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Bekins (Joan) Collection of Terwilliger Nature Education Center Records
BANC MSS 2022/117
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Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Joan Bekins collection of Terwilliger Nature Education Center records
Creator:
Bekins, Joan
Creator:
Terwilliger, Elizabeth
Creator:
Elizabeth Terwilliger Nature Education Center
Creator:
Terwilliger Nature Education Center
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2022/117
Physical Description:
18.5 linear feet
(14 cartons, 1 oversize box)
Physical Description:
2 sound cassettes
Physical Description:
3 videodiscs (DVD)
Physical Description:
1 videocassette (VHS)
Physical Description:
1 sound disc (vinyl)
Date (inclusive): approximately 1970-2005
Condition Description: Original folders retained, except when either original folders were overstuffed or, in some cases, when materials were not
originally foldered.
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Language of Material:
English
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Collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Joan Bekins, 2022.
Joan Linn Bekins is a macro-photographer of flowers and a naturalist from Marin County, California. She was friends with Marin
County naturalist and educator Elizabeth Terwilliger (dates) and spread Terwilliger's teachings through the founding of the
Terwilliger Nature Guides in 1970, which was a group of volunteer docents trained to lead field trips; the Elizabeth Terwilliger
Nature Education Foundation in 1975, which provided children's nature programs (and later changed its name to the Elizabeth
Terwilliger Nature Education Center), and the Terwilliger Guild, founded in 1984 to help raise funds for nature programs.
The Elizabeth Terwilliger Nature Education Center later merged with the California Center for Wildlife to become WildCare,
the San Rafael wildlife hospital and nature-education center. Bekins also produced films about Terwilliger.
Joan Bekins collection of Terwilliger Nature Education Center records, BANC MSS 2022/117, The Bancroft Library, University
of California, Berkeley.
Records of the Terwilliger Nature Education Center (TNEC) and, partially, the Elizabeth Terwilliger Nature Education Foundation
(ETNEF) and WildCare as collected by Joan Bekins, professional and personal acquaintance of TNEC founder Elizabeth Terwilliger.
Includes administrative, Board of Directors, and program records documenting activities of TNEC, including its transition
to WildCare. Also includes files relating to the Terwilliger Guild's efforts to fundraise for TNEC. A significant about of
the collection documents the creation and promotion of educational films about Elizabeth Terwilliger and TNEC.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Terwilliger, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Terwilliger Nature Education Center
Terwilliger Nature Education Center
WildCare Inc.
Nature centers
Natural history -- Study and teaching