Finding Aid to the Walter P. Taylor papers
MVZA.MSS.0139
Finding aid prepared by Greg Borman and Darren Lu
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
July 2013
Descriptive Summary
Title: Walter P. Taylor papers
Identifier/Call Number: MVZA.MSS.0139
Contributing Institution:
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.1 Cubic feet
Date (inclusive): 1904-1915
Abstract: The Walter P. Taylor papers include field notes, manuscripts, and photographs. These materials offer insight into the work
done by Taylor between 1904-1915.
Creator:
Taylor, Walter P. (Walter Penn), 1888-1972
Administrative Information
Conditions governing access
The collection is open for research.
Preferred citation
Walter P. Taylor papers, MVZA.MSS.0139, 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.
Biographical/historical note
Walter P. Taylor (1888-1972), a biologist and educator, was a significant contributor to ornithology in the Northwestern United
States. He received his PhD from UC Berkeley in 1914, and served as Assistant Curator of Mammals at MVZ from 1909-1911 and
Curator of Mammals from 1911-1916. He began his role as Assistant Biologist in 1916 with the Biological Survey (USDA), and
retired as Senior Biologist in 1951 with the Fish & Wildlife Service, U.S. Department of the Interior (USDI). He also was
a professor with numerous U.S. colleges and universities. Additionally, he contributed over 300 short papers, bulletins, and
technical publications in the fields of systematic zoology, ecology and conservation.
Sources Consulted:
Alcorn, Gordon D. "In Memoriam: Walter Penn Taylor."
The Murrelet, 53, 3 (1972): 41. Accessed June 12, 2013.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3535229/.
Lehmann, Valgene W. "Obituaries: Walter P. Taylor, 1888-1972."
The Journal of Wildlife Management, 36, 4 (1972): 1379-1380. Accessed June 12, 2013.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3799296/.
Scope and Contents note
The Walter P. Taylor papers consist of eleven standard-bound volumes of field notes, including specimen and habitat sketches.
The volumes span the years 1908-1915, with localities in California and Nevada. In addition to the eleven volumes, a manuscripts
folder focuses on an MVZ expedition to Humboldt Co., Nevada in 1909, with specimen data, specimen measurements, and maps.
A photographs folder contains landscape images from Humboldt Co., Nevada; these photographs accompanied an article titled
"Field notes on amphibians, reptiles and birds of northern Humboldt County, Nevada, with a discussion of some of the faunal
features of the region", published in University of California Publications in Zoology, Volume 7, Number 10 (1912). A third
folder holds non-standard bound field notes from 1907-1909 that includes descriptions of a field encounter with Joseph Grinnell.
Arrangement note
The collection has been arranged in the following series: Field notes, Manuscripts, and Photographs. Within Field notes, there
are two subseries: MVZ standard binding and MVZ non-standard binding.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Biological specimens--Collection and preservation.
Biological specimens--Identification
Biology Fieldwork
Cataloging--Specimens.
Scientific expeditions--California
Scientific expeditions--Nevada
University of California (1868-1952). Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
Field notes
Photographs
Field notes
1904-1915
Language of Material:
English
MVZ standard binding
1908-1915
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
11.0 Volumes
Volume 1
Volume 1 1688
1908
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
170.0 Pages
Volume 1, Section 1
Riverside County, California 1688_s1
1908-1908
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
170.0 Pages
Related Materials note
Specimens collected in this section include accessions #3 and #6. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Scope and Contents note
Folded map, MVZ 10048, attached between pp. 91-91 (sic).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Riverside County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 2
Volume 2 1689
1908-1909
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
230.0 Pages
Volume 2, Section 1
San Jacinto Area, Southern California, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties (Part) 1689_s1
1908
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
186.0 Pages
Related Archival Materials note
Specimens collected in this section include accessions #6 and #8. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Riverside County
North America, United States, California, San Bernardino County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 2, Section 2
Marin County, California 1689_s2
1909
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
34.0 Pages
Related Archival Materials note
Specimens collected in this section include accession #56. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Marin County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 2, Section 3
Berkeley, Alameda County, California 1689_s3
1909
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
6.0 Pages
Related Archival Materials note
Specimens collected in this section include accessions #62, #63, and #64. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Scope and Contents note
Includes specimens collected by A.S. Dickey, L. Marioni, and W.H. Rich.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Alameda County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 3
Volume 3 1690
1909
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
277.0 Pages
Volume 3, Section 1
Pine Forest Mountains, Nevada 1690_s1
1909-1909
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
277.0 Pages
Related Archival Materials note
Specimens collected in this section include accessions #95 and #187. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Scope and Contents note
Two folded maps, MVZ 10049 and MVZ 10050, attached in introductory section prior to p. 397.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Humboldt County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 4
Volume 4 1691
1910
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
210.0 Pages
Volume 4, Section 1
Warner Mountains, California 1691_s1
1910-1910
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
210.0 Pages
Related Archival Materials note
Specimens collected in this section include accession #172. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Scope and Contents note
Folded map, MVZ 10051, attached in introductory section prior to p. 669.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Modoc County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 5
Volume 5 1692
1910-1911
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
171.0 Pages
Volume 5, Section 1
Warner Mountains, Modoc County, California (part) 1692_s1
1910
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
155.0 Pages
Related Archival Materials note
Specimens collected in this section include accession #172. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Modoc County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 5, Section 2
San Joaquin County, California 1692_s2
1911
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
13.0 Pages
Related Archival Materials note
Specimens collected in this section include accession #286. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, San Joaquin County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 6
Volume 6 1693
1911-1912
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
319.0 Pages
Volume 6, Section 1
Mt. Whitney Region, California 1693_s1
1911
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
304.0 Pages
Related Archival Materials note
Specimens collected in this section include accession #293. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Inyo County
North America, United States, California, Kern County
North America, United States, California, Tulare County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 6, Section 2
Berkeley, Alameda County, California 1693_s2
1911-1912
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
12.0 Pages
Scope and Contents note
Photograph of Monarch the bear, MVZ 10052, attached to p. 1349. Link to image: http://web.corral.tacc.utexas.edu/MVZ/historic_images/cards/jpg/img_card_10052.jpg
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Alameda County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 7
Volume 7 1694
1912
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
221.0 Pages
Volume 7, Section 1
San Joaquin River, Stanislaus County, California 1694_s1
1912
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
21.0 Pages
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Stanislaus County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 7, Section 2
Sacramento Valley, California (Part 1) 1694_s2
1912
Physical Description:
195.0 Pages
Scope and Contents note
Folded map, MVZ 10053, attached to p. 003. Folded map, MVZ 10054, attached between pp. 003-1380. Folded map, MVZ 10055, attached
between pp. 1411-1412. Folded map, MVZ 10056, attached between pp. 1436-1437. Folded map, MVZ 10057, attached between pp.
