Claude B. Hutchison Papers 1905-1975

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Claude B. Hutchison Papers 1905-1975

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The Claude B. Hutchison Papers contains both personal papers and materials related to his work with the International Education Board, University of California, as Mayor of Berkeley, and other academic institutions. The collection also contains material from a 1946 Agricultural Mission to China and his work with The China Foundation for the Promotion of Education and Culture. The collection materials date from 1905 to 1975. Claude B. Hutchison was the Dean of Agriculture at the University of California from 1930 to 1952 and was Vice-President of the University from 1945 to 1952. In 1955, Hutchison became Mayor of Berkeley, an office he held until 1963. The collection contains speeches and correspondence from throughout his career. He maintained his association with the University of California and the City of Berkeley until his death in 1980.

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University of California, Davis. General Library. . Dept. of Special Collections

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University of California, Davis

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The University of California, Davis campus, originally known as the University Farm, was established by an act of the State Legislature in 1905. A committee appointed by the Regents purchased land near Davisville in 1906. The Regents officially took control of the property in September 1906 and constructed four buildings in 1907. By 1930, the campus had grown to 1,000 acres and by 1951, it had become 3,000 acres. In 2007, the campus has expanded to 5,300 acres, making it the largest UC campus in...

Hutchison, C. B. (Claude Burton), b. 1885-

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Biography Claude B. Hutchison (1885-1980) was the Dean of Agriculture and Vice President of the University of California. He was active throughout his career as a Professor of Agronomy and Plant Breeding and also as Director of the International Education Board in Europe. Born in Livingston County near Chillicothe, Missouri, Hutchison attended college at the University of Missouri in 1904, graduating in 1908 with a Bachelors of Science in Agr...