Finding aid of the Gertrude M. Reith Slide Collection on the Regional Geography of California

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University of the Pacific Library
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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