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William T. Horne memorial avocado collection
UA 051
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Title: William T. Horne memorial avocado collection
Date (inclusive): 1826-1980, undated
Date (bulk): 1920-1960
Collection Number: UA 051
Creator:
University of California, Riverside. Citrus Research Center and Agricultural Experiment Station
Extent:
1.67 linear feet
(4 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The William T. Horne Memorial Avocado Collection contains administrative records, correspondence, clippings, photographs,
publications, and other material pertaining to the Citrus Experiment Station agricultural library, citrus and avocado related
research, and the citrus and avocado commercial industries. Topics include avocado growing and growers' associations, the
production and marketing of avocados, and the scientific study of avocado plants. Records document the development and use
of the Citrus Experiment Station agricultural library, administrative activities of professional associations, and commercial
and domestic aspects of citrus fruit.
Languages: The bulk of the collection is in English. Select publications are in Spanish, French, German, and Russian.
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
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[identification of item], [date if possible]. William T. Horne Memorial Avocado Library papers (UA 051). Special Collections
& University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
The William T. Horne memorial avocado collection was originally housed in the Citrus Experiment Station's agricultural library.
It was the product of a collaborative effort between the Citrus Experiment Station and the California Avocado Society to create
a world-class library collection on avocado information. Planning for the collection began in 1952 and a donation was made
by the California Avocado Society to purchase material. Items from the William T. Horne memorial avocado collection now reside
as part of the archival collection in Special Collections & Archives as well as in the UCR Libraries as cataloged material.
Processed by Hollie Johnson, Processing Archivist, 2011.
Processing of the William T. Horne memorial avocado collection 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).
The William T. Horne Memorial Avocado Collection contains administrative records, correspondence, clippings, photographs,
publications, and other material pertaining to the Citrus Experiment Station agricultural library, citrus and avocado related
research, and the citrus and avocado commercial industries. Topics include avocado growing and growers' associations, the
production and marketing of avocados, and the scientific study of avocado plants. Records document the development and use
of the Citrus Experiment Station agricultural library, administrative activities of professional associations, and commercial
and domestic aspects of citrus fruit.
This collection is arranged into the following three series:
- Series 1. Citrus Experiment Station agricultural library records, 1954-1967, undated
- Series 2. Citrus research and industry, circa 1910-1959, undated
- Series 3. Avocado research and industry, 1826-1980, undated
Additional material from the William T. Horne memorial avocado collection has been cataloged and is available in the UCR Libraries.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
University of California, Riverside. Citrus Research Center and Agricultural Experiment Station
Webber, Herbert John, 1865-1946
Condit, Ira J. (Ira Judson), 1883-
Horne, W. T. (William Titus), 1876-1944
Halma, Frederick Ferdinand, 1887-1963
Avocado
Avocado industry
Citrus fruit industry
Administrative records
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence
Photographs
Programs
Publications
Reports