Finding to the Public Service collection
MVZA.AC.0013
Finding aid prepared by Christina A. Kohler
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.
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives
3101 Valley Life Sciences Building
University of California
Berkeley
mvzarchives@berkeley.edu
11/24/2014
Descriptive Summary
Title: MVZ Public Service collection
Identifier/Call Number: MVZA.AC.0013
Contributing Institution:
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
5.0 Cubic feet
Date (inclusive): 1935-2003
Language of Materials: Materials primarily in
English
Creator:
Stebbins, Robert C. (Robert Cyril), 1915-2013
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Public Service collection, MVZA.AC.0013, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives, University of California,
Berkeley.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Historical note
Dr. Robert C. Stebbins, Museum Curator and Professor of Zoology at UC Berkeley, created the Public Service collection. Dr.
Stebbins brought the collection together over the span of several years, and it stemmed from his extensive work with many
conservation issues. The issues within the collection are based in California and the surrounding region. Dr. Stebbins’ involvement
with these issues led to numerous interactions with other conservationists, community members, biologists, friends, as well
as prominent government officials, both state and federal. All of these interactions are well documented within this collection.
Scope and Contents note
The Public Service Collection spans from 1935 to 2003, with the bulk of the material dating 1964 to 1995. The collection primarily
consists of textual resources including research reports, correspondence, minutes and agendas, legal material, memoranda,
publications, government reports, and maps. Photographs and field guides are also present. The collection is comprised of
eighteen distinct series. Each of the series within the collection documents a specific conservation issue that the museum
was concerned about, if not directly involved with, both locally and statewide. Some of the significant topics that are represented
in these files are Off-road vehicles in the California desert; Wildland and urban fire management in the East Bay Hills; and
Protection of California reptiles and amphibians. Other series include Ecological study areas protection; The Bodie Protection
Act; and many other conservation issues. Each of the series contains rare material that cannot be found elsewhere -- including
rare government reports and correspondence related to the preservation of crucial habitats within the state of California
and elsewhere.
Arrangement note
The arrangement of the collection is in its original form. Series are organized by specific public service endeavors carried
by the MVZ.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Aleutian Canada Goose Recovery Team
Amphibians -- Conservation
Animals--Effect of off-road vehicles on
Bodie State Historic Park (Calif.)
California--Maps
Charles Lee Tilden Regional Park (Calif.)
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Desert conservation -- California
Disposal of radioactive waste
Ecology -- Study and teaching
Ecology--California
Endangered species and habitats
Environmentally sensitive areas
Fire management
Historic sites--Conservation and restoration--California
Housing development
Issues in conservation
Land use--California--Planning
Land use--Law and legislation
Landscape protection
Mines and mineral resources--California
Rangelands Revegetation
Refuse and refuse disposal--Law and legislation
Reptiles -- Conservation
Research reports and papers
Santa Cruz Long-Toed Salamander Recovery Team
Tilden Regional Park (Calif.)
Urban ecology (Biology)
Wilderness areas--Environmental aspects
Wildlife conservation
Box 1, Folder 1-4
Emeryville Crescent and Albany-Richmond mud flats ecological study areas
Bulk, 1961-1974
1961-1997
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Emeryville (Calif.)
North America, United States, California, Alameda County
North America, United States, California, Contra Costa County
Box 1, Folder 1
Research reports and proposals
1966-1974
Box 1, Folder 3
Newspaper publicity
1964-1966
Box 1, Folder 5-8
Alameda whipsnake protection
Bulk, 1988-1996
1979-1996
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Danville (Calif.)
Hayward (Calif.)
North America, United States, California, Alameda County
North America, United States, California, Contra Costa County
Box 1, Folder 5
Life history studies and status reports
Bulk, 1988-1991
1979-1991
Box 1, Folder 6
Life history studies and status reports
1992-1996
Box 1, Folder 7
Correspondence and newspaper publicity
Bulk, 1988-1990
1988-2001
Box 1, Folder 9-21
Ecological study areas - U.C. Campus, Berkeley
1956-1998
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Alameda County
University of California, Berkeley
Box 1, Folder 9
Proposals, development plans and reports
1962-1968
Box 1, Folder 10
Proposals, development plans and reports
1968-1972
Box 1, Folder 11
Proposals, development plans and reports
1972-1981
Box 1, Folder 12
Proposals, development plans and reports
1984-1996
Box 1, Folder 13
Proposals, development plans and reports
undated
Box 1, Folder 18
Newspaper publicity
1968-1998
Box 1, Folder 19
Personal memos and committee notes
1959-1969
Box 1, Folder 21
Vegetation management and history
1975-1996
Box 1, Folder 22-26
California tiger salamander protection
1985-2003
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gilroy (Calif.)
