Guide to the California Christmas Tree Growers
Records
M. Carey
The University Library
Special Collections and Archives
University Library
University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, California, 95064
Email: specoll@library.ucsc.edu
URL: http://library.ucsc.edu/speccoll/
2011
The Regents of the University of California.
All rights reserved.
Guide to the California Christmas Tree Growers
Records
Collection number: MS 477
The University Library
Special Collections and Archives
University of California, Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz,
California
- Processed by:
- M. Carey
- Date Completed:
- August 26, 2011
- Encoded by:
- M. Carey
2011 The Regents of the University of California. All
rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: California Christmas Tree Growers
records
Dates: 1952-1984
Collection number: MS 477
Creator:
Neilson, Howard
A.
Collection Size: 5 flats
Repository:
University of California, Santa Cruz. University Library.
Special Collections and Archives
Santa Cruz, California 95064
Abstract: This collection contains the CCTG's newsletters
no. 1-119 with some meeting notes and a scrapbook of organization's activities
and publicity.
Physical location: Stored at NRLF: Advance notice is required for access.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection:
English
Conditions Governing Access
Collection open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights for this collection reside with the University of California. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained
by the creators and their heirs. The publication or use of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use
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Preferred Citation
California Christmas Tree Growers
records. MS 477. Special Collections and Archives, University Library,
University of California, Santa Cruz.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mrs. Howard A. Neilson,
1984
Biography
The Christmas Tree Growers of Monterey Bay was
formed in 1952 with a small number of growers in Santa Cruz meeting to share
ideas. Howard A. Neilson, owner of Crest Ranch, the oldest "Choose and Cut"
tree farm in the Western United States" was the first President. His "tree
plantation" was a new approach to producing and selling Christmas Trees in
California. In 1952, the organization had shortened it's name to
California Christmas Tree Growers and incorporated in 1956. Since then it has
grown from just grower members to include all aspects of the Real Tree industry
in California, including wholesalers, retail lot operators and suppliers and
changed it's name to the California Christmas Tree Association to reflect the
broad range of the members.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains the
California Christmas Tree Growers newsletters no. 1-119 (1952-1984) with some
meeting notes and newsletters from associated organizations. Also included is a
large scrapbook of the organization's activities and publicity.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index
the description of this collection in the library's online public access
catalog.
California Christmas
Tree Growers--archives
Neilson, Howard
A.
Christmas tree growing--California
Farmers--California--Santa Cruz County
Neilson, Howard A.
Washburn, Henry L.
box 1-4
California Christmas Tree Growers newsletters
1952-1984
