Joseph and Hilda Wood Grinnell Papers 1886-1967

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Joseph and Hilda Wood Grinnell Papers 1886-1967

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Consists of materials reflecting the Grinnell's work in the fields of natural history and ecology. The bulk of the collection is made up of diaries, field notes, and materials relating to early conservation efforts in California. Also included are drafts of articles by Joseph Grinnell regarding the natural history of the west, personal and professional correspondence of the Grinnell's, including Joseph Grinnell's work as editor of The Condor, the publication of the Cooper Ornithological Society.

Number of containers: 11 boxes, 1 volume, 1 oversize folder; Linear feet: 5

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Cooper Ornithological Society

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Organizational History The Cooper Ornithological Club (COC), the forerunner of the present Cooper Ornithological Society, was formed on June 22, 1893 in San Jose by four active birders and oologists in order to provide a forum in which to study and discuss birds with like-minded, well-informed enthusiasts. In December 1934 the Club became incorporated, and in May 1952, the Club changed its name to the Cooper Ornithological Society, with the ...

Grinnell, Hilda W. (Hilda Wood), 1883-1963

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Beckwith, Martha Warren, 1871-1959

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University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of Zoology.

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Alexander, Annie Montague, 1867-1950

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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....

Grinnell, Joseph, 1877-1939

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Biography Joseph Grinnell was born on February 27, 1877 near Fort Sill, Oklahoma Territory at the Kiowa, Comanche and Wichita Indian Agency, where his father served as government physician. After living for a short time in Tennessee and in the Dakota Territory, the family settled in Pasadena, California in 1885. Grinnell attended school in Pasadena and received his B.A. from Throop Polytechnic Institute (now Caltech) in 1897. Grin...