Robert W. Hodgson Papers, 1918-1966

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Robert W. Hodgson Papers, 1918-1966

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Robert Willard Hodgson (1893-1966) developed the College of Agriculture at the Southern branch of the University of California and became professor of subtropical horticulture (1935). He was named assistant dean of the College of Agriculture and assistant director of the Agriculture Experiment Station (1943), and became dean of the college in 1952. The collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, scrapbooks, notebooks, class notes, teaching materials, memoranda, clippings, reports, and memorabilia of Robert Hodgson.

10 cartons (10 linear ft.); 1 oversize box

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Hodgson, Robert W. (Robert Willard), 1893-1966

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Robert Willard Hodgson was born on Apr. 3, 1893 in Dallas, TX; BS, 1916, and MS, 1917, UC Berkeley; served as as an asst. in botany and became instructor in citriculture in 1917; with J. Eliot Coit, founded the Agricultural Extension Service in Los Angeles, 1918; served as farm advisor, Los Angeles County, 1919-24; became assoc. professor of subtropical horticulture, UC Berkeley, and assoc. citriculturist in the Agriculture Experiment Station; became head of Division of Subtropical Horticulture,...

University of California. Agricultural Extension Service

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University of California, Los Angeles

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Biography Cox was born Jan. 5, 1926 in Fresno, CA; BA, political science, Stanford, 1949; associate for Bill P. Wreden, antiquarian book dealer, San Francisco; MLS, UC Berkeley, 1954; began working at the UCLA library in 1954, serving in gifts and exchange, as head of the Geology Library, and head of circulation (1960-77); compiled and donated Albright library bibliography; Acting Assoc. University Librarian for Public Services, UCLA, 1977-79...