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Collection of citrus labels
MS 038
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Title: Collection of citrus labels
Date (inclusive): circa 1900-2003, undated
Date (bulk): 1920-1940
Collection Number: MS 038
Extent:
7.02 linear feet
(6 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: This collection contains citrus crate labels (originals and reproductions) primarily from packing and shipping companies in
Southern California with an emphasis on the Inland Empire region. Also included in the collection are supplementary informational
materials on citrus labels and citrus label collectors.
Languages: This collection is in English.
This collection is open for research.
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.
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Collection of citrus labels (MS 038). Special Collections & University Archives,
University of California, Riverside.
Original provenance unknown. One label (Box 4, Item 22) purchased in 2022.
This collection was minimally processed at the collection level in 2012, and updated with additional description in 2017 by
Eric Milenkiewicz, Manuscripts Curator, and Noah Geraci, Digital Assets Metadata Librarian.
This collection contains citrus crate labels (originals and reproductions) primarily from packing and shipping companies in
Southern California with an emphasis on the Inland Empire region. A variety of citrus label printers are represented in the
collection including Mutual Label & Lith. Co., Schmidt Litho. Co., and Western Litho. Co. Also included in the collection
are supplementary informational materials on citrus labels and citrus label collectors.
This collection is arranged into the following three series:
- Series 1. Originals, circa 1900-1940, undated
- Series 2. Reproductions, circa 1900-1940, undated
- Series 3. Related Information, 1901-2003
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Citrus
Citrus crate labels
Citrus fruit industry
Collectors and collecting
Articles
Crate labels