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Title: George Pigeon Clements Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1825-1945
Collection number: 118
Creator: Clements, George Pigeon, 1867-1958
Extent: 80 boxes (40 linear ft.)
1 oversize box
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: George P. Clements (1867-1958) was an organizer (1918) and manager of the Agricultural Department of the Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce (1918-39), a counselor on agriculture and conservation (1939-47) and Director of the Los Angeles County Farm Bureau.
The collection contains manuscripts, printed material, reports, photographs, government publications, and correspondence related
to George P. Clements.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Library Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of George P. Clements.
[Identification of item], George Pigeon Clements Papers (Collection 118). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
964292
George Pigeon Clements was born, Dumfries, N.B., Canada, November 12, 1867; MD, University of New England, 1896; LLD, University
of California at Berkeley, 1944; married Esther W. Hoag, 1898; organizer, 1918, and manager, Agricultural Department Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce, 1918-39; counselor on agriculture and conservation, 1939-47; Director, Los Angeles County Farm Bureau;
member, California State Land Use Planning Commission; died August 7, 1958.
Collection contains manuscripts, printed material, reports, photographs, government publications, and correspondence related
to George Pigeon Clements and his activities. Topics include agriculture, forestry, public health, Indians, migrant labor
strikes, and soil and water conservation in Southern California. Also includes copies of The
Gridiron, pamphlets opposing construction of Boulder Dam.
Arranged in the following series:
- Conservation (Boxes 1-21).
- Climate and weather (Box 22).
- Indians (Boxes 23-34).
- Botanical garden (Boxes 35-38).
- Business and commerce (Boxes 39-43).
- War and post-war (Boxes 44-45).
- Miscellaneous (46-49).
- Public health (Boxes 50-53).
- Agriculture (Boxes 54-72, 80-81).
- Forestry (Boxes 73-77).
- Correspondence (Boxes 78-79).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Clements, George Pigeon, 1867-1958--Archives.
Agricultural ecology--California.
Forest management--California.
Forests and forestry--California.
Conservation of natural resources--United States.
Indians of North America.
Public health--California.
Strikes and lockouts--Agricultural laborers.