John Olmsted Papers, 1968-2012

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Summary

Creators:
Olmsted, John, 1938-
Abstract:
John D. Olmsted (1938-2011) was a California naturalist who was instrumental in the creation of the Jug Handle State Reserve and the Independence Trail, a hiking path in the Yuba River Canyon. The collection contains a slide set created by Olmsted of California plant and animal life as well as two dvds including, "My Father Who Art in Nature," a documentary film by Alden Olmsted about his father John Olmsted.
Extent:
0.4 linear feet
Language:
Collection materials in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], D-539, John Olmsted Papers, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains a slide set created by Olmsted for Bay Area teachers to use in their classrooms before going on field trips. He later expanded it to include all of California. Also included are two dvds including, "My Father Who Art in Nature," a documentary film by Alden Olmsted about his father John Olmsted.

Arrangement of the Collection

The collection is arranged in two series: Slides and DVDs.

Biographical / historical:

John DeVaux Olmsted, a California naturalist, was born March 2, 1938 in Los Angeles. He earned a master's degree in plant ecology at Pomona College and became education director at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. He worked as a naturalist, docent and educator at the Oakland Museum, UC Berkeley Extension and the Mendocino Art Center. He was instrumental in the creation of the Jug Handle State Reserve and the Independence Trail, a wheelchair accessible hiking path in the Yuba River Canyon. Canyon. In 2010, he founded the Mendocino Tahoe Conservancy.

Olmsted passed away on March 8, 2011.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Alden Olmsted in 2011.
Processing information:

Sara Gunasekara processed this collection with assistance from student employee My-Hanh Nguyen.

Physical location:
Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], D-539, John Olmsted Papers, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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