Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Biographical Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Paul Robert Needham papers
Date (inclusive): 1912-1963
Date (bulk): 1930-1963
Collection Number: BANC MSS 67/59 c
Creator:
Needham, Paul Robert
Extent:
10 cartons, 1 oversize folder
(12.5 linear feet)
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: Paul Robert Needham was a professor of zoology at the University of California, Berkeley from 1949 to 1963. The focus of his
research and teaching was ichthyology and fisheries management. The collection includes general files relating to Needham's
fisheries management career, files on trout and other fishes central to Needham's research, files on the management of inland
waters, general and subject files from Needham's career at UC Berkeley, and files on organizations and societies of interest
to Needham. There are also a small number of photographs and a few scrapbooks.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction
of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond
that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for
any use rests exclusively with the user.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Paul Robert Needham papers, BANC MSS 67/59 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog
Needham, Paul R. (Paul Robert),1902-1964--Archives.
Oregon--State Game Commission
Sagehen Creek Experimental Wildlife and Fisheries Project
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
United States--Bureau of Fisheries
University of California, Berkeley--Dept. of Zoology.
Fishery management--California
Fishery management--Oregon
Fishes--California
Fishes--Oregon
Ichthyology--California
Ichthyology--Oregon
Limnology--California
Limnology--Oregon
Salmon
Trout
Wildlife management--California
Wildlife management--Oregon
Faculty papers
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Paul Robert Needham papers were given to the Bancroft Library by Gene Christman, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, in 1966.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Processing Information
Processed by Lara Michels in 2012.
Biographical Information
Paul Robert Needham was born in Illinois in 1902. His father, James G. Needham, was a respected biologist and expert on the
insects of streams at Cornell University. Paul Robert Needham received his B.S. in Entymology in 1924 and his M.S. and Ph.D.
in Limnology in 1926 and 1928 from Cornell. After four years teaching at Cornell and the University of Rochester, Needham
took a position with the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries as an aquatic biologist. He was stationed at Stanford University from 1931
to 1940. Needham then took a position with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, stationed at Convict Creek Field Station in
Owens Valley, from 1940 to 1944. In 1944, Needham became the Director of Fisheries for the Oregon State Game Commission, a
position he remained in until he accepted a faculty position in the Zoology Department at the University of California, Berkeley
in 1949.
The focus of his research and teaching was ichthyology and fisheries management. He had a special interest in the salmonid
fishes, particularly trout. Many of Needham’s 101 publications deal with trout ecology, behavior, and conservation. In addition
to teaching and research on campus, Needham played a central role in establishing the Sagehen Creek Field Station, a university
facility near Truckee, in 1951. This station served as a base for the study of trout populations in the Sierras. The station
eventually had nine buildings, research laboratories, teaching and study collections, an underwater tank for observing fish,
and a hatchery. The station continues to operate as a University of California, Berkeley teaching and research facility today.
Needham also traveled widely throughout Europe and North America studying trout in various habitats.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection is arranged into six series: Fisheries Management General Files; Trout and Other Fishes; Inland Waters; UC
Berkeley General Files; UC Berkeley Subject Files; Organizations and Societies; and Scrapbooks and Photographs. Materials
include correspondence, reprints, speeches, and other materials from Needham's early work as an aquatic biologist and as Director
of Fisheries with the Oregon State Game Commission; files of correspondence, reprints, speeches, essays, and data on the management
of trout, salmon and a few other fishes; files on specific projects relating to the management of streams, creeks, and lakes,
especially in California and Oregon; general files and subject files (arranged alphabetically) from Needham's tenure at UC
Berkeley; files of correspondence and other material relating to various wildlife and fisheries organizations and societies;
two clippings scrapbooks; and a small number of photographs.