Inventory of the Dennis G. Raveling Papers
Sara Gunasekara
Department of Special Collections
General Library
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616-5292
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Creator:
Raveling, Dennis G., 1939-
Title: Dennis G. Raveling Papers
Date (inclusive): 1952-2011
Extent:
5 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 three series: 1. Canada Goose Study 2. Research Data Files, 3. Publications by and about Raveling.
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.
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.
Collection Contents
Series 1.
Canada Goose Study
1968-1974
Physical Description:
2 linear feet
Scope and Content Note
Contains files from Raveling's Neck Collared Giant Canada Goose study in Manitoba and Rochester, Minnesota. Files are arranged
as they were received from the donor.
Box 1:1-2
Banding Records / Neck Bands
1968-1970
Box 1:3-4
Neck Band Analysis
1970-1974
Box 1:9
Bands / 68-69 Kill and Distribution Neck Band Tally Sheets
1968
Box 1:10-13
Yellow Bands / Black Nos. A0-Z9
1968
Box 1:14-17
Yellow Bands / Black Nos. 0-99, A-Z
1968
Box 1:18-19
Yellow Bands / Red Nos. A0-L9
1968
Box 1:20-21
Yellow Bands / Red Nos. N0-Z9
1968
Box 1:22
Yellow Collars / Red Letters A-Z
1968
Box 1:23-24
Yellow Bands / Red Nos. 0-50
1968
Box 1:25-26
Yellow Collars / Red Nos. 50-99
1968
Box 1:27-29
Red Collars / Yellow Nos. 0-99 A-I
1969
Box 2:1-2
Red Bands / Yellow Nos. A0-Z9
1969
Box 2:3-4
Red Collars / Black Letters N0-Z9
1969
Box 2:5-7
Red Collars / Black Nos. 0-99, A-Z, A0-L9
1969
Box 2:8
White Collars / Black Nos. P0-Z9
1970
Box 2:9-12
White Collars / Black Letters)
1970
Box 2:13-15
White Collars / Red Letters 0-99, A-Z
1970
Box 2:16-18
White Collars / Red Nos. A0-Z9, CP-XZ
1970
Box 2:19-20
Neck Band Observations
1968-1969
Box 2:21-22
Neck Band Observations
1969-1970
Box 2:23-24
Neck Band Observations
1970-1971
Box 2:25-26
Neck Band Observations
1970
Box 3:1-2
Neck Band Observations
1971
Box 3:3
Neck Band Observations
1972-1974
Box 3:4
Neck Band Observations
1974
Box 3:5-7
Yellow on Red 01-09 0A 9Y
undated
Box 3:8-9
White Nos. Blue Collars c00-c99
undated
Box 3:10
Immature Family Status B on Y
1968-1973
Series 2.
Research Data Files
1952-1983
Physical Description:
2 linear feet
Scope and Content Note
Contains Raveling's research data files, the majority of which concern Canadian geese. Files are arranged as they were received
from the donor.
Box 3:11
Age Ratios - Geese in California
1978
Box 3:12
Canada X White - Front Hybrid
undated
Box 3:13
Canada Geese - Age and Sex Ratios - Traps
1960-1965
Box 3:14
Canada Geese - Age and Sex Ratio - Horicon National Wildlife Refuge
1967-1970
Box 3:15
Canada Geese - Age Ratios Impacted Geese
1966-1967
Box 3:16-17
Canada Geese - Alf Hole
1967-1976
Box 3:18
Band Recoveries - 1982 on Computer Forms
1982-1987
Box 3:19
Band Recoveries - Canada Geese
1966-1970
Box 3:20
Band Schedule - Canada Geese
1967-1970
Box 3:21-22
Band Summaries Through 81-82 East Meadows Ranch
1968-1977
Box 3:23
Canada Goose Banding Summaries
1968-1971
Box 3:24-25
Canada Goose - Body Temperatures
1971
Box 3:26-27
Canada Goose Committee Info
1965-1970
Box 3:29
Canada Geese- East Meadows Ranch
1952-1968
Box 3:30
Experimental Canada Geese Observations Band Returns
1963-1973
Box 3:31
Experimental Canada Geese
1968-1969
Box 3:32-33
Experimental Canada Geese
1969-1970
Box 3:34
Experimental Canada Geese
1970-1971
Box 3:35
Experimental Canada Geese
1971-1972
Box 4:1
Experimental Canada Geese
1972-1973
Box 4:2
Experimental Canada Geese
1973-1974
Box 4:3-4
Experimental Canada Geese (1 of 2)
1974-1975
Box 4:5
Canada Goose Insulation
1965-1975
Box 4:6
Goose Kill - Canada
1972-1973
Box 4:7
Canada Geese - Kill Age Ratio Southern Illinois
1960-1968
Box 4:8
Canada Geese- Lake Almanor Eggs
1967
Box 4:9
Canada Geese - Landing Group Counts Crab Orchard and Horicon NWRs
1964-1978
Box 4:10
Canada Geese - Literature Notes
1968
Box 4:11
Canada Geese - Literature Subjects
undated
Box 4:12
Canada Goose Measurements Through 1967
1964-1967
Box 4:13
Canada Goose Migration - Manitoba
1968
Box 4:14
Canada Goose Migration Tradition
1968-1975
Box 4:15-17
Basis of Decision and Totals B.C. Maxima - Pre-Fall Migration (1 of 3)
1968-1973
Box 4:18
Canada Goose - Population Data
1964-1971
Box 4:19
Canada Goose Recognition Manuscript
1964
Box 4:20
Canada Goose Satellite Photos
undated
Box 4:21
Sex Ratio Adjustment
1981-1983
Box 4:22
Canada Geese - Shoal Lakes
1967
Box 4:23
Canada Goose Steroir Analysis
undated
Box 4:24-25
Canada Goose Study - Proposal and Progress Report
1964-1966
Box 4:26
Canada Goose Tables and Figures for Photos
undated
Box 4:27-28
Canada Goose Tall Grass Praire Reports
1961-1970
Box 4:29
Canada Geese - The Pas, Manitoba
1967
Box 4:30
Canada Geese Trace Elements
1971
Box 4:31
Goose Weights - California
1977
Box 4:32
Goose Weights - East Meadows Ranch
1968
Box 4:33
Rochester Winter Roost Site - Info
1968-1974
Box 4:34
Canada Goose White Feathering
1975
Series 3.
Publications by and about Raveling
1965-2011
Physical Description:
1 linear foot
Scope and Content Note
Contains a book manuscript and Raveling's published articles, as well as publications about Raveling.
Box 4:35-36
Draft of book manuscript, Waterfowl of the World: A Comparative Perspective
1983
Box 4:37-38
Draft of book manuscript, Waterfowl of the World: A Comparative Perspective
undated
Box 5:1
Publications with articles about Raveling
1965-1994
Box 5:2
Raveling Publications
1963-1981
Box 5:3
Raveling Publications
1981-2011
