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Inventory to the field notes of Adrey E. Borell at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at University of California, Berkeley.
MVZA.MSS.0034
MVZA.MSS.0034
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Description
The Adrey E. Borell field notes collection consists of field notes and specimen records completed in California and Mexico
between 1924-1926.
Background
Adrey E. Borell completed his Graduate work through the MVZ at Berkeley, also serving on the MVZ staff as Assistant Curator
of Mammals. He accompanied Joseph Grinnell on a field trip of the Mt. Lassen Survey, and during 1927-1929 he took part in
the first comprehensive mammal survey in the Ruby Mountains of Nevada. Borell’s Berkeley dissertation was titled Mammals of
the Ruby Mountain Region of Eastern Nevada. His best-known publication is a book titled Mammals of the Big Bend Area of Texas,
published in 1942 and co-authored with Monroe David Bryant. Following his association with the MVZ, Borell worked as a Wildlife
Technician for Grand Canyon National Park and the Soil Conservation Service in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Denver, Colorado.
Extent
0.2 Linear feet
Restrictions
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.
Availability
The collection is open for research.