Charles Lewis Camp family portraits, photographs relating to his paleontological studies in Africa, and illustrations relating to California history [graphic] ca. 1930-ca. 1975.

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Charles Lewis Camp family portraits, photographs relating to his paleontological studies in Africa, and illustrations relating to California history [graphic] ca. 1930-ca. 1975.

Mainly photos of paleontological expeditions, African wildlife and art, tribal peoples, fossils, and reptile skeletons as well as Camp's family portraits and snapshots. Four drawings by Huff for publication on the history (and pre-history) of California. A few letters and reproductions are also present.

145 items ; various sizes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8322833

UC Berkeley Libraries

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Camp family

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Camp, Charles Lewis, 1893-1975

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Charles Camp was born in Jamestown, N.D. on Mar. 12, 1893. He attended the University of California, Berkeley and Columbia University and joined the U.C. Berkeley faculty as a zoologist in 1922. He transferred to the Paleontology Department in 1930, and he directed the museum of Paleontology from 1930 until 1949. Camp was also a dedicated historian of the American West. Camp died on Aug. 14, 1975. From the description of Charles Lewis Camp papers, circa 1908-1975 (bulk 1920-1975). (U...