Thomas Forsyth, 1862-1927--Archives