Muller (Cornelius H.) papers, circa 1950s-1981

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Summary

Title:
Cornelius H. Muller papers
Dates:
circa 1950s-1981
Creators:
Muller, Cornelius H. (Cornelius Herman), 1909-1997 and Douglas, Walter C.
Abstract:
This collection contains materials relating to the botanical research and teaching of UCSB Professor of Botany Cornelius H. Muller, as well as home movies documenting Muller and his wife Katherine's home life and travels.
Extent:
0.21 Linear Feet (1 half-size document box, 1 shoebox, 17 audiocassettes)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Cornelius H. Muller papers, UArch FacP 64. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains materials relating to the botanical research and teaching of Cornelius H. Muller, professor and founder of the Herbarium at the University of California, Santa Barbara in the early 1950s. Muller taught at UCSB from 1945 to 1976. Also included are 25 home movies documenting Muller and his wife Katherine's home life and travels (series 3; accrued 2024). Muller taught as Adjunct Professor of Botany at the University of Texas from 1974 to 1992.

Materials include audiocassettes of lectures given by Muller in 1969, photographic prints of student botanical outings from the 1950s, as well negatives of oak trees taken by Walter C. Douglas for Muller's book The Oaks of Texas.

Acquisition information:
Audiocassettes donated by Robert Muller, 2017. Photographs, both prints and negatives, donated by the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, 2018. Moving images donated by Robert Muller, 2024.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged by material type:

  • Photographs
  • Audiocassettes
  • Moving images

Accruals:

2024 addition included digital access copies of films provided by the donor.

Physical location:
Box 2 contains negatives and is located in the Cold Vault vinegar shelf.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Matthew Stahl, 2018.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-07-07 08:45:45 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Audiovisual materials must be reformatted for access. Please contact the Department of Special Research Collections in advance to request access.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of Item], Cornelius H. Muller papers, UArch FacP 64. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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