Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Charles H. Richardson field notes
- Dates:
- 1908-1911
- Creators:
- Richardson, Charles H., 1887
- Extent:
- 2.0 Volumes
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Charles H. Richardson field notes, MVZA.MSS.0214, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Charles H. Richardson field notes consists of two bound volumes spanning the years 1908-1911. Originally maintained by the author in three-ring field note binders, the notes were later removed and bound chronologically. The notes include journal entries and catalogs from localities within California. Volume 2 contains specimen and habitat sketches.
- Biographical / historical:
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Charles H. Richardson was born in Pasadena, California on July 7, 1887. He completed his A.B. in Zoology at Stanford, and his M.S. in Entomology at Harvard University. While Richardson was a student at Stanford, he assisted in MVZ collecting trips throughout California. He accompanied Walter P. Taylor's collecting trip in Nevada in 1909.
- Arrangement:
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The arrangement of the collection is chronological and in its original form. The sections are bound in the order presented in this guide.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- February 2013
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-02-15T15:07-0800
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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[Identification of item], Charles H. Richardson field notes, MVZA.MSS.0214, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
- Location of this collection:
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3101 Valley Life Sciences Bldg, #3160University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA 94720-3160, US
- Contact:
- (510) 642-3567