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Nursery and Seed Catalog Collection O-009 http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3t1nf387 No online items Inventory of the Nursery and Seed Catalog Collection O-009 John Skarstad University of California, Davis, Library, Department of Special Collections 2011 1st Floor, Shields Library, University of California 100 North West Quad Davis, CA 95616-5292 [email protected] URL: https://www.library.ucdavis.edu/special-collections/ Inventory of the Nursery and O-009 1 Seed Catalog Collection O-009 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: University of California, Davis, Library, Department of Special Collections Title: Nursery and Seed Catalog Collection Creator: University of California, Davis. Library Identifier/Call Number: O-009 Physical Description: 192.2 linear feet Date (inclusive): 1856-2019 Abstract: This collection consists of catalogs from nurseries and seed companies in the United States. Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite. History The Nursery and Seed Catalog Collection began when the library was established on the University Farm at Davis in 1908. The catalogs originally served as a current reference resource and many were lost to heavy use. When the Library and Administration building opened in 1940, the nursery catalogs were maintained in the library’s reference department as an in-house pamphlet collection. Beginning in 1968, the nursery and seed catalogs were transferred to the Department of Special Collections where they became a formal collection. The collection grew with the donation of other established collections. Harry Butterfield’s collection came in 1972 followed in 1973 by the Ferry-Morse Seed Company catalog collection. The collection continues to grow through donations from companies and individual collectors. Scope and Content For the purposes of this collection, a nursery and/or seed catalog must have a listing of plants available for sale, a price list, and the name and location of the vendor. It can be a single sheet, pamphlet or bound volume. The collection covers companies located in the United States. The dates range from 1856 to the present. There is a separate collection for international nursery and seed catalogs. Related Material The following collections are related to the Nursery and Seed Catalog Collection and may be accessed through Special Collections. D-086, Harry M. Butterfield Papers D-114, Ferry-Morse Seed Company Archives D-356, Lester Hannibal Papers D-025, Index Seminum Collection O-041, Nursery and Seed Catalog Collection: International D-451, Saratoga Horticulture Research Foundations Records D-037, Edward Wickson Papers Access Collection is open for research. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Nusery and Seed Catalog Collection, O-009, Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis. Publication Rights All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher. Subjects and Indexing Terms Seeds -- United States -- Catalogs Nurseries (Horticulture) -- United States. Seed industry and trade -- United States University of California, Davis. Library Inventory of the Nursery and O-009 2 Seed Catalog Collection O-009 A & B Nursery A & B Nursery box/folder: 1970 440:13166 A to Z Tree Nursery box/folder: 1991 465:13651 Abbey Garden box/folder: 1970 32:1056 box/folder: 1972 32:1057 box/folder: 1974 30:1010 box/folder: 1974 347:10627 box/folder: 1975 347:10628 box/folder: 1978 30:1011 box/folder: 1980 32:1059 box/folder: 1981 32:1058 box/folder: 1982 30:1012 box/folder: 1982 30:1013 box/folder: 1984 30:1014 box/folder: 1984 347:10629 box/folder: 1985 330:10147 box/folder: 1986 347:10630 box/folder: 1987 347:10631 box/folder: 1988 347:10632 Abbot's Nursery box/folder: 1959 187:5353 Abbot's Sunny Knoll Nursery box/folder: :1 1952 Abbott & Cobb box/folder: 1925 32:1060 box/folder: 1926 32:1061 box/folder: 1927 32:1062 Inventory of the Nursery and O-009 3 Seed Catalog Collection O-009 Abbott & Cobb box/folder: 1928 32:1063 box/folder: 1929 32:1064 box/folder: 1930 187:5354 box/folder: 1931 187:5355 box/folder: 1933 187:5356 box/folder: 1934 187:5357 box/folder: 1935 187:5358 box/folder: 1937 187:5359 box/folder: 1938 187:5360 box/folder: 1939 187:5361 box/folder: 1940 187:5362 box/folder: 1942 187:5363 box/folder: 1943 187:5364 box/folder: 1944 187:5365 box/folder: 1945 187:5366 