Sonoma County Horticultural Commissioner records, 1889-1928

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Summary

Creators:
California. Horticultural Commissioner (Sonoma County)
Abstract:
This collection contains reports of the Sonoma County Horticultural Commissioner to the State of California on agricultural in the County.
Extent:
1 box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Sonoma County Horticultural Commissioner records, 1889-1928. SCG.00056, Sonoma County Archives, Sonoma County Library, Rohnert Park, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Official reports of the Sonoma County Horticultural Commissioner.

Arrangement of Materials:

Chronological within a single series.

Biographical / historical:

An Act to protect and promote the horticultural interests of the state was passed by the legislature on March 14, 1881 and provided for a Board of three Horticultural Commissioners to be appointed by each county Board of Supervisors.

On November 12, 1881 the Board of State Horticultural Commissioners called a State convention of fruit growers, packers, nurserymen and all other interested in California Horticulture. One of the resolutions made at the “First Annual Horticulture Conference” was for all counties to appoint Commissioners.

First Horticultural Commission: On March 6, 1909 the Legislature approved a law replacing the County Boards of Horticultural Commissioners with a single Horticultural Commissioner.

In 1929, the title of Horticultural Commissioner was changed by a State act to Agricultural Commissioner.

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Second Edition DACS

Access and use

Restrictions:

Materials stored offsite, but collection is open to research. In many cases, further details on individual volumes can be found by calling staff at the Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library. To view these materials, please call staff at 707 308-3212 to request they be brought from the Archives to the Library

Terms of access:

Collection does not circulate and may be photocopied or photographed by arrangement only.

Property rights reside with the Sonoma County Library. The Sonoma County Library has made this collection available and believes that the collection is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Collection may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Preferred credit line is: Courtesy, the Sonoma County Library. Please see additional reproduction and reuse information at https://sonomalibrary.org/locations/sonoma-county-history-and-genealogy-library/order-photo

Preferred citation:

Sonoma County Horticultural Commissioner records, 1889-1928. SCG.00056, Sonoma County Archives, Sonoma County Library, Rohnert Park, California.

Location of this collection:
6135 State Farm Drive
Rohnert Park, CA 94928, US
Contact:
(707) 545-0831
digital@sonomalibrary.org
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