Inventory of the George John Harrison Papers
Sara Gunasekara
Department of Special Collections
General Library
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616-5292
Phone: (530) 752-1621
Fax: (530) 754-5758
Email: speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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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.
Series 1.
Biographical Information
1949-1979
Scope and Content Note
Contains articles, clippings, and a plaque that feature Harrison.
Series 2.
Writings
1949-1959
Scope and Content Note
Contains three works by Harrison.
Box MC130
How Cotton is Winning the West, published in
The Cotton Gin and Oil Mill Press
1959 May 16
Box MC130
Improving and Maintaining Quality in Growing, Harvesting, and Ginning, published in
The Cotton Digest
1959 January 3
Box MC130
Recent Advances & Future Trends in Cotton Improvement, published in
The Cotton Trade Journal
1948-1949
Box MC130
Talk before Los Angeles Rotary Club
1949 September 30
Box MC130
Phonograph Recording of talk before Los Angeles Rotary Club
1949 September 30
Series 3.
Incoming Correspondence
1949-1955
Physical Description:
5 letters and 2 photographs
Box MC130
Brannan, Charles
1952 November 6
Box MC130
California Farm Bureau Federation
1955 October 25
Box MC130
Leizear, E.M.
1951 May 30
Scope and Content Note
Contains two photographs.
Box MC130
Los Angeles Rotary Club
1949 October 3
Box MC130
Warren, Earl
1951 October 26
Series 4.
Printed Materials
1949-1952
Scope and Content Note
Contains several publications on cotton including: California's Cotton Research Center: U.S. Cotton Field Station, Shafter,
California and Agronomy Field Day, Davis, California (May 16, 1952).
Box MC130
Series 5.
Ephemera
1952-1955
Box MC130
California Farm Bureau Federation, 37th Annual Meeting
1955 November 9
Box MC130
Cosmos Club Bulletin
1952 July
Box MC130
In Recognition of Faithful Service
1955 November 9
Box MC130
Series 6.
Photographs
undated
Physical Description:
29 photographs
Scope and Content Note
Contains twenty-nine black and white photographs of Harrison including some in a cotton field.
