Schacht, Henry
Henry M. Schacht was born on February 28, 1916 in Pasadena, California. After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley in 1936, he joined the University's News Service as a radio writer. In 1939, he was appointed director of Press and Radio for the University of California, College of Agriculture, a post he held until 1942. From 1942-1961, he was Director of Agriculture for KNBC and later KGO, San Francisco where his morning broadcast was sponsored by Standard Oil Company of California. He served as Director of Information, Division of Agricultural Sciences, University of California from 1961-1965. Schacht served as the Farm Reporter columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle (1959-1993) and Vice President and Corporate Secretary of California Canners and Growers (1965-1981).
From the description of Henry Schacht papers, 1941-1994. (University of California, Davis). WorldCat record id: 277905124
Biography
Henry M. Schacht was born on February 28, 1916 in Pasadena, California. After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley in 1936, he joined the University's News Service as a radio writer. In 1939, he was appointed director of Press and Radio for the University of California, College of Agriculture, a post he held until 1942.
From 1942-1961, he was Director of Agriculture for KNBC and later KGO, San Francisco where his morning broadcast was sponsored by Standard Oil Company of California. He served as Director of Information, Division of Agricultural Sciences, University of California from 1961-1965.
Schacht served as the Farm Reporter columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle (1959-1993) and Vice President and Corporate Secretary of California Canners and Growers (1965-1981).
From the guide to the Henry M. Schacht Papers, 1941-1994, (University of California, Davis. General Library. Dept. of Special Collections.)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| creatorOf | Schacht, Henry. Henry Schacht papers, 1941-1994. | University of California, Davis, Shields Library | |
| creatorOf | Schacht, Henry. The art of argricultural communication : oral history transcript / Henry Schacht ; tape-recorded interview conducted by Marvin Brienes on 1975-1976. University of California, Davis, Oral History Center, Davis, Calif. : Davis, Calif. : 1975-1977. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Henry M. Schacht Papers, 1941-1994 | University of California, Davis. General Library. . Dept. of Special Collections |
| Role | Title | Holding Repository |
|---|
Filters:
| Relation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| associatedWith | Brienes, Marvin. | person |
| associatedWith | California Canners and Growers. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hintz, Hamilton L. | person |
| associatedWith | Online Archive of California. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Shields Library. Oral History Center. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of California | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of California (1868-1952). Class of 1912. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of California, Davis | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of California, Davis. Library. Dept. of Special Collections. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of California (System). News Service. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | |||
| California |
| Subject |
|---|
| Agriculture |
| Agriculture |
| Communication in agriculture |
| Communication in agriculture |
| Cyclamates |
| Food industry and trade |
| Food industry and trade |
| Radio broadcasting |
| Occupation |
|---|
| Activity |
|---|
Person
Active 1941
Active 1994
