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MVZA.MSS.0121
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Title: E. Raymond Hall papers
Identifier/Call Number: MVZA.MSS.0121
Contributing Institution:
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.2 Linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1924-1976
Abstract: The E. Raymond Hall papers include field notes spanning the years 1927-1943, as well as wildlife control materials including
correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, reprints of articles, and similar materials dating from 1924-1941. Additionally,
there is a small collection of photographs with the date range 1925-1976.
Creator:
Alcantar, B. R.
Creator:
Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond), 1902-1986
Creator:
Hall, Hubert H.
Creator:
Hall, William J.
The collection is open for research, with the exception of one restricted folder of wildlife control materials.
Copyright restrictions may apply. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted to the Museum of Vertebrate
Zoology Archives in writing for approval. Please contact the Museum Archivist for further information.
[Identification of item], E. Raymond Hall papers, MVZA.MSS.0121, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives, University of California,
Berkeley.
Over his lifetime, E. Raymond Hall (1902-1986) completed significant research primarily in the field of mammalogy. Growing
up in Kansas and receiving his B.A. from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Hall took a teaching assistantship position
at UC Berkeley in 1924. He completed his M.A. and a PhD while at Berkeley, studying under Grinnell. Additionally, he served
as the MVZ’s curator of mammals from 1927-1944 as well as the Museum’s acting director from 1938-1944. Returning to Kansas
in 1944, Hall directed the Museum of Natural History at the University of Kansas from 1944 until his retirement in 1967. In
addition to mammalogy, Hall also had significant interest in the preservation and management of habitats and species. Overall,
Hall published more than 340 articles and six books. His most significant monograph,
Mammals of North America, first appeared in 1959 and is considered one of the most outstanding faunal works to date.
Sources Consulted:
"E. Raymond Hall."
University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute. 2011. Accessed November 4, 2013.
http://vertebratepaleontology.biodiversity.ku.edu/e-raymond-hall
Findley, James S. and Jones, J. Knox, Jr. "Eugene Raymond Hall: 1902-1986."
Journal of Mammalogy, 70, 2 (1989): 455-458. Accessed November 4, 2013.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/1381544
The E. Raymond Hall papers are composed of seven standard-bound volumes of fieldnotes, including specimen, map, habitat, and
locality sketches, as well as transcriptions of scientific notes. The volumes cover the years 1927-1943, with localities in
Arizona, California, Kansas, Nevada, Utah, and Mexico. One of the volumes includes fieldnotes and specimen catalogs authored
by his sons Hubert H. Hall and William J. Hall, as well as B.R. Alcantar. Besides fieldnotes, the papers also include twelve
folders of correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, reprints of articles, and similar materials. These items span the years
1924-1941 and deal primarily with the topics of wildlife control and conservation. In addition, there are also four photographs
of Hall, his family, and Jean Linsdale.
The collection has been arranged in the following series: Field notes and Wildlife control materials. There are no subseries.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Biological specimens--Collection and preservation.
Biological specimens--Identification
Biology Fieldwork
Cataloging--Specimens.
Correspondence
Field notes
Mammalogy--Fieldwork.
Scientific expeditions--Arizona
Scientific expeditions--California
Scientific expeditions--Kansas
Scientific expeditions--Mexico
Scientific expeditions--Nevada
Scientific expeditions--Utah
University of California (1868-1952). Museum of Vertebrate Zoology