Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Grivetti, Louis
- Abstract:
- Louis Grivetti served as Professor of Geography and Nutrition at the University of California, Davis from 1976-2007. The collection contains his correspondence, teaching, service, and advising materials, as well as research materials. Also included are materials related to Grivetti's research on the history of chocolate and the book, Chocolate: History, Culture, and Heritage(2009) that Grivetti edited with Howard Shapiro.
- Extent:
- 33.2 linear feet
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Louis Grivetti Papers, D-567, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains Grivetti's correspondence, teaching, service, and advising materials, as well as research materials. Also included are materials related to Grivetti's research on the history of chocolate and the book, Chocolate: History, Culture, and Heritage(2009) that Grivetti edited with Howard Shapiro.
- Biographical / historical:
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Louis Evan Grivetti was born to Rex and Blanche (Carpenter) Grivetti on September 13, 1938 in Billings, Montana. He received his A.B. (1960) and M.A. (1962) in Paleontology from the University of California, Berkeley and his Ph.D. in Geography (1976) from the University of California, Davis.
He served as Health Service Officer in the Division of Water Supply and Pollution Control at the United States Public Health Service (1962-1964), Research Associate in the Division of Nutrition, Department of Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University (1964-1970), and Administrative Officer at Meharry Medical College (1973-1975).
From 1976-2007, Grivetti served in the following capacities at the University of California, Davis: Assistant Professor of Geography and Assistant Professor of Nutrition (1976-1981), Associate Professor of Geography and Associate Professor of Nutrition (1981-1987), Chair of the Graduate Program in Nutrition (1982-1987), Professor of Geography (1988-1994), Interim Chair of the Graduate Program in Geography (1994-1995), and Professor of Nutrition (1988-2007). He retired from UC Davis in 2007.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Louis Grivetti in 2013.
- Processing information:
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Sara Gunasekara processed this collection with assistance from student employee Michelle Xie. The finding aid was based on a spreadsheet provided by Professor Grivetti.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is arranged in eight series: 1. Introduction to Grivetti Family, Formative Years, & Undergraduate Education, 2. Public Health Service Years, 3. Vanderbilt University Years, 4. Graduate School at UC Davis, 5. Correspondence, 6. Academics, 7. Research Projects, and 8. Research on Chocolate History.
- Physical location:
- Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. 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 Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Louis Grivetti Papers, D-567, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library100 NW QuadDavis, CA 95616-5292, US
- Contact:
- (530) 752-1621