Finding Aid to the E. Raymond Hall papers
MVZA.MSS.0121
Finding aid prepared by Greg Borman
The processing of this collection was made possible through funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, administered through
the Council on Library and Information Resources' "Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives" Project.
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives
3101 Valley Life Sciences Building
University of California
Berkeley
mvzarchives@berkeley.edu
November 2013
Descriptive Summary
Title: E. Raymond Hall papers
Identifier/Call Number: MVZA.MSS.0121
Contributing Institution:
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.2 Linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1924-1976
Abstract: The E. Raymond Hall papers include field notes spanning the years 1927-1943, as well as wildlife control materials including
correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, reprints of articles, and similar materials dating from 1924-1941. Additionally,
there is a small collection of photographs with the date range 1925-1976.
Creator:
Alcantar, B. R.
Creator:
Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond), 1902-1986
Creator:
Hall, Hubert H.
Creator:
Hall, William J.
Administrative Information
Conditions governing access
The collection is open for research, with the exception of one restricted folder of wildlife control materials.
Conditions governing use
Copyright restrictions may apply. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted to the Museum of Vertebrate
Zoology Archives in writing for approval. Please contact the Museum Archivist for further information.
Preferred citation
[Identification of item], E. Raymond Hall papers, MVZA.MSS.0121, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Archives, University of California,
Berkeley.
Biographical/historical note
Over his lifetime, E. Raymond Hall (1902-1986) completed significant research primarily in the field of mammalogy. Growing
up in Kansas and receiving his B.A. from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Hall took a teaching assistantship position
at UC Berkeley in 1924. He completed his M.A. and a PhD while at Berkeley, studying under Grinnell. Additionally, he served
as the MVZ’s curator of mammals from 1927-1944 as well as the Museum’s acting director from 1938-1944. Returning to Kansas
in 1944, Hall directed the Museum of Natural History at the University of Kansas from 1944 until his retirement in 1967. In
addition to mammalogy, Hall also had significant interest in the preservation and management of habitats and species. Overall,
Hall published more than 340 articles and six books. His most significant monograph,
Mammals of North America, first appeared in 1959 and is considered one of the most outstanding faunal works to date.
Sources Consulted:
Findley, James S. and Jones, J. Knox, Jr. "Eugene Raymond Hall: 1902-1986."
Journal of Mammalogy, 70, 2 (1989): 455-458. Accessed November 4, 2013.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/1381544
Scope and contents note
The E. Raymond Hall papers are composed of seven standard-bound volumes of fieldnotes, including specimen, map, habitat, and
locality sketches, as well as transcriptions of scientific notes. The volumes cover the years 1927-1943, with localities in
Arizona, California, Kansas, Nevada, Utah, and Mexico. One of the volumes includes fieldnotes and specimen catalogs authored
by his sons Hubert H. Hall and William J. Hall, as well as B.R. Alcantar. Besides fieldnotes, the papers also include twelve
folders of correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, reprints of articles, and similar materials. These items span the years
1924-1941 and deal primarily with the topics of wildlife control and conservation. In addition, there are also four photographs
of Hall, his family, and Jean Linsdale.
Arrangement note
The collection has been arranged in the following series: Field notes and Wildlife control materials. There are no subseries.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Biological specimens--Collection and preservation.
Biological specimens--Identification
Biology Fieldwork
Cataloging--Specimens.
Correspondence
Field notes
Mammalogy--Fieldwork.
