Oglesby Citrus Label Collection, circa 1890s-2014

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Summary

Title:
Oglesby Citrus Label Collection
Dates:
circa 1890s-2014
Creators:
Oglesby, Alice and Oglesby, Larry C.
Abstract:
This collection of over 80 citrus labels from southern California date from as early as the 1890s and was collected by Alice and Professor Larry Oglesby, long-time Claremont residents. Professor Oglesby was Professor Emeritus of Biology at Pomona College. The bulk of the collection originates primarily from Claremont and Pomona, California. Several books on citrus labels were also donated as part of the collection.
Extent:
0.8 linear feet (2 oversized document boxes)
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Oglesby Citrus Label Collection (H.Mss.1053). Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library, Claremont University Consortium.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains over 80 citrus labels from southern California from the late 19th century and early 20th century. The labels predominately originate from Claremont and North Pomona, California from as early as the 1890s and until the 1950s. In addition, the collection provides some historical insight into the culture of these areas through the art depicted on the labels, including artistic renditions of local packing houses, students and athletes from The Claremont Colleges, and Native Americans.

Biographical / historical:

Long-time Claremont residents, the late Professor Larry Oglesby and his wife, Alice began collecting Claremont and North Pomona labels sometime around 1990. They first became interested when Claremont Heritage started selling some of the more common Claremont labels, such as the "Athlete" labels and others relating to The Claremont Colleges. As history enthusiasts, the beauty of the labels' artwork and their connections to local history really appealed to the Oglesbys.

Sometime in the early 1990s, the Oglesbys started attending the Citrus Label Society meetings every three months, especially those that were held at the Sunkist headquarters off the 101 freeway in Los Angeles. There the Oglesbys met a number of other people who were interested in labels. Before long, those selling labels started watching specifically for Claremont and North Pomona labels for the Oglesbys. Through this method, the Oglesbys were able to fill in any gaps in their collection by purchasing essentially every label offered from areas they didn't already have. The vast majority of the labels were purchased between 1990 and 2001 with a few as late as 2005. Several members of the Citrus Label Society "thought it was a good thing that these older Claremont and North Pomona labels were going back to Claremont."

When Pomona First Federal Savings and Loan started producing citrus label calendars, the Oglesbys discovered that the calendars helped them to find out about some other local labels that they hadn't known about. Box 2, folder 8 contains a "Morning Glory" citrus label as well as its calendar counterpart. The calendar label differs slightly from the authentic citrus label including the name of the packing house.

Source: Oglesby, Alice. "Re: Invitation to the CCEPS final presentation." Message to Lisa L. Crane. 13 Dec. 2014. E-mail.

Larry C. Oglesby was born in Corvallis, Oregon on March 26, 1936, the son of Loris Calmer Oglesby and Margaret Elaine Williams. Oglesby attended Oregon State University where he completed his undergraduate degree in botany. He obtained his mater's degree in zoology from Florida State University in 1960. In 1964 he completed a doctoral degree in zoology at the Unversity of California, Berkeley. During this same year, he met Alice Shoemaker, a microbiology graduate student from Lawton, Oklahoma, who would later become his wife. In 1968, Professor Oglesby joined the Pomona College faculty, where he spent 30 years as professor of biology. He died on April 16, 2001 in Claremont, survived by his wife, Alice Oglesby; two sons, Ian Bruce Oglesby and David Douglas Oglesby; and their respective families.

Source: "Larry Oglesby, Ecological physiologist". Claremont Courier 21 Apr. 2001: obituaries. Print

Acquisition information:
Gift from Alice S. Oglesby, 2014.
Processing information:

Processed by Phoebe Huth in 2014 in the Claremont Center for Engagement with Primary Sources (CCEPS), with assistance from Lisa Crane. This collection was minimally processed. Materials are in their original mylar sleeves and retain their original folder titles and organization. Monograph items were removed from the collection, added to Special Collections' monograph collection and cataloged in the Claremont Colleges Library online catalog. These items can be located in the online catalog using the keyword search term “Oglesby Citrus Label Collection”.

Arrangement:

This collection is organized at the item level. Each item is sleeved, placed in its own folder and the folders are arranged in alphabetical order by citrus label name.

Accruals:

No additions to the collection are anticipated.

Physical location:
Please consult repository.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Phoebe Huth, CCEPS Fellow, Fall 2014
Date Prepared:
© 2015
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2015-07-09T19:36-0700

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Oglesby Citrus Label Collection (H.Mss.1053). Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library, Claremont University Consortium.

Location of this collection:
800 N. Dartmouth Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711, US
Contact:
(909) 607‑3977
specialcollections@claremont.edu
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