Category Archives: Archives News

Exciting updates for the Archives

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Michelle Koo

Last Fall, we wrapped up our IMLS Museums for America grant called “Strategic Stewardship for Sustaining the Archives of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology”. It allowed us to address long-term needs of the archives including critical housing and preservation issues … Continue reading →

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Dearly Departed: The fascinating lives and letters in the MVZ Correspondence Collection

Posted on February 7, 2017 by cfidler

The MVZ Archives has three new undergraduate students working on the IMLS funded project, “Strategic Stewardship for Sustaining the Archives of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology.” Our students are working on the MVZ’s active correspondence collection and identifying correspondents who are deceased. … Continue reading →

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Poem of the day

Posted on January 25, 2017 by cfidler

The MVZ Archives will be working with the UC Berkeley History Department to provide students with access to primary sources. Students will be able to use our materials to answer larger questions relating to the study of natural history and … Continue reading →

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The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Receives an Institute of Museum and Library Services Museums for America Collections Stewardship Grant!

Posted on November 4, 2015 by

The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Archives at the University of California, Berkeley is excited to announce that we have received a Museums for America Collections Stewardship grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for our project “Strategic Stewardship … Continue reading →

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Seeking Archives Interns!

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Michelle Koo

Gain valuable professional experience in the archival field through a paid internship at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology! The MVZ Archives seeks MLIS interns for the upcoming Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 semesters. Interns will assist the Archivist in cataloging … Continue reading →

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