Walter H. Ziegler Papers, 1915-1962

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Summary

Creators:
Ziegler, Walter H.
Abstract:
Walter H. Ziegler (1891-1974) managed Holly Sugar Corporation's plant in Alvarado, California (now Union City, California) before being named manager of the corporation's sugar refining facilities. This small collection contains materials related to the history of the Holly Sugar Corporation, specifically its plant in Alvarado, California. Included are several manuscripts on the subject by Dan Gutleben, correspondence between Ziegler and Gutleben, and photographs of the factory from 1935-1942.
Extent:
0.2 linear feet
Language:
Collection materials in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Walter H. Ziegler Papers, MC031, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

This small collection contains materials related to the history of the Holly Sugar Corporation, specifically its plant in Alvarado, California (now Union City, California). Included are several manuscripts on the subject by Dan Gutleben, correspondence between Ziegler and Gutleben, and photographs of the factory from 1935-1942.

Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is arranged in three series: 1. Correspondence, 2. Research Materials, 3. Photographs.

Biographical / historical:

Walter Harvey Ziegler was born in Illinois on April 9, 1891. He managed Holly Sugar Corporation's plant in Alvarado, California (now Union City, California) before being named manager of the corporation's sugar refining facilities. After retirement, he farmed sugar beets on his property in the Knights Landing area for Spreckels Sugar Company.

Ziegler passed away on November 15, 1974 in Woodland, California.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Mrs. Ziegler.
Processing information:

Sara Gunasekara processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid.

Physical location:
Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Walter H. Ziegler Papers, MC031, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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