Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Betty Chase collection related to the Wilcox Fruit Company
- Dates:
- c. 1870s - 1960s
- Creators:
- Chase, Betty
- Extent:
- 1.13 Linear Feet 2 manuscript boxes and one OS flat box
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Betty Chase collection related to the Wilcox Fruit Company (M2389). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection consists of materials related to the Wilcox Fruit Company. Ms. Chase's family owned the company and its pear orchards from the 1870s to the late 1960s. The company sold its orchard land to Intel for its headquarters facility near Highway 101 in Santa Clara. The collection includes photos, legal papers, family memorabilia, letters, materials related to the State Fair, including booklets from 1927, 1928 and 1929, as well as photos of the company booth and display cards, and other documentation.
- Biographical / historical:
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I. A. Wilcox was the founder of the Wilcox Fruit Company. He bought property in Santa Clara and left his wife and children in the East Bay. His son, Dr. Walter I. Wilcox, took over management of the Wilcox Fruit Company in the early 1900's. Another son, Harry Wilcox, had a printing company in San Jose; he died in 1924.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Betty Chase; 2018. Accession MSS 2018-383.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Names:
- Chase, Betty
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2019-04-16 10:32:32 -0700 .
Access and use
- Terms of access:
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Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Betty Chase collection related to the Wilcox Fruit Company (M2389). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.
- Location of this collection:
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Department of Special Collections, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022