Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Brown, Dillon S.
- Abstract:
- Dillon S. Brown (1912-1998) served as Professor of Pomology at the University of California, Davis from 1949-1979. His papers contain several examples of his writings including a typescript of the first volume of his history of the Department of Pomology (1984) and a talk that he gave at Apple Day (1967).
- Extent:
- 0.2 linear feet
- Language:
- Collection materials in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Dillon S. Brown Papers, MC020, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Dillon S. Brown Papers contain several examples of his writings including a typescript of the first volume of his history of the Department of Pomology (1984) and a talk that he gave at Apple Day (1967). Also included is a clipping featuring Brown with his portrait to be hung in Wickson Hall
- Biographical / historical:
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Dillon Brown was born in Genoa, Illinois. He earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture from the University of Illinois in 1935, followed by a master's degree in horticulture from the University of West Virginia and a Ph.D. in horticulture from Ohio State University in 1944.
Brown served on the faculty of the Division of Pomology at the University of Illinois from 1941 to 1947. From 1947 until 1949, he was a senior horticulturist with the Hawaiian Pineapple Company in Honolulu. In 1949, he joined the faculty of the Department of Pomology at the University of California, Davis, where he was involved in research, teaching, and outreach activities until his retirement in 1979.
During his tenure at UC Davis, Brown taught courses on fruit tree physiology and production systems. His research focus was on the influence of cultural practices and climatic conditions on flower development in fruit trees. He was instrumental in determining the chilling requirements for the major cultivars of temperate fruit and nut species grown in California. Also, Brown investigated apple tree physiology in relation to various cultural practices and provided solutions for problems of apple production in California.
Brown passed away on June 22, 1998, in Davis, at age 86.
Source:
Kader, Adel et al. "Dillon Brown." In Memoriam. [Berkeley, Calif. : Academic Senate], 1998.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired in 1986.
- Processing information:
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Sara Gunasekara processed these papers and created and encoded this finding aid.
- Physical location:
- Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Dillon S. Brown Papers, MC020, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library100 NW QuadDavis, CA 95616-5292, US
- Contact:
- (530) 752-1621