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Inventory of the Dennis G. Raveling Papers
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  • Creator: Raveling, Dennis G., 1939-
    Title: Dennis G. Raveling Papers
    Date (inclusive): 1952-2013
    Extent: 7 linear feet
    Abstract: Dennis G. Raveling served as Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Biology at the University of California, Davis from 1971-1991. The collection contains files from Raveling's Canada Goose Study in Manitoba and Rochester, Minnesota, his research data files, as well as publications by and about him.
    Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
    Repository: University of California, Davis. Library. Dept. of Special Collections.
    Davis, California 95616-5292
    Collection number: D-553
    Language of Material: Collection materials in English.

    Biography

    Dennis Graff Raveling was born on February 28, 1939 in Devil's Lake, North Dakota. He received a B.S. in Zoology at Southern Illinois University, and M.S. in Zoology at the University of Minnesota, and a Ph.D. in Zoology at Southern Illinois University in 1967. He worked as a research scientist with the Canadian Wildlife Service from 1967 to 1970. He joined the University of California, Davis faculty as an Assistant Professor of Wildlife Biology in 1971.
    Raveling passed away on August 12, 1991.

    Scope and Content

    The collection contains files from Raveling's Canada Goose Study in Manitoba and Rochester, Minnesota, his research data files, and publications by and about him.

    Arrangement of the Collection

    The collection is arranged in seven series: 1. Biographical Information, 2. Correspondence, 3. Canada Goose Study, 4. Research Data Files, 5. Publications by and about Raveling, 6. Works by Others, 7. Audiovisual Materials.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    Raveling, Dennis G., 1939---Archives.
    University of California, Davis--Faculty--Archives
    Canada goose--Research

    Access

    Collection is open for research.

    Processing Information

    Sara Gunasekara processed this collection with assistance from student employee Michelle Xie.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Olga Raveling in 2012 and 2013.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Dennis G. Raveling Papers, D-553, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.