Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Preferred Citation
Biographical / Historical
Arrangement
Scope and Contents
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Processing Information
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Palos Verdes Library District, Peninsula Center Library. Local History Center.
Title: Records of the Palos Verdes Begonia Farm
Creator:
Palos Verdes Begonia Farm
Identifier/Call Number: 004
Physical Description:
.5 Cubic Feet
.5 letter size document box
Date (bulk): ca 1947-1997 (with gaps)
Physical Location: Local History Center
Abstract: Collection includes newsletters, clippings, printed material and ephemera.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the Local History Center for access information.
Conditions Governing Use
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation
[Name of item], Records of the Palos Verdes Begonia Farm (Collection 004). Local History Center, Peninsula Center Library,
Palos Verdes Library District, Rolling Hills Estates, CA.
Biographical / Historical
Palos Verdes Begonia Farm started in 1941 by Palos Verdes Peninsula resident, Gus Bauman. A family owned business, it spanned
four generations and was operated by Jack Bauman and John Bauman until closing in 1998. Palos Verdes Begonia Farm specialized
in raising and exporting Tuberous Begonias, becoming one of the leading suppliers of begonias in the country. In the 1960s
the company expanded to other plants and garden supplies and became one of the first full service retail garden centers in
the area.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by folder title; thereunder chronologically, with undated materials filed after dated materials.
Ephemeral folders filed at end of box.
Scope and Contents
Includes newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs and marketing materials.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Local History Center by John Bauman, 2007.
Processing Information
Initial rehousing and stabilization of materials by Local History Center volunteers. Final arrangement and description by
Monique Sugimoto, January 2018.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Newsletters
Garden centers (Retail trade)--California.
Palos Verdes Peninsula (Calif.)
Los Angeles County (Calif.)
California, Southern