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BANC MSS 2003/158c
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Collection Title: James Jerome Parsons Papers
Date (inclusive): 1966-1996
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2003/158c
Creator:
Parsons, James Jerome
Extent:
3 cartons
3.6 linear feet
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: Collection consists of personal, professional and academic incoming correspondence for James Jerome Parsons. Also included
are reviews by and of Parsons’ work.
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.
Access Information
Collection is open for research.
Conditions of Use
Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction
of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond
that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for
any use rests exclusively with the user.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
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[Identification of item], James Jerome Parsons Papers, BANC MSS 2003/158c, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog
Parsons, James Jerome, 1915-1997 -- Archives.
Sauer, Carl Ortwin, 1889-1975.
University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of Geography.
Faculty papers.
The James Jerome Parsons papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Betty Parsons on Dec. 20, 2002.
No additions are expected.
Arrangement
Arranged to the folder level.
Biography/Organization History
James J. Parsons was born on November 15, 1915 in Cortland, New York. When he was 13, his family relocated to Monrovia, California.
After graduating high school, Parsons enrolled at Pasadena Junior College before transferring to UC Berkeley, from which he
recieived an AB in econimics (1937) and an M.A. in Geography (1939). He was drafted into the Army in 1941 and worked as an
airphoto analyst in New Caledonia before returning to Berkeley to complete his PhD in Geography (1948).
Parsons’ professorial career began as an assistant professor until he was promoted to the position of Associate Professor
(1952-1960), then to Professor (1960-1986) and Professor Emeritus (1986-1997).
Scope and Content Note
Collection consists of personal, professional and academic incoming correspondence for James Jerome Parsons. Also included
are reviews written by Parsons as well as reviews of his work written by others.
Collection is in both alphabetical order (when folders are ordered by name of author) and chronological order in folders that
do not hold content written by a specific author. Most documents are typed and dated.