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SEKI Central Files
Collection
Identifier: SEKI 22571
Abstract
Records generated within the organizational divisions of Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park ranging from 1921-1975.
Dates:
1921-1975; Majority of material found within 1954-1968
Found in:
Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park
University of California Cooperative Extension Records, Sutter and Yuba Counties
Collection
Identifier: UCCE-0012
Scope and Contents
Records from the Sutter and Yuba Counties Cooperative Extension offices contain materials created by farm advisors Janine Hasey, Kate Wilkin, Franz Niderholzer, and Whitney Brim-Deforest. Materials cover topics including annual reports of work, home demonstration activities, pomology, livestock, rice, walnuts, and the 4-H program.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1914 - 2000
Found in:
University of California, Merced Library
The Merced Assembly Center Documentary Interviews
Collection
Identifier: RA-0018
Scope and Contents
The interviews in this collection were conducted during the production of the documentary The Merced Assembly Center: Injustice Immortalized. The individuals featured in these interviews provide a range of insights into the history of farming by both Issei and Nisei in the Central Valley and detail the struggles that they and their families faced in the aftermath of the signing of Executive Order 9066, which spurred the internment of those of Japanese descent along the western coast of the...
Dates:
2009
Found in:
University of California, Merced Library
University of California Cooperative Extension Records, Tulare County
Collection
Identifier: UCCE-0011
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the activities, research, outreach, and administrative operations of Tulare County office of the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE). Records consist of professional and programmatic files of farm advisors and administrators, covering a broad range of agricultural topics and extension services perform in the region. The collection is arranged into series according to programs and the work of farm advisors. The Administrative Files...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1914 - 2000; 1914 - 2012
Found in:
University of California, Merced Library
Two Years of Heat and COVID in the San Joaquin Valley Photographs by David Bacon
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RA-0008
Collection Description
The sixty-seven digital photographic prints in this collection by David Bacon document the daily lives of farmworkers and their families during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020-2022. The photographs were produced as an exhibition highlighting the conditions of farmworkers in the San Joaquin Valley during the heat domes of the period, the conditions of rural housing, and campaigns for immigrant and...
Dates:
2020 - 2023
Found in:
University of California, Merced Library
University of California Cooperative Extension Records, University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Collection
Identifier: UCCE-0008
Scope and Contents
The University of California Cooperative Extension Records for the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) span the years 1943-2003. Records are comprised of two central components: state annual reports and audiovisual materials. The reports (1943-1966) combine data collected annually from each of the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) county offices. They record the number of instances that extension workers carried out activities...
Dates:
1924-1989, 2003, undated
Found in:
University of California, Merced Library
University of California, Merced COVID-19 Response Archive
Collection
Identifier: UA-003
Dates:
2020 - 2021
Found in:
University of California, Merced Library
University of California, Merced History 1988-2012
Collection
Identifier: UA-001
Abstract
The University of California, Merced History 1988-2012 Collection includes documents tracing the history and development of UC Merced from 1988-2012. Included are early documents noting the intention to create a UC campus in California's San Joaquin Valley, documents related to the regulatory processes involved in establishing the campus, materials related to academic and community planning, as well as documents related to the outreach efforts undertaken to promote the construction of the...
Dates:
Existence: 1988 - 2012
Found in:
University of California, Merced Library
University of California Cooperative Extension Records, Ventura County
Collection
Identifier: UCCE-0002
Scope and Contents
The University of California Cooperative Extension Records for Ventura County span the years of 1916-2000. Records include reports and information on storm districts, irrigation and water management, farm management including information on farm labor and migrant workers, integrated pest management including information on pesticides and fertilizers, floriculture including information on gardens and landscaping, nutrition including information on food preservation, and youth developing...
Dates:
1916 - 2000
Found in:
University of California, Merced Library
Walter Doyle McLean Estate Digital Collection
Collection
Identifier: RA-012
Scope and Contents
In 1849, Hosea Dudley, ancestor of Walter Doyle McLean, sailed around Cape Hope in his journey from Boston to San Francisco. He later settled in the Coulterville area near what is now Yosemite National Park. Dudley Ranch became a stagecoach stop for travelers visiting the Yosemite Valley and surrounding region. The family collection includes a register of guests with the signatures of John Muir and Thomas Edison; journals; Miwok Indian baskets; mining nuggets; and other Gold Rush era...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1850 - 1910
Found in:
University of California, Merced Library