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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Processing History
  • Biographical Information
  • Collection Scope and Contents
  • Arrangement
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Homer Aschmann papers
    Date (inclusive): 1860-1994, & undated
    Collection Number: UA 123
    Extent: 0.63 linear feet (2 boxes)
    Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
    Riverside, CA 92517-5900
    Abstract: This collection contains articles, biographical essays, slides, notes and other materials from Homer Aschmann's tenure as professor in the Geography department at the University of California, Riverside. The bulk of the collection consists of reprints of articles by various experts in the field of geography. Many of the reprints include the author's signature as well as a personal message written to Aschmann.
    Languages: The collection is in English.

    Access

    This collection is open for research.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Distinctive Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California 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 researcher.

    Preferred Citation

    [identification of item], [date if possible]. Homer Aschmann papers (UA 123). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

    Processing History

    Processed by Andrea Hoff, University Archivist, 2020.

    Biographical Information

    Harold Homer Aschmann was a professor in the department of Geography at the University of California, Riverside. He was one of the founding faculty members at UCR, beginning his career the year the school opened in 1954. He spent the entirety of his academic tenure here, before retiring in 1988.
    Aschmann was born on May 5, 1920 in San Francisco. He spent the majority of his childhood in Los Angeles. He received an A.B. and M.A. in geography from UCLA, in 1940 and 1942, respectively. He earned a Ph.D. in geography from UC Berkeley in 1954.
    He wrote more than sixtyy articles and monographs throughout his career. His research was primarily focused on how human cultures interact with the natural environment, particularly in Latin America, southern California and Chile.
    Aschmann passed away on September 25, 1992.

    Collection Scope and Contents

    This collection contains articles, biographical essays, slides, notes and other materials from Homer Aschmann's tenure as professor in the Geography department at the University of California, Riverside. The bulk of the collection consists of reprints of articles by various experts in the field of geography. Many of the reprints include the author's signature as well as a personal message written to Aschmann.

    Arrangement

    This collection is arranged into the following three series:
    • Series 1. Articles by Homer Aschmann and Biographical Material, 1860-1994, & undated
    • Series 2. Reprints by UCR Faculty, 1951-1989, & undated
    • Series 3. Inscribed Reprints, 1939-1990, & undated

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

    Subjects

    Aschmann, Homer, 1920-
    University of California, Riverside. Department of Geography
    Baja California (Mexico : State)
    Canada
    Geography
    Latin America
    Chile

    Genres and Forms of Materials

    Articles
    Slides (photographs)