Description
Papers documenting the life and career of University of California, Berkeley zoologist Charles Atwood Kofoid (1865-1947) and
his wife, Carrie Prudence Winter Kofoid (1966-1942). The collection includes material on the Kofoids' families and education,
in addition to correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, published writings, scientific research and travel.
Background
Charles Atwood Kofoid (1865-1947) was a noted zoologist at University of California, Berkeley and an early advocate for the
development of a marine station in La Jolla that would later become the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Extent
46.7 Linear feet
(103 archives boxes, 1 card file box, 5 flat boxes)
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.