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Inventory to the field notes of Adrey E. Borell at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at University of California, Berkeley.
MVZA.MSS.0034
MVZA.MSS.0034
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Title: Adrey E. Borell field notes
Identifier/Call Number: MVZA.MSS.0034
Contributing Institution:
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.2 Linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1924-1926
Abstract: The Adrey E. Borell field notes collection consists of field notes and specimen records completed in California and Mexico
between 1924-1926.
Creator:
Borell, Adrey E.
The collection is open for research.
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.
[Identification of item], Adrey E. Borell papers, MVZA.MSS.0034, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives, University of California,
Berkeley.
Adrey E. Borell completed his Graduate work through the MVZ at Berkeley, also serving on the MVZ staff as Assistant Curator
of Mammals. He accompanied Joseph Grinnell on a field trip of the Mt. Lassen Survey, and during 1927-1929 he took part in
the first comprehensive mammal survey in the Ruby Mountains of Nevada. Borell’s Berkeley dissertation was titled Mammals of
the Ruby Mountain Region of Eastern Nevada. His best-known publication is a book titled Mammals of the Big Bend Area of Texas,
published in 1942 and co-authored with Monroe David Bryant. Following his association with the MVZ, Borell worked as a Wildlife
Technician for Grand Canyon National Park and the Soil Conservation Service in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Denver, Colorado.
Sources Consulted:
Adrey E. Borell 1916-1930 folder, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology historical correspondence, MVZA.MSS.0117, Museum of Vertebrate
Zoology Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
Museum Correspondence, Adrey E. Borell, 1931-1966, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives, University of California, Berkeley.
Rickart, Eric A., et al. "Shrews of the Ruby Mountains, Northeastern Nevada." The Southwestern Naturalist 56, 1 (2011): 95-102.
Accessed January 12, 2015.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/23028118
The Adrey E. Borell field notes include two standard-bound volumes of field notes with habitat and specimen sketches. These
volumes cover the years 1924-1926 and feature localities in California and Mexico. Also included are an MVZ Census Sheet and
a folded map, along with sections containing notes and specimens collected.
The arrangement of the collection is chronological and in its original form. The sections are bound in the order presented
in this guide.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Biological specimens--Collection and preservation.
Biological specimens--Identification
Biology Fieldwork
Cataloging--Specimens.
Field notes
Mammalogy--Fieldwork.
Scientific expeditions--California
Scientific expeditions--Mexico
University of California (1868-1952). Museum of Vertebrate Zoology