Frederick F. Halma papers 1919-1963, undated. 1933-1955

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Frederick F. Halma papers 1919-1963, undated. 1933-1955

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This collection contains project files, publications, photographs, and other material regarding the career of Dr. Frederick F. Halma, professor of subtropical horticulture at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and research scientist at the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside, California. Includes lecture notes, examinations, photographs and other material from Halma's Horticulture 102 class as well as handwritten field notes and publications regarding his citrus/avocado research. The bulk of Halma's research focused on citrus rootstock experiments and avocado rootstock trials. Additionally this collection contains press clippings and other material regarding the Riverside Parent Navel Orange Tree.

1.75 linear feet; (3 document boxes and 1 lantern slide box)

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Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.

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Halma, Frederick Ferdinand, 1887-1963

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Biography Frederick F. Halma was born on January 31, 1887 in Vienna, Austria. He immigrated to the United States to attend college and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida. In 1918, he relocated to Southern California and began working at the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside, California as an assistant plant physiologist. In the early 1920s he moved to Berkeley, California to further his education and earne...