Celebrating the Founding of the University of California Citrus Experiment Station, 1907:
Materials from UC Riverside Libraries' Special Collections
On February 14, 2007, the University of California celebrated the centennial of the founding of the Citrus Experiment Station in Riverside. This commemorative exhibition draws from the historical materials in UC Riverside Libraries' Special Collections – which include many of the old and rare books used by the early researchers in the original Citrus Experiment Station Library.
Note: To return "Home" from anywhere in the exhibition, please click on the word "Citrus Experiment Station" in the top line!
The California Citrograph | The Exhibit Cases in Special Collections | Checklist of Books in the Exhibit | Link to the UCR Science Library's Citrus History Exhibit
First Citrus Experiment Station building, Riverside, 1912
1917 Citrus Experiment Station facility: the foundation for the UC Riverside campus
(photo circa 1930)
Exhibit and website created by Heidi L. Hutchinson in October 2006.