Inventory of the California State Beekeepers Association Records
Finding aid created by Joy Rowe under the direction of Elizabeth Phillips, Manuscript
Archivist.
Department of Special Collections
General Library
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616-5292
Phone: (530) 752-1621
Fax: Fax: (530) 754-5758
Email: speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Creator:
California State Beekeepers Association
Title: California State Beekeepers Association Records
Date: 1886-1980
Extent:
2.8 linear feet
Abstract: The California State Beekeepers Association was organized in 1889 to serve the
beekeeping industry in California. The collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, financial records,
annual convention programs, publications, realia and photographs.
Phyiscal 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: D-075
Language of Material: Collection materials in English
History
The California State Beekeepers Association (CSBA) was organized in 1889 and exists "to educate the public
about the beneficial aspects of honey bees, advance research beneficial to beekeeping practices, provide a forum
for cooperation among beekeepers, and to support the economic and political viability of the beekeeping
industry."
Sources
Accessed 5/26/09
Scope and Content
The California State Beekeepers Association Collection spans the years of 1886-1980, with the bulk of the
material falling between 1890 and 1971. The collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, financial
records, annual convention programs, printed material and other records relating to the foundation and
activities of CSBA. The collection also includes realia and photographs of apiaries, beekeepers, and honey
exhibition displays.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is arranged into six series: 1. History; 2. Organization Records; 3. Conventions; 4. Printed
Material 5. Photographs; 6. Realia.
Related Collections
The following collections at Special Collections may also be of interest:
D-074, American Beekeeping Federation Archives, 1940-1971: This collection contains the records of the American
Beekeeping Federation, including correspondence, financial records, printed materials, and membership cards. The
Federation was created to establish a honey marketing program, to control the theft of apiary equipment and bees
and to advance the study of apiculture in higher education.
D-077, Apiculture Subject Fille Collection, 1860-1975: This collection contains manuscripts, photographic
images, and printed materials relating to pollination, hives, diseases, and pesticides.
D-076, Apiculturists Collection, 1880-1958: This collection contains manuscripts, photographic images, and
printed materials relating to 19th century apiculturists and apiaries.
O-002, Beekeeping Supply Catalog Collection, 1880- : This collection contains supply catalogs and other
publications offering for sale a manufacturer's or retailer's apicultural line. It also includes some ephemeral
material.
D-079, John E. Eckert Papers, 1936-1958: This collection contains correspondence, beekeeping subject files,
scholarly publications, and California State Beekeepers Association publications. Eckert was a professor of
Entomology at UC Davis and was a Life Member of the California State Beekeepers Association.
D-080, John S. Harbinson Papers, 1857-1920: This collection contains daybooks documenting Harbison's beekeeping
activities, correspondence, deeds, business receipts and patent grants. Harbinson was one of the first
beekeepers to import bees into California and inventor of innovative beehives and new methods of rearing queen
bees.
D-081, Harry Hyde Laidlaw Papers, 1882-2000: This collection contains correspondence, writings, research
materials, course materials, and photographs. Laidlaw, considered the "father of honey bee genetics", was a
professor of Entomology at UC Davis.
D-082, John C. McCubbin Papers, 188-1934: This collection contains business correspondence, photographs, and
materals relating to the California State Beekeepers Association. McCubbin was an early California beekeeper in
the San Joaquin Valley.
MC082, Eric C. Mussen Collection, 1974-1990: This collection contains fourteen programs for the state
beekeepers' conventions.
D-083, Max Clemens Richter Papers, 1887-1970: This collection contains correspondence, photographs, and
scrapbooks relating to beekeeping, bee diseases, and queen bee breeders.
D-084, Lee H. Watkins Collection, 1939-1972: This collection contains correspondence, research notes, and
research papers concerning early American beekeeping history.
D-023, Wolfskill Familly Collection, 1820-1975: This collection contains correspondence, ephemera, realia, and
photographs related to John Reid Wolfskill and his family.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public
access catalog.
California State Beekeepers Association--Archives.
Bee culture--California
Beekeepers--California
Bee products--California
Bees--California
Honey trade--California
Access
Collection is open for research.
Processing Information
Joy Rowe processed the collection and created the finding aid under the supervision of Elizabeth Phillips,
Manuscript Archivist.
Acquisition Information
Gift of J.E. Eckert, 24 July 1970.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], California State Beekeepers Association Records, D-075, 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, University of California, Library,
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.
Box/Folder 1:1
Series 1
History
1931
undated
Physical Description:
1 folder
Scope and Content Note
Contains a history of early beekeeping in California and several histories of the organization, supplied by
CSBA. Also includes a brief history of CSBA partially supplied by Special Collections staff.
Series 2
Organizational Records
1890-1971
Physical Description:
1.2 linear feet
Scope and Content Note
Arranged into two subseries: Adminstrative Records; and Financial, Membership and Goverance Records.
