Finding aid of the Gertrude M. Reith Slide Collection on the
Regional Geography of California
Processed by Janene Ford
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University of the Pacific Library
3601 Pacific Ave.
Stockton, CA 95211
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University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Finding aid of the Gertrude M. Reith Slide Collection on the
Regional Geography of California
Collection number: MSS 279
Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
University
of the Pacific Library
Stockton, California
- Processed by:
- Processed by Janene Ford
- Encoded by:
- Shan Sutton
© 2006 University of the Pacific. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Gertrude M. Reith slide collection on the regional
geography of California
Dates: 1955-1983
Collection number: MSS 279
Creator:
Reith, Gertrude M.
Collection Size: 2.5 linear feet
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Dept. of
Special Collections
Stockton, California 95211
Abstract: Approximately 8,000 slides of California
(1955-1983) focusing on geographic aspects and illustrating landforms, physical
features, land uses and especially agriculture and forestry, some historic
sites and buildings, port facilities, highlights of cities, and aerial
views.
Physical location: For current information on the location
of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Languages: Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections 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.
Preferred Citation
Gertrude M. Reith slide collection on the regional geography of
California. MSS 279. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections,
University of the Pacific Library.
Biography / Administrative History
Gertrude M. Reith taught Geography and Earth Science in Southern
California universities from 1951-1983. She took these slides during field
trips to illustrate to her classes the geography of California.
Scope and Content of Collection
Approximately 8,000 slides of California (1955-1983) focusing on
geographic aspects and illustrating landforms, physical features, land uses and
especially agriculture and forestry, some historic sites and buildings, port
facilities, highlights of cities, and aerial views.
Arrangement
This collection of approximately 8,000 slides is contained in 14 boxes.
Slides are grouped in geographical areas: San Joaquin; Northwest Water - Lake
Tahoe- Petaluma - Auburn - Elsinore; Santa Ana - South Valley - Orange County -
Riverside; Sacramento Valley and Delta area - Stockton - Central Valley
Project; San Francisco Bay Area - San Mateo Peninsula - Marin - North Bay -
Napa Valley - Northern Borderlands; Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbors - San
Gabriel-Signal Hill; Los Angeles Downtown, Wilshire, West; Coast Ranges -
Salinas - Santa Clara Valley - Carmel - Monterey - San Benito Valley - Santa
Clara Valley; California - Sierras - Motherlode; Coachella - Imperial Valley -
Salton Sea - Colorado desert; Peninsular Ranges - San Diego - South Coast -
South Orange County - Irvine Ranch; Transverse Ranges - Ventura - Oxnard -
Channel Islands; California Vegetation - Northwest - Eureka - Redding - Klamath
Mountains; Northeast - Cascades - Trans-Sierra - Mojave.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Land use - California
Geography - California
California - Pictorial
works
Box 1: San Joaquin Valley
Box 2: Northwest Water - Lake Tahoe- Petaluma - Auburn -
Elsinore
Box 3: Santa Ana - South Valley - Orange County -
Riverside
Box 4: Sacramento Valley and Delta area - Stockton - Central
Valley Project
Box 5: San Francisco Bay Area - San Mateo Peninsula - Marin
- North Bay - Napa Valley - Northern Borderlands
Box 6: Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbors - San Gabriel-Signal
Hill
Box 7: Los Angeles Downtown, Wilshire, West
Box 8: Coast Ranges - Salinas - Santa Clara Valley - Carmel
- Monterey - San Benito Valley - Santa Clara Valley
Box 9: California - Sierras - Motherlode
Box 10: Coachella - Imperial Valley - Salton Sea - Colorado
desert
Box 11: Peninsular Ranges - San Diego - South Coast - South
Orange County - Irvine Ranch
Box 12: Transverse Ranges - Ventura - Oxnard - Channel
Islands
Box 13: California Vegetation - Northwest - Eureka - Redding
- Klamath Mountains
Box 14: Northeast - Cascades - Trans-Sierra -
Mojave