1494-1495. Folded map, MVZ 10058, attached between pp. 1516-1517.
Related Archival Materials note
Specimens collected in this section include accession #371. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Amador County
North America, United States, California, Butte County
North America, United States, California, San Joaquin County
North America, United States, California, Sutter County
North America, United States, California, Yolo County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 8
Volume 8 1695
1912-1913
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
202.0 Pages
Volume 8, Section 1
Sacramento Valley, California (Part 2) 1695_s1
1912
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
183.0 Pages
Related Archival Materials note
Specimens collected in this section include accession #371. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Scope and Contents note
Folded maps, MVZ 10059 and MVZ 10060, attached prior to p. 1573. Map, MVZ 10061, attached between pp. 1665-1666. Folded map,
MVZ 10062, attached between pp. 1666-1667. Folded map, MVZ 10063, attached between pp. 1700-1701. Folded map, MVZ 10064, attached
between pp. 1729-1730.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Contra Costa County
North America, United States, California, Glenn County
North America, United States, California, Solano County
North America, United States, California, Tehama County
North America, United States, California, Yolo County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 8, Section 2
Berkeley, Alameda County, California 1695_s2
1912-1913
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
17.0 Pages
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Alameda County
North America, United States, California, Monterey County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 9
Volume 9 1696
1913
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
300.0 Pages
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Marin County
North America, United States, California, Mendocino County
North America, United States, California, Sonoma County
North America, United States, California, Tehama County
Volume 9, Section 1
Marin, Sonoma, Mendocino, Tehama Cos., California 1696_s1
1913-1913
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
298.0 Pages
Related Archival Materials note
Specimens collected in this section include accession #599. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
View digitized field notes.
Volume 9, Section 2
Alameda County, California 1696_s2
1913-1914
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2.0 Pages
View digitized field notes.
Volume 10
Volume 10 1697
1914-1915
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
252.0 Pages
Volume 10, Section 1
Berkeley, Alameda County, California 1697_s1
1914
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
33.0 Pages
Related Archival Materials note
Specimens collected in this section include accession #703. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Alameda County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 10, Section 2
Yosemite National Park, California 1697_s2
1914
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
150.0 Pages
Related Archival Materials note
Specimens collected in this section include accession #853. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Mariposa County
North America, United States, California, Merced County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 10, Section 3
Miscellaneous data, written at Berkeley, California 1697_s3
1914-1915
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
68.0 Pages
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Alameda County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 11
Volume 11 1698
1915
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
300.0 Pages
Volume 11, Section 1
Yosemite National Park, California 1698_s1
1915-1915
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
300.0 Pages
Related Archival Materials note
Specimens collected in this section include accession #968. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Mariposa County
North America, United States, California, Mono County
North America, United States, California, Tuolumne County
View digitized field notes.
MVZ non-standard binding
1904-1909
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 3
Southern California field notes and catalog
1904-1909
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
118.0 Pages
Scope and Contents note
Specimens collected cover dates 1904-1907. Field notes cover dates 1907-1909.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Los Angeles County
North America, United States, California, Orange County
North America, United States, California, San Bernardino County
Manuscripts
1909-1911
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 1
Manuscripts including specimen notes, lists, measurements, breeding data, and maps
1909-1911
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Scope and Contents note
Manuscripts are primarily related to MVZ expedition to northern Humboldt County, Nevada during the summer of 1909.
Photographs
1909
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 2
Photographs used for 1912 Taylor article
1909
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Scope and Contents note
Four loose and ten mounted photographs of collecting sites used to accompany:
Taylor, Walter P. "Field notes on amphibians, reptiles and birds of northern Humboldt County, Nevada, with a discussion of
some of the faunal features of the region."
University of California Publications in Zoology, 7, 10 (1912): 318-436. Accessed July 8, 2013.
http://archive.org/details/cu31924022564755/.