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Historic Environmentalism
Mary McDonnell is a sophomore majoring in Conservation and Resource Studies. By being a part of the College of Natural Resources, the majority of my classes entail learning dark details of the world’s declining environmental state. Statistics, graphs, and charts … Continue reading →
A sunny Berkeley morning in 1910
This pastoral, picturesque scene of a sun-dappled oak grove is just one image of the UC Berkeley Campus to be found in the MVZ photographic archives. This particular view was taken from the north entrance at the old museum site by Harry … Continue reading →
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Sublime Mountain Vista
Tulasi Johnson is a senior in the History of Art department at UC Berkeley. The formal qualities of this photograph taken by Annie Alexander, founder of both the UC Museum of Paleontology and the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, recalls the picturesque, … Continue reading →
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From the Field: Western Deserts
The archives at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology contribute more to modern research projects than one might originally be led to believe. More than 100 years ago, Joseph Grinnell began his career as the founding Director of the Museum of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Death Valley National Monument, Desert Resurvey, field notes, Joseph Grinnell, Joshua Tree National Park, Photography, The Grinnell Resurvey Project, Western Deserts
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Historic Events
Written by Ajay Yalamanchi, third year Integrative Biology major After working with the Thaeler collection last semester, I had the opportunity to work with the Joseph Grinnell correspondence, letters and manuscripts written by or to Grinnell over the course of three decades. … Continue reading →