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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Pasadena Orange Growers Association records
Creator:
Pasadena Orange Growers
Association (Pasadena, Calif.)
Identifier/Call Number: mssPasaOra
Physical Description:
44.2 Linear Feet
(26 boxes, 74 volumes)
Date (inclusive): 1893-1939
Abstract: A collection of the business records of
the Pasadena Orange Growers Association, California.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at
the Huntington Library for more information.
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.
[Identification of item]. Pasadena Orange Growers Association records, The Huntington
Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Pasadena Orange Growers Association, 1938.
The Pasadena Fruit Growers Association was formed in 1893 to provide centralized marketing
for the produce of the members of the organization. The name was changed to the Pasadena
Orange Growers Association in 1898. The first packing plant was located on California Street
in Pasadena, California, until 1913, when a new building was erected on South Marengo
Avenue. The organization prospered, realizing a profit of $200,000 in the years 1916 to
1917.
A collection of approximately 3,500 items from 1893 to 1938, it consists of the business
records of the Pasadena Orange Growers Association. These records deal with the company's
organization and operation, consisting chiefly of correspondence and accounts with members
of the organization; it includes information about: stockholder's meetings; tax information;
daily picking records; pest control; marketing; and shipping. The collection also includes
bound volumes of annual reports, stock certificates, various accounts, cash books, and
receipts.
Processed by Huntington Library Staff, circa 1945. In 2020, Gayle Richardson created the
finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.
Arranged in the following series: 1. Organization of the Association; 2. Business papers;
3. Correspondence; 4. Operation of the Association.
Former call number: mssPasadenaOrange.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Citrus fruit industry -- California, Southern
Orange industry -- California -- Pasadena
Pasadena (Calif.) -- Agriculture -- Citrus fruit
Pasadena (Calif.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Pasadena (Calif.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
Accounts -- California -- Pasadena
Business records -- California -- Pasadena
Letters (correspondence) -- California -- Pasadena
Payroll records -- California -- Pasadena