Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs taken by and of Charles G. Holdridge, which were taken between 1889-1914. The photographs portray the turn of the century living conditions in Fresno and the surrounding area. Over his life, Holdridge managed a lumber mill near Shaver Lake before opening Buckeye General Store in Fresno. Buckeye General Store eventually burned down, which is documented in this collection. Holdridge appears in many of the photographs, while other people are pictured but are...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of photographic materials by Ernest Lowe, who documented farmworker communities in the San Joaquin Valley and Salinas Valley between 1960 and 1966 while working for the KPFA-FM radio station. His subjects include field and orchard work, farm worker communities and camps, family life, portraits, agribusiness infrastructure, and early unionization by Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) and the National Farm Workers Association/United Farm Workers. Lowe...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of George Ballis’s photographic materials of migrant workers, their living conditions, and farm labor activism in the Central Valley. George Ballis started his career as a journalist photographer, who focused on photographing migrant workers, their labor, and their living conditions. George Ballis moved to Fresno in 1953 to become the editor of Valley Labor Citizen. While Ballis was doing work for Valley Labor...

Scope and Contents The University of California Cooperative Extension Records for Humboldt County span the years of 1914-2000. Records include reports and information on wildfire management, the 1955 and 1964 floods, disaster response, farm management, soil and timber surveys, floriculture, and plant management. A large portion of the records are related to livestock and animal husbandry in Humboldt County, Del Norte County, the North Coast, and...

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This collection consists of three photographs by Ansel Adams of facilities providing tourist accommodations in Yosemite National Park. All three prints are signed by Ansel Adams. Arranged as given.

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This series consists of photographs and audiovisual records produced by the Fresno Office. The photographs were used to document the various programs run by the Fresno Office, communication efforts, and presentations. Photographs depict topics including but not limited to crops, livestock, farmland practices, and public programs. This series is arranged into four subseries organized by format type.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties, University of California Cooperative Extension Records span the years 1914-2000 (bulk) and consist largely of material from the San Luis Obispo offices. The first series, Annual and Historical Reports (1923-1975), contains statistical and narrative reports recorded on standardized forms, allowing for uniform reporting. The annual reports are written by farm advisors, specialists, and home demonstration agents and document their extension...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: 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...

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This series consist of photographs from the early and mid-twentieth century, undated slides, floppy discs, CD’s, and VHS tapes.