Dr. Benjamin Jenkins
Associate Professor & Archivist
Benjamin Jenkins holds a PhD degree in public history from the University of California, Riverside. He is assistant professor of history and archivist at the University of La Verne. He teaches United States and California history and directs the Public History Program. His current research focuses on the interactions between citrus agriculture and railroad transportation in Southern California. He has worked at public history institutions such as the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and the Huntington Library.
Books:
California’s Citrus Heritage (2021)
The Digital Frontier: Archival Digitization and Modern Usage of the Human Record (2017)
Book manuscript:
Octopus’s Garden: Railroads, Citrus Agriculture, and the Emergence of Southern California