Hall (E. Raymond) papers, 1924-1976

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Summary

Title:
E. Raymond Hall papers
Dates:
1924-1976
Creators:
Alcantar, B. R., Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond), 1902-1986, Hall, Hubert H., and Hall, William J.
Abstract:
The E. Raymond Hall papers include field notes spanning the years 1927-1943, as well as wildlife control materials including correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, reprints of articles, and similar materials dating from 1924-1941. Additionally, there is a small collection of photographs with the date range 1925-1976.
Extent:
1.2 Linear feet
Language:
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], E. Raymond Hall papers, MVZA.MSS.0121, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

The E. Raymond Hall papers are composed of seven standard-bound volumes of fieldnotes, including specimen, map, habitat, and locality sketches, as well as transcriptions of scientific notes. The volumes cover the years 1927-1943, with localities in Arizona, California, Kansas, Nevada, Utah, and Mexico. One of the volumes includes fieldnotes and specimen catalogs authored by his sons Hubert H. Hall and William J. Hall, as well as B.R. Alcantar. Besides fieldnotes, the papers also include twelve folders of correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, reprints of articles, and similar materials. These items span the years 1924-1941 and deal primarily with the topics of wildlife control and conservation. In addition, there are also four photographs of Hall, his family, and Jean Linsdale.

Biographical / historical:

Over his lifetime, E. Raymond Hall (1902-1986) completed significant research primarily in the field of mammalogy. Growing up in Kansas and receiving his B.A. from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Hall took a teaching assistantship position at UC Berkeley in 1924. He completed his M.A. and a PhD while at Berkeley, studying under Grinnell. Additionally, he served as the MVZ’s curator of mammals from 1927-1944 as well as the Museum’s acting director from 1938-1944. Returning to Kansas in 1944, Hall directed the Museum of Natural History at the University of Kansas from 1944 until his retirement in 1967. In addition to mammalogy, Hall also had significant interest in the preservation and management of habitats and species. Overall, Hall published more than 340 articles and six books. His most significant monograph, Mammals of North America, first appeared in 1959 and is considered one of the most outstanding faunal works to date.

Sources Consulted:

"E. Raymond Hall." University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute. 2011. Accessed November 4, 2013. http://vertebratepaleontology.biodiversity.ku.edu/e-raymond-hall

Findley, James S. and Jones, J. Knox, Jr. "Eugene Raymond Hall: 1902-1986." Journal of Mammalogy, 70, 2 (1989): 455-458. Accessed November 4, 2013. http://www.jstor.org/stable/1381544

Arrangement:

The collection has been arranged in the following series: Field notes and Wildlife control materials. 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:
November 2013
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-11-13T14:51-0800

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research, with the exception of one restricted folder of wildlife control materials.

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], E. Raymond Hall papers, MVZA.MSS.0121, 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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