Finding Aid to the Harvey Monroe Hall Papers, 1859-1991, bulk 1896-1932
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Finding Aid to the Harvey Monroe Hall Papers, 1859-1991, bulk 1896-1932
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-B 908
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
- Finding Aid Written By:
- Alison E. Bridger
- Date Completed:
-
December 2006
© 2006 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Harvey Monroe Hall papers
Date (inclusive): 1859-1991,
Date (bulk): bulk 1896-1932
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-B 908
Creators :
Hall, Harvey Monroe, 1874-1932
Hall, Carlotta Case, b. 1880
Niccolls, Martha Hall.
Extent:
Number of containers: 6 boxes and 1 oversize folder
Linear feet: 2.45
Repository: The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Abstract: Consists of the papers of Harvey Monroe Hall, his wife Carlotta Case Hall and their daughter Martha Hall Niccolls. The papers
of Harvey Monroe Hall contain correspondence, notes, reprints and newspapers clippings relating to his family life and his
career in botany including specimen collecting, research and teaching. The papers of Carlotta Case Hall contain correspondence,
writings and diaries, papers relating to her families genealogy, and papers relating to her husbands illness and death. The
papers of Martha Hall Niccolls contain correspondence, writings, diaries and scrapbooks. A list of correspondents can be found
in the indexing terms.
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.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library 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 reader.
Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted
to research and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Harvey Monroe Hall Papers, BANC MSS C-B 908, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Separated Material
Photographs have been transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library. (BANC PIC 1964.029-037)
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Hall, Harvey Monroe, 1874-1932--Archives
Hall, Carlotta Case, b. 1880--Archives
Niccolls, Martha Hall--Archives
University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of Botany
Botany--Research
Curry, David A. d. 1917
Eastwood, Alice, 1859-1953
Hall, Ansel Franklin, 1894-
Hoffmann, Ralph, 1870-1932
Nelson, Aven, 1859-1952
Storer, Tracy Irwin, 1889-
Abrams, Le Roy, 1874-1956
Babcock, E. B. (Ernest Brown), b. 1877
Brandegee, Katharine Layne, 1844-1920
Clausen, Jens Christian, 1891-
Davidson, Anstruther, 1860-1932
Dudley, William Russel, 1846-1911
Hall, Carlotta Case, b. 1880
Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932
Jepson, Willis Linn, 1867-1946
Keck, David Daniels, 1903-
Parish, S. B. (Samuel Bonsall), 1838-1928
Spoehr, Herman Augustus, 1885-1954
Trelease, William, 1857-1945
Niccolls, Martha Hall
Paul Elder and Company
Carnegie Museum
History of science and technology collection
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Harvey Monroe Hall Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Martha Hall Niccolls in 1964.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Processing Information
Processed by Bancroft Library staff.
Biographical Information
Harvey Monroe Hall was born in Illinois on March 29, 1874 and brought up near Riverside, California. An early interest in
nature led him to a career in botany, After graduation from the University of California in 1901, Hall received his Master
of Science degree there in 1902 and Ph.D. in 1906.
In 1910 Hall married Carlotta Case, a 1905 graduate of the University of California and a collector of western ferns. Together
they wrote
A Yosemite Flora.
He was associated with the University of California from 1902-1919, serving successively as Assistant Botanist, University
of California Agricultural Experiment states, 1902-1903; Instructor in Botany, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1903-1908;
Assistant Professor of Economic Botany, Agricultural Experiment Station, 1908-1915; Associate Professor, 1915-1919.
In 1919 he became a staff member of the Carnegie Institution, Division of Plant Biology, at Stanford University, serving also
as Professor of Botany, and as Honorary Curator of the Herbarium, University of California. These posts he retained until
his death in Washington, D.C. in 1932.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Harvey Monroe Hall Papers consists of the papers of Harvey Monroe Hall, his wife Carlotta Case Hall and their daughter
Martha Hall Niccolls. The papers of Harvey Monroe Hall contain correspondence, notes, reprints and newspapers clippings relating
to his family life and his career in botany including specimen collecting, research and teaching. The papers of Carlotta
Case Hall contain correspondence, writings and diaries, papers relating to her families genealogy, and papers relating to
her husbands illness and death. The papers of Martha Hall Niccolls contain correspondence, writings, diaries and scrapbooks.
