Camillus Nelson Ranch Collection

Finding aid created by Yolo County Archives staff using RecordEXPRESS

Yolo County Archives

226 Buckeye Street

Woodland, California 95695

(530) 666-8010

archives@yolocounty.org

http://www.yolocounty.org/general-government/general-government-departments/library/library-services/yolo-county-archives

2018

Descriptive Summary

Title: Camillus Nelson Ranch Collection

Dates: Circa 1910-1990

Collection Number: RG 1000 ACC 95-019; 17-006;

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 1 box

Repository: Yolo County Archives

Woodland, California 95695

Abstract: A collection of photographs and documents related to the Nelson Ranch’s history and the plans to restore it. Location A6.1

Language of Material: English

Access

Collection is available for research.

Publication Rights

Copyright has been assigned to the Yolo County Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Yolo County Archives 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.

Preferred Citation

Camillus Nelson Ranch Collection. Yolo County Archives

Scope and Content of Collection

Contains 1 folder of newspaper clippings of stories announcing plans to open a historical museum at the Nelson Ranch (circa 1973), the original development plan for this project, one binder full of black and white photos of the property from various years 1910-1980, one interpretive history record of the ranch’s history and the various farming methods, and a box of various letters and emails mostly from Yolo County and University of California officials regarding their plans and various property visits, meetings and negotiations.