Title: Letters from the Orange empire /
Authors: Powell, George Harold.; Lillard, Richard Gordon,; Powell, Lawrence Clark,; Marshall, Elva,; Historical Society of Southern California,
Date: 1990
Publisher: Historical Society of Southern California,
Physical description: 142 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: S
Abstract: Powell was a pomologist who influenced fruit growers to better pack their fruit to prevent spoilage. He worked both in government and in industry. Afterword by his son.
Contents: Introduction: "Powell era" in the California citrus industry -- Editorial note on the letters -- Notes for the introduction -- G. Harold Powell's letters from Southern California in 1904 -- Notes of the letters of 1904 -- Pictorial portfolio -- G. Harold Powell's letters from California and the west in 1909 -- Notes on the letters of 1909 -- Afterword.
Notes: "Printed in a limited edition of 600 copies, with 150 copies for the Zamorano Club as a keepsake for the biennial joint meeting with the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco, October 20-21, 1990, in Los Angeles"--Colophon. "Printed in a limited edition of 600 copies: 100 copies autographed and bound in brown cloth; 150 copies for the Zamorano Club, bound in green cloth, and 350 regular copies bound in orange cloth."--Colophon of autographed copy in brown cloth.
Subject headings (LCSH): California, Southern--Biography.; Citrus fruit industry--California, Southern.; Citrus fruits--Research--California, Southern.; Citrus--Diseases and pests--California, Southern.; Horticulturists--California, Southern--Biography.; Horticulturists--California, Southern.; Powell, George Harold--Correspondence.; Powell, Gertrude Eliza Clark, 1870-1957--Correspondence.