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  • Creator: Harrison, George John
    Title: George John Harrison Papers
    Date (inclusive): 1949-1979
    Extent: 0.2 linear feet
    Abstract: George J. Harrison served as Senior Agronomist and Superintendent of the U.S. Cotton Field Station in Shafter, California from 1934-1952. His Papers contain serials, trade publications, clippings, photographs, and speeches relating to cotton breeding, with an emphasis on the development of the Acala variety.
    Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
    Repository: University of California, Davis. General Library. Dept. of Special Collections.
    Davis, California 95616-5292
    Collection number: MC130
    Language of Material: Collection materials in English.

    Biography

    George John Harrison was born in Texas on August 19, 1894. He served as Senior Agronomist and Superintendent of the U.S. Cotton Field Station in Shafter, California from 1934-1952 and developed Acala 4-42 cotton for California.
    Harrison passed away on November 30, 1981.

    Scope and Content

    The Papers contain serials, trade publications, clippings, photographs, and speeches relating to cotton breeding, with an emphasis on the development of the Acala variety.

    Arrangement of the Collection

    The collection is arranged in six series: Biographical Information, Writings, Incoming Correspondence, Printed Materials, Ephemera, Photographs.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    Harrison, George John--Archives
    Cotton--Research
    Shafter (Calif.)

    Access

    Collection is open for research.

    Processing Information

    Sara Gunasekara processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], George John Harrison Papers, MC130, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

    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 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.