Guide to the Adohr Farms Collection
Special Collections & Archives
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8326
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Adohr Farms Collection
Creator:
Adohr Milk Farms
Identifier/Call Number: SC.AFP
Extent:
2.05 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1937-1940
Abstract: This collection consists of publicity
materials for Adohr Milk Farms. Box 1 contains 27 photographs of Adohr Farms dairy
operations in Reseda and Buttonwillow, California, that have been mounted on black board and
captioned. Box 2 consists of 8 digitized 16mm films that feature Adohr Farms land,
livestock, and dairy operations. Box 3 contains selected issues of
Toreadohr, the Adohr Farms newsletter.
Language of Material:
English
Historical Note:
The Adohr Farms milk dairy was located in Tarzana, California at Ventura Boulevard and
Lindley Avenue. The dairy was established by Merritt Adamson 1916, and named for his wife,
Rhoda (spelled backwards). During the Depression, the Adamson's sold off most of their land.
In the late 1940s, Adohr Farms moved to Camarillo, and was eventually sold to Southland
Corporation in the mid-1960s.
Scope and Contents
The
Adohr Farms Collection consists of publicity materials for
Adohr Milk Farms. Box 1 contains 27 photographic prints of Adohr Farms dairy operations in
Reseda and Buttonwillow, California, that have been mounted on black board and captioned.
Box 2 consists of 8 digitized 16mm films that feature Adohr Farms land, livestock, and dairy
operations. Reference copies are available for viewing in the Reading Room. Box 3 contains
selected issues of
Toreadohr, the Adohr Farms newsletter.
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright
status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected
by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the
written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Electronic Format:
Preferred Citation:
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style
manual, or see the
Citing Archival
Materials
guide.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Photographs
Box 1, Folder 1
Few dairy cows attain such fame as Linetta of Adohr.
Linetta, champion Guernsey dairy cow from Adohr Farms
Box 1, Folder 2
The Adohr Certified Farm produces more Certified Milk than any other farm in
America.
Adohr Certified Farms entry with "Linetta" the grand champion Guernsey cow at
center
Box 1, Folder 3
Four grand Champions came from the Adohr herd in 1937.
Adohr Farms four Grand Champions
Box 1, Folder 4
Aerial view of Adohr Certified Farm at 18000 Ventura Boulevard, Reseda,
California.
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Adohr Farms, Reseda
Box 1, Folder 5
Grazing is a rare privilege for cows in the Adohr Milking herd.
Grazing cows at Adohr Farms
Box 1, Folder 6
Shirley Temple and two calves at Adohr Farms
ca. 1937
Shirely Temple and two calves at Adohr Farms
Box 1, Folder 7
All the processing equipment is stainless steel - other metals sometimes cause
the milk to have a metallic taste.
Adohr Farms milk processing equipment
Box 1, Folder 8
Aerial views of Reseda dairy [caption missing].
Adohr Farms, Reseda
Box 1, Folder 9
The Guernsey Breed of cattle was developed on the Isle of Guernsey, one of the
small Channel Islands off the coast of France.
Women with a Guernsey cow
Box 1, Folder 10
View of stainless steel milk processor [caption missing].
Adohr Farms milk production equipment
Box 1, Folder 11
Before any cow joins the milking herd, she must undergo a rigid physical
examination.
Adohr Farms milking barns
Box 1, Folder 12
In the Adohr Laboratories, tests of the milk are being made daily.
Adohr Farms laboratory testing milk quality
Box 1, Folder 13
Nowhere in the country are conditions more favorable to the production of good
milk than in Southern California.
Adohr Farms feeding their milk cattle
Box 1, Folder 14
A great deal of the alfalfa hay for the Adohr herd is raised on the 2500 Adohr
ranch at Buttonwillow.
Adohr Ranch alfalfa fields in Buttonwillow, California
Box 1, Folder 15
The most modern bottle washers make it certain that every bottle will be
thoroughly clean and sterile.
Adohr Farms bottle washing operations
Box 1, Folder 16
Miss Angela Ficker, Queen of the 1935 Los Angeles County Fair poses with
Adohr's Grand Champion Guernseys.
Miss Angela Ficker posing with Adohr Farms Grand Champion Guernseys
Box 1, Folder 17
Your Adohr man delivers more than 35 quality dairy products to your
door.
Examples of Adohr Farms variety of dairy products
Box 1, Folder 18
Corium Slogan's Oliver was National Grand Champion Guernsey Bull in 1935, and
State Champion in 1936 and 1937.
Corium Slogan with Oliver, National Grand Champion Guernsey Bull
Box 1, Folder 19
It takes nearly 300 of these enclosed, modern trucks to deliver the Adohr Milk
to your home.
Adohr Farms delivery truck with a milkman
Box 1, Folder 20
Adohr Irradiated Vitamin D Milk is processed in this stainless steel
irradiator.
Adohr Farms milk irradiation facility
Box 1, Folder 21
The milk is bottled a few minutes after it is milked and cooled.
Adohr Farms milk bottling facility
Box 1, Folder 22
Gov. Allred of Texas presents Cliff Knight of Adohr with the coveted Governor's
Trophy, awarded for the best 10 head of dairy cattle entered at the show.
Adohr Farms wins the Governor's Trophy at the National Dairy Show at the Texas
Centennial, Dallas
Box 1, Folder 23
When President Roosevelt made his goodwill tour on the U.S.S. Houston in 1936,
Adohr Milk was chosen to go on the ship with him.
L. F. Krehbiel and Joseph Wenger of Adohr Farms ready milk for a delivery to the U.
S. S. Houston
Box 1, Folder 24
On every Certified Bottle is this guarantee of purity.
Adohr Farms' Certified Milk in bottles shown with their guarantee on the back
Box 1, Folder 25
Only at Adohr can you get four Certified Milks.
Adohr Farms Certified Milk products in bottles
Box 1, Folder 26
The laboratory of the Medical Milk Commission, located at the University of
Southern California, is the most complete for this purpose of any in the
country.
Laboratory of the Medical Milk Commisson
Box 1, Folder 27
This chart shows how control measures protect Certified Milk from every kind of
contamination.
Adohr Farms' chart of control measures taken to protect milk from contamination
Box 2, Item 1, Digital Folder
FB Judson, Guernsey Girl, Shots of Farm
1935 April 6
Box 2, Item 2, Digital Folder
Guernsey Shot, Alya, Dad & Frank [Judson]
1935 April 25
Box 2, Item 3, Digital Folder
Wilshire Movies, Roll for Dupe Test, Farm Shots in Color
1936 February 10
Box 2, Item 4, Digital Folder
FB Judson Farm, Scrap
1937 May 27
Box 2, Item 5, Digital Folder
FB Judson
1937 November 15
Box 2, Item 6, Digital Folder
FB Judson Farm, Wheat Waving
1937 December 21
Box 2, Item 7, Digital Folder
FB Judson, Dupe Test
1937 December 28
Box 2, Item 8, Digital Folder
FB Judson, Farm Scene
1940 July 1
Box 3, Folder 1
Toreadohr
March-October 1933
