Kimber Poultry Breeding Farms Records

Collection

Identifier: MS0093

Staff Only

Scope and Contents Note

Walter F. Hughes' collection of documents relates to poultry breeding and poultry business in Kimber Poultry Breeding Farms, Niles, California. The collection contains 1926-1927 pedigree of individual records attained by chickens in breeding pens. A general catalog, published in 1955, describing all factors in Kimber Farms' efforts to produce a more profitable White Leghorn chicken is also included. A few issues of Kimberchik News from 1944-1955, are bound with a catalog. A single black and white photograph (ca. 1965) depicts the Kimbers and the senior staff of the organization.

Dates

Creation: 1926-1965

Conditions Governing Access

Contact Special Collections for access.

Total Size of Collection

1 flat_pamphlet_box ; 15 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.

1.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Content Description

The Kimber Poultry Breeding Farms Records contain pedigrees of individual records attained by chickens in breeding pens from 1926 and 1927; a catalog describing factors in Kimber Farms' efforts to produce a more profitable White Leghorn chicken; newsletters; and a photograph.