Inventory of the Vigfus Asmundson Papers
Sara Gunasekara
Department of Special Collections
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University of California, Davis
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Creator:
Asmundson, V. S. (Vigfus Samundur), 1895-1974
Title: Vigfus Asmundson Papers
Date (inclusive): 1932-1966
Extent:
0.4 linear feet
Abstract: Vigfus Asmundson (1895-1974) served as Professor of Poultry Husbandry at the University of California, Davis from 1933-1967.
His Papers contain two project files related to his research with poultry growth and reproduction in turkeys, as well as reprints
of a number of his articles.
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: D-546
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
Vigfus Samundur Asmundson was born on September 24, 1895 in Reykjavik, Iceland. He received a B.S. from the University of
Saskatchewan (1918), an M.S. from Cornell University (1920), and a Ph.D in Genetics and Poultry Husbandry from the University
of Wisconsin (1930).
Asmundson joined the staff of the Poultry Husbandry Department at the University of British Columbia in 1920 and served there
until 1932. He then came to the University of California at Berkeley as an associate in poultry husbandry and was appointed
Assistant Professor at Davis in 1933. He retired in 1967.
Asmundson passed away on September 10, 1974.
Source:
Abbott, U.K., Ogasawara, F.X., Taylor, L.W., and Wilson, W.O. "Vigfus Samundur Asmundson."
In Memoriam. [Berkeley, Calif. : Academic Senate], 1977.
The collection contains two project files related to Asmundson's research with poultry growth and reproduction in turkeys,
as well as reprints of a number of his articles.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Asmundson, V. S. (Vigfus Samundur), 1895-1974
University of California, Davis--Faculty--Archives
Turkeys--Research
Poultry--Research
Collection is open for research.
Sara Gunasekara processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid with assistance from student employee Michelle
Xie.
Gift of Roderick Asmundson in 2011.
[Identification of item], Vigfus Asmundson Papers, D-546, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of
California, Davis.
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, 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.
Box 1:1-2
Project No. 677 Poultry Husbandry: Relative Growth in Poultry 1939-1965
Box 1:3-5
Project No. 677 Poultry Husbandry: A Study of Factors Governing Reproduction in Turkeys 1932-1963
Box 1:6
Reprints 1956-1966