Category Archives: Field notes

Digitization: From Species to Stories

Posted on May 16, 2013 by mvzarchguest

Written by undergraduate research apprentice, Samantha Morco, who is currently a third-year Integrative Biology student. For my URAP at the MVZ this semester, I have been part of the archival project that digitizes field notebooks. I enjoyed reading the field … Continue reading →

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“Biology major not required”

Posted on May 8, 2013 by mvzarchguest

At first glance, an undergraduate program at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology doesn’t seem like the best fit for a political science and geography double major. Upon closer examination, the MVZ’s focus on evolutionary biology and museum science appears even less suitable for the … Continue reading →

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A Student Perspective: Robert Cyril Stebbins

Posted on May 1, 2013 by mvzarchguest

Wrriten by undergraduate research apprentice, Amy Moulthrop, Integrative Biology Major. For the past semester, I’ve been working on the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology archival project, part of an on-going effort to make field notes, research materials, and other miscellaneous archives … Continue reading →

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In the “Early Days”

Posted on February 27, 2013 by cfidler

I came across three unnamed field notebooks from the same author. I tried searching our database for individuals collecting in the places and years described in the notebooks but that was a dead end. Most of the journal entries took place … Continue reading →

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