Severaid (Joye Harold) Papers, 1897-1971, bulk Bulk, 1950-1966

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Summary

Title:
Joye Harold Severaid papers
Dates:
1897-1971, bulk Bulk, 1950-1966
Creators:
Severaid, Joye Harold
Abstract:
Joye Harold Severaid specialized in mammology and the natural history of the Sacramento area. An active conservationist, Dr. Severaid served on the Board of Directors of the Sacramento Zoological Society and co-edited the society’s bulletin. He also served as President and Chair of the Save the American River Association and was the CSUS representative to the 58th National Audubon Society Convention in 1962. The collection consists of reports, correspondence, diaries, maps, photographs and artifacts.
Extent:
20.0 Linear feet (16 record cartons, 1 oversize box)
Language:
and Collection materials for the Joye Harold Severaid papers are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item including date], [Folder Title], MSS 1991/02, Joye Harold Severaid papers, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, University Library, California State University, Sacramento.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains documents, diaries, letters, books, newspapers, photographs, and artifacts relating to the personal and professional life of Joye Harold Severaid. The language of the materials included in this collection is English. The collection consists of 16 cartons (20.0 linear feet), and an oversized box.

There are 13 main series pertaining to the Joye Harold Severaid papers. Included are the following: Biographical (Personal, Items written by Joye Harold Severaid); Correspondence (Personal and Family, S.S.C. (Sacramento State College), Goethe, Learning Institutions, Mail Packets, “Letters” Box, Associations, Societies, and Groups, and other); S.S.C. (Sacramento State College) (Department Business, Committees, System-Wide Documents, Classes, Field Tours, Other); Natural Sciences Subject Notes; Maps, Info Brochures by Location (United States, Outside United States, Other); Associations and Societies (A.A. of F.G.B. (American Association of Fish and Game Biologists), SARA (Save the American River Association), Wildlife Society); Newsletters/Publications; Clippings; Miscellaneous, Colleagues (Martin Brittan, Hubert O. Jenkins (General, Richardson Grove, Writings by H.O. Jenkins)); Photographs and Negatives; Artifacts, and Oversized.

Biographical / historical:

1915 – Joye Harold Severaid was born in Boone, Iowa (July)

1938 – Received a Bachelors of Science degree in Zoology (Iowa State College)

1941 – Received a Masters of Science degree in Wildlife Conservation (University of Maine)

1941-1946 – Active duty in U.S. Naval Air Corps Reserve

1942 – Published The Snowshoe Hare: Its Life History and Artificial Propagation

1949 – Received a Masters of Art degree in Vertebrate Zoology (University of California, Berkeley)

1951 – Became a faculty member of the Life Sciences Department at California State University (then known as Sacramento State College)

1952 – Led students in the archaeological removal of the "Live Oak Mastodon."

1955 – Obtained a Doctoral Degree in Vertebrate Zoology (University of California, Berkeley)

1957-1960 – Head of Department of Life Sciences at Sacramento State College

1960-? – Assistant Chairman, Division of Science and Mathematics (S.S.C.)

1962 – CSUS representative to the 58th National Audubon Society Convention

1962 – Published Mammals of the Sacramento Area

1965 – Received an invitation from President Lyndon Johnson to attend the White House Conference on National Beauty

1987 – Died and Buried in Huxley, Iowa

Joye Harold Severaid was born in July 1915 in Boone, Iowa. He received a Bachelors of Science degree in Zoology from Iowa State College in 1938, a Masters of Science degree in Wildlife Conservation from the University of Maine in 1941 and a Masters of Art degree in Vertebrate Zoology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1949. He obtained a Doctoral Degree in Vertebrate Zoology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1955.

He became a faculty member of the Life Sciences Department at California State University (then known as Sacramento State College) in 1951. Dr. Severaid specialized in mammology and the natural history of the Sacramento area. In 1952 he and a colleague led students in the archaeological removal of the "Live Oak Mastodon." An active conservationist, Dr. Severaid served on the Board of Directors of the Sacramento Zoological Society and co-edited its bulletin. He also served as President and Chair of the Save the American River Association (SARA) and was the CSUS representative to the 58th National Audubon Society Convention in 1962. In 1965, Dr. Severaid received an invitation from President Lyndon Johnson to attend the White House Conference on National Beauty. He wrote several articles and books for publication including The Snowshoe Hare: Its Life History and Artificial Propagation (1942), and Mammals of the Sacramento Area (1962). (Written by Marta Knight.)

Joye Harold Severaid died and was buried in 1987 in Huxley, Iowa.

Acquisition information:
The Joye Harold Severaid papers were donated to the Department of Special Collections University Archives in 1992. Additions were donated in 1998.
Processing information:

Processed by Lynn Drennan, Staff Archivist, at CSU, Sacramento’s Special Collections and University Archives. Completed August 2016.

Accruals:

No additions are expected.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Lynn Drennan
Date Prepared:
August 2016
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2017-01-04T14:19-0800

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Some restrictions may apply.

Terms of access:

Copyright is protected by the copyright law, Chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. Requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce from collections must be submitted in writing to the Head of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Permission for publication is given on the behalf of the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, University Library, California State University, Sacramento as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item including date], [Folder Title], MSS 1991/02, Joye Harold Severaid papers, Department of Special Collections and University Archives, University Library, California State University, Sacramento.

Location of this collection:
University Library, MS 6039
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819, US
Contact:
916-278-6144
lib-scua@csus.edu
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