Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Beatrice Marcy Sweeney papers
- Dates:
- circa 1916-1991
- Abstract:
- The collection contains biographical and research files for Beatrice Marcy Sweeney, UCSB biology professor.
- Extent:
- 11.5 Linear Feet (11 cartons, 1 document box)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Beatrice Marcy Sweeney Papers. UArch FacP 25. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Beatrice Marcy Sweeney was born August 11, 1914 in Boston, Massachusetts. She received her Bachelor's from Smith College in 1936 and her PhD from Radcliffe College in 1942. After relocating to California, she worked at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography as a research biologist. She married Paul Lee in 1961. In 1969 she returned to California to teach at UCSB. She is known for her research in marine biology, particularly on phytoplankton. She died on July 17, 1989.
For more information, see the Office of Public Information Biographical Files, UArch 11.
- Acquisition information:
- Donation from husband, Paul Lee, 1998; UCSB Biology Lab, 1998; daughter, Beatrice (Poppy) DeMarco Dennis, 2000.
- Arrangement:
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Materials are arranged in original order.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-12-08 16:01:57 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. 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 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:
-
Beatrice Marcy Sweeney Papers. UArch FacP 25. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062