Ferry-Morse Seed Co. Records, 1879-1950

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Ferry-Morse Seed Company. D.M. Ferry & Co. C.C. Morse & Co.
Abstract:
Extent:
156.1 linear feet
Language:
Preferred citation:

Ferry-Morse Seed Co. Records. UC Davis, Special Collections

Background

Scope and content:

Company ledgers (1879-1946), advertising posters (1890-1918), original art work (1896-1906), photographs, realia, and sales notebooks (1910-1950).

Biographical / historical:

D.M. Ferry Company of Detroit, Michigan, merged with the C.C. Morse Company of San Jose, California, in 1930 to create the Ferry-Morse Seed Company, now headquartered in Modesto, California.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Commercial art.
Seed industry and trade.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. 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 Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

Ferry-Morse Seed Co. Records. UC Davis, Special Collections

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
(530) 752-1621