Clewe (John F.) Correspondence, 1925-1958

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Summary

Title:
John F. Clewe Correspondence
Dates:
1925-1958
Creators:
Clewe, John F., 1879-1961
Abstract:
The John F. Clewe Correspondence contains outgoing, incoming, and third party letters which span the years 1925-1958. The majority of the letters are between Clewe and his sister Marie and Clewe and Marie's husband Trevenen J. Taylor, a technician in the Division of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis. Correspondence with Trevenen Taylor discusses marketing a 16mm Kodachrome film created by Taylor which was able to record the emergence of the Monarch butterfly, detailing the butterfly's development from caterpillar to the adult stage. Correspondence with Marie Taylor discusses Clewe family matters.
Extent:
0.8 linear feet
Language:
Collection materials in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], John F. Clewe Correspondence, D-495, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

The John F. Clewe Correspondence contains outgoing, incoming, and third party letters. The majority of the letters are between Clewe and his sister Marie and Clewe and Marie's husband Trevenen Taylor. Correspondence with Trevenen Taylor details marketing a 16mm Kodachrome film created by Taylor which was able to record the emergence of the Monarch butterfly, detailing the butterfly's development from caterpillar to the adult stage. Correspondence with Marie Taylor discusses Clewe family matters.

Arrangement of the Collection

The correspondence is arranged in three series: Outgoing, Incoming, and Third Party.

Biographical / historical:

John F. Clewe (November 28, 1879-April 3, 1961) served as a teacher in the Los Angeles area. He married Belle Parsons (May 29, 1878-November 23, 1970) in 1915.

John Clewe's sister, Marie (April 18, 1891-August 13, 1979), married Trevenen Johns Taylor (December 5, 1896-November 19, 1953). Trevenen Taylor, a native of Occidental, California, served as a technician in the Division of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis. He also an avid photographer, specializing in educational films about birds and insect life.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Barbara Zimmer in 2009.
Processing information:

Sara Gunasekara processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid.

Physical location:
Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Sara Gunasekara
Date Prepared:
© 2009
Date Encoded:
Collection was encoded by Sara Gunasekara: 2009.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], John F. Clewe Correspondence, D-495, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
(530) 752-1621
speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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