North America, United States, California, Alameda County
North America, United States, California, San Joaquin County
North America, United States, California, Santa Clara County
Box 1, Folder 22
Research reports, locality records and legal documents
1985-1989
Box 1, Folder 23
Research reports, locality records and legal documents
1989
Box 1, Folder 24
Research reports, locality records and legal documents
1989-1991
Box 1, Folder 26
Correspondence and legal briefs - personal notes
1989
Box 2, Folder 1-8, Box 1, Folder 27
Long-toed salamander protection
1961-1990
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Santa Cruz County
Box 1, Folder 27
Research reports, proposals and recovery plans
1961-1973
Box 2, Folder 1
Research reports, proposals and recovery plans
1973-1975
Box 2, Folder 2
Research reports, proposals and recovery plans
1975-1978
Box 2, Folder 3
Research reports, proposals and recovery plans
1978-1990
Box 2, Folder 7
Newspaper articles and publicity
1971-1988
Box 2, Folder 8
Committee minutes and research reports
1973-1977
Box 2, Folder 9-11
Protection of California reptiles and amphibians - legal issues
1970-1975
Box 2, Folder 9
Assembly bills and protection agreements
1970-1972
Box 2, Folder 12-15, Box 5, Folder 14-18
Off-road vehicles in the California desert
1973-2003
Box 2, Folder 12
Articles, research reports and surveys
1974-1997
Box 2, Folder 13
Articles, research reports and surveys
1978-2003
Box 2, Folder 15
Newspaper publicity and bulletins
1978-1999
Box 5, Folder 14
Studies and research reports
1974-1978
Box 5, Folder 16
Tortoise protection
1991-1992
Box 2, Folder 16-21
Aleutian Canada goose protection
1976-2001
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Aleutian Islands (Alaska)
Colusa (Calif.)
Crescent City (Calif.)
El Sobrante (Calif.)
Modesto (Calif.)
North America, United States, California, Alameda County
North America, United States, California, Colusa County
North America, United States, California, Contra Costa County
North America, United States, California, Del Norte County
North America, United States, California, San Joaquin County
North America, United States, California, Stanislaus County
Richmond (Calif.)
Box 2, Folder 16
Recovery plans, research reports and status reviews
1976-1986
Box 2, Folder 17
Recovery plans, research reports and status reviews
1986-1989
Box 2, Folder 18
Recovery plans, research reports and status reviews
1990-1998
Box 2, Folder 20
Newspaper publicity
1989-2001
Box 2, Folder 21
Notes, maps and research reports
undated
Box 2, Folder 22-25
Santa Cruz tarplant protection and Carnegie Park State Vehicular Recreation Area, Corral Hollow
1980-2001
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Alameda County
North America, United States, California, Contra Costa County
North America, United States, California, San Joaquin County
Pinole (Calif.)
Box 2, Folder 22
Research reports - tarplant
1984-1991
Box 2, Folder 24
Field notes - tarplant
1991
Box 2, Folder 25
Correspondence, proposals and newspaper publicity
1980-2001
Box 3, Folder 1-5
Gateway housing development and release of wild turkeys in the Cleveland National Forest
1987-2001
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Cleveland National Forest (Calif.)
Descanso Ranger District (Calif.)
North America, United States, California, Contra Costa County
North America, United States, California, San Diego County
Orinda (Calif.)
Box 3, Folder 1
Reports, publicity and public notices - Gateway
1987-1997
Box 3, Folder 2
Draft environmental impact report - Gateway
1992
Box 3, Folder 3
Correspondence - Gateway
1991-2001
Box 3, Folder 4
Notes and maps - Gateway
1991-1992
Box 3, Folder 5
Correspondence, program analyses and notes - wild turkeys
1995
Box 3, Folder 6-12
Viceroy gold mine at Castle Mountain
1985-1991
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Castle Mountains (Calif. and Nev.)
