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University of California Cooperative Extension Records, Tulare County

 Collection
Identifier: UCCE-0011

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of administrative, research, outreach, and extension activities of the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) office in Tulare County. The record covers the time range from 1920 to 2012. Materials in this collection reflect the work of numerous farm advisors and administrative staff, whose specialty addresses a wide range of agricultural and natural resource disciplines, including but not limited to citrus, tree fruits, viticulture, vegetable crops, cotton, cereal crops, weed management, dairy science, small farms. The records demonstrate UCCE Tulare's ongoing mission to support local agriculture through applied research, educational programming, and cooperative community efforts. In addition to individual advisor files, the collection includes series dedicated to Tulare’s 4-H Program, maps and planning documents, historical aerial photographs of the county, and legacy materials from past advisors.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1914 - 2000
  • Creation: 1914 - 2012

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research. A portion of the records have been digitized and are freely available online. For help locating material please contact archives@ucmerced.edu.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection is intended to support teaching, research, and private study. Copyright belongs to the Regents of the University of California. Use of the materials beyond that allowed by fair use or by any Creative Commons licenses assigned requires the written permission of the copyright owner(s). For further information, please contact the University of California, Merced Library at archives@ucmerced.edu.

Extent

165.11 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The collection is organized into 14 series and 4 subseries:

Series 1: Administrative Files Subseries 1: Rural Civil Defense Subseries 2: Miscellany Series 2: Jim Sullins Files Series 3: G. Steven Sibbett Files Series 4: Neil O'Connell Files Series 5: Curt Lynn Files Series 6: 4-H Program Series 7: Kevin Day Files Subseries 1: Citriculture Subseries 2: Jim La Rue Correspondence and files Series 8: Manual Jimenez Files Series 9: Michelle Le Strange Files Series 10: Steve Wright Files Series 11: Tom Shultz Files Series 12: Other Advisor Files Series 13: Maps Series 14: Aerial Photographs

Title
University of California Cooperative Extension Records, Tulare County
Status
Edited Full Draft
Date
May 2025
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for uncoded script

Repository Details

Part of the University of California, Merced Library Repository

Contact:
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