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Inventory of the Joseph H. Quire Papers Relating to Peter J. Shields
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Creator:
Quire, Joseph H.
Title: Joseph H. Quire Papers Relating to Peter J. Shields
Date (inclusive): 1927-1955
Extent:
0.4 linear feet
Abstract: Joseph H. Quire, was a personal friend of Peter J. Shields, the Sacramento Superior Court Judge who wrote the legislation
that led to the establishment of the University Farm (now the University of California, Davis). The collection contains correspondence,
articles and ephemera related to Shields.
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: D-445
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
Joseph H. Quire was a personal friend of Peter J. Shields. Shields (1862-1962) presided as a Superior Court Judge in Sacramento
County from 1900 to 1949. In 1905, Shields wrote the legislation that led to the establishment of the University Farm. He
maintained his association with the campus until his death in 1962.
The collection contains correspondence, articles and ephemera related to Peter J. Shields, the Sacramento Superior Court Judge
who wrote the legislation that led to the establishment of the University Farm (now the University of California, Davis).
The collection is arranged in three series: 1. Correspondence, 2. Works about Shields or the University of California, and
3. Ephemera.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online
public access catalog.
Quire, Joseph H.--Archives
Shields, Peter J., 1862-1962
University of California (1868-1952). College of Agriculture--History
Collection is open for research.
Sara Gunasekara processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid.
Gift of Frances Claire Quire Ashley in 2005.
[Identification of item], Joseph H. Quire Papers Relating to Peter J. Shields, D-445, Department of Special Collections, General
Library, University of California, Davis.
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.