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Creator:
McCubbin, John C. (John Cameron), 1863-1957
Title: John C. McCubbin Papers
Date (inclusive): 1886-1934
Extent:
3.7 linear feet
Abstract: John Cameron McCubbin (1863-1957) was an early California beekeeper in the San Joaquin
Valley. The majority of his papers contain business correspondence with other beekeepers, honey customers, and
equipment suppliers throughout the west and midwest. Also included are photographs of his apiaries and other
beekeepers, as well as materials relating to the California State Beekeepers Association and the California
Honey Producers Cooperative Exchange.
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-082
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
John Cameron McCubbin was born in Hancock County, Illinois on September 4, 1863 to Thomas and Martha Cameron
McCubbin. In April 1885, McCubbin moved to Red Bluff, California where he lived until August 1886. He then moved
to Traver, California and shortly thereafter accepted a position with the 76 Land and Water Company, eventually
becoming their Assistant Superintendent. In late 1889, McCubbin left the 76 Company and moved to Selma,
California where be became a beekeeper.
John McCubbin passed away in Los Angeles, California on January 2, 1957.
Source:
McCubbin, John C.
The McCubbin Papers: an account of the early history of Reedley and vicinity.
Reedley, California: Reedley Historical Society, 1988.
The John Cameron McCubbin Papers, which focus primarily on McCubbin's beekeeping business, span the years
1886-1934. The majority of his papers contain business correspondence with other beekeepers, honey customers,
and equipment suppliers throughout the west and midwest. Also included are photographs of his apiaries and other
beekeepers, as well as materials relating to the California State Beekeepers Association and the California
Honey Producers Cooperative Exchange.
The collection is arranged in 7 series: 1. Works by John McCubbin, 2. Correspondence, 3. Financial Materials,
4. Legal Materials, 5. Subject Files, 6. Ephemera, 7. Photographs.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public
access catalog.
McCubbin, John C. (John Cameron),
1863-1957--Archives
Beekeepers--California
Bee culture--California
Bees--California
San Joaquin Valley (Calif.)--History
Collection is open for research.
Sara Gunasekara was assisted by student employee Ewa Omanska in the processing of this collection.
[Identification of item], John C. McCubbin Papers, D-082, 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.