Guide to the Betty Chase collection related to the Wilcox Fruit Company M2389
Malgorzata Schaefer
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
April 2019
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
Note
This is a listing of materials.
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Betty Chase collection related to the Wilcox Fruit Company
source:
Chase, Betty
Identifier/Call Number: M2389
Physical Description:
1.13 Linear Feet
2 manuscript boxes and one OS flat box
Date (inclusive): c. 1870s - 1960s
Content Description
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
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.
Conditions Governing Use
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Conditions Governing 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Betty Chase; 2018. Accession MSS 2018-383.
Preferred Citation
[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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Chase, Betty
Box 1, Folder 2, flat-box 2
Box 1, Folder 4
Map of ranch and ranch receipts, 1870's - 1880's
Box 1, Folder 6
Financial obligations and memos
flat-box 2, Folder 2
Share crop agreement between I. A. Wilcox and Chinese
Box 1, Folder 8, flat-box 2, Folder 1
California State Fair [programs] 1927-1929, California Fair News, 1927
flat-box 2, Folder 3
Calfornia Fruit Grower [ select issues]
Box 1, Folder 10
Proceedings of the state irrigation convention held at Riverside, California, May 14, 15, and 18, 1884
Box 1, Folder 10
A new system of arithmetick in which the rules are familiarly demonstrated and the principles of the science clearly and fully
explained, by William Ruger, A.B., 1836, with annotations
Box 3, Folder 1
Harry Wilcox's notes and two notebooks
Box 3, Folder 2
The Pandora published by the fraternities, '86, a gift of Harry Wilcox
flat-box 3, Folder 4
Harry Wilcox diploma from Universitatis Paificae [1887], sheepskin; newspaper clippings about being a member of the bachelor's
club
flat-box 2, Folder 4
Board of Dental Examiners State of California, conferring Doctor of Dental Surgery for W. I. Wilcox, 1894
flat-box 2, Folder 4
Map of San Francisco showing the districts swept by fires in April 1906
Biographical / Historical
Per notes on folders, probably from donor, I. A. Wilcox was the founder of Wilcox Fruit Company. He bought property in Santa
Clara and left his wife and children in the East Bay. There are a number of folders with correspondence between them in the
collection.
One of I. A. Wilcox's sons, Dr. Walter I. Wilcox, took over the management of Wilcox Fruit Co. in the early 1900's. Another
son, Harry Wilcox, had a printing company in San Jose; he died in 1924.
Box 3, Folder 5--8
Letters, I. A. Wilcox and wife, 1867-1887
Box 3, Folder 9
Letters, I. A. Wilcox to parents
Box 3, Folder 10
Newspaper clippings from J. A. Wilcox articles
Box 3, Folder 11
Ephemera and miscellaneous letters
