Ira J. Condit papers, 1888-1981, undated

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Summary

Creators:
Condit, Ira J. (Ira Judson), 1883-
Abstract:
The Ira J. Condit papers contain scrapbooks, notes, correspondence, photographs and articles written by Ira J. Condit, an American horticulturist who studied subtropical fruits including the fig, olive, and avocado. Includes meeting minutes from the Citrus Experiment Station (1915-1929) as well as information on the avocado and ficus genus, particularly figs. Of note is an album of photographs documenting a trip Condit took to China in 1934. The album contains photos of Condit and others as well as various plant specimens.
Extent:
5.0 linear feet (4 boxes)
Language:
The collection is in English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Ira J. Condit papers (UA 084). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Background

Scope and content:

The Ira J. Condit papers contain scrapbooks, notes, correspondence, photographs and articles written by Ira J. Condit, an American horticulturist who studied subtropical fruits including the fig, olive, and avocado. Includes meeting minutes from the Citrus Experiment Station (1915-1929) as well as information on the avocado and ficus genus, particularly figs. Of note is an album of photographs documenting a trip Condit took to China in 1934. The album contains photos of Condit and others as well as various plant specimens.

The collection also contains an unprocessed accrual, which includes records of plant breeding research activities, publications and correspondence.

Biographical / historical:

Ira J. Condit was a noted horticulturalist at the University of California Citrus Experiment Station (later UC, Riverside). He is rememebered for his pioneering research on the Ficus genus.

Condit was born in Ohio on November 18, 1883. He earned his B.S. from Ohio State University in 1905 and an M.S. from the University of California in 1928.

After receiving his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1932, he worked as a visiting professor at Lignan University in Canton, China. Condit joined the faculty at the University of California Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside in 1935. During his sixteen year tenure at Riverside, he published many articles on various subtropical fruits, including the fig, the olive and the avocado. He eventually wrote a book, The Fig, published in 1947.

Condit retired from UC, Riverside in 1951. He passed away in 1981.

Acquisition information:
Provenance is unknown for the original acquisition of materials. An additional accrual was transferred from the Department of Botany and Plant Sciences in 2020.
Processing information:

Processed by Andrea Hoff, University Archives, in 2019.

Arrangement:

The Ira J. Condit papers are arranged into four series as follows:

  • Series 1. Information on ficus, 1915-1967, undated
  • Series 2. Publications, 1905-1967
  • Series 3. Miscellaneous materials, 1888-1934, undated
  • Series 4. Unprocessed accrual, circa 1929-1981, undated
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research, with the exception of the unprocessed accrual. For access to unprocessed materials please contact Special Collections & University Archives.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Ira J. Condit papers (UA 084). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Riverside - Special Collections and University Archives
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside, CA 92517-5900, US
Contact:
(951) 827-3233
specialcollections@ucr.edu
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