Manuscripts

Southern California agricultural materials

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Description: Reports and printed materials related to agriculture and livestock in Southern California from 1942 to 1943. Includes a report by Teague entitled "The Problem of Lemon Tree Deterioration on Ventura County Soils" (August 5, 1942), the text of Teague's opening talk for the Limoneira Directors' Field Day (June 14, 1943), a letter and copy of a report from the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives on the need for maximum production of food crops and livestock partially due to the impact of World War II (May 10, 1943), and several printed materials relating to agriculture and farming (1943).
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1942-1943.
Call number: mssHM 73073-73076
Creator: Teague, Charles Collins (1873-1950)

Southern California Enterprises/Hollywood Palladium - Annual reports

Manuscripts

Approx. 20 items: cover letters and copies of annual reports headed "SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ENTERPRISES, INC. - REPORT ON EXAMINATION FOR THE FIFTY-TWO WEEKS ENDED (with date)." ; booklets, dated between 1942 and 1949, "Hollywood Palladium...Annual Report" (These reports were released in late February or early March each year) ; 5-pp. report, "Analytical report on property known as the "Palladium," 7/16/1948.

mssLAT

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Board of Directors

Manuscripts

Contains Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Report to Board of directors for the months of August 1942 to June 1943.

mssMorris, Samuel papers

California State Board of Agriculture awards this diploma

Visual Materials

Image of a certificate from the California State Board of Agriculture with allegorical figures of women and cherubs forming a decorative border; men in robes with agricultural tools and plants flank an image of the California State Capitol in Sacramento, California, with flags and eagle at bottom center; farm fields, cabins, agricultural machinery, horses, livestock, and crops visible in background.

priJLC_AGR_001810

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Commonplace book. Agriculture

Manuscripts

This commonplace book originates in England, after 1783, and primarily contains entries regarding agriculture. Numerous sketches of farming equipment, including thrashing and churning machines, as well as advice for planting vegetables, caring for livestock, and the nature of various geographical locations regarding farming are included. Scattered throughout the book are transcriptions of letters and portrait sketches. The user of this book is unknown; while the name "Margaretta G. Haynes" is written on the inside cover, the handwriting does not match that of the entries. Possibly done by Nicholas King, the first surveyor of Washington, D.C.

mssHM 79057

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Miscellaneous California Material

Manuscripts

This group of material contains a random assortment of correspondence and pieces of ephemera regarding California. There is one letter from 1850 which discusses the various steamboat lines and mail services from California and potential routes for future services. A postcard from a child to her parents regarding her stay in Little Shasta has a photo of the area. The bill of lading is for Levi-Strauss regarding a shipment of overalls to San Francisco. The carte-de-visite is of a young woman and it was taken by the S.S. Noble studios. The envelope has a stamp from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. There is a marriage announcement for Augustus C. Cabel and Mrs. Nellie E. Smith of San Francisco. There is also a 1942 issue of Ghost Town News published by Knott's Berry Farm. The photographs are of Mono County, California and include images of cabins in Masonic and Bodie and an avalanche in Lundy and Jordan which destroyed the hydraulic power plants. The telephone directory contains contact information for actors in San Francisco. The title documents are for parcels of land in San Bernardino. There is also one printed book: Reports of cases: Supreme Court of California.

mssHM 75060-75076

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A survey of citrus orchards in Southern California

Manuscripts

R.S. Woglum's report on California citrus orchards and the impact of the aphytis pest. Describes cities and orchards throughout the San Gabriel Valley, records damage caused by citrus pests, and includes suggestions for possible fumigation techniques. Typed on printed cards.

mssHM 73981

Southern California agricultural materials

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