Farmer's Almanac Collection SPC.2018.041
Jennifer Goodwin
California State University Dominguez Hills Archives and Special Collections
2018-11-27
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson, CA 90747
archives@csudh.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
California State University Dominguez Hills Archives and Special Collections
Title: Farmer's Almanac Collection
creator:
Artists and Writers Guild
Identifier/Call Number: SPC.2018.041
Physical Description:
3 boxes
Physical Description:
1.04 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1811-1960
Language of Material: Collection material is in English.
Abstract: The Farmer's Almanac collection contains almanacs from the dates 1811 to 1960 with information regarding astronomy, weather,
farming advice, law information, poetry, gardening tips, and periodicals. Between the years 1847 and 1848 the title of the
almanacs changed from "The Farmer's Almanac" to "The Old Farmer's Almanac." Each almanac in the collection is weathered with
age and fragile.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives
and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[title of item] Farmer's Almanac Collection, Courtesy of the Department of Archives and Special Collections. University Library.
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Scope and Contents
The Farmer's Almanac collection (1811-1960) contains 137 almanacs each with information on astronomy, weather, farming advice,
law information, gardening tips, and periodicals, although this varied depending on the years published.
Biographical / Historical
The history of the Farmer's Almanacs began with the publication of its first issue in 1792 under its first editor, Robert
B. Thomas. While this was released during a time where numerous almanacs were published, Thomas's almanac was the most successful.
Thomas's last edition he worked on was in 1846, having passed away in 1847. John H. Jenks became the official editor in 1848
and added "Old" in the title of the newer editions. He also changed the cover, which has since remained the cover of the almanac.
The next editor in 1861, Charles L. Flint, focused heavily on farming while the next two editors, John Boies Tileston and
Loomis Joseph Campbell, did little to change the format. In 1877, Robert Ware focused more heavily on publishing about business
and in 1900 Horace Ware began to publish the almanac for a more general audience. The next two editors, Frank Newton and Carroll
Swa, made sure that the almanac was published yearly. In 1936, Roger Scaife became editor and had taken out the weather forecasts
in favor of temperature and precipitation averages. In response to an angry public, he then reinstated the weather forecasts.
In 1939, Robb Sagendorph became editor and had the alamac harken back to its original format under Robert B. Thomas. In 1942,
a German U-boat spy was found with a copy of the almanac, allgedlly due to the accuracy of the weather forecasts. Sagendorph
was able to persuade the government to allow the continued publication of the almanac due to "weather predictions" being changed
to "weather indications." After Sagendorph's death in 1970, Judson Hale became editor. Janice Stillman became the first female
editor in 2000 and continues to keep with tradition while also keeping the content fresh and interesting.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
almanacs
farmers
box 1, folder 1
Farmer's Almanac, Nos. XIX, XXI
1811, 1813
box 1, Folder 2
Farmer's Almanac, Nos. XXII, XXIII
1814-1815
box 1, folder 3
Farmer's Almanac, Nos. XXIV, XXV
1816-1817
box 1, folder 4
Farmer's Almanac, Nos. XXVI, XXVII
1818-1819
box 1, folder 5
Farmer's Almanac, Nos. XXVIII, XXIX
1820-1821
box 1, folder 6
Farmer's Almanac, Nos. XXX, XXXI
1822-1823
box 1, folder 7
Farmer's Almanac, Nos. XXXII, XXXIII
1824-1825
box 1, folder 8
Farmer's Almanac, Nos. XXXIV, XXXV
1826-1827
box 1, Folder 9
Farmer's Almanac, Nos. XXXVI, XXXVII
1828-1829
box 1, folder 10
Farmer's Almanac, Nos. XXXVIII, XXXIX
1830-1831
box 1, folder 11
Farmer's Almanac, Nos. XL, XLI
1832-1833
box 1, folder 12
Farmer's Almanac, Nos. XLII, XLIII
1834-1835
box 1, folder 13
Farmer's Almanac, Nos. XLIV, XLV
1836-1837
box 1, folder 14
Farmer's Almanac, Nos. XLVI, XLVII
1838-1839
box 1, folder 15
Farmer's Almanac, Nos. XLVIII, XLIX
1840-1841
box 1, folder 16
Farmer's Almanac, Nos. L, LI
1842-1843
box 1, folder 17
Farmer's Almanac, Nos. LII, LIII
1844-1845
box 1, folder 18
Farmer's Almanac, Nos. LIV, LV
1846-1847
box 1, folder 19
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 56, 57
1848-1849
box 1, folder 20
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 58, 59
1850-1851
box 1, folder 21
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 60, 61
1852-1853
box 1, folder 22
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 62, 63
1854-1855
box 1, folder 23
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 65, 66
1857-1858
box 1, folder 24
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 67, 68
1859-1860
box 1, folder 25
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 69, 70
1861-1862
box 1, folder 26
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 71, 72
1863-1864
box 1, folder 27
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 73, 74
1865-1866
box 2, folder 1
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 75, 76
1867-1868
box 2, folder 2
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 77, 78
1869-1870
box 2, folder 3
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 79, 80
1871-1872
box 2, folder 4
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 81, 82
1873-1874
box 2, folder 5
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 83, 84
1875-1876
box 2, folder 6
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 85, 86
1877-1878
box 2, folder 7
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 87, 88
1879-1880
box 2, folder 8
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 89, 90
1881-1882
box 2, folder 9
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 91, 92
1883-1884
box 2, folder 10
the Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 93, 94
1885-1886
box 2, folder 11
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 95, 96
1887-1888
box 2, folder 12
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 97, 98
1889-1890
box 2, folder 13
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 99, 100
1891-1892
box 2, folder 14
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 101, 102
1893-1894
box 2, folder 15
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 103, 104
1895-1896
box 2, folder 16
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 105, 106
1897-1898
box 2, folder 17
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 107, 108
1899-1900
box 2, folder 18
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 109, 110
1901-1902
box 2, folder 19
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 111, 112
1903-1904
box 2, folder 20
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 113, 114
1905-1906
box 2, folder 21
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 115, 116
1907-1908
box 2, folder 22
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 117, 118
1909-1910
box 2, folder 23
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 119, 120
1911-1912
box 2, folder 24
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 121, 122
1913-1914
box 2, folder 25
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 123, 124
1915-1916
box 2, folder 26
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 125, 126
1917-1918
box 2, folder 27
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 127, 128
1919-1920
box 2, folder 28
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 129, 130
1921-1922
box 2, folder 29
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 131, 132
1923-1924
box 2, folder 30
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 133, 141
1925, 1933
box 2, folder 31
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 142, 143
1934-1935
box 2, folder 32
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 144, 146
1936, 1938
box 2, folder 33
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 147-148
1939-1940
box 3, folder 1
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 149, 153
1941, 1945
box 3, folder 2
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 154, 155
1946-1947
box 3, folder 3
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 156, 157
1948-1949
box 3, folder 4
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 158, 159
1950-1951
box 3, folder 5
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 160, 161
1952-1953
box 3, folder 6
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 162, 163
1954-1955
box 3, folder 7
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 164, 165
1956-1957
box 3, folder 8
The Old Farmer's Almanac, Nos. 166, 167
1958-1959
box 3, folder 9
The Old Farmer's Almanac, No. 168
1960