Box/Folder 1:2-3:6
Subseries 2.1
Administrative Records
1890-1971
Physical Description:
1 linear foot
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence, meeting minutes and resolutions, circular letters, and speech transcripts. Some
records are handwritten reconstructions. Also includes some minutes and records of the Ladies Auxiliary.
Arranged chronologically.
Subseries 2.2
Financial, Membership and Goverance Records
1891-1942
Physical Description:
0.2 linear feet
Scope and Content Note
Includes financial statements and account books, membership lists, and constitutions and bylaws. Includes
some resolutions and material from other beekeeping associations. Arranged chronologically.
Box/Folder 3:7,6:1
Membership lists
1891-1964
Box/Folder 3:8
Constitutions and Bylaws
1902-1962
Box/Folder 3:9
Bumper sticker and newsletter subscription form
1914
undated
Box/Folder 3:12
Reference Material
1928-1930
Series 3
Conventions
1912-1969
Physical Description:
0.6 linear feet
Scope and Content Note
Arranged in two subseries: Convention Programs; and Convention Records.
Box/Folder 4:1-4
Subseries 3.1
Convention Programs
1912-1980
Physical Description:
4 folders
Scope and Content Note
Includes official programs of California State Beekeepers Association Conventions. Arranged
chronologically.
Box/Folder 4:5-5:19
Subseries 3.2
Convention Records
1912-1969
Physical Description:
0.6 linear feet
Scope and Content Note
Includes minutes, transcripts of speeches and addresses, reports and resolutions of the California State
Beekeepers Association Annual Conventions. Arranged chronologically by convention year.
Series 4
Printed Material
1886-1971
Physical Description:
0.1 linear feet
Scope and Content Note
Includes CSBA newsletters, publications, and reports. Also includes newspaper clippings and early
Pacific Rural Press articles (1892-1897). Arranged alphabetically by title.
Box/Folder 5:21
Handwritten transcriptions and summaries of
Pacific Rural Press
articles
1892-1897
Box/Folder 6:4-5
CSBA Crop Report
1912
Scope and Content Note
Original and use copies.
Box/Folder 5:22-24
Beetimes
1924 October-1971 September
Scope and Content Note
Incomplete.
Box/Folder 5:25
California State Beekeepers Association Newsletter
1970 May 29-November 10
Box/Folder 6:6
Value of the Honey Bee
undated
Box/Folder 6:7
Advertising Analysis and Suggested Program for Advertising for the California State
Beekeepers' Association
undated
Series 5
Photographs
1893-1934
undated
Physical Description:
0.2 linear feet
Scope and Content Note
Includes prints and negatives of honey exhibits, convention attendees, apiaries, and early famous
California beekeepers/nurserymen. Arranged alphabetically by title.
Box/Folder 6:8
UCD.PIC.D075.2009.0001
Albany, New York Convention
1910
Box/Folder 5:26
UCD.PIC.D075.2009.0002
Apiary and garden of E.L. Sichirst
1934
Scope and Content Note
Includes note on back from Cary Hartman
Box/Folder 5:27
UCD.PIC.D075.2009.0003
Bee hives
undated
Box/Folder 6:9
UCD.PIC.D075.2009.0004
Cary Hartman and beekeepers
undated
Box/Folder 5:28
UCD.PIC.D075.2009.0005
Cary W. Hartman holding the swarm
undated
Box/Folder 6:10-11
UCD.PIC.D075.2009.0006
Famous California nurserymen
undated
Box/Folder 5:29
UCD.PIC.D075.2009.0007
Golden Gate International Exposition, Honey exhibit
undated
Box/Folder 5:30
UCD.PIC.D075.2009.0008
Group of CSBA members
1921?
undated
Box/Folder 5:31
UCD.PIC.D075.2009.0009
Group photo (of a family?)
undated
Box/Folder 5:32
UCD.PIC.D075.2009.0010
Honey display
undated
Box/Folder 5:33
UCD.PIC.D075.2009.0011
McCubbin gum tree
1920
Box/Folder 6:12
UCD.PIC.D075.2009.0012
Mendelson Apiary, Ventura Count
1896
Box/Folder 6:13-15
UCD.PIC.D075.2009.0013
New Westminster, B.C. Provincial Exhibition
1925
Box/Folder 5:34
UCD.PIC.D075.2009.0014
Oregon Honey Exhibit
1924
Box/Folder 5:35
UCD.PIC.D075.2009.0015
Puyallup Fair Honey Exhibit
undated
Box/Folder 6:16
UCD.PIC.D075.2009.0016
Wisconsin State Convention
undated
Box/Folder 5:36
UCD.PIC.D075.2009.0017
Wolfskill Grove, Winters, California, negatives
undated
Box/Folder 7
Series 6
Realia
undated
Physical Description:
Leather briefcase
Scope and Content Note
Contains briefcase belonging to Cary W. Hartman, County Agricultural Inspector (Apiary), Alameda County,
and President of the CSBA, 1921-1924.
