Clyde Wahrhaftig papers, approximately 1944-1981 (bulk 1965-1979)
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Wahrhaftig, Clyde
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, manuscripts, project files, and teaching materials of geologist Clyde Wahrhaftig.
- Extent:
- 12 linear feet (9 cartons, 1 box, 3 oversize folders, and 1 tube)
- Language:
- English and Collection materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Clyde Wahrhaftig papers, BANC MSS 98/77 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Papers of Clyde Wahrhaftig, professor of geology, including professional correspondence, manuscripts of and notes regarding his guidebooks, research and report materials (including materials regarding Emigrant Basin and Golden Gate National Recreation District), and course and teaching materials.
- Biographical / historical:
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Clyde Wahrhaftig (1919-1994) was a geologist with the United States Department of the Interior and a professor of geology at the University of California, Berkeley. He was born and raised in Fresno, California and earned his B.A. from Caltech and his Ph.D. in geology from Harvard. He worked for the United States Geological Survey for his entire professional life and was the author of a number of geological guide books to Western cities, including San Francisco. Wahrhaftig's guidebooks are notable for, among other things, providing information about access to geological attractions by public transportation.
- Acquisition information:
- The Clyde Wahrhaftig papers were gifted to the Bancroft Library by Dorothy Lindheim on May 12, 1998.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Lara Michels in November, 2014.
- Physical location:
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Terms of access:
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Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Clyde Wahrhaftig papers, BANC MSS 98/77 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481