Department of Food Science and Technology Records, 1925-2005

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
University of California, Davis. Food Science & Technology Department
Abstract:
With origins rooted in the University of California Berkeley's Division of Viticulture and Enology, the Department of Food Science was initially established in 1919 as a division of fruit products after the Volstead Act prohibited commercial wine-making. The collection includes syllabi, lecture notes, department correspondence, photographs, and realia.
Extent:
32.1 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Department of Food Science and Technology Records, AR-131, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

Syllabi, lecture notes, department correspondence, photographs, and realia.

Biographical / historical:

With origins rooted in the University of California Berkeley's Division of Viticulture and Enology, the Department of Food Science was initially established in 1919 as a division of fruit products after the Volstead Act prohibited commercial wine-making. While studies in viticulture continued at Davis, the fruit products unit at Berkeley turned its focus toward processing fruit juices and identifying optimal techniques for canning, drying, and otherwise utilizing fruits for consumption. In 1951, the renamed Division of Food Technology moved from Berkeley to Davis.

Processing information:

Liz Phillips encoded this finding aid with help from student assistant Aditi Sinha.

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:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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:

[Identification of item], Department of Food Science and Technology Records, AR-131, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis 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