Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Rollo H. Beck field notes
- Dates:
- 1910-1912
- Creators:
- Beck, Rollo Howard, 1870-1950
- Extent:
- 1.0 Volumes
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Rollo H. Beck field notes, MVZA.MSS.0026, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Rollo H. Beck field notes consists of one bound volume spanning the years 1910-1912. Originally maintained by the author in three-ring field note binders, the notes were later separated and bound chronologically. The notes include journal entries and catalogues detailing collecting events.
- Biographical / historical:
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Rollo H. Beck was a prolific collector of birds at the turn of and into the 20th century. He collected around the globe and he led a number of expeditions including the 1905-1906 Galapagos Expedition sponsored by the California Academy of Sciences.
- 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 2013-02-15T10:33-0800
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], Rollo H. Beck field notes, MVZA.MSS.0026, 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