Duarte-Monrovia Fruit Exchange Records, 1892-1937

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Duarte-Monrovia Fruit Exchange records
Dates:
1892-1937
Creators:
Duarte-Monrovia Fruit Exchange
Abstract:
A collection of business records related to the Duarte-Monrovia Fruit Exchange of Los Angeles County, California.
Extent:
57 Linear Feet (78 boxes, 177 volumes, 29 envelopes, 3 rolls)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Duarte-Monrovia Fruit Exchange records, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of letters, documents, letter books, ledgers, account books, cash books, market books, picking crew records, time books, and orange ledgers; this material made up the business records of the Duarte-Monrovia Fruit Exchange. The records document the processing and marketing of citrus fruit in Southern California from 1892 until 1937.

Biographical / historical:

The Duarte-Monrovia Fruit Exchange in Los Angeles County was originally named the Duarte Fruit Exchange, then the Duarte-Monrovia Citrus Association. The Exchange was one of the original seven members of the California Fruit Growers Exchange when the latter was formed in 1893.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Duarte-Monrovia Fruit Exchange, 1937-1938.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1945. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.

Arrangement:

Arranged by subject and format.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Gayle Richardson
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-08-04 15:42:54 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Duarte-Monrovia Fruit Exchange records, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191