Archives Accession # 757

7.0.B87. Luther Burbank papers

Date statement: : 1902-1953
Summary:

 1 large white photo box

Description:

 Items came with a note: "Jan PB brought this over from Recorder's Office 7/1/85." 

1913 booklet "Luther Burbank: his Methods and Discoveries and their Practical Application," approximately 20 pages, 9 x 12 inches.

Folder: 4 pages longhand by R.J. Hansen transcribing memories from Mrs. Julia Clumb, who donated these items July 1, 1953: published reports and catalogs on Luther Burbank, 2 photographs of Luther Burbank (one autographed), pictures of his old and new home, and more. Mrs. Club worked for Luther Burbank as a cook and housekeeper in 1912. 
Publications include:
Burbank's 1919 offering of twentieth century Fruits, Flowers, and Various Economic Plants.
March 1914 article "Twenty-three potato seeds and what they taught me" from The Friend And Guide, Neenah, Wisconsin.
Proof book number 1 issued to Mr. Louis Kopf by the Luther Burbank Society (c.1913).
Promotional booklet (12 pages) for The Training of the Human Plant by Luther Burbank (2 copies).
1912 speech by Everis A. Hayes of California to the House of Representatives (Washington DC) entitled "Luther Burbank and his work", 15 pp.
1912 booklet "The Gold Medal Newest Agricultural-Horticultural Opuntias: Spineless Cactus," 25 pp.
1911/12 "The New Gladiolus: a Revelation" trifold brochure.
1911/12 Twentieth Century Fruits catalog, 17 pages.
January 1911 bulletin including A New Prune: The Standard, A New Early Cherry: The Burbank, A Good Little Hardy Plum: The Glow, A New Strawberry: The Patagonia, and How to Judge Novelties.
1910 catalog with How to Judge Novelties on the cover.
1909 Brief Descriptive List of the New Burbank Giant Amaryllis.
1907 The New Agricultural-Horticultural Opuntias, 30 pp.
1906 The Scientific Aspects of Luther Burbank's Work by Vernon L. Kellogg (2 copies, reprinted from Popular Science Monthly).
1902 Maynard Plum Catalog showing the Oregon Nursery Company of Salem, Oregon as the sole source for Luther Burbank's Maynard plum. 
Undated image of Burbank Shirley Poppies.
Undated courtesy cards (5) for Luther Burbank Society membership referrals.
5 undated  rose photos.
2 photos of Luther Burbank.
Photo of Luther Burbank's new home.
Photo of Luther Burbank's old home.

Framed photo labeled "Emma Burbank Beeson, sister to Luther Burbank" and "Hartsook Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland" (the photographer). 

Accession date: 2024-09-28 Last updated: 2025-04-01 10:39:06
Subjects:

Names	Role	Function
Burbank, Luther		Subject

Location	Note
Archives workroom shelving