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Creator:
Crocheron, B.H. (Bertram Hanford), 1882-1948
Title: Bertram H. Crocheron Papers
Date (inclusive): 1924-1948
Extent:
0.2 linear feet
Abstract: Bertram H. Crocheron (1882-1948) served as the Director of the University of California Agricultural Extension Service from
1919-1948. The collection contains speeches and articles by and about Crocheron and his work with the Extension Service.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many
are stored offsite.
Repository:
University of California, Davis. General Library. Dept. of Special
Collections.
Davis, California 95616-5292
Collection number: MC170
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
Bertram Hanford Crocheron was born on May 21, 1882, in Jersey City, New Jersey. He received his B.S. (1908) and M.S. (1909)
from Cornell University. He then served for four years as principal of the Agricultural High School in Sparks, Maryland.
In 1913, Crocheron came to the University of California to start a state-wide agricultural extension service. In 1919, he
became Director of Agricultural Extension, a position which he held until his death in Berkeley on July 8, 1948.
Source:
Mulford, Walter, Rubel, Chester W., and Woods, Baldwin M.
In Memoriam. [Berkeley, Calif. : Academic Senate], 1948.
The collection contains speeches and articles by and about Crocheron.
The collection is arranged into two series: Writings and About Crocheron.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public
access catalog.
Crocheron, B.H. (Bertram Hanford), 1882-1948--Archives
University of California Agricultural Extension Service
Agricultural extension work--California
Collection is open for research.
Sara Gunasekara processed these papers and created and encoded this finding aid.
[Identification of item], Bertram H. Crocheron Papers, MC170, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University
of California, Davis.
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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, General Library, University of
California, 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.