Scientific expeditions--Arizona
Scientific expeditions--California
Scientific expeditions--Kansas
Scientific expeditions--Mexico
Scientific expeditions--Nevada
Scientific expeditions--Utah
University of California (1868-1952). Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
Field notes
1927-1943
Language of Material:
English
Volume 1
Volume 1 1337
1927-1932
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
198.0 Pages
Volume 1, Section 1
Tulare, Kern, and Fresno Counties, California 1337_s1
1927
Physical Description:
38.0 Pages
Scope and contents note
Printed, folded map with drawn routes of travel between pp. 35-36.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Alameda County
North America, United States, California, Fresno County
North America, United States, California, Kern County
North America, United States, California, Tulare County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 1, Section 2
Nevada: Esmeralda County; California: Inyo and Mono Counties 1337_s2
1927
Physical Description:
27.0 Pages
Related materials
Specimens collected in this section include accessions #2884, #2919, and #3775. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Inyo County
North America, United States, California, Mono County
North America, United States, Nevada, Esmeralda County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 1, Section 3
Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California 1337_s3
1927
Physical Description:
11.0 Pages
Related materials
Specimens collected in this section include accessions #2973, #3302, and #3774. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Scope and contents note
Bound within volume with page numbers 70 and 71: MVZ Census Sheets that list dead and living vertebrates discovered on 9/14/1927
in Foster Ranch, Moraga Valley. Each list includes quantity discovered within specific hours.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Alameda County
North America, United States, California, Contra Costa County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 1, Section 4
Kansas: Douglas and Johnson Counties 1337_s4
1927
Physical Description:
25.0 Pages
Related materials
Specimens collected in this section include accession #3020. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, Kansas, Douglas County
North America, United States, Kansas, Johnson County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 1, Section 5
Berkeley, Alameda County, California; Blythe, Riverside County, California 1337_s5
1927-1930
Physical Description:
45.0 Pages
Related materials
Specimens collected in this section were collected between 11/5/1927 and 5/10/1928. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database. Additional specimens were collected between 8/10/1928-4/29/1929, and
can also be found in
Arctos . Additional specimens were collected between 12/18/1929-2/15/1930, and can also be found in
Arctos .
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Alameda County
North America, United States, California, Riverside County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 1, Section 6
Washington, District of Columbia 1337_s6
1930
Physical Description:
10.0 Pages
View digitized field notes.
Volume 1, Section 7
Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, California 1337_s7
1930-1931
Physical Description:
7.0 Pages
Related materials
Specimens collected in this section include accessions #3527 and #3594. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Alameda County
North America, United States, California, Contra Costa County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 1, Section 8
Arizona: Kaibab Plateau; Utah: Zion Canyon 1337_s8
1931
Physical Description:
6.0 Pages
Related materials
Specimens in this section were collected between 6/9/1931 and 6/17/1931. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, Arizona, Coconino County
North America, United States, Utah, Washington County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 1, Section 9
Berkeley, Alameda County, California 1337_s9
1931-1932
Physical Description:
27.0 Pages
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Alameda County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 2
Volume 2: Nevada Part 1, Specimen Catalog 1338
1928-1941
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
159.0 Pages
Volume 2, Section 1
Catalog of Nevada-taken vertebrates; Catalog of Specimens from Northeastern California 1338_s1
1928-1941
Physical Description:
158.0 Pages
Scope and contents note
The specimen range linked to in this section includes gaps covered in other volumes and sections.
Related materials
Specimens in this section were collected between 5/20/1928 and 7/19/1941. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
View digitized field notes.
Volume 3
Volume 3: Nevada Part 2, Itineraries 1339
1928-1941
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
258.0 Pages
Volume 3, Section 1
Itinerary of field trips, also some for California 1339_s1
1928-1941
Physical Description:
257.0 Pages
Scope and contents note
Folded map with drawn routes of travel attached prior to p. 1. Two folded maps showing routes traveled in 1928 by E.Raymond
Hall, Seth B. Benson, and Ward C. Russell between pp. 9-10. Hand-drawn, folded map on paper mounted on canvas detailing cross
section of Snake Mountains in White Pine County, Nevada (including Wheeler Peak) between pp. 20-21. Hand-drawn, folded map
showing routes traveled and campsite locations in 1931 glued to p. 33. Hand-drawn, folded map showing routes traveled, campsite
locations, and additional specimen collecting sites in 1932 between pp. 66-67. Hand-drawn, folded map showing routes traveled
and campsite locations in 1934 between pp. 116-117. Hand-drawn, folded map showing routes traveled in 1935 between pp. 144-145.