A list of correspondents can be found in the indexing terms.
Series 1
Harvey Monroe Hall Papers
1874-1936
Physical Description:
Boxes 1-2
Arrangement
Arranged into two subseries: Correspondence and Other papers.
Scope and Content Note
Contains papers relating to his family and to his career.
Subseries 1.1
Correspondence
1896-1932,
undated
Physical Description:
Box 1; Box 2, folders 1-13
Arrangement
Arranged into incoming and outgoing; incoming is arranged alphabetically, outgoing is chronological.
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence with colleagues and family.
Box 2, Folder 1-13
Outgoing
1918-1932,
undated
Subseries 1.2
Other papers
1874-1936
Physical Description:
Box 2, folder 14-25; Oversize folder 1A
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains notes, reprints, writings and other personal and professional information.
Box 2, Folder 14
Plant lists
1897-1899,
undated
Box 2, Folder 16
Writings
1915-1932,
undated
Box 2, Folder 18
School papers
1897-1901,
undated
Box 2, Folder 20
Autograph book, book plates and calling cards
1880,
undated
Box 2, Folder 21
Biographical information
1950-1986
Box 2, Folder 22
Property records
1880-1911
Box 2, Folder 23
Obituaries
1932-1935,
undated
Box 2, Folder 24
News clippings
1900-1921,
undated
Box 2, Folder 25
Miscellany
1896-1936,
undated
Oversize Folder 1A
Certificate of membership
undated
Series 2
Carlotta Case Hall
circa 1859-1967
Physical Description:
Boxes 3-4
Arrangement
Arranged into three subseries: Correspondence, Other papers and Genealogy.
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence with family and friends, relating to her interest in botany and to her families genealogy.
Subseries 2.1
Correspondence
1911-1949,
undated
Physical Description:
Box 3, folders 1-59
Arrangement
Arranged into incoming and outgoing then alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence with family and friends.
Box 3, Folder 1-56
Incoming
1918-1947,
undated
Box 3, Folder 57-59
Outgoing
1911-1949,
undated
Subseries 2.2
Other papers
1899-1967
Physical Description:
Box 3, folders 60-61; Box 4, folder 1-5
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains writings, diaries and other personal papers.
Box 4, Folder 5
Miscellany
1905-1910,
undated
Subseries 2.3
Genealogy
circa 1859-1936
Physical Description:
Box 4, folders 6-19
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by family name.
Scope and Content Note
Contains genealogically information on Carlotta Case Hall's family including diaries, legal documents, genealogies and correspondence.
Dates on folders are for how far back the genealogical information goes, not necessarily the dates the documents were created.
Box 4, Folder 6-7
Barrett family legal documents
1880-1911
Box 4, Folder 8-11
Case family
1804-1857,
undated
Box 4, Folder 12
Cook family diaries
1859-1862,
1866
Box 4, Folder 14
Gibson family
1720,
circa 1800's,
undated
Box 4, Folder 15
Hardy family
1834,
1904,
undated
Box 4, Folder 17
Southard family
1790-1913,
undated
Box 4, Folder 19
Unidentified family correspondence
1886-1915,
undated
Series 3
Martha Hall Niccolls
1913-1991
Physical Description:
Boxes 5-6
Arrangement
Arranged into two subseries: Correspondence and Other papers.
Scope and Content Note
Contains personal papers.
Subseries 3.1
Correspondence
1916-1991
Physical Description:
Box 5, folders 1-6.
Arrangement
Arranged into incoming and outgoing and then alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence with family and friends.
Box 5, Folder 1-3
Incoming
1916-1991,
undated
Box 5, Folder 4-6
Outgoing
1930-1932,
undated
Subseries 3.2
Other papers
1913-1984
Physical Description:
Box 5, folders 7-16; Box 6.
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains writings, diaries, scrapbooks and other personal papers.
Box 5, Folder 7
Writings
1925-1932,
undated
Box 5, Folder 8-10
Diaries
1928-1938,
undated
Box 5, Folder 12-13
School papers
1927-1938,
undated
Box 6, Folder 6
50th high school reunion
1984
