Biography
Scope and Contents
Access
Processing Information
Acquisition
Preferred Citation
Publication Rights
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Davis General Library, Dept. of Special Collections
Title: Clifford E. Briggs Agricultural Technology Photographs
Creator:
Briggs, Clifford E.
Identifier/Call Number: D-619
Physical Description:
0.5 linear feet
Date: circa 1958
Abstract: The collection includes photographs, negatives,
and slides taken by Clifford E. Briggs of Allis-Chalmers farm equipment and aerial photographs of farms.
Physical Location: Physical location: Researchers should contact
Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Biography
Clifford E. Briggs was head of Advertising and Sales Promotion for the Allis-Chalmers Farm Equipment Division. He
graduated from Iowa State University in 1937 with a major in Agricultural Journalism and began his career as a livestock
radio reporter for the Kansas City Drovers Telegram. From there, he worked in the Catalog Division of Sears, Roebuck, and
Company until enlisting in the United States Army in 1941. After seven and a half years of active duty, he joined the Army
Reserves and served in the 84th Division while working full time at the Allis-Chalmers Farm Equipment Division. Around 1958,
Clifford Briggs came to the Bakersfield, California area to photograph Allis-Chalmers equipment for catalog layouts.
Source:
Kathleen Briggs (personal communication, May 22, 2017).
Scope and Contents
The collection includes photographs, negatives, and slides taken by Clifford E. Briggs of Allis-Chalmers farm equipment
being used in the fields. Mr. Briggs also took many aerial views of the fields as he flew from one location to another.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Acquisition
Gift of Kathleen Briggs, 2017.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Clifford E. Briggs Agricultural Technology Photographs, D-619, Department of Special
Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.
Publication Rights
All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for
permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is
not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Farm equipment -- Pictorial works
Farms -- Pictorial works
Allis-Chalmers
Corporation -- History -- Pictorial works