Guide to the Archibald D. Shamel papers
1877: | Archibald D. Shamel was born on October 15th in Taylorville, Illinois. |
1899: | Shamel became a charter member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, University of Illinois, Champaign. |
1902: | Shamel received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Illinois. |
1902: | Shamel started work as a Physiologist for the Bureau of Plant Industry, U.S. Department of Agriculture. |
1903: | Shamel published the Manual of corn judging. |
1904: | Shamel invented the Shamel tobacco seed separator. |
1908: | Shamel married Agnes Fay Brewer on September 28th. |
1913: | Shamel traveled to Bahia Brazil with a research expedition that included former president Theodore Roosevelt. |
1917: | Shamel invented the Shamel humidifier, a machine to aid in citrus storage. |
1933: | Shamel published the Washington Navel Orange with Carl S. Pomeroy detailing the history of the Riverside Parent Navel Orange Tree. |
1937: | Shamel published the book Riverside’s outstanding trees. |
1950: | Shamel was awarded the Wilder Medal from the American Pomological Society for his work with f tropical & subtropical fruits, and mutations. |
1956: | Archibald D. Shamel died on April 8th in Riverside, California. |
Collection Scope and Content Summary
- Series 1. Citrus research and industry, 1882-1954, undated.
- Series 2. Non-citrus crops, 1899-1947, undated.
- Series 3. Trees and flowers, 1911-1943, undated.
- Series 4. Local history, 1918-1954, undated.
- Series 5. Research trips, 1913-1941, undated.
Series 1. Citrus research and industry. 1882-1954, undated.
Series Scope and Content Summary
Manuscripts and publications about citrus bud selection, including a chapter written for one of Dr. Herbert J. Webber's books. 1937, undated.
Statistics, publications, and photographs regarding citrus improvement. 1909-1923, undated.
Publications, papers, and photographs about frost protection methods for citrus trees. 1913, undated.
Photographs depicting pruning experiments conducted at the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside, CA. 1914-1915.
Statistics and notes recording the performance data of citrus trees, including annual fruit yields. 1913-1916.
Manuscripts and publications describing the many types of citrus strains. 1937, undated.
Photographs of orchard irrigation methods and equipment. 1911-1927.
Photographs of the Shamel humidifier, invented by Archibald D. Shamel to improve citrus storage. 1915.
Photographs of orchard heating equipment. 1914-1937.
Photographs of fruit workers, orchard equipment, and fruit growing community buildings. undated.
Photographs of orchard equipment. 1910-1919.
Photographs of orchard equipment. 1920-1922.
Photographs and papers regarding orchard equipment. 1923-1937, undated.
Photographs of citrus orchards in Southern California, including the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside. 1904-1923.
Photographs of citrus orchards in Southern California, including the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside. 1924-1936, undated.
Photographs of citrus packing houses. 1910-1931.
Photographs, publications, and clippings regarding citrus workers. 1915-1931, undated.
Photographs of housing for citrus workers, including the racially segregated buildings for both single and married men. 1914-1918.
Photographs, clippings, and publications regarding housing for citrus workers, including the racially segregated quarters for both single and married men. 1918-1929, undated.
Scrapbook with photographs and captions of Elbert Lewis, an early citrus grower. 1912, undated.
Correspondence, papers, and clippings regarding grapefruit research and the grapefruit industry. 1926-1934, undated.
Photographs of grapefruit trees and grapefruit orchard equipment. 1919-1937, undated.
Photographs of different varieties of grapefruit, including cross sections and mutations. 1916-1929, undated.
Correspondence, notes, and papers regarding lemon research and the lemon industry. 1914-1954, undated.
Photographs of lemon orchards and lemon trees. 1913-1932, undated.
Photographs of lemons, including cross sections and mutations. 1914, undated.
Photographs of tangerines. 1915 .
Photographs, correspondence, and papers regarding orange varieties and the orange industry. 1918-1937.
Photographs of navel orange trees and navel oranges. 1918-1936, undated.
Correspondence, clippings, and papers regarding the history of the navel orange. Clippings from multiple newspapers recount Archibald D. Shamel's trip to Bahia, Brazil with President Roosevelt. 1882-1940, undated.
Correspondence, papers, and clippings regarding the Riverside Parent Navel Orange Tree. Includes items regarding Eliza and Luther Tibbets. 1887-1934, undated.
Photographs regarding the Riverside Parent Navel Orange Tree, including President Roosevelt replanting the tree in downtown Riverside. 1900-1921.
Photographs regarding the Riverside Parent Navel Orange Tree. 1922-1933.
