Teague, Charles Collins, 1873-1950

Charles Collins Teague was born in Caribou, Maine, on June 11, 1873, and was actively involved in agriculture and citrus farming in Southern California until his death in 1950.

Biography

Introduction

Charles Collins Teague was born in Caribou, Maine, June 11, 1873. He was married to Harriet McKevett in 1897, and until his death in 1950 was associated mainly with the development of agriculture in southern California. His connections with this work were so numerous and diverse that they can only be listed below in chronological order. Material relating to Charles C. Teague's activities in most of those organizations will be found in his papers.

President. Teague-McKevett Co. Santa Paula, California. 1908-1927.

President. California Walnut Growers Association. 1912-1942.

President. Limoneria Co., Santa Paula. 1917-1950.

President. Santa Paula Water Works, Ltd. 1917-1950.

President. Farmers Irrigation Co., Santa Paula. 1917-1950.

President. Thermal Belt Water Co., Santa Paula. 1917-1950.

President. California Orchard Co., King City, California. 1919-1950.

President. Agricultural Council of California. (Honorary President and Life Member of the Executive Committee) 1919-1945.

President. California Fruit Growers Exchange. 1920-1950.

President. Fruit Growers Supply Co., Los Angeles. 1920-1950.

V. President. Salinas Land Co., King City, California. 1923-1950.

Chief. Santa Clara Water Conservation District. 1927-1950.

President. McKevett Corporation, Santa Paula. 1927-1934.

V. President. Security First National Bank, Los Angeles. 1928-1950.

Member. U.S. Federal Farm Board. 1929-1931.

President. Rancho La Cuesta, Ltd., Santa Paula. 1930-1950.

Regent. University of California. 1930-1950.

President. California State Chamber of Commerce. 1932-1934.

V. President. American Institute of Co-operation. 1933-1934.

President. Teague-McKevett Association, Santa Paula. 1934-1950.

Professor. Co-operative Marketing. Graduate School of Business Administration, Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif. (Consulting Professor). 1935-1940.

President. Soledad Ranch Co., Soledad, California. 1936-1946.

President. National Council of Farmer Co-operatives. 1942-1943.

The papers contain correspondence, memorandums, reports, bulletins, clippings, and other printed material relating to the above activities in which Teague was engaged. In scope, they cover the period from 1901 to 1950, although it was the policy of Mr. Teague's office to destroy papers over fifteen years of age. There are no complete files for the period before 1939. Exceptions were made for certain materials considered too important for destruction. These papers retained include: letter books, 1901-1905; sppeches and addresses, 1914-1938; the failure of the St. Francis Water Supply Dam, 1938-1929; and papers relating to the United States Federal Farm Board, 1929-1931; and a general file relating to Mr. Teague's regular business activities, 1929-1931. It should also be noted that in 1943 Mr. Teague was appointed consultant to the United States Government on the matter of the importation of Mexican labor into California. A special file of papers relating to this position will be found at the end of the alphabetical file for 1943. There is also a group of photographs and printed items included with the papers.

The papers remain in their original arrangement which is chronological by year and alphabetical by person, organization, and subject thereunder. Within folders, correspondence and other materials are filed chronologically. Readers are therefore requested to use one folder at a time and to return each piece to its original position. As the papers were transferred from large filing cases to document boxes, a key is supplied below to indicate the box numbers containing the units of each alphabetical file.

The Teague Papers are the gift of Harriet (McKevett) Teague and Milton Teague, and were presented to the Library, September 30, 1954.