box/folder: 1946 187:5367 box/folder: 1947 187:5368 box/folder: 1948 187:5369 box/folder: 1949 187:5370 box/folder: 1950 187:5371 box/folder: 1951 32:1065 box/folder: 1952 32:1066 box/folder: 1953 32:1067 box/folder: 1954 32:1068 box/folder: 1955 32:1069 box/folder: 1956 32:1070 box/folder: 1958 32:1071 box/folder: 1960 32:1072 box/folder: 1961 32:1073 Inventory of the Nursery and O-009 4 Seed Catalog Collection O-009 Abbott & Cobb box/folder: 1962 32:1074 box/folder: 1963 32:1075 box/folder: 1964 32:1076 box/folder: 1965 32:1077 box/folder: 1966 32:1078 Abington Strawberry Nursery box/folder: 1950 188:5372 Abundant Life Seed Foundation box/folder: 1977 188:5373 box/folder: 1991 330:10148 box/folder: 1992 402:12328 box/folder: 1996 404:12412 Acalanes Gardens box/folder: 1953 188:5374 box/folder: 1954 188:5375 box/folder: 1955 188:5376 Ackerman Nurseries box/folder: 1939 188:5377 box/folder: 1941 188:5378 box/folder: 1941 188:5379 box/folder: 1941 188:5380 box/folder: 1952 188:5381 box/folder: 1958 188:5382 box/folder: 1959 188:5383 box/folder: 1960 188:5384 box/folder: 1968 188:5385 box/folder: 1969 188:5387 box/folder: 1971 188:5386 Acme Berry Gardens Inventory of the Nursery and O-009 5 Seed Catalog Collection O-009 Acme Berry Gardens box/folder: 1931 188:5388 Adams County Nursery & Fruit Farms box/folder: 1953 188:5394 box/folder: 1954 188:5395 box/folder: 1955 188:5396 box/folder: 1956 188:5397 box/folder: 1957 188:5398 box/folder: 1958 188:5399 box/folder: 1959 188:5400 box/folder: 1960 188:5401 box/folder: 1961 188:5402 box/folder: 1962 188:5403 box/folder: 1965 188:5404 box/folder: 1966 188:5405 box/folder: 1967 188:5406 box/folder: 1968 188:5407 box/folder: 1968 188:5408 box/folder: 1969 188:5409 box/folder: 1970 188:5410 box/folder: 1971 188:5411 box/folder: 1973 188:5412 box/folder: 1973 188:5413 box/folder: 1974 188:5414 box/folder: 1975 188:5415 box/folder: 1976 188:5416 box/folder: 1977 188:5417 box/folder: 1978 188:5418 box/folder: 1979 188:5419 box/folder: 1980 188:5420 Inventory of the Nursery and O-009 6 Seed Catalog Collection O-009 Adams County Nursery & Fruit Farms box/folder: 1981 188:5421 box/folder: 1982 188:5422 box/folder: 1983 188:5423 Adams County Nursery, Inc. box/folder: 25:860 1983 box/folder: [1985] 347:10633 box/folder: 28:937 1986 J.W. Adams Nursery Co. box/folder: 1913 188:5389 box/folder: 1924 188:5390 box/folder: 1926 188:5391 L. Sherman Adams Co. box/folder: 1940 30:1015 box/folder: 1943 30:1016 box/folder: 1943 188:5392 box/folder: 1953 188:5393 Adams Seed Co. box/folder: 22:781 1922 Advance Dahlia Farm box/folder: 1927 33:1079 African Violet Co. box/folder: undated 347:10634 Aggeler & Musser Seed Co. box/folder: 1909 435:13003 box/folder: 1910 451:13354 box/folder: 1911 440:13184 box/folder: 1912 454:13401 box/folder: 1913 452:13371 box/folder: 1914 442:13218 box/folder: 1915 447:13294 Inventory of the Nursery and O-009 7 Seed Catalog Collection O-009 Aggeler & Musser Seed Co. box/folder: 1916 33:1080 box/folder: 1917 33:1081 box/folder: 1918 33:1082 box/folder: 1919 33:1083 box/folder: 1920 33:1084 box/folder: 1921 33:1085 box/folder: 1922 33:1086 box/folder: 1923 33:1087 box/folder: 1924 33:1088 box/folder: 1925 33:1089 box/folder: 1926 33:1090 box/folder: 1927 33:1091 box/folder: 1928 33:1092 box/folder: 1929 33:1093 box/folder: 1930 33:1094 box/folder: 1931 33:1095 box/folder: 1932 33:1096 box/folder: 1932 34:1097 box/folder: 1933 34:1098 box/folder: 1933 34:1099 box/folder: 1934 34:1100 box/folder: 1935 34:1101 box/folder: 1936 34:1102 box/folder: 1937 34:1103 box/folder: 1938 34:1104 box/folder: 1939 34:1105 box/folder: 1940 34:1106 box/folder: 1:13 1941 box/folder: 1:14 1941 box/folder: 1941 34:1107 Inventory of the Nursery and O-009 8 Seed Catalog Collection O-009 Aggeler & Musser Seed Co. box/folder: 1943 34:1108 box/folder: 1944 34:1109 box/folder: 1944 34:1110 box/folder: 1945 34:1111 box/folder: 1947 34:1112 box/folder: 1948 34:1113 box/folder: 1949 34:1114 box/folder: 1950 34:1115 box/folder: 1951 34:1116 box/folder: 1952 34:1117 box/folder: 1953 35:1118 box/folder: 1954 35:1119 box/folder: 1955 35:1120 box/folder: 1955 35:1121 box/folder: 1955 35:1122 box/folder: 1955 35:1123 box/folder: 1955 35:1124 box/folder: 1955 35:1125 AgroForester Tropical Seeds box/folder: 1997 405:12425 box/folder: 1998-1999 406:12437 Agroforestry Associates, Inc.
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