Hand-drawn, folded map showing routes traveled and trap lines between pp. 151-152.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, Arizona, Mohave County
North America, United States, California, Plumas County
North America, United States, California, Shasta County
North America, United States, Nevada, Churchill County
North America, United States, Nevada, Clark County
North America, United States, Nevada, Douglas County
North America, United States, Nevada, Elko County
North America, United States, Nevada, Esmeralda County
North America, United States, Nevada, Humboldt County
North America, United States, Nevada, Lincoln County
North America, United States, Nevada, Lyon County
North America, United States, Nevada, Mineral County
North America, United States, Nevada, Nye County
North America, United States, Nevada, Pershing County
North America, United States, Nevada, Washoe County
North America, United States, Nevada, White Pine County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 4
Volume 4: Nevada Part 3, Species Accounts 1340
1928-1941
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
171.0 Pages
Volume 4, Section 1
Nevada Species Accounts: Reptiles and Amphibians 1340_s1
1928-1941
Physical Description:
31.0 Pages
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, Nevada, Churchill County
North America, United States, Nevada, Clark County
North America, United States, Nevada, Elko County
North America, United States, Nevada, Humboldt County
North America, United States, Nevada, Lander County
North America, United States, Nevada, Lincoln County
North America, United States, Nevada, Mineral County
North America, United States, Nevada, Nye County
North America, United States, Nevada, Pershing County
North America, United States, Nevada, Washoe County
North America, United States, Nevada, White Pine County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 4, Section 2
Nevada Species Accounts: Birds 1340_s2
1928-1941
Physical Description:
140.0 Pages
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, Nevada, Churchill County
North America, United States, Nevada, Clark County
North America, United States, Nevada, Elko County
North America, United States, Nevada, Humboldt County
North America, United States, Nevada, Lander County
North America, United States, Nevada, Lincoln County
North America, United States, Nevada, Mineral County
North America, United States, Nevada, Nye County
North America, United States, Nevada, Pershing County
North America, United States, Nevada, Washoe County
North America, United States, Nevada, White Pine County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 5
Volume 5: Nevada Part 4, Species Accounts 1341
1928-1941
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
314.0 Pages
Volume 5, Section 1
Nevada Mammals Species Accounts 1341_s1
1928-1941
Physical Description:
312.0 Pages
Scope and contents note
Hand-drawn, folded diagram of burrow where weasels were collected on 6/5/1929-6/6/1929 between pp. [28-29]. Two separate weasel
burrow drawings on folded paper between pp. [29-30].
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, Nevada, Churchill County
North America, United States, Nevada, Clark County
North America, United States, Nevada, Douglas County
North America, United States, Nevada, Elko County
North America, United States, Nevada, Esmeralda County
North America, United States, Nevada, Eureka County
North America, United States, Nevada, Humboldt County
North America, United States, Nevada, Lander County
North America, United States, Nevada, Lincoln County
North America, United States, Nevada, Lyon County
North America, United States, Nevada, Mineral County
North America, United States, Nevada, Nye County
North America, United States, Nevada, Pershing County
North America, United States, Nevada, Storey County
North America, United States, Nevada, Washoe County
North America, United States, Nevada, White Pine County
Volume 6
Volume 6: Miscellaneous 1342
1933-1941
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
194.0 Pages
Volume 6, Section 1
Kern County, California 1342_s1
1933-1933
Physical Description:
9.0 Pages
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Kern County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 6, Section 2
Local 1342_s2
1933
Physical Description:
12.0 Pages
Related materials
Specimens in this section were collected between 2/11/1933 and 6/24/1933. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database. Additional specimens were collected between 8/12/1933-8/15/1933, and
can also be found in
Arctos .
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Alameda County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 6, Section 3
Butte County, California 1342_s3
1933
Physical Description:
11.0 Pages
Scope and contents note
Folded map showing campsites is numbered p. 211 on outside.
Related materials
Specimens collected in this section include accession #4215. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Butte County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 6, Section 4
Local 1342_s4
1933-1934
Physical Description:
7.0 Pages
Related materials
Specimens collected in this section include accessions #4293, #4371, #4385, #4432, #4448, #4467, and #4473. These specimens
can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Alameda County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 6, Section 5
Merced, Madera, Fresno, San Diego, Riverside, Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara Counties, California 1342_s5
1934
Physical Description:
74.0 Pages
Scope and contents note
Folded map of Fresno County between pp. 254-255.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Fresno County
North America, United States, California, Los Angeles County
North America, United States, California, Madera County
North America, United States, California, Merced County
North America, United States, California, Orange County
North America, United States, California, Riverside County
North America, United States, California, San Diego County
North America, United States, California, Santa Barbara County
North America, United States, California, Ventura County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 6, Section 6
Local 1342_s6
1934
Physical Description:
2.0 Pages
View digitized field notes.
