Howard S. Fawcett papers
Finding aid prepared by Andrea Hoff, University Archivist.
Original collection-level finding aid published in 2012. Finding aid updated in July 2019.
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Howard S. Fawcett papers
Date (inclusive): 1937-1951, undated
Collection Number: UA 362
Creator:
Fawcett, H.S. (Howard Samuel), 1877-
Extent:
0.42 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: The Howard S. Fawcett papers contain articles, magazine and newspaper clippings, correspondence, periodicals, transcripts
of radio broadcasts and other material gathered on Howard S. Fawcett, a University of California, Riverside professor and
noted pioneer in phytopathology. The bulk of the papers consist of writings and research related to citrus diseases.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
The collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Howard S. Fawcett papers (UA 362). Special Collections & University Archives,
University of California, Riverside.
Processing History
Processed by Andrea Hoff, University Archivist, in July 2019.
Biographical Note
Howard S. Fawcett was a pioneer in the field of phytopathology. He was born in Salem, Ohio on April 12, 1877 to Quaker parents.
He earned a B.S. from Iowa State College in 1905. Fawcett spent the first seven years of his career at the University of Florida,
eventually earning a masters degree from the University of Florida at Gainesville in 1908.
Fawcett came to California in 1911. He took leave from his position in Riverside to pursue a doctorate from Johns Hopkins
University, which he completed in 1918.
Fawcett made many significant contributions to his field. Among his notable achievements were his discovery of the cause of
gummosis and his discovery of the cause and treatment for citrus scaly bark (psorosis). Later in his career, he was the lead
scientist on a team of researchers investigating the cause of tristeza.
Fawcett indulged a creative side, writing stories inspired by his research under the moniker Mr. I. C. Bigg. In these fanciful
tales, Mr. Bigg would shrink himself to 1/50,000th of his actual size and explore the submicrospoic aspects of citrus diseases.
These stories were published in the California Citrograph. In addition, Fawcett participated in several radio programs performing
as the University Explorer, a similar character to Mr. I.C. Bigg, who reduced his size in order to explore the submicroscopic
realm. Titles of these broadcasts include "Through the Fungus Jungle" and "The Nearly Perfect Crime."
Fawcett retired from the Department of Plant Pathology at UC, Riverside in 1946. He passed away in 1948.
Bibliography:
Zentmyer, G. (1988). Howard Samuel Fawcett: Pioneer in phytopathology.
Annual Review of Phytopathology, 26, 17-22. doi: https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/pdf/10.1146/annurev.py.26.090188.000313
Collection Scope and Contents
The Howard S. Fawcett papers contain articles, magazine and newspaper clippings, correspondence, periodicals, transcripts
of radio broadcasts and other material gathered on Howard S. Fawcett, a University of California, Riverside professor and
noted pioneer in phytopathology. The bulk of the papers consist of writings and research related to citrus diseases.
Collection Arrangement
The Howard S. Fawcett papers consist of seven folders which have been arranged alphabetically.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Citrus -- Diseases and pests
Phytophthora
Plant diseases
Universities and colleges -- Faculty
Genres and Forms of Materials
Articles
Correspondence
Publications
Box 1, Folder 1
Abstracts of articles written by Fawcett
1938-1946
Box 1, Folder 2
Articles written by Fawcett
1937-1949
Box 1, Folder 3
Articles, lectures and reports written by Fawcett
1937-1946
Box 1, Folder 4
"Guava Diseases" article by Prof. William Horne (includes related memos and photos)
1940-1951
Box 1, Folder 6
Memorial leaflet for Fawcett (Note: leaflet is in Spanish)
1948
Box 1, Folder 7
University of California Radio Service transcripts
1940-1941
