Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Corti, Count Egon (1886-1953)
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 5.1 linear feet.
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Count Egon Corti Collection on Pomology. UC Davis, Special Collections
Background
- Scope and content:
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Lithographs, drawings, books, and manuscript notes used for nineteenth century German pomological texts. Illustrations are primarily of apples and pears. The works in this collection were likely bequeathed to Count Corti by his uncle, pomologist Hugo M. Müller.
- Biographical / historical:
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Staff officer in the Imperial Royal Austrian Army; history student in Vienna; author of many popular historical works, mostly biographies. His most popular book, Elizabeth die seltsame Frau, was translated into ten languages and thirty three editions were published.
- Acquisition information:
- Transferred to Library by Department of Pomology, circa 1940-1950.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Fruit-culture
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, University of California, Library, 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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Count Egon Corti Collection on Pomology. UC Davis, Special Collections
- 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