Volume 6, Section 7
San Joaquin and Contra Costa Counties, California 1342_s7
1934
Physical Description:
7.0 Pages
Scope and contents note
Folded map of San Joaquin county between pp. 309-310.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Contra Costa County
North America, United States, California, San Joaquin County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 6, Section 8
Local 1342_s8
1934-1938
Physical Description:
24.0 Pages
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Alameda County
North America, United States, California, Contra Costa County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 6, Section 9
Below Point Lobos State Park, Monterey County, California 1342_s9
1938
Physical Description:
4.0 Pages
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Monterey County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 6, Section 10
Local 1342_s10
1938-1939
Physical Description:
11.0 Pages
Scope and contents note
One 4" x 6 1/2" envelope bound in volume prior to p. 1 contains 4 photographs of sea otters 10.3 miles south of Point Lobos,
Monterey County. Photographs taken by E.H. Vestal.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Contra Costa County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 6, Section 11
Washington and Oregon 1342_s11
1939
Physical Description:
24.0 Pages
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, Oregon, Clatsop County
North America, United States, Oregon, Tillamook County
North America, United States, Washington, Columbia County
North America, United States, Washington, Pacific County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 6, Section 12
Local 1342_s12
1939-1940
Physical Description:
4.0 Pages
View digitized field notes.
Volume 6, Section 13
Oregon, Nevada, California 1342_s13
1940-1941
Physical Description:
5.0 Pages
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Contra Costa County
North America, United States, Nevada, Clark County
North America, United States, Oregon, Clatsop County
View digitized field notes.
Volume 7
Volume 7: Hall, E.R.; Hall, H.H.; Hall, W.J.; Alcantar, R. 1343
1941-1943
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
125.0 Pages
Volume 7, Section 1
Hall, E.R. Miscellaneous, Local 1343_s1
1942-1943
Physical Description:
2.0 Pages
Related materials
Specimens collected in this section include accession #6870. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Contra Costa County
Volume 7, Section 2
Hall, E.R. Mexico-Michoacan 1343_s2
1943-1943
Physical Description:
43.0 Pages
Related materials
Specimens collected in this section include accession #7038. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Scope and contents note
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, Mexico, Michoacán
Volume 7, Section 3
Hall, H.H. California-Nevada 1343_s3
1941-1941
Physical Description:
11.0 Pages
Related materials
Specimens collected in this section include accession #6595. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Plumas County
North America, United States, California, Shasta County
North America, United States, Nevada, Humboldt County
North America, United States, Nevada, Washoe County
Volume 7, Section 4
Hall, H.H. Michoacan, Mexico 1343_s4
1943-1943
Physical Description:
18.0 Pages
Related materials
Specimens collected in this section include accession #7038. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Scope and contents note
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, Mexico, Michoacán
Volume 7, Section 5
Hall, W.J. California-Nevada 1343_s5
1941-1941
Physical Description:
15.0 Pages
Related materials
Specimens collected in this section include accession #6595. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, California, Lassen County
North America, United States, California, Plumas County
North America, United States, California, Shasta County
North America, United States, Nevada, Humboldt County
North America, United States, Nevada, Washoe County
Volume 7, Section 6
Hall, W.J. Michoacan, Mexico 1343_s6
1943-1943
Physical Description:
18.0 Pages
Related materials
Specimens collected in this section include accession #7038. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, Mexico, Distrito Federal
North America, Mexico, Michoacán
Volume 7, Section 7
R. Alcantar Michoacan, Mexico 1343_s7
1943-1943
Language of Material:
Spanish; Castilian
Physical Description:
12.0 Pages
Related materials
Specimens collected in this section include accession #7038. These specimens can be found in
Arctos , the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology's specimen database.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, Mexico, Michoacán
Wildlife control materials
Language of Material:
English
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Scientific expeditions--Nevada
University of California (1868-1952). Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
Box 1, Folder 1
Most interesting, Sproul and Grinnell
1932-1932
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 2
Predatory animal, rodent, and bird control measures and resolution - confidential
1931-1934
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 3
Wildlife control, poisoning, and HR 187
1928-1932
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Thallium
Box 1, Folder 4
Bureau of biological survey, poisoning
1924-1932
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 5
HR 187, conservation letters and manuscripts
1929-1931
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Subjects and Indexing Terms
North America, United States, Nevada, Washoe County, Anaho Island
Box 1, Folder 6
Correspondence and documents regarding various conservation efforts including the Everglades, grizzly bears and wildlife control
measures
1930-1932
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 7
Correspondence and statements regarding wildlife control and poisoning
1925-1932
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Thallium
Box 1, Folder 8
Documents and correspondence related to wildlife control
1934-1935
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 9
Miscellaneous letters and MVZ documents
1929-1941
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 10
Miscellaneous reports and articles on predatory animal control
1929-1931
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 11
Miscellaneous reports and articles on wildlife protection
1930-1930
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 12
Family photos and photo of Lindsdale
1925-1976
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder