Biography
Indexing Terms
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Creator:
Condee, Robert A.
Title: Robert A. Condee Correspondence
Date (inclusive): 1926-1930
Extent:
0.2 linear feet
Abstract: Robert Asa Condee (1875-1930) served as the President of the California State Agricultural Society from 1925-1930. This small
collection contains Condee's incoming and outgoing correspondence, the majority of which deals with Condee's work for the
State Agricultural Society.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Repository:
University of California, Davis. General Library. Dept. of Special Collections.
Davis, California 95616-5292
Collection number: MC260
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
Biography
Robert Asa Condee was born on December 25, 1875 in San Diego, California. Condee's career included: rancher in Southern California
(1892-1896), Clerk of the Board of Supervisors (1897-1900), Horticulture Inspector (1901-1902), Agricultural Adviser in Riverside
County (1903-1913), Superintendent of Agriculture and Director of Education at the California Junior Republic in Chino (1914-1918),
and principal of Chino Vocational High School.
Condee served as President of the California State Agricultural Society from 1925-1930. In that capacity he also served as
an ex officio Regent of the University of California. He was also a member of the Agricultural Committee of the California
State Fair, the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce and a Director of the California State Chamber of Commerce.
Condee passed away on October 4, 1930 in Pomona, California.
Source:
Scope and Content Note
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is arranged in two series: Outgoing and Incoming.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Condee, Robert A.--Archives.
California State Agricultural Society (Sacramento, Calif.)
Agriculture--California
Access
Collection is open for research.
Processing Information
Sara Gunasekara processed this collection with assistance from student employee Michelle Xie.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Robert A. Condee Correspondence, MC260, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University
of California, Davis.
Publication Rights
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All 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 Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items
and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.