Clippings and publications regarding the Riverside Parent Navel Orange Pageant. 1933-1934.
Photographs of valencia oranges, including cross sections and mutations. 1912-1925, undated.
Publications and correspondence regarding valencia oranges. 1916-1952, undated.
Photographs of transplanting valencia orange trees. 1922.
Publications, papers, and correspondence regarding the esthetics of orange growing. 1928-1937.
Photographs and documents regarding the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside, California. 1916-1926, undated.
Glass plate negatives of orange trees, 539-556 (broken series). 1912-1915, undated.
Glass plate negatives of orange trees, 557-673 (broken series). 1910-1915, undated.
Glass plate negatives of orange trees, 681-835 (broken series). 1910-1911, undated.
Glass plate negatives of orange trees, 837-1269 (broken series). 1911-1918, undated.
Glass plate negatives of orange trees, 1266-1327 (broken series) 1915-1917, undated.
Glass plate negatives of orange trees and oranges, 1329-2021 (broken series). 1917, undated.
Glass plate negatives of lemon trees, 565-863 (broken series). 1911-1914, undated.
Glass plate negatives of lemon trees, 865-888 (broken series). 1911-1914, undated.
Glass plate negatives of lemon trees and lemons, 889-1319 (broken series). 1913-1916, undated.
Glass plate negatives of lemon trees and lemons, 1320-1423 (broken series). 1911-1918, undated.
Glass plate negatives of grapefruit trees and grapefruit, 648-2016 (broken series). 1911-1923, undated.
Glass plate negatives of orchard equipment and orchard worker housing. Some items contain basic descriptions photocopied from the original envelopes, 563-2058 (broken series). 1918-1922, undated.
Clippings from the farm and tractor section of the Los Angeles Times. Page 3 contains the article "The importance of improving established citrus varieties" by Archibald D. Shamel. May 25, 1919.
Clippings of articles written by Archibald D. Shamel regarding grapefruit and the grapefruit industry in California. 1920.
Clippings from the California Citrograph of an article written by Archibald D. Shamel and C.S. Pomeroy about girdling navel orange trees. 1933.
Clipping and correspondence regarding the Riverside Parent Navel Orange Tree and Eliza and Luther Tibbets. 1887-1943.
Glass plate negatives of lemon trees, lemons, grapefruit trees, and grapefruit, 613-2016 (broken series). 1910-1917, undated.
Glass plate negatives of orchard equipment and orchard worker housing. Some items contain basic descriptions photocopied from the original envelopes, 2018-2031 (broken series). 1918-1922, undated.
Series 2. Non-citrus crops. 1899-1947, undated.
Series Scope and Content Summary
Photographs and publications regarding avocados and the avocado industry. 1921-1938, undated.
Publications and photographs regarding apples, including histories of the oldest apple trees in the United States. 1921-1937.
Photographs of sweet potatoes. 1925.
Photographs regarding the history of corn and the corn industry. Notable images include corn judging classes from 1899 and the Iowa seed corn gospel train. 1899-1925, undated.
Photographs of tobacco crops and equipment. Notable images include tobacco plants with paper bags placed over the blossoms, a crop improvement method invented by Shamel. 1905-1917, undated.
Photographs of artichoke fields and artichokes. 1917-1918, undated.
Correspondence and clippings about soy beans and soy bean growing. 1947.
Photographs of asparagus and asparagus plants. 1918.
Photographs of dates and date palm groves. 1916-1922.
Photographs of dates and date palm groves. 1923-1937, undated.
Photographs and papers regarding peaches and the history of specific peach trees. 1925-1937, undated.
Photographs of pears, including cross sections and mutations. 1918-1927.
Correspondence and photographs regarding pears and pear trees. 1930-1938, undated.
Photographs and clippings regarding grape vines, plum trees, and persimmons. 1907-1936, undated.
Photographs of pistachio trees. 1929.
Glass plate negatives of artichoke fields, tobacco fields, date palm groves, and other non-citrus crops, 1363-2185 (broken series). 1907-1917, undated.
Clippings of an article written by Archibald D. Shamel and C. S. Pomeroy about apple and pear trees planted during the gold rush in Douglas Flat, California. November 5, 1933.
Glass plate negatives of asparagus, pears, avocado, and mango, 1401-1420 and 2015-2185 (broken series). 1907-1971, undated.
Series 3. Trees and flowers. 1911-1943, undated.
Series Scope and Content Summary
Publications, correspondence, and photographs regarding athel trees. 1943.
Photographs and notes regarding the agatha robusta trees planted at the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside, California. 1943.
Photographs of cactus in California and Arizona. 1922.
Photographs, specimens, and papers regarding the California pepper tree. 1941-1943, undated.
Correspondence, photographs, and pamphlets regarding the history of the Christmas trees that line the main road in Alta Dena, California. 1936.
Papers and correspondence regarding the Mexican ash tree. 1942, undated.
Photographs of oak root fungus. 1942.
Photographs, clippings, and publications regarding different varieties of shade trees. Includes a pamphlet regarding the trees in Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks. 1911-1943, undated.
Photographs and papers regarding different varieties of flowers, including the history of the Cecile Brunner rose. 1917-1929, undated.
Glass plate negatives of shade trees and flowers, 1340-1362. 1917-1918, undated.
Series 4. Local history. 1918-1954, undated.
Series Scope and Content Summary
Clippings and papers regarding the Riverside Beautification Committee. 1950-1954, undated.
Publications regarding trees planted in Corona, California. undated.
Photographs of the J. Harrison Wright house located in Riverside, California. 1929.
Photographs of Riverside, California. 1918-1954, undated.
Clippings and papers regarding Riverside, California. 1950-1954, undated.
Papers from the Riverside Rotary Club. 1953, undated.
Reports and clippings from the Riverside Parks Department. 1943-1953, undated.
Papers and notes written by Archibald D. Shamel regarding his various personal research interests, including early California history. 1936-1938, undated.
Clippings about Archibald D. Shamel. 1936-1951.
Photographs from family trips to Idyllwild, San Jacinto, and Palm Springs, California. 1922-1926.
Glass plate negatives of Mecca and Thermal, California, 1410-1411. 1917-1918, undated.
Series 5. Research trips. 1913-1941.
Series Scope and Content Summary
Clippings, publications, and photographs regarding a research trip to Bahia, Brazil to study citrus. 1913.
Lists of lantern slides and photographs from a Brazil research trip. 1913.
Paper on orange growing in Brazil. undated.
Photographs from a Brazil research trip, 10-411 (broken series). Notable images include Theodore Roosevelt with Archibald D. Shamel on the ship to Brazil. 1913.
Photographs from a Brazil research trip, 420-588. 1913.
Photographs from a Brazil research trip, 589-949. 1913.
Photographs from a Brazil research trip, 951-17081. 1913.
Photographs from a Brazil research trip, 17082-2184. 1913.
Photographs from a West Indies and Barbados research trip. 1914.
Photographs from Hawaii research trips, including multiple images of an exploding volcano. 1920-1922.
Photographs from Hawaii research trips. 1923-1927.
Paper on orange growing in Hawaii. undated.
Photographs with descriptions from a research trip to Honduras, 37691-37712. 1926.
Photographs with descriptions from a research trip to Honduras, 37713-37720. 1926.
Clippings, photographs, and papers regarding El Tule, the oldest tree in Mexico. 1937.
Papers, postcards, and a report to the United States Agriculture Department regarding Archibald D. Shamel's research trip to Mexico. 1938.
Notebooks (three) containing sketches and data from Archibald D. Shamel's research trip to Mexico. 1938.
Documents describing ornamental trees and plants in Mexico. undated.
Papers regarding evergreen willow trees in Mexico. 1939.
Papers regarding Mexican limes and lime trees. 1941.
Map of the Mexican railway system. 1937.
List of the photographs taken during Shamel's Mexico research trip. 1938.
Photographs gathered from research trips to Mexico. 1930-1938.
Postcards from Mexico research trips. undated.
Photographs from a Mexico research trip, 51004-51045 (broken series). Images include native plants, Mexican villages and towns, and notable tourist sites. 1930.
Photographs from Mexico research trips, 51046-51255 (broken series). 1930-1931.
Photographs from a Mexico research trip, 51256-51290 (broken series). 1938.
Photographs from a Mexico research trip, 5291-51306 (broken series). 1938.
Photographs from Mexico research trips, 51307-51320 (broken series). 1936-1938.
Photographs from a Mexico research trip, 51321-51329 (broken series). 1936.
Photographs from a research trip to Guatemala, 37727-37734 (broken series). Images include native plants, native animals, and village scenes. 1926.
Photographs from a Guatemala research trip, 37736-37746 (broken series). 1926.
Photographs from a research trip to Mesa, Arizona. Images include the Roosevelt dam and the Salt River. 1925.
Photographs from a research trip to Mississippi. Images include riverboats and orchard equipment. 1926.