Hepburn (James) field notes, 1852-1868

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Summary

Title:
Hepburn James field notes
Dates:
1852-1868
Creators:
Hepburn, James E., 1811-1869
Containers:
Box: 1
Extent:
2.0 Volumes
Language:
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Inventory to the James Hepburn field notes at the University of California, Berkeley, MVZA.MSS.0138, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

The James Hepburn field note collection consists of two bound volumes, a field journal and a catalog, spanning the years 1852-1868. The notes detail Hepburn's collecting activities from localities within California, Washington, and British Columbia.

Biographical / historical:

James Edward Hepburn was born in 1811 in London. He attended Trinity College Cambridge and was educated as a barrister prior to immigrating to the United States. He took up residence in San Francisco and Victoria and collected extensively in the Pacific Northwest. Hepburn's sole publication was in Ibis (1869 pp. 126-127). The majority of his specimen collection can be found at the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge.

References Swarth, Harry S. “James Hepburn, a Little Known Californian Ornithologist.” The Condor, 28, 6 (1926): 249-253. 2013-03-13. DOI:10.2307/1363067.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Christina V. Fidler and Darren Lu
Date Prepared:
March 2013
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-03-13T11:55-0700

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Inventory to the James Hepburn field notes at the University of California, Berkeley, MVZA.MSS.0138, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
3101 Valley Life Sciences Bldg, #3160
University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-3160, US
Contact:
(510) 642-3567
mvzarchives@berkeley.EDU
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