Tevis (Lloyd P.) papers, 1922-1956

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Summary

Title:
Lloyd P. Tevis papers
Dates:
1922-1956
Creators:
Tevis, Lloyd P. (Lloyd Pacheco), 1916-2002
Abstract:
The Lloyd P. Tevis papers include field notes spanning the years 1939-1950, as well as correspondence dating from 1922-1956.
Extent:
0.4 Linear feet
Language:
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Lloyd P. Tevis papers, MVZA.MSS.0257, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

The Lloyd P. Tevis papers consist of three standard-bound volumes of fieldnotes and one additional section within a standard-bound volume containing works by multiple biologists. These volumes include specimen, habitat, and map sketches and span the years 1939-1950. There are also three folders containing correspondence ranging from the years 1922-1956. Subjects include his publications, fieldwork, and related topics.

Biographical / historical:

Lloyd P. Tevis (1916-2002) graduated from UC Berkeley in 1939 with a major in Zoology. Serving in the army during World War II, around this time Tevis did research at Hastings Natural History Reservation, a Biological Field Station of the University of California and the MVZ. He primarily studied mammals throughout his lifetime, with his most prominent publications being The Dusky-footed Wood Rat, co-authored with Jean Lindsdale and published in 1951, and California Grizzly, co-authored with Tracy I. Storer and published in 1955. Following his time with UC Berkeley, Tevis worked as a biologist with UC Davis and served as the reserve manager & resident research scientist of UC Riverside's Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center in Palm Desert, CA from 1959-1973.

Sources Consulted:

“Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center: Tevis Research Center.” University of California Natural Reserve System. Accessed March 31, 2014. http://deepcanyon.ucnrs.org/Tevis.html

Correspondence, Lloyd P. Tevis papers, MVZA.MSS.0257, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives, University of California, Berkeley.

Arrangement:

The collection has been arranged in the following series: Field notes and Correspondence. There are no subseries.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Greg Borman
Sponsor:
The processing of this collection was made possible through funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through the Council on Library and Information Resources' "Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives" Project.
Date Prepared:
March 2014
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2014-03-31T15:17-0700

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright restrictions may apply. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted to the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives in writing for approval. Please contact the Museum Archivist for further information.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Lloyd P. Tevis papers, MVZA.MSS.0257, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
3101 Valley Life Sciences Bldg, #3160
University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-3160, US
Contact:
(510) 642-3567
mvzarchives@berkeley.EDU
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