Mojave Desert
North America, United States, California, San Bernardino County
Box 3, Folder 6
Scholarly articles, operation manuals and research reports
1985-1987
Box 3, Folder 7
Scholarly articles, operation manuals and research reports
1987-1988
Box 3, Folder 8
Scholarly articles, operation manuals and research reports
1989-1990
Box 3, Folder 9
Newspaper articles and publicity
1988-1989
Box 3, Folder 13-16
The Bodie Protection Act
1974-1993
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Bodie (Calif.)
North America, United States, California, Mono County
Box 3, Folder 13
Research reports, magazine articles and distribution materials
1974-1993
Box 3, Folder 17-18
Clark road subdivision development
1989-1991
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Contra Costa County
Box 3, Folder 17
Draft supplemental environmental impact report
1989
Box 3, Folder 19-27
Radioactive waste disposal facility
1990-1997
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Mojave Desert
North America, United States, California, San Bernardino County
Ward Valley (Calif.)
Box 3, Folder 19
Proposals, assessments and memorandums
1992-1995
Box 3, Folder 20
Proposals, assessments and memorandums
1995
Box 3, Folder 21
Proposals, assessments and memorandums
1995
Box 3, Folder 23
Proposals, assessments and memorandums
undated
Box 3, Folder 24
Proposals, assessments and memorandums
undated
Box 3, Folder 25
Proposals, assessments and memorandums
undated
Box 3, Folder 26
Newspaper and magazine articles, general publicity
1993-1997
Box 3, Folder 27
Notes and phone records
undated
Box 4, Folder 1-5
Eagle Mountain landfill
1991-1997
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Eagle Mountains (Calif.)
Joshua Tree National Park (Calif.)
North America, United States, California, Riverside County
North America, United States, California, San Bernardino County
Box 4, Folder 1
Legal documents, biological assessments and monitoring reports
1991-1992
Box 4, Folder 3
Newspaper articles and press releases
1992-1997
Box 4, Folder 4
Newspaper articles and distribution materials
undated
Box 4, Folder 6-9
Revegetation efforts, Tina Baumgartner site
1990-1998
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Charles Lee Tilden Regional Park (Calif.)
North America, United States, California, Contra Costa County
Box 4, Folder 6
Raw data, research reports and proposals
1990
Box 4, Folder 7
Raw data, research reports and proposals
1991-1998
Box 5, Folder 1-4, Box 4, Folder 10-20
Wildland and urban fire management in the East Bay Hills
Bulk, 1996-2001
1935-2001
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Berkeley (Calif.)
Charles Lee Tilden Regional Park (Calif.)
North America, United States, California, Alameda County
North America, United States, California, Contra Costa County
Oakland (Calif.)
Box 5, Folder 1-4, Box 4, Folder 10-20
East Bay Hills
Bulk, 1996-2001
1935-2001
Box 4, Folder 10
Scientific papers, proposals and management plans
1962-1991
Box 4, Folder 11
Scientific papers, proposals and management plans
1994-1999
Box 4, Folder 12
Scientific papers, proposals and management plans
1996
Box 4, Folder 13
Scientific papers, proposals and management plans
1996-1998
Box 4, Folder 14
Scientific papers, proposals and management plans
Bulk, 1998-1999
1935-1999
Box 4, Folder 15
Scientific papers, proposals and management plans
1999-2000
Box 4, Folder 16
Scientific papers, proposals and management plans
2000-2002
Box 4, Folder 17
Scientific papers, management plans, raw data and maps
undated
Box 4, Folder 18
Scientific papers, management plans, raw data and maps
undated
Box 5, Folder 4
Newspaper articles and newsletters
1996-2001
Box 5, Folder 5
Agendas and management plans
1977
Box 5, Folder 8
Field and personal notes
undated
Box 5, Folder 9
Data, management plans and scientific papers
1981-1997
Box 5, Folder 11
Field and personal notes
1977-1997
Box 5, Folder 12-13
William McClung letters
1995-2002
Box 5, Folder 12
William McClung letters
1995-2000
Box 5, Folder 13
William McClung letters
2000-2002
Box 5, Folder 20-22
Miscellaneous Material
1978-1997
Box 5, Folder 21
Checklist and book excerpt
1991
Box 5, Folder 22
Field guide letters
1986-1997
