Guide to the Frederick F. Halma papers
Processed by Hollie Johnson, 2010.
Processing of this collection was funded by the Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation, and administered by the Council on Library and Information Resources
(CLIR), Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives
program.
Special Collections & Archives
The UCR Libraries
P.O. Box 5900
University of California
Riverside, California 92517-5900
Phone: 951-827-3233
Fax: 951-827-4673
Email: specialcollections@ucr.edu
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved
Descriptive Summary
Title: Frederick F. Halma papers
Date (inclusive): 1919-1963, undated.
Date (bulk): 1933-1955
Collection Number: UA 040
Creator:
Halma, Frederick F., 1887-1963
Extent:
1.75 linear feet
(3 document boxes and 1 lantern slide box)
Repository: Rivera Library. Special
Collections
Department.
Abstract: This collection contains project files,
publications, photographs, and other material regarding the career of Dr. Frederick
F. Halma, professor of subtropical horticulture at the University of California, Los
Angeles (UCLA) and research scientist at the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside,
California. Includes lecture notes, examinations, photographs and other material
from Halma's Horticulture 102 class as well as handwritten field notes and
publications regarding his citrus/avocado research. The bulk of Halma's research
focused on citrus rootstock experiments and avocado rootstock trials. Additionally
this collection contains press clippings and other material regarding the Riverside
Parent Navel Orange Tree.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries,
Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections
& Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the
University of California 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.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item]. Frederick F. Halma papers, UA 040. University of
California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & Archives, University of
California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Information regarding this acquisition is unavailable.
Processing History
Processed by Hollie Johnson, 2010.
Processing of the Frederick F. Halma papers 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).
Related Material
The following related item is cataloged and available in the UCR Libraries.
Citrus Culture Scrapbook. Collection of articles,
clipped from various newspapers, June 1883 to November 1893, concerning the citrus
industry in California and Florida (From F.F. Halma, previous owner J.E. Coit).
[SB369.2 C2 C58 1883]
Biography
Frederick F. Halma was born on January 31, 1887 in Vienna, Austria. He immigrated to
the United States to attend college and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the
University of Florida. In 1918, he relocated to Southern California and began
working at the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside, California as an assistant
plant physiologist. In the early 1920s he moved to Berkeley, California to further
his education and earned a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley.
Early in his career, Dr. Halma co-authored several leading publications on the
chemical identification of citrus rootstock with Dr. Albert Haas. In 1935, he
transferred to UCLA and became a professor of subtropical horticulture there in
1946. One of Halma's most significant contributions to the citrus industry was the
discovery of the relationship between sour orange rootstocks and the citrus quick
decline disease. He was also well known for the network of partnerships he formed
with Southern California citrus growers to create specific plots for citrus
experiments and trials. These plots became an integral part of his research and the
partnerships he established with growers would continue until his retirement from
UCLA in 1954. After he retired Halma moved to San Diego, California, but continued
his avocado research at the Citrus Experiment Station. Frederick F. Halma died in
San Diego, California in 1963.
| 1887: |
Frederick F. Halma was born in Vienna, Austria. |
| 1915: |
Halma graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science
degree.
|
| 1918: |
Halma began working at the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside,
California as an assistant plant physiologist.
|
| 1925: |
Halma earned his Ph.D. from the University of California,
Berkeley.
|
| 1929: |
Halma co-authored several leading publications on the chemical
identification of citrus rootstock with Dr. Albert Haas.
|
| 1932: |
Halma formed partnerships with citrus growers to create specific plots
for citrus experiments and trials.
|
| 1935: |
Halma transferred to UCLA. |
| 1944: |
Halma discovered the relationship between sour orange rootstocks and the
citrus quick decline disease.
|
| 1946: |
Halma became a professor of subtropical horticulture at UCLA. |
| 1955: |
Halma retired from UCLA and moved to San Diego, California. |
| 1963: |
Frederick F. Halma died in San Diego, California. |
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection contains project files, publications, photographs, and other material
regarding the career of Dr. Frederick F. Halma, professor of subtropical
horticulture at UCLA and research scientist at the Citrus Experiment Station in
Riverside, California. Includes lecture notes, examinations, photographs and other
material from Halma's Horticulture 102 class as well as handwritten field notes and
publications regarding his citrus/avocado research. The bulk of Halma's research
focused on citrus rootstock experiments and avocado rootstock trials. Additionally
this collection contains press clippings and other material regarding the Riverside
Parent Navel Orange Tree.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into three series. The contents of each series are
arranged sequentially according to box and folder number. The series arrangement of
this collection is as follows:
- Series 1. Academic career, 1925-1955, undated.
- Series 2. Citrus research and industry, 1919-1956, undated.
- Series 3. Avocado research and industry, 1937-1963.
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.
Horticulture.
Uncovering California's Environmental Collections
Project
University of California Riverside. Citrus Research Center
and Agricultural Experiment Station.
Genres and Forms of Materials
Photographs.
Project files.
Publications.
Series 1.
Academic career.
1925-1955, undated.
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains lecture notes, correspondence, photographs, and other
material related to Dr. Frederick F. Halma’s career as a scientific
researcher at the University of California. Includes lecture notes and exam
questions from his Horticulture 102 class, research papers regarding
horticulture, and correspondence related to his retirement in 1954.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 1, Folder 1
Typescript titled "Lecture on Tropical Fruit" by Dean
Merrill.
1925.
Box 1, Folder 2
Research papers written by colleagues and students regarding
horticulture.
1944-1950.
Box 1, Folder 3
Lecture notes from Horticulture 102 class.
1950-1952.
Box 1, Folder 4
Lecture notes from Horticulture 102 class.
1953-1954.
Box 1, Folder 5
Examinations from Horticulture 102 class.
1951-1954.
Box 1, Folder 6
Photographs and negatives of Horticulture 102 class field trip to
San Diego, California.
1946.
Box 1, Folder 7
Correspondence of Frederick F. Halma regarding his
retirement.
1954-1955.
Box 1, Folder 9
Photographs and negatives of cherimoya fruit, kei apples and
pistachio trees.
1938-1940.
Box 1, Folder 10
Press clipping from the
California
Citrograph
(August 1954) regarding the retirement of
Frederick F. Halma.
1954.
Box 4
Lantern slides of cherimoya fruit.
undated.
Series 2.
Citrus research and industry.
1919-1956, undated.
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains publications, project files, photographs, and other
material regarding citrus research conducted by Dr. Frederick F. Halma at
the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside, California and throughout
Southern California. Includes project files regarding Citrus Project 193-D,
press clippings and correspondence regarding the Riverside Parent Navel
Orange Tree, and publications regarding the citrus industry.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 1, Folder 8
Documents written by Frederick F. Halma to the Dean about
research projects, expenses, and World War II activities.
1944-1954.
Box 1, Folder 11
Annual reports and summaries regarding citrus projects and
experiments conducted by Frederick F. Halma.
1926-1932.
Box 1, Folder 12
Annual reports and summaries regarding citrus projects and
experiments conducted by Frederick F. Halma.
1933-1954.
Box 1, Folder 13
Correspondence between Frederick F. Halma, citrus growers, and
colleagues regarding citrus projects and citrus plots.
1950-1956.
Box 1, Folder 14
Research conducted by Frederick F. Halma regarding citrus fruit
and trees.
1952-1954, undated.
Box 1, Folder 15
Press clippings regarding Frederick F. Halma and his citrus
research.
1945-1946, undated.
Box 2, Folder 1
Publications written by Frederick F. Halma regarding citrus
research and the citrus industry. Includes a numbered bibliography that
lists both citrus and avocado publications in chronological order (Note:
avocado publications are located in Series 3).
1919-1929.
Box 2, Folder 2
Publications written by Frederick F. Halma regarding citrus
research and the citrus industry.
1931-1941.
Box 2, Folder 3
Publications written by Frederick F. Halma regarding citrus
research and the citrus industry.
1942-1952.
Box 2, Folder 4
Project files regarding Citrus Project 193-D, a comparative study
of oranges and lemons propagated by cuttings and budding.
1933-1937, undated.
Box 2, Folder 5
Project files regarding the J.W. Wing plot of citrus trees that
were part of Citrus Project 193-D.
1933-1946, undated.
Box 2, Folder 6
Project files regarding the Citrus Experiment Station S1, Block C
Plot of citrus trees that were part of Citrus Project 193-D.
1932-1952.
Box 2, Folder 7
Press clippings and correspondence regarding an orange tree that
Frederick F. Halma donated to the City of Riverside that was produced
from the cuttings of the Riverside Parent Navel Orange Tree. Includes
press clippings about Eliza Tibbets and the origins of the Riverside
Parent Navel Orange Tree.
1934-1936.
Box 2, Folder 8
Photographs and negatives of white sapote fruit and of wooden
frames built around orange trees where soil temperatures were
recorded.
1938-1940.
Box 2, Folder 9
Photographs of an unidentified citrus experiment
station.
undated.
Box 2, Folder 10
Photographs of the 1928 St. Francis Dam disaster that occurred
near Santa Clarita, California.
1928.
Series 3.
Avocado research and industry.
1937-1963.
Series Scope and Content Summary
This series contains publications, project files, photographs and other
material regarding avocado research conducted by Dr. Frederick Halma at UCLA
and throughout Southern California. Includes documents regarding avocado
rootstock trials/experiments, project files on avocado variety studies, and
photographs of avocado trees during the freeze of January 1937.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 3, Folder 1
Report (1943-1953) on the progress and findings of Frederick F.
Halma's avocado rootstock experiments.
1953.
Box 3, Folder 2
Documents regarding avocado rootstock trials conducted in
California by Frederick F. Halma.
1944-1953.
Box 3, Folder 3
Annual reports and summaries regarding avocado rootstock
investigations.
1945-1963.
Box 3, Folder 4
Documents and correspondence regarding avocado rootstock
investigations and the avocado plots/trees involved in the
investigations.
1944-1961.
Box 3, Folder 5
Documents regarding the California avocado plots involved in
avocado rootstock investigations, trials, and experiments.
1948-1953.
Box 3, Folder 6
Project files regarding an avocado variety project conducted by
Frederick F. Halma.
1949-1954.
Box 3, Folder 7
Documents and photographs regarding the effect of low
temperatures on avocado trees during the freeze of January
1937.
1937-1939.
Box 3, Folder 8
Publications written by Frederick F. Halma regarding avocado
research and the avocado industry. Includes a numbered bibliography that
lists both citrus and avocado publications in chronological order (Note:
citrus publications are located in Series 2).
1937-1952.
Box 3, Folder 9
Press clippings about Frederick F. Halma and his avocado
research.
1948-1949.
Box 3, Folder 10
Photographs and negatives of avocado fruit, avocado trees, and of
Frederick F. Halma and his wife working with young avocado
trees.
1940-1954.
