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S.W. Shear papers relating to U.S. fruit consumption studies, ca. 1928-1950.
BANC MSS 99/246 cLOCAL
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S.W. Shear papers relating to U.S. fruit consumption studies, ca. 1928-1950Creator/Contributor:
Shear, S. W. (Sherwood William), b. 1892, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Baker, O. E. (Oliver Edwin), 1883-1949Creator/Contributor:
Wellman, H. R. (Harry Richard), 1899-1997Creator/Contributor:
Scott, William A. (William Amasa), 1862-1944Creator/Contributor:
Giannini Foundation of Agricultural EconomicsAbstract:
Consists chiefly of research data gathered by Shear in 1931, with his summaries of the data for various studies of fruit consumption,
1909 to 1931, done under the auspices of the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, University of California, Berkeley.
Files of statistics are organized by type of fruit, and often relate to fresh, dried, and canned forms of each fruit. Also
includes a small amount of correspondence, as well as related papers and reports gathered by Shear from others in his field,
including O.E. Baker, H.R. Wellman, and W.A. Scott.
Date:
1928 (issued)Subject:
Fruit trade -- CaliforniaFruit trade -- United States -- Statistics
Physical Description:
print
1 box and 2 oversize boxes (1.2 linear ft.)
Language:
English
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BANC MSS 99/246 cLOCAL