Author Archives: mvzarchguest

Precedented Times

Written by MVZ URAP Apprentice Margaret Asperheim, a senior in Linguistics. When Margaret first started in the MVZ Archives, she insisted on in-person tasks, and thus was our first archival apprentice regularly back in the museum for over a year! … Continue reading

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Being Nancy Drew: My Apprenticeship on the 150 Years of Women Project

From URAP Mahathi Kandimalla, Public Health and History major.                                    Note from MK: Our Spring 2021 apprentice Mahathi Kandimalla, a sophomore, worked on the … Continue reading

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A Pandemic Apprentice

From URAP Cheyenne Bridge, Chemical Biology and Marine Science major. Note from MK: 2020 was a challenging year for archives worldwide and the MVZ Archives was no exception. Our new Spring 2020 apprentice Cheyenne Bridge, a freshman, had just started … Continue reading

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Cool Camp Site

Written by URAP Sierra Abasolo, a third-year history major participating in the IMLS, “Strategic Stewardship for Sustaining the Archives of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology” project. Spring semester 2018. This photo (MVZ 11158) was captured by Otto Emerson near the … Continue reading

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Raccoons in California

Written by URAP Lorena Zeferino, a third year MCB Neurobiology student participating in the IMLS, “Strategic Stewardship for Sustaining the Archives of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology” project. Ever since I was a young child, I always had a love for animals and … Continue reading

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