Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing History
Historical Note
Collection Scope and Contents
Collection Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Washburn & Sons collection on Pest Control
Date (inclusive): 1898-1993, undated
Date (bulk): 1915-1945
Collection Number: MS 344
Creator:
Washburn & Sons
Extent:
2.13 linear feet
(3 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection contains publications, photographs, and other material regarding pest control research and services during
the early-mid 1900s. Primarily includes publications pertaining to plant disease and pest control in the citrus industry by
researchers such as Henry J. Quayle and R.S. Woglum. Additional material regarding the pest control services of Washburn &
Sons in Riverside, California and surrounding areas is also included.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction,
and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by
copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions
apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for
obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Washburn & Sons collection on Pest Control (MS 344). Special Collections & University
Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Phil Washburn, 2010.
Processing History
Processed by Eric Milenkiewicz, Manuscripts Curator, 2013.
Historical Note
Washburn & Sons is a pest control service located in Riverside, California that worked closely with local citrus growers and
the University of California, Riverside Citrus Research Center and Agricultural Experiment Station (formerly Citrus Experiment
Station) in the early-mid 1900s regarding plant disease and insect control in citrus orchards.
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection contains publications, photographs, and other material regarding pest control research and services during
the early-mid 1900s. Primarily includes publications pertaining to plant disease and pest control in the citrus industry by
researchers such as Henry J. Quayle and R.S. Woglum. Additional material regarding the pest control services of Washburn &
Sons in Riverside, California and surrounding areas is also included.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged by box and folder number.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Citrus -- Diseases and pests
Genres and Forms of Materials
Photographs
Publications