Biography
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Access
Processing Information
Acquisition Information
Preferred Citation
Publication Rights
Creator:
Raveling, Dennis G., 1939-
Title: Dennis G. Raveling Papers
Date (inclusive): 1952-2013
Extent:
7 linear feet
Abstract: Dennis G. Raveling served as Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Biology at the University of California, Davis from 1971-1991.
The collection contains files from Raveling's Canada Goose Study in Manitoba and Rochester, Minnesota, his research data files,
as well as publications by and about him.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Repository:
University of California, Davis. Library. Dept. of Special Collections.
Davis, California 95616-5292
Collection number: D-553
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
Biography
Dennis Graff Raveling was born on February 28, 1939 in Devil's Lake, North Dakota. He received a B.S. in Zoology at Southern
Illinois University, and M.S. in Zoology at the University of Minnesota, and a Ph.D. in Zoology at Southern Illinois University
in 1967. He worked as a research scientist with the Canadian Wildlife Service from 1967 to 1970. He joined the University
of California, Davis faculty as an Assistant Professor of Wildlife Biology in 1971.
Raveling passed away on August 12, 1991.
Scope and Content
The collection contains files from Raveling's Canada Goose Study in Manitoba and Rochester, Minnesota, his research data files,
and publications by and about him.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is arranged in seven series: 1. Biographical Information, 2. Correspondence, 3. Canada Goose Study, 4. Research
Data Files, 5. Publications by and about Raveling, 6. Works by Others, 7. Audiovisual Materials.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Raveling, Dennis G., 1939---Archives.
University of California, Davis--Faculty--Archives
Canada goose--Research
Access
Collection is open for research.
Processing Information
Sara Gunasekara processed this collection with assistance from student employee Michelle Xie.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Olga Raveling in 2012 and 2013.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Dennis G. Raveling Papers, D-553, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University
of California, Davis.
Publication Rights
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items
and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.