Abundant Harvest: The History of the University of California, Davis

Hardcover volume with dust jacket. Part I describes the founding of the University Farm from the enabling legislation of 1905 through the largely aricultural years of the campus until World War II. Part II records the major academic expansion that took place at UC Davis in the 1950s and 1960s. Part III covers the years from 1970 through 2000 as the campus lived through periods of unrest and further growth, developing into a nationally recognized research university. Part IV consists of reference appendices ranging from lists of major administrators and faculty honors to short departmental narratives including nearly every academic unit on campus. 364 pages.