Frederick F. Halma papers
Finding aid prepared by Hollie Johnson, Processing Archivist.
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Frederick F. Halma papers
Date (inclusive): 1919-1963, undated
Date (bulk): 1933-1955
Collection Number: UA 040
Creator:
Halma, Frederick Ferdinand, 1887-1963
Extent:
1.46 linear feet
(4 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: 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.
Languages: The collection is in English.
Access
This collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Frederick F. Halma papers (MS 040). Special Collections & University Archives,
University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Provenance unknown.
Processing History
Processed by Hollie Johnson, Processing Archivist, 2010.
Processing of the Frederick F. Halma papers was generously funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and administered by
the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The University of California, Riverside was awarded a Cataloging
Hidden Special Collections and Archives grant from 2010-2012, "Uncovering California's Environmental Collections," in collaboration
with eight additional special collections and archival repositories throughout the state and the California Digital Library
(CDL). Grant objectives included processing of over 33 hidden collections related to the state's environment and environmental
history. The collections document an array of important sub-topics such as irrigation, mining, forestry, agriculture, industry,
land use, activism, and research. Together they form a multifaceted picture of the natural world and the way it was probed,
altered, exploited and protected in California over the twentieth century. Finding aids are made available through the Online
Archive of California (OAC).
Biographical Note
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 earned a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley.
Early in his career, Dr. Halma co-authored several leading publications on the chemical identification of citrus rootstock
with Dr. Albert Haas. In 1935, he transferred to UCLA and became a professor of subtropical horticulture there in 1946.
One of Halma's most significant contributions to the citrus industry was the discovery of the relationship between sour orange
rootstocks and the citrus quick decline disease. He was also well known for the network of partnerships he formed with Southern
California citrus growers to create specific plots for citrus experiments and trials. These plots became an integral part
of his research and the partnerships he established with growers would continue until his retirement from UCLA in 1954.
After he retired Halma moved to San Diego, California, but continued his avocado research at the Citrus Experiment Station.
Frederick F. Halma died in San Diego, California in 1963.
| 1887 |
Frederick F. Halma was born in Vienna, Austria. |
| 1915 |
Halma graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree. |
| 1918 |
Halma began working at the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside, California as an assistant plant physiologist. |
| 1925 |
Halma earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. |
| 1929 |
Halma co-authored several leading publications on the chemical identification of citrus rootstock with Dr. Albert Haas. |
| 1932 |
Halma formed partnerships with citrus growers to create specific plots for citrus experiments and trials. |
| 1935 |
Halma transferred to UCLA. |
| 1944 |
Halma discovered the relationship between sour orange rootstocks and the citrus quick decline disease. |
| 1946 |
Halma became a professor of subtropical horticulture at UCLA. |
| 1955 |
Halma retired from UCLA and moved to San Diego, California. |
| 1963 |
Frederick F. Halma died in San Diego, California. |
Collection Scope and Contents
This collection contains project files, publications, photographs, and other material regarding the career of Dr. Frederick
F. Halma, professor of subtropical horticulture at 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.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged into three series as follows:
- Series 1. Academic career, 1925-1955, undated
- Series 2. Citrus research and industry, 1919-1956, undated
- Series 3. Avocado research and industry, 1937-1963
Related Materials
The following related item is cataloged and available in the UCR Libraries.
Citrus Culture Scrapbook. Collection of articles, clipped from various newspapers, June 1883 to November 1893, concerning the citrus industry in California
and Florida (From F.F. Halma, previous owner J.E. Coit). [SB369.2 C2 C58 1883]
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Halma, Frederick Ferdinand, 1887-1963
University of California, Riverside. Citrus Research Center and Agricultural Experiment Station
Avocado
Citrus
Horticulture
Genres and Forms of Materials
Photographs
Project files
Publications
Series 1. Academic career
1925-1955, undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains lecture notes, correspondence, photographs, and other material related to Dr. Frederick F. Halma's career
as a scientific researcher at the University of California. Includes lecture notes and exam questions from his Horticulture
102 class, research papers regarding horticulture, and correspondence related to his retirement in 1954.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 1, Folder 1
Typescript titled "Lecture on Tropical Fruit" by Dean Merrill
1925.
Box 1, Folder 2
Research papers written by colleagues and students regarding horticulture
1944-1950.
Box 1, Folder 3
Lecture notes from Horticulture 102 class
1950-1952.
Box 1, Folder 4
Lecture notes from Horticulture 102 class
1953-1954.
Box 1, Folder 5
Examinations from Horticulture 102 class
1951-1954.
Box 1, Folder 6
Photographs and negatives of Horticulture 102 class field trip to San Diego, California
1946.
Box 1, Folder 7
Correspondence of Frederick F. Halma regarding his retirement
1954-1955.
Box 1, Folder 9
Photographs and negatives of cherimoya fruit, kei apples and pistachio trees
1938-1940.
Box 1, Folder 10
Press clipping from the
California Citrograph (August 1954) regarding the retirement of Frederick F. Halma
1954.
Box 4
Lantern slides of cherimoya fruit
undated.
Series 2. Citrus research and industry
1919-1956, undated
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains publications, project files, photographs, and other material regarding citrus research conducted by Dr.
Frederick F. Halma at the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside, California and throughout Southern California. Includes
project files regarding Citrus Project 193-D, press clippings and correspondence regarding the Riverside Parent Navel Orange
Tree, and publications regarding the citrus industry.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 1, Folder 8
Documents written by Frederick F. Halma to the Dean about research projects, expenses, and World War II activities
1944-1954.
Box 1, Folder 11
Annual reports and summaries regarding citrus projects and experiments conducted by Frederick F. Halma
1926-1932.
Box 1, Folder 12
Annual reports and summaries regarding citrus projects and experiments conducted by Frederick F. Halma
1933-1954.
Box 1, Folder 13
Correspondence between Frederick F. Halma, citrus growers, and colleagues regarding citrus projects and citrus plots
1950-1956.
Box 1, Folder 14
Research conducted by Frederick F. Halma regarding citrus fruit and trees
1952-1954, undated.
Box 1, Folder 15
Press clippings regarding Frederick F. Halma and his citrus research
1945-1946, undated.
Box 2, Folder 1
Publications written by Frederick F. Halma regarding citrus research and the citrus industry. Includes a numbered bibliography
that lists both citrus and avocado publications in chronological order (Note: avocado publications are located in Series 3)
1919-1929.
Box 2, Folder 2
Publications written by Frederick F. Halma regarding citrus research and the citrus industry
1931-1941.
Box 2, Folder 3
Publications written by Frederick F. Halma regarding citrus research and the citrus industry
1942-1952.
Box 2, Folder 4
Project files regarding Citrus Project 193-D, a comparative study of oranges and lemons propagated by cuttings and budding
1933-1937, undated.
Box 2, Folder 5
Project files regarding the J.W. Wing plot of citrus trees that were part of Citrus Project 193-D
1933-1946, undated.
Box 2, Folder 6
Project files regarding the Citrus Experiment Station S1, Block C Plot of citrus trees that were part of Citrus Project 193-D
1932-1952.
Box 2, Folder 7
Press clippings and correspondence regarding an orange tree that Frederick F. Halma donated to the City of Riverside that
was produced from the cuttings of the Riverside Parent Navel Orange Tree. Includes press clippings about Eliza Tibbets and
the origins of the Riverside Parent Navel Orange Tree
1934-1936.
Box 2, Folder 8
Photographs and negatives of white sapote fruit and of wooden frames built around orange trees where soil temperatures were
recorded
1938-1940.
Box 2, Folder 9
Photographs of an unidentified citrus experiment station
undated.
Box 2, Folder 10
Photographs of the 1928 St. Francis Dam disaster that occurred near Santa Clarita, California
1928.
Series 3. Avocado research and industry
1937-1963
Series Scope and Contents
This series contains publications, project files, photographs and other material regarding avocado research conducted by Dr.
Frederick Halma at UCLA and throughout Southern California. Includes documents regarding avocado rootstock trials/experiments,
project files on avocado variety studies, and photographs of avocado trees during the freeze of January 1937.
Series Arrangement
This series is arranged sequentially according to box and folder number.
Box 3, Folder 1
Report (1943-1953) on the progress and findings of Frederick F. Halma's avocado rootstock experiments
1953.
Box 3, Folder 2
Documents regarding avocado rootstock trials conducted in California by Frederick F. Halma
1944-1953.
Box 3, Folder 3
Annual reports and summaries regarding avocado rootstock investigations
1945-1963.
Box 3, Folder 4
Documents and correspondence regarding avocado rootstock investigations and the avocado plots/trees involved in the investigations
1944-1961.
Box 3, Folder 5
Documents regarding the California avocado plots involved in avocado rootstock investigations, trials, and experiments
1948-1953.
Box 3, Folder 6
Project files regarding an avocado variety project conducted by Frederick F. Halma
1949-1954.
Box 3, Folder 7
Documents and photographs regarding the effect of low temperatures on avocado trees during the freeze of January 1937
1937-1939.
Box 3, Folder 8
Publications written by Frederick F. Halma regarding avocado research and the avocado industry. Includes a numbered bibliography
that lists both citrus and avocado publications in chronological order (Note: citrus publications are located in Series 2)
1937-1952.
Box 3, Folder 9
Press clippings about Frederick F. Halma and his avocado research
1948-1949.
Box 3, Folder 10
Photographs and negatives of avocado fruit, avocado trees, and of Frederick F. Halma and his wife working with young avocado
trees
1940-1954.
