Collection Summary
Collection Title:
Horace Albert Barker papers 1933-1997
Collection Number:
BANC MSS 2003/173 c
Creators :
Barker, Horace Albert, 1907-
Extent:
Number of containers: 11
Linear feet: 13.75
Repository:
The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Abstract:
The Horace Albert Barker Collection, 1930-1997, consists primarily of materials
documenting Barker's long career in the field of Microbiology at the University of California, Berkeley. The
bulk of the collection consists of research notes and reports on Barker's innovative experiments. The collection
also contains a considerable amount of correspondence, notes for lectures, seminars and courses, administrative
information from UC Berkeley departments, and limited amounts of personal materials. The collection has been
divided into six series: Correspondence, Lectures and Seminars, UC Berkeley, Research, Professional
Associations, and Personal Papers.
Languages Represented:
Collection materials are in English
Physical Location:
Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice
may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the
library's online catalog.
