Finding Aid to the Annie Montague Alexander Papers, 1904-1949
Finding Aid written by Bancroft Staff; revised by Alison E. Bridger in June 2006.
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Finding Aid to the Annie Montague Alexander Papers, 1904-1949
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-B 1003
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
- Finding Aid Written By:
- Bancroft Staff; revised by Alison E. Bridger in June 2006.
- Date Completed:
-
June 2006
© 2006 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Annie Montague Alexander papers
Date (inclusive): 1904-1949
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-B 1003
Creator :
Alexander, Annie Montague, 1867-1950
Extent:
Number of containers: 4 boxes and 2 volumes
Linear feet: 2.0
Repository: The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Abstract: Contains incoming and outgoing correspondence of Annie Montague Alexander, concerning the establishment, work with and gifts
to the Museum of Vertebrae Zoology (MVZ) at the University of California, Berkeley. The bulk of the letters are from Joseph
Grinnell, the first Director of the MVZ. Other correspondents include Seth Bertram Benson, E. Raymond Hall and Alden H. Miller.
Also includes scrapbooks containing photographs and copies of letters written by Alexander and her father, Samuel T. Alexander,
while on safari in British East Africa (present-day Kenya) in 1904. Collection does not include correspondence with her companion
Louise Kellogg. Papers concerning the establishment and work with the University of California Museum of Paleontology can
be found at that museum.
Additions (box 4): Contains correspondence (1933-1948), indexes to various Alexander and Kellog collections (location unknown),
and numerous plant specimens from Cisco and Lake Tahoe, Calif. The specimens are mounted on card stock listing the name of
the plant and the place and date where it was collected.
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
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce must be submitted
in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library 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 reader.
Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted
to research and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Annie Montague Alexander Papers, BANC MSS C-B 1003, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Related Collections
Biographical sketch of Annie M. Alexander (BANC MSS 69/15)
Joseph and Hilda Wood Grinnell papers (BANC MSS 73/25)
Alden H. Miller papers (BANC MSS 68/82)
Records of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (CU-120)
Annie Montague Alexander papers at the University of California Museum of Paleontology
Separated Material
One African safari album has been transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library. (BANC PIC 1966.013--ALB)
Photograph of Annie Montague Alexander and Louise Kellogg has been transferred to the Pictorial Collections of the Bancroft
Library. (BANC PIC 2005.053)
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Alexander, Annie Montague, 1867-1950--Archives
Alexander, Samuel T.--Correspondence
Grinnell, Joseph, 1877-1939--Correspondence
Benson, Seth Bertram, 1905--Correspondence
Hall, E. Raymond, (Eugene Raymond), 1902--Correspondence
Miller, Alden H. (Alden Holmes), 1906--Correspondence
University of California (1868-1952). Museum of Vertebrate Zoology--History
Zoology
Zoology--Pictorial works
Hunting--Africa, East--History
Safaris--Africa, East
Africa, East--History--Pictorial works
Africa, East--History
Kenya--History--1895-1963
Kenya--History--1895-1963--Pictorial works
Photographs
History of science and technology collection
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Annie Montague Alexander Papers were transferred to The Bancroft Library by the University of California, Berkeley, Museum
of Vertebrate Zoology in 1965. Additions were made in February 1967. Additions of copies of Alexander's outgoing correspondence
were made by Alice Q. Howard, heir to Louise Kellogg's estate, on April 29, 2005 and in 2007.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Processing Information
Reprocessed by Alison E. Bridger in 2006.
Biographical Information
Annie Montague Alexander was a naturalist, explorer, and patron of the sciences. She founded both the Museum of Vertebrate
Zoology (MVZ) and the University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP) on the Berkeley campus and was the benefactress
of those museums for more than 40 years.
Scope and Content of Collection
Contains incoming and outgoing correspondence of Annie Montague Alexander, concerning the establishment, work with and gifts
to the Museum of Vertebrae Zoology (MVZ) at the University of California, Berkeley. The bulk of the letters are from Joseph
Grinnell, the first Director of the MVZ. Other correspondents include Seth Bertram Benson, E. Raymond Hall and Alden H. Miller.
Also includes scrapbooks containing photographs and copies of letters written by Alexander and her father, Samuel T. Alexander,
while on safari in British East Africa (present-day Kenya) in 1904. Collection does not include correspondence with her companion
Louise Kellogg. Papers concerning the establishment and work with the University of California Museum of Paleontology can
be found at that museum.
SERIES 1
CORRESPONDENCE
Physical Description:
Boxes 1-3
Arrangement
Arranged into two subseries: outgoing and incoming.
Scope and Content Note
Contains the outgoing and incoming correspondence of Alexander.
SUBSERIES 1.1
OUTGOING
Physical Description:
Box 1, folders 1-6
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains Alexander's copies of her outgoing correspondence. Correspondents include Joseph Grinnell, University of California
officials and other persons related to her interests in the Museums of Vertebrae Zoology and Paleontology. Also includes a
small amount of personal correspondence. Some of the outgoing correspondence was found in Louise Kellog's papers.
SUBSERIES 1.2
INCOMING
Physical Description:
Box 1, folders 7-15; Box 2; Box 3, folders 1-23
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically and then chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Mostly concerns Alexander's involvement with the University of California Museum of Vertebrae Zoology.
Box 1, Folders 7-8
Benson, Seth Bertram
1930-1949
Box 1, Folder 10
E. E. Lee & Brothers
1931
Box 1, Folder 11
Fisher, Harvey I.
1945-1947
Box 1, Folders 12-15
Grinnell, Joseph, 1877-1939
1907-1910
Box 2, Folders 1-20
Grinnell, Joseph, 1877-1939
1911-1930
Box 3, Folders 1-9
Grinnell, Joseph, 1877-1939
1931-1939
Box 3, Folders 10-11
Hall, E. Raymond
1930-1949
Box 3, Folder 12
Heller, Edmund
1910,
1919
Box 3, Folders 14-15
Miller, Alden H.
1934-1949
Box 3, Folder 18
Swarth, Harry S.
1910-1918
Box 3, Folder 19
Taylor, Walter Penn
1910-1916
Box 3, Folder 20
University of California (1868-1952), Office of the Comptroller
1921-1937
Box 3, Folder 21
University of California (1868-1952), Office of the President
1908-1940
Box 3, Folder 22
University of California (1868-1952), Regents
1908-1922
SERIES 2
TRAVEL SCRAPBOOKS and MISCELLANEOUS
1904,
1909-1932
Physical Description:
Volumes 1-2; Box 3, folder 24
Arrangement
Arranged as received.
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs and copies of letters written by Annie Montague Alexander and her father Samuel T. Alexander to family
while on safari in British East Africa from April to August in 1904. Similar letters and photographs are in each one and follow
the course of the trip from beginning to end, but are not exactly the same. A third volume that did not contain copies of
the letters only variants of the photographs was transferred to the Pictorial Collections of the Bancroft library and can
be found under call number BANC PIC 1966.013--ALB Also includes some miscellaneous items.
Volume 1
Travel Scrapbook, version 1
1904
Volume 2
Travel Scrapbook, version 2
1904
