Citrus and horticulture collection
Finding aid prepared by Hollie Johnson, Processing Archivist.
Special Collections & University Archives
The UCR Library
P.O. Box 5900
University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
Phone: 951-827-3233
Fax: 951-827-4673
Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu
URL: http://library.ucr.edu/libraries/special-collections-university-archives
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Citrus and horticulture collection
Date (inclusive): 1886-1949, undated
Date (bulk): 1910-1930
Collection Number: MS 121
Creator:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department
Extent:
3.71 linear feet
(8 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: This collection contains photographs, publications, and other material regarding the citrus industry in California, Florida,
and Louisiana in the early twentieth century. Most of the items in the collection are black and white photographs featuring
avocados, pecans, and other fruit, as well as shade trees and flowers. Select citrus publications and advertisements from
the early 1900s are also included.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
This collection is open for research. Access to nitrate negatives (boxes 3-6) is restricted due to preservation and safety
hazards.
Publication Rights
Copyright Unknown: Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction,
and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and
publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by
copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions
apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for
obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Citrus and horticulture collection (MS 121). Special Collections & University
Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
Processed by Hollie Johnson, Processing Archivist, 2011.
Processing of the Citrus and horticulture collection was generously funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and administered
by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The University of California, Riverside was awarded a Cataloging
Hidden Special Collections and Archives grant from 2010-2012, "Uncovering California's Environmental Collections," in collaboration
with eight additional special collections and archival repositories throughout the state and the California Digital Library
(CDL). Grant objectives included processing of over 33 hidden collections related to the state's environment and environmental
history. The collections document an array of important sub-topics such as irrigation, mining, forestry, agriculture, industry,
land use, activism, and research. Together they form a multifaceted picture of the natural world and the way it was probed,
altered, exploited and protected in California over the twentieth century. Finding aids are made available through the Online
Archive of California (OAC).
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs, publications, and other material regarding the citrus industry in California, Florida,
and Louisiana in the early twentieth century. Most of the items in the collection are black and white photographs featuring
avocados, pecans, and other fruit, as well as shade trees and flowers. Select citrus publications and advertisements from
the early 1900s are also included.
A portion of this collection remains unprocessed . Please contact Special Collections & Archives for additional information
regarding this material.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into three series as follows:
- Series 1. Citrus industry, 1886-1949, undated
- Series 2. Non-citrus crops, undated
- Series 3. Trees and flowers, undated
Separated Material
Nitrate negatives (boxes 3-6) have been physically separated from this collection. This material remains unprocessed and access
is restricted.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Avocado
Citrus fruit industry
Horticulture
Genres and Forms of Materials
Photographs
Publications
Series 1. Citrus industry
1886-1949, undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains photographs, publications, and other material regarding the citrus industry in California, Florida, and
Louisiana. Images depict many aspects of the citrus industry, including packing houses, workers, orchards, equipment, industry
meetings, and events.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 1, Folder 1
Photographs and press clippings of citrus exhibits. Includes an image of the 1886 Anaheim exhibit at the Southern California
Citrus Fair
1886
Box 1, Folder 2
Color negative of a Riverside orange packing label
undated
Box 1, Folder 3
Photographs and descriptions of orchard equipment from the book
The Citrus Industry Volume 3
1929, undated
Box 1, Folder 4
Publications about citrus products including essential oils and fruit juice
1914-1916, undated
Box 1, Folder 5
Photographs of citrus orchards and citrus trees
1930, 1946-1949, undated
Box 1, Folder 6
Photographs of citrus fruit
1934, undated
Box 1, Folder 7
Photographs of orchard equipment
1929, undated
Box 1, Folder 8
Photographs of citrus packing houses, packing house workers, and equipment. Includes images from the Placentia packinghouse
in 1910 and Fullerton orange packers in 1895
1895-1946, undated
Box 1, Folder 9
Manuscripts, photographs, and other material from a business trip to Florida by J.A. Prizer of Fullerton, California, director
of the exchange orange products company
1949
Box 1, Folder 10
Press clippings and other materials from the Citrus Protective League of California
1911-1931
Box 2, Folder 1
Publications about the California citrus industry
1900-1913
Box 2, Folder 2
Publications about the California citrus industry
1913-1936, undated
Box 2, Folder 3
Publications from the citrus industry in Florida and Louisiana
1914-1915, undated
Box 3
Scrapbook containing press clippings regarding the Southern California citrus industry and related agriculture
1908-1913
Series 2. Non-citrus crops
undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains black and white photographs of avocados and avocado trees, pecans and pecan trees, peaches, and apples.
Select photographs are of scientific observations showing the cross sections of fruit samples.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially by box and folder number.
Box 2, Folder 4
Photographs of avocados and avocado trees
undated
Box 2, Folder 5
Photographs of fruit including apples, peaches and grapes
undated
Box 2, Folder 6
Photographs of pecans and pecan trees
undated
Series 3. Trees and flowers
undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains black and white photographs of trees and flowers. Images depict shade trees and palm trees from Riverside,
California, flower displays, flower shows, and single stems. Select photographs regarding scientific observations that feature
handwritten notes about the type, size, and proper name of flowers are also included.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially by box and folder number.
Box 2, Folder 7
Photographs of trees and tree bark
undated
Box 2, Folder 8
Photographs of flowers and flower displays
undated