Scope and Contents note
Preferred Citation
Conditions Governing Use
Conditions Governing Access
Biographical note
Notes
Title: Chester E. Blacow field notes
Identifier/Call Number: MVZA.MSS.0141
Contributing Institution:
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Date (inclusive): 1900-1907
Abstract: The collection consists of the field notes taken by Blacow between the years of 1900 and 1907.
Language of Materials: Materials primarily in
English
Creator:
Blacow, Chester E.
Scope and Contents note
The Chester E. Blacow field notes consist of four notebooks and two loose pages. The first notebook details Blacow's bee keeping
activities and it also includes a catalog of specimens collected in Hawaii. The second, third, and fourth volumes contain
notes on birds observed in Hawaii.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item],Chester E. Blacow field notes, MVZA.MSS.0140, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives, University of
California, Berkeley.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Biographical note
Chester E. Blacow is best known for his Hawaiian bird collections. In 1911, Annie M. Alexander purchased a bird collection
from Barclow. Accession numbers associated with the Blacow collection include, nos. 4419, 3815, and 3916.
Blacow learned how to prepare bird skins as a student of Loye Miller.
Stein, Barbara.
On Her Own Terms: Annie Montague Alexander and the Rise of Science in the American West. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001.
Notes
Visit
Arctos , the MVZ specimen database to view specimens collected by Blacow.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Biological specimens--Identification
Cataloging--Specimens.
Field notes
Pacific Ocean, United States, Hawaii, Hawaii County, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaii
Pacific Ocean, United States, Hawaii, Honolulu County, Hawaiian Islands, Oahu
Pacific Ocean, United States, Hawaii, Maui County, Hawaiian Islands, Maui