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Title: John L. Sperry negatives
Date (inclusive): 1916-1931
Collection Number: MS 431
Creator:
Sperry, John L., 1894-1954
Extent:
1.83 linear feet
(4 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The collection consists of 20 albums with negatives and 3 reels of film taken by Riverside resident and lepidopterist John
L. Sperry from 1916-1931. The negatives mostly were taken during vacations, and depict natural areas and parks throughout
the United States.
Languages: The collection is in English.
This collection is unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections & University Archives regarding the availability of materials
for research use.
Copyright Unknown: Some material in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition,
the reproduction, and/or commercial use, of some materials may be restricted by gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
privacy and publicity rights, licensing agreement(s), and/or trademark rights. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected
by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other
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[identification of item], [date if possible]. John L. Sperry negatives (MS 431). Special Collections & University Archives,
University of California, Riverside.
Gift of Leo Schouest, 2018.
John L. Sperry was born in Rhode Island in 1894, and attended Brown University. He moved to Riverside, California, with his
wife Grace H. Sperry in 1925, where she worked as a naturalist and he became one of the leading lepidopterists in the United
States. He passed away in 1954 at the age of 60.
The collection consists of 20 albums with negatives and 3 reels of film taken by Riverside resident and lepidopterist John
L. Sperry from 1916-1931. The negatives mostly were taken during vacations, and depict natural areas and parks throughout
the United States.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Natural areas
National parks and reserves
Travel photography
Negatives (photographs)
Video recordings