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  • Creator: Hecke, George H.
    Title: George H. Hecke Papers
    Collection number: D-507
    Repository: University of California, Davis General Library. Dept. of Special Collections.
    Davis, California 95616-5292
    Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
    Physical Description: 0.5 linear feet.
    Date (inclusive): 1912-1950
    Abstract: Business and personal correspondence of George H. Hecke (1868-1950?), Yolo County, California farmer and California's first Director of Agriculture. Collection also includes one volume of minutes of the California State Board of Agriculture and one scrapbook illustrating outbreaks of hoof and mouth disease.
    Phyiscal location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.

    Biography

    George Henry Hecke (1868-1950?) was a farmer based in Yolo County, California during the early-to-mid twentieth century. His properties included his ranches "The Yolanda," 160 acres of apricot orchards and vineyards, and "The Copa de Oro," 200 acres of alfalfa and grain. Hecke worked for the United States Department of Agriculture from 1904-1906; as one of the department's viticulture experts, Hecke was in charge of eleven experimental vineyards. Hecke was also California's first Director of Agriculture, serving from 1919-1931. During his term as director, Hecke worked with several other western states to form the Western States Plant Quarantine Board.
    Sources:
    California Department of Food and Agriculture: The First 100 Years. California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1980.
    History of Yolo County, California. Historic Record Company: Los Angeles, California, 1913.

    Scope and Content

    The collection includes Hecke's personal and business correspondence, one volume of minutes of the California State Board of Agriculture, and a scrapbook illustrating outbreaks of hoof and mouth disease. Subjects include family news, crop sales, supply orders, ranch workers, and political activity with state and federal agricultural boards.
    Further material may be in the F. Hal Higgins Collection, D-056.

    Related Collections

    The following collections at Special Collections may also be of interest:
    D-056, F. Hal Higgins, 1886-1975. This collection includes brochures, correspondence, manuscripts, clippings, serials, photographs, and posters relating to the development of agricultural machinery in the United States, Canada, and Europe, particularly the history of tractors and combines.

    Access

    Collection is open for research.

    Processing Information

    Elizabeth Phillips, Manuscript Archivist, processed the collection and created the finding aid.

    Acquisition Information

    Material separated from the F. Hal Higgins Collection, D-056.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], George H. Hecke Papers, D-507, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All 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 Department of Special Collections, University of California, Library, Davis as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    California. Dept. of Food and Agriculture.
    Hecke, George Henry--Archives.
    Farmers -- California -- Yolo County.
    Fruit-culture -- California -- Yolo County.
    Veterinary medicine.