Osgood S. Lovekin Citriculture 99 collection, 1922

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Summary

Creators:
Lovekin, Osgood S., Sr.
Abstract:
The collection consists of materials created by Osgood S. Lovekin related to a course, Citriculture 99, offered by the University of California in the summer of 1922. The course consisted of six weeks of field trips and instruction on the citrus industry, traveling throughout California to visit various citrus and fig farms, packing houses, and notably the Citrus Experiment Station that would later become the UC Riverside campus. Items in the collection include detailed field notes written by Lovekin detailing the daily activities and observations of the students, along with accompanying photographs.
Extent:
0.42 linear feet (1 box)
Language:
The collection is in English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Osgood S. Lovekin Citriculture 99 collection (UA 050). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of materials created by Osgood S. Lovekin related to a course, Citriculture 99, offered by the University of California in the summer of 1922. The course consisted of six weeks of field trips and instruction on the citrus industry, traveling throughout California to visit various citrus and fig farms, packing houses, and notably the Citrus Experiment Station that would later become the UC Riverside campus.

Items in the collection include detailed field notes written by Lovekin detailing the daily activities and observations of the students, in both a manuscript and typed format. The field notes are accompanied by photographs placed near the relevant text, along with loose negatives of the photographs taken by Lovekin. Also included is a photocopy of the original label placed by Lovekin on the box housing the materials.

Biographical / historical:

Osgood S. Lovekin, Sr., was born in 1902, and attended the University of California after a brief time in the Naval Academy. Lovekin also attended Stanford, Harvard Business School, and received a medical degree from Columbia University. He held various careers throughout his life, including employment as an advertising executive, and a stock market investor before his passing in 1990.

Acquisition information:
Gift of the Estate of Osgood S. Lovekin, Sr., 2025.
Processing information:

Processed by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian, 2025.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged topically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Osgood S. Lovekin Citriculture 99 collection (UA 050). 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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