Inventory to the field notes of James Hepburn at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California, Berkeley. MVZA.MSS.0138

Finding aid prepared by Christina V. Fidler and Darren Lu
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives
3101 Valley Life Sciences Building
University of California
Berkeley
mvzarchives@berkeley.edu
March 2013


Descriptive Summary

Title: Hepburn James field notes
Identifier/Call Number: MVZA.MSS.0138
Contributing Institution: Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives
Language of Material: English
Container: 1
Physical Description: 2.0 Volumes
Date (inclusive): 1852-1868
Creator: Hepburn, James E., 1811-1869

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access note

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Inventory to the James Hepburn field notes at the University of California, Berkeley, MVZA.MSS.0138, 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.

Scope and Contents note

The James Hepburn field note collection consists of two bound volumes, a field journal and a catalog, spanning the years 1852-1868. The notes detail Hepburn's collecting activities from localities within California, Washington, and British Columbia.

Biographical note

James Edward Hepburn was born in 1811 in London. He attended Trinity College Cambridge and was educated as a barrister prior to immigrating to the United States. He took up residence in San Francisco and Victoria and collected extensively in the Pacific Northwest. Hepburn's sole publication was in Ibis (1869 pp. 126-127). The majority of his specimen collection can be found at the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge.
References Swarth, Harry S. “James Hepburn, a Little Known Californian Ornithologist.” The Condor, 28, 6 (1926): 249-253. 2013-03-13. DOI:10.2307/1363067.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Biological specimens--Collection and preservation.
Biological specimens--Identification
Biology Fieldwork
Birds--California--Identification
Birds--Canada, Western--Identification
Birds--Washington (State)--Identification.
Field notes

Box 1, Folder 1

Journal 1852-1868

Language of Material: English

Subjects and Indexing Terms

North America, Canada, British Columbia
North America, Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Island
North America, Canada, Northwest Territories
North America, United States, Alaska
North America, United States, California, Alameda County
North America, United States, California, Mariposa County
North America, United States, California, Merced County
North America, United States, California, Nevada County
North America, United States, California, San Francisco County
North America, United States, California, San Francisco County, Farallon Islands
North America, United States, California, San Joaquin County
North America, United States, California, San Mateo County
North America, United States, California, Yuba County
North America, United States, Washington, San Juan County, San Juan Islands, San Juan Island
North America, United States, Washington, Stevens County
Box 1, Folder 2

Catalog, field numbers 1-1436 1852-1968